Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-19
sruIlr's VAL or AsorHs, sc;Ur.

srUAkTS CANALhf o. AHOrhbh SCsUr.
o. the morning OF the ls:h inst, Gen. Stuart 9th
too brigadss Of cI,alry and so regiments Of Infantry
shs l2.h yugini, aud 22i GsOrsi.-And come artillery,
ososssd ibs HSEl river and moved rapidly in the direc.
lion Of Warrsnton Springs, is having been ascerAined
that the enemy had fallen back in that direction. 4
letter from camp Gays: OF.
Not . Yankee vas 10 be seen until our forces reached
the tosn OF J h%,rsonton, some three miles hon the
RlppahAnnock, sharc q Lieutenant Colonel, aud Adju.
tant and Aree priva,es, belonging tn dif ,reut YaIkse
regiments, we're surprised vhils par.Fking Of . dinner in
some private htu q. They sess Immediately made 10
fall to the r.'r. aud the body moved forward towards
the river. TIE infantry halted 10. beyond the Itovn,
our reg mani resting Tor Q fss houv' on the hams spoi
on which they sIcsmped on The ~ h Of August vhtn
OH the march TO \ Intsss'. Toe artillery aud cavalry
moved down tosarjs the X ,ccoon Ford, ZONE two mikes
below the Ford 81 the Wtrrealon Springs, . party o!
shsrp.hootsrs from the infantry lining the river .btve.
Bat IL being ii covered that tho enemy vas ma ~ lver
iuE % 70 10 sta mpt - hsnk our forces, the arti lery sss
rapidly moved up to the upper ford and opened : Are
upon than, which csued hem to fail back to Q sf. po.
sion, and il not being she int nlion Of the General 10
oJsI the Rlppsh'nnocF. nothing else OF interest &C
CURED there, and lt b,f,re sunset our infantry started
back to the posiu, n they held in the morning, the o,v-
airy and artillery ., nsiniog sufl 3iently closs TO watch
the entmy's movements.
The people Of j a rsouton eIp-sesed much ~ 10 SEQ.
ing the s:ars aud bars once more II a;ing in their streets,
and expressed the hope that the stars and suipes would
never sg,in dssrAce their com nuni.y. Al old negro
woman said to some Of our boys IS they we're passing
her, "L)fe, mssifs, you come too late" Ga being asked
uhy, said, you jest ort 70 bin here to ses dem rAscals
III shen deg herd dat you Vas conmin'."
The Yankees had been In consider able force on this
side Of the Rsppahsnuock, but from soms cause or gu.
other have thought lit TO get on the opposite eide. The
citizens said that they had during the recent raid de-.
s.royed every thing they eouli lay hAtdJ on 10 the ssy
Of cattle, hogs. sheep, and kinds Of pOulry.
DsrilDArIoss OF TIE EsInr OF fHB ssohsIA COAST.
Tue follosins 10 IN extract from . letter dated near
DArien. Ga, Nov. 10th
On Friday last the steamer Darlington, scorpanisd
By q gunboat, came up the SApelo iivsr a. far 40 the
residences OF Col D iniel Mcdonald. destroying the resi
dsnce OF Col. q. II. Hopkins At D ,leViil :, and setting
are to that Of 0spt. VIM. Br.ilsford, At sopdhands
Bluff.
At the residence Of Reuben King, Eq, they forced
some 30 negroes 10 accompany them, 10 spite Of their
piteons crIes aud lamentations, "to free, clothe and
educate" az they stated. Tho commander of the Oar
linglon ordered those shot who refused to 20. r., q
brute, Il. 10 be . companion for Butler, ft TO be a tool
Of Mitchell, grossly aud inhumanly insulied Mrs King,
Ga old lady OF moe THAI W years. and would have
forced the aged NJ. X NJ TO accompany them but for
the entreaties Of his daughter, who spoke to him With .
spirit aud heroism worthy Of emulation BY every fair
daughter Of the South.
rney mex. yisited the rsidsncs Of Colonel d. No
Donald, where they succeeded In capturing Colonel n,
breaking up his salt works, and stealing q few things,
when bearing that some cavalry vas approaching, the
e~owardly vretcteJ dad 10 their boats.
As they we're returning, unsoonscious OF danger, they
we're met at While Bluf By q portion of the Mcintosh
Cavalry" under O.puin o O. Hopkins, Who 6red upon
them repeatedly with I'd 8 aud sho; gurs. at q distances
Of from thirty to seventy yaris. Many were seen to
fall Ths Aooitionists retu, ned the are with shot, shell
aud m~usketry, for Aheu! two hours. when they steamed
away as fss. 81 possible.
DESIGNS or rHs EMMY IN MISSISSIPPI.
The Grenada Appeal learns from persons recently from
Memphis, that the Federals there do not disguise their
pans for the invasion OF hssLssippi this winter. Their
programme ia TO move 10 three columns, ore from Mem.
phis, one from L,Grsnge or Holly Springs, aud one from
0orinth This nnFnoaa nm THAR mart IA nrettv wall anh.