Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-12-23
YANKEE LETTERs-wIIAT THEY SAY.

10 SIauce at ld1 Et nuulDcI VI letteis "'hte''
by the home people to their friends in the
fold.
They all complain IF The great scaI city of
labor, representing that the crops in many ILL
stances could not he harvested, for tho walt
oft. They express ,trons hopes of speedy
peace. and ray that it ia folly to expect ever
to raise another crtny i'll the North. One girl
says she dcspairs Of ever getting z husband
as there is not decent, Inarriageable man,
within twenty miles of her.
. MouE VANDALISM.
The Yankees have committed so many
abomInubIe wickeduesses that it will hardly
be credited when it is told that they destroy
ed the masonic regalis, carried off the char
ters ofthe lodges, and actually burnt some
Of the Bibles found in private houses aud the
Churches. As one Of the ruseS resorted to
in facilitating their thieving operations they
would 20 to the houses which were tenanted.
arrest It's occupants, and carry them across
the river. Whilst this was going on, an
other party would enter the huuseo, BEARING
sotf and destroying whatever they might
tiud.
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The rule was that all property was plnn-
dered or destroyed. Where this was not
done it was exceptional and deserves TO he
noted. Gen. >ickles occupied Mr.. Conkley's
house as headquarters. On leaving he called
up the servant woman and said To her, TELL
Mr. &. his pcuplo do not consider mo agentIc-
man, yet have taken carp Of his property.
In another instance gentleman house which
WIS used M headquarters for another officer,
WAS protected and his furniture taken Oft. In
deed, to such an extent did protection 60 that
his silver ware was taken from the side-board
aud concealed in place Of safety.
THE TRUTH WILL. YET RE TOLD.
The correspondent Of the London "Tlmes"
was on the field, and saw the actual condition
Of atllirs. We may, therefore, reasonable
suppose that the truth will ye' cGlne to light
in quarters whore It is m"st TO hc desired
th.L the facts should he known.
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The tclegrs phic reports of operations near
GUllsbnro' have been rather confused, owing
to tho mention of railroad bridges, names
of places &c, without explaining their sitna-
ton From tho newspaper accounts and
other sources, We make th- following expana-
tions.
tioldshoro' is on the railroad from Weldon
to Wilmington, - miles South of the former,
and IS miles North of " Wilmington
From G0llShoro' railroad runs Southeast
tn the 4 tlantic coast at Beaufort, y distance
of 95 mlca. This railroad passes through
Kinston and Newbern, both on the Mousse
river; the former 26 miles from G0ldsboro', ,
the latter 50. At knston, which is Oh the
north bank of the Neuse, the railrcal crosses
the river and thence continues on the south
side. The bridge on which it thus CROSSES
We understand to have been burnt.
Pursuing the Neuso river from kinston'
wrstwardly towards rs source, We coue to
White Hall on the south bank, fifteen miles
from Gullsboro'. This was one Of the scenes
of tn. recent fighting. Continuing to ascend
the rivrr we lind il crossed by the railroad
from Goldsboro' TO Wilmington. This bridge
has been burned by the enemy; hat it is said
cnn no repaired in week.
At tho Mount Ohvr Station, which is fnnr-
teen mites south OF sinidsburo, ele enemy
again reached the great Southern railroad
track AMI tore up some of the rails. A few
days will suffice To replace them. ..
This WAS bold raid on the part Of the
enemy; but it has proved to he only raid
for which they have been we'll cl,astsed as
we'll AZ driven back.