The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-17
Depredations Of tho Enemy in Pen
dleton County.

The Rockingham Regtn~ has some fui ther
par r,icula rs Of the raid Of two hundred "eAr
slams and Virginia traitors into Peudleton
county, Virginia, on the lst Of March. The
| letter, portion OF which we copy. IL dated
March TIN: q.
They took q portion Of Captain Lance's
com pany prisoners and captured about l6
private citizens. They also took of 70 head OF
horses, and destroyed a considerable amount
OF other personal property Had the fends OF
hell been let loos0, and permitted to visit tho
county, they could not have done worse than
these devils incarnate have done. The In
famous robber, 0eorgs Il. Latham, with bis
company OF Taylor county marauders and
horse thieves. was along and old John Sni-
der, with his Swamp Dragons, was also
along, and thP rest were Ohioans.
Major George Jackson, com OF this
post, with about thirty of the Charlotte
Cavalry, promptly went to meet the inva-
ders. but dld but little in consequences OF their
superior numbers. About twenty five Of the
Dixie Boys" met In the monnta and flzed
a few rounds, but with whats feet we have not
learned. The gallant "Tom Powers" (" their
leader. was killed; also young man by the
name OF Bland.
they threaten next time to come and burn
Franklin.
On tho evening of the 4th instant, the s1st
Virginia REGIMENT. and part of tho 4ttn,
left Camp Allegheny under command OF.
Col. VIM. l.. Jackson, and reached Frank
lin on the following evening, distance OF
40 miles In twenty four hours but the black
hearted scouadrels had left All tho men OF
the gallant 3lst were an xious to meet the en-
emy. They returned this morning to their
own camp,-both ofhce,s and men seemingly
greatly dissatisaad in having TO leave with
Infamous, contemplate vandals Of modern
times.
The Charlotte Cavalry are a brave and CHI
valrous body OF men, but large number
have re. enlisted and gone home on furloughs
The gallant toys of the 3lst will all re. enlist
OF the war.
THR PATRIOTIC WOMEN OF THE MOUNTAINS.
. 1t gives us pleasure to state that the women
of the border counties are almost universally
true and loyal to the South In the present
struggle, and will do their duty like patricia
whenever opportunity offers. The Rocking
ham Rseis,sr hes the following illustration of
the fact:
The late Yankee raid into the neighbcring
county of Pendleton elected some of the pluck
and spirit OF the ladies over there. They at
tempted TO enter the residence Of solomon
Hederick, Esq, at the mouth OF Seneca when
Mrs. Hedeyick and her daughter, a yonng
woman, drove them back, with no other
weapons but an axe and a pitchfork Mrs.
II. us. d the axe with effect upon the skull Of
a Hessi IN, and the daughter ran the pitchfork
into an eye OF one Of the cowardly scamps.-
After this cordial greeting On the part Of ths
gen tle women OF the house, the rascals left,
duU d1t0I kctLluk EelbIOICeWSuIS, KctuTusu
and valorously knocked down tbs doors and
broke out the windows with their bay onete.
Brave fellows A dozen good women from
tho estate Of Pendleton" would whip q reei.
ment OF such cowardly villains.
The reception Of the Yankee invaders and
thieves by the male population Of the county
was also very spirited and determined. Gray
haired men, boys, aud even negroes who had
no arms but rocks and brickbats, promptly
rallied to the defence OF the people OF the
North Fork, declaring that no Yankee should
set and kssp his foot on the soil Of Psndleton
county. No wonder that with such a cordial
reception on the part of the people Of Pen
dlston tie vandals were suddenly I'd with
q desire to retire