The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-11
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fHIloAofT, Nove-aG5- Ic, 1862
Thinking Sketch of the arrest Of citizens asi
the battle Of November Iss, ~ this rifcc vgaul
eoIneyshst ine~es, YOU, will give you q shot. hi.
tory OF the past two weeks. U, satur.sv NON
ing tie lst Of November, General .2igaszn.og g.
rived here aud Immediately arrested ever7 cii1e.
CT tie place and ai neigaboTa who asppeaei tc be
h8re, and, ar sing them on Iiernl = weed rgIa
proceeded to olier 20 them, through s NICE }st-.s
Irish LieuteDNrt the oath Of allegiance t. Old o.
4 Co. But, Un;orln2stely fer the zafety of the
place. not 3 single man took the oath. Therefore
eli were eoutued in the stcrehouse At about y
O'Clock stuart pessed over a compliment, n tSa
Phaps Of & shell, which soon formed sbo7s pGO
Yankee. and fourteen pieces of cannon in iire o,
battle. Th.y fought with great despe-a.ion Until
about O'Clock, when they considered IL prudent 90
tsi back this side Of The creek, end We a0t the
full benef;. of Them on Saturday night. Having
e.! The male citizens under arrest they then pro.
caedaG 70 carry var, il 8 icgitima,e @ man ner
laccorng tc the Lincoln Congress,) oa all animals
from q horsa to = chicken; also, CT al! cat2hles
from preserves. &C., down TO hichcryuuts and rsl
nuts: also sll mechanics to0ls, from al. anvil
dcva to ssddleg's beed.e There is hartly a
chicken LETT tell its tribe of fortunate I0ca
ton o. the many narrow escapes he msde Of his
life duTi1S the first week OF November, 1862
Per & determined 10 have revenge for their dis
graceful de;est on Saturday, they tock tbree citi
zens Of Sunday morn'nS--tvo Is spies, and one
Confederate soialer-so that they might convince
persons tSat they had captured soroe prisoners in
TIE fghs or Saturday Henry Milholien, John L.
Chsmbiiq and Oliver Haw, were tie three taken
away, the two forme, as spaa, and tia latter as
soldier. They were marched araun5 for six day.
nine crackers ana ems cap OF coftse .a.t, dur
ing :he time of oondnslnent, wien 5.,aIio thar.
were tried and released en- Eeroie sitter asking
several negroes about Met. slIaas hes!ausr3.rs e
they knew anything sbout,tne prisoners. snd tbs
negroes n0t knowing anything. Ti.Sy even orler-
ed the men to thrust the bayo.at In an old ersv
Loaded nsn, when rs va satigued from, march
and Jagged behild, c.rs.ng him every word thew
spoke 10 him.
The ei,iAens h3se are all in fine spisits and conf
don't oT t6e trial SUCCESS OF Southern arms not
standing they threaten 20 burn the town OF
Phiiomont. The Yankees ought 10 Dc all they can
to protect this place hereafter, for 1t afforded the
great protection on the day Of the fght. They
planted sheir gucg just in from. Of the pisce so
that Stuart would not shoot at them, which he
avoided doing IS much as possible only one shell
but with all the,r protection. Stuart, with ouly oue
gun killed Eve and wounded eighteen that we
kncw OF, sustaining q loss himself of only three
Zen wounded.
The Yankee army had hardly passed before
White with his men were Eefe, there, and every
whers through this country, gathering up strag-
gers, sUtlers stores, wagon trains, etc, which
seemed to put new face on things. Four O; she
ragged rebels" had the impudencs 10 7ide up
here and order four wagons, about ff.sen man, and
Two negrOes, to surreD DER which they did, and
marched eff to Snickersy..is with their losas to
feed " hite's ragged 1asa, instead Of Gen. Double
day and staT. Just to think Of private Of Gap
tain white riding about here with Gen Double
days suit on even to his boots snd astride of his
horse, too, with the Generals pistols IN front