The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-01
,rrAIas on THE RAPpAHANNocK-DRP.
nEpArIONS OF FHR ENEMY--THE AP.
proAcHINa CONFLICT.

PkOACHlN0 CONFhiCT
s,utlemAn direct from Madison county, va,.
.,.s a, some interesting iufosmaaioa respecting
ne x;,usson Of affairs In the country innediateiy
.,s, Of the Blue Ridge The enemy's force l.
Madison, Culpeper. and the territory adjacent, 10
s.reyed 10 number fall 10000 men. and the idea
nreysi,s that reinsorcemauis ere arriving from
nscellan's army Pope has established his head
quarters ~ eperTyynls, Rappahannoek county
On Saturday week q large body of Federal cavalry
made their appearance below Nsdisen Court.
Hoase. when they were met By ca,issn who told
ther that Il they dida't look sharp yeckson woaid
bag the whole party. a. he was over the mountains
with hundred thonsaad men. This cansed
hssty stampede. ana - army shortly afserwsrd
fell back to the nsashboshood of the Rappahannock.
The Yankees are treating aee inhabitants Of Madi.
sen ard onipeper odtrag-oua,y. and much ccnsser.
nation prevails IN consequenes They steal horses.
cattle and sheep. induce the negroes TO run away,
and commit all sorts Of depredatlous upon private
property r. 8. Thomas and James Eddins have
been arrested and taken to spenyville; and DR..
Lindsay was captured while on his way to vist q
patient, bat subsequently, released, with orders to
saow himsef In that ncishboshood no more. Mr..
gssae sattoesaf a. Alaes Rsaee QqxAheas. has
also been arrested and carrtod OF On q recent
occasion the Yankees rode up to Nr. Bowier's
house, In Madison. and demanded his two sons, who
were known 30 belong TO Confederate regiment
and then a. home on furiough: but they kept out
Of the way, and after several narrow escapes. sue
eeeied in reaching Richmond on Wednesday last
One of these. Mr. b. r. Bowler Ia forms us tha, the
rederals are ACQUIRING the country fer the purpose
Ar
substitutes In our army that they discovered a
Mr. May. who was 81 home sick, and unable to
leave his bed, and took his name. proposing TO sr
rest him hereafter. The young men are, therefore
leaving the neishborhood by every opportunity.
A painful incident occurred at Madison Court
House few days ago, which should be prominent
iy remembered among the atrocities Of the war
party Of Yankees visited the residence Of Gen.
banka, In his absence, and proceeded to demolish
his furniture and table ware. Mrs. Banks endea
yored TO resist their destructive purposes, when
one Of the brutal soldiers drew sword Ia intni.
date her, and the unhappy lady suddenly dropped
dssi upon the foor' This circumstance alone is
sufficient to arouse the Indignation of the nhabit
ants, who hope the day Of venssanee will not be
long deferred.
Iuc tuctuS are "ei aware VI Nast aiilO Int OF
supplies In the counties they are now invading,
and acting tn pursuance of Popes orders, they will
destroy the whole unless check is placed
upon their operations. Owing to the want OF
wagons the rich products of the country have been
retained In the hands Of the farmers and miuers,
and there is now a superabundance of -four, corn.
rye oats, hay. bacon and everything necessary for
the susie nance Of alarge army. The Yankees have
S,rz A.A ,k.aS,s
they proceed. Fine crops Of wheat, stacked In the
fields. have been seized for the purpose of feeding
their horses. From Mr.. Crigler, Of Madison. they
stole $50 barrels OF -four, and on his showing
resistance, fired two shots q. hu, but be escaped
without personal injury. The fine estate of Joshua
Miller has been completely devastated. Mrs. n.
shed tesrs Al the spectacle presented. when a Yam
kee remarked. with oath. that there was time
enough TO cry when the house was burnt over her
head On Sunday last party Of one hundred
stopped near Madison Court House. dismounted.
and scaling the garden fences stole all the growing
vegetables they could find These marauding par
lies s-s generally preceded by two three Yankee
soldiers disguised in Confederate uniforms, who
impose themselves upon unsuspecting persous. and
gather what information they can, and thus
enabled to direct the visinous operations Of their
cavalry might easily capture or dspegse the hume.
rous small squads who range through the noun
,aius, daily becoming bolder they encounter no
resistance. They seem, however TO have whole.
some dread of "bushwhaekers," sppreheuding that
tree may sometimes conceal an unerring rife
man, with bullet ready to send through an In
vader's heart.
gentleman from Orange county Court House
arrived by the Central train yesterday afternoon.
He confirms all that is stated above with refer
to the depredations OF the enemy in Culpeper
and Madison and along the borders OF Orange
There had been no forward movement Of the ene
my. There was slight skirmishing between the
piekets Of the contending forces nearly every day
and general conflict was early looked for.
The force which left Fredericksburg on 2. iday
arrived at Rhodess. In Orange county, on Sstur.
day, and encamped On the farm Of DR. Serrell. On
Sunday morning they took road leading in q
southeriy direction it is supposed with the inten-
ton Of reaching the Central road. Finding them
selves frustrated in this movement they fell back
TO their main army in Culpeper.
AFFAIRS IN NORTH CAROLINA.