The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-12-30
IMPORTANT FROM SOUTHWEST.
ERN VIRGINIA.
4 splendid Achievement by Gehernl
Avcrtlis

EpRAY, looAnoSrAs Co, Va, Doc. 2i
G,vsrd Hgii.ck
have the honor to report that | cut The Virginia
& Tennessee Railroad ut Salem IN the 10Th, aud |
have arrived safely at this place With my com
mand. At Salem three deputs were destroyed,
containing 1900 barrels of flour, 5000 bushels Of
wheat, 100000 bushels of shcllcd corn, 10000
brshcls Of oats. 10000 barrels Of meat, several
cords Of leather, 1000 sacks Of salt 81 boxes Of
cifhinr 20 bales Of cotton, y largo ain iunt Uf har
nrss shoes and saddles, oq,tipmcn', tools, oil and
tar and yaTous other stores, aud 90 ncgrocs taken
The telegraph wire was cut, colled and buried fnl
half mile. The water station t"rn table aud
three cars burned the track torn UP aud the rails
heated and dcsroyed MS much as was possible in
81 hours. Five bridges AMI several culycrts we're
DESTROYED over an extent of 10 miles. large
quautfy Of t7idgo tiRibcr and repairing material
wore also destroyed.
Nv march was rot,rlcd occasionally hy the tom
pest In the mountains, and tho iov roads. | was
obliged tr swim my comnln !, drawing my artillery
IN ropes, across Cragg's Creek seventeen tunes
IN twcuty-lour hours.
on my return | round six scpcrato commands
under Generals Esrly, Jerol fitzhugh, Lpc,
lubpGcn, jackson Echols, and NcCOustnn, array
ol in Il line extending frem Staunton to Newport,
up0u all tho availabla roads 10 prevent ny return.
| captured a despatch from Cen. Jones to Gen.
Rarly giving mr his position and that Of jackson at
Clifton Forge. ! marched from the front of Jones
10 thai vi jackson at night. His uwtpOsl5 were
pressed ir at gallon, by the SLh Virginia Mounted
Infantry, and tWu bridges across jackson river saw
| ed, although ngUts had been piled ready to ignite
them. My column, about tour miles long hlstencd
across, regardless Of the enemy, until all but my
lmhulauces and few wagons, and ono regiment
bad passed, when strong effort WAS made to stake
the first bridge, in which they dill not succeed
Tho ambulinccs. and som, sick men, are lost,
and by the darkness and difficulties, the last rcgi-
mont was detained upon the opposite side units
morning, when ! ascertaincd that the enemy
seemed determined 10 maintain hi5 position upon
the ellis which overlooked the bri lgcs | caused
the bridges, which wuro long and high, to be de
strovod, ard the enemy Immediately changed po-
sition to the flank and OF tho detachment
which was cut of | sent an order t6 the detach-
| nent to destroy tho remnants Of OUT wagons, aud
come to me across tho river over the mountnin.
They swan the rivcs, with the loss of four men,
who were drowned, and joined me- In the mean
time the forces of the enemy were concentrating
upon inc at Cnlaghon's, over every ayailable road
hut one, which was deemed impracNcable, but by
which crossed over the tcp of the Alleghgncs
sons, which were DESTROYED in order to increase
the teams Of the pieces. My loss i, six mon drown
ed, one officer and four men wounded, and four Off
GERS and ninety meu missing.
We captured about zoo prisoners, but retained
four officers mud eighty men, on account oi
their inability to walk. We took also about one
hundred and fifty horses. The march was entirely
ovev very poor country, and the uilccrs AMI men
have suffered cold hunger and tatiguc with re-
markablc fortitlle. Ny command has mirchol,
clmrbd slides aud swan 35S miles since the 9Th inst
w. w. ANERlLl, Brig Gen.