Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-21
Yankee Depredationsi i'm Virginia.
ICUIItspOHueLCe OF IHe hOnney IHItIIIBtHCeTI
PETERSBURG, Hardy County,
September 10. 1861.

PETERSBURG, Hardy County,
September 10, 1861.
Mr.. EDITOR Since my last communities
ton, the farmers here have suffered heavily
in the loss of stock. Abraham Inskeep, E-q =.
bad stolen from his Allegheny farm, l24
head of cattle and 400 sheep. Thomas Will
liams, Esq, lost SO fine cattle on Thursday
last. They were about six miles from this
point. All of this valuable stock, to say
nothing about horses, was stolen by Union
Yankees. Very few cattle remain in West
ern Hardy. In my estimate of last week |
put it at $50 000-S50 900 or $4,000, are
figures more nearly approximating the value
OF the stock thus far stolen. On Saturday
morning last, about 9 O'Clock, A NJ, a regu-
lar fight occurred four miles upon Luney's
Greek. The Union Yankees, or vandals
which they truly are, took up position five
miles above here and went into regular
camp, rObbing chicken roostS and corn-fields
tor their provisions, aud imagined, Judging
from their impudence, they would stay there
without mOlestatiOn, or even a show of fight
| from Us. But they were soon doomed to a
signal and bitter disappointment. At the
time already referred to, thirty of the regu-
lar cavalry, and probably seventy ciliz ms
| armed with all kinds of shooting and cutting
Instruments marched out to meet the fop
who had been variously computed from 43
to- 100-all well armed.
The charge of the cavalry under Orderly
Sergeant Strain, on the enemy, was grand
feat indeed. Twelve of their pickets were
about half mile from their camp. and al
| most before they knew we were coming, we
had them perfectly surrounded. Such loco
motion, you never witnessed. They ran in
every direction, but nothing could save
them from our horsemen and their guns
We fired many shots at them, more to halt
them than for any other purpose. But they
did not fire single gun at US.
We killed young man by the anne of VIM.
Caplinger, shooting him through both lobes
of the brain, killing him instantly, and
wounding another slightly. We captured
eighteen of the cowardly rOgues, sixteen
United States stand of arms, all new and
complete with everything; also, two other
common rife guns. Among the, gang, are
many noted offenders against the laws of
this Commonwealth. The prisoners were all
sent to Monterey the evening of the fight,
and, hope, they may soon have the pleasure
of trying what virtue there is in hemp.
On yesterday, Monday, as the enemy were
making rapid and, as they supposed, GER
tain march upon Petersburg, numbering
from one to two hundred well armed men.
most all regular Yankees, they were met by
four scouts and two citizens on the Ridge
road close to town, and were Immediately
on the road side, probably not ten feet Off
and discharged some fifty guns at our men,
surrounding them instantly; but strange to
tell, they all escaped but one having receiv
ed q flesh wound in the thigh-Mr. Hoy, of
the Rockbridge company. They then pur-
sued our men with all possible speed, even
to the house to which he had been carried.
but just as they got in sight of the house, not
more than 800 yards from the road, he was
in buggy, aud they gave chase to the buggy,
running it a mile or more through the fields.
The cavalry ran to the relief of their wound
ed cOmrade, and he thus escaped their fend
ish pursuit. He is a brave fellow, and am
glad to learn not dangerously hurt. They
then returned, and remained, in the
road but a few hundred yards from
wbereI now write, until late in the evening,
being evidently frustrated in their disbolical
purpose of sacking Petersburg.
Seeing that we were disposed to give them
Virginia welcome, relishing no such hospi-
tality, they retreated rapidly, and were fol-
lowed by many citizens. aud exchanged the
usual civilities, bat without harming any
one.
What will be this days discoveries and
events are unknown to fsllible man. We
have thus far Captured 26 Union Yankees
and one regular built Yankee thief, and have
them somewhere where they can learn
"Dixie" by note. CONFEDERATE.