Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-21
DoIHGB of The RNRMY IN GLOUCESTER County,.
IcoBkgsrnNDsHCE OF THE RICHMOND knuUIRLR.

Ap"m l5.b, 1863.
The depredations OF the enemy in this
county have been prea!. and are now "u the
increa.t; and we may ssfely say, but Tor tbs
companies of Captains Liltleton ard Otcptou,
that entne suction, t;g ,.hor with Mathews
and MiddIese1, " Guild at this time. bs H. tested
with araudEs bands Of he Zoe.
Col Goodwin with shout q battalion Gf
cavalry, marched to tho reightvrhood al
Gloucf stor Point. Oh Friday last, aud ordered
Maj,r Vaughn, (who lsd been r.queatod by
| charge CT, and cor,1uc. Tho toop:,l t. ;hks .
POSITION and await the innven,unt, Ct tic eun
ny As the FandA's :: fu' ed to cHu.~ gu,
Uo!. &. navel his comm, nd III :i.ht o: :l.eir
tickets, nesT the euler wnrks; the Ilace m
known az tho hook" All u. Mis lime
Captsin To,nlin, &C :ornlanicJ b. "na NAG,
rode is pursuit of Two Yankees, who were in
Sa field near by. One Of The fellows frat ofTerad
to surrender, but afterwards both discharged
their ,il-s. sni tLen took to thnir hess i;
rc.cbing tho woods, they halted, drew tn, if
pistols nd commenced firing, Usrtaia Tom
lin received n srvs:o wound through IT,. leg.
Two deaer;ers from tho Point, Erpart one Of
tho men killed, and the other severely wGund
cd.
Oar forces, falling to d'aT out tho en,mY.
retired Effort distance to camp. Again, OH
Saturday. and Sunday our troops msrchei
towards 'phc hook" tho aEeny kefping
Gloss But We understand that ~ soon az
| tho UGufe8eta.es withdrew, the mArandors
cama oui late in the afternoon, and on ono
occ zion, under cove. Of this night, commit
ted 70 tl1 namcy barn Of tol. Hayes. and
two erst milr, belonging to Coleman RIB
ins, Esq and D.. Tabb. Ths section imme-
dately around the Point has been devrntatedr
and the inhAbiIsn!s (msny OF thsm) com.
psl!e,i tn run eft.
Dol. Godwin, having accomplished what be
was ordered to 90, returned To his camp Oh
Tuesday. ThU bat.slron Of mounted mun,
now atatiorad in this section SEEM deteI-
mined TO DO all they can towards protecting
citiz ms and property. One Thing ID actually
necessary; that il, scme arlillery-say jorr
pieces. If Gen. Eizoy would send here
company wh;sh hsa bssn reduced by acttUs
aereice and .fitq"er'i engagements, no donbt,
it could soon be .fHed up aid coed rss"hs
fo!lom, Offlce's Of experience my that sll
the country from Hickory Fork" Up can bs
ualetiLti, fTONlneu iour pieCcS Oi 8ilih1tJ
could be ohtaius :, ai!h = few experienced
nsn to work tho guns.
There are aGiuu "Hrak knesd gentlemen"
who think tho county woull 9 better cf
| apitiout any troops. not So, II IL our duty
to meet the enemy, and fight him whenever
aud wherever TIERS In chance 0f success,
whether in Gloucester or alueWher.. Lot ny,
| then, have the arLiIl:t !. Md with. It, snd the
| forces here, on. hn1its AMI ul:n Ct the lines!
| farming sectiouG liz ihe HLa;e may DO pro
tecled.
The eneS7S "isilcd il! his gnnl.oats, tins re-
sijouce Of Mr. Jane. liahnty on North ,iY
VIZ. aud took nusr]y all Of hls bacon. corn End
wheat. Inst pnr,ionfof thu county has ner-
er hern cisiis,!Ly roatcdsrats troops. Msuy
of ,as houses dr..f,> eel. belonging TO COL
HAYES, were in:.:.}s tia uuipi pckels ii tho
enemy, consequently IL. !es,s uclion hf pro
perty hiss ~ i,-:n ceGsed by the presence OF
Confederate troops, as some ara disposed t.
think. but due to thu determination ct ~
y.nd.ls to stoal and destroy our property TO
accomplish which !hey ssem {" orgsnza PR
ties for the purpose.
| Yours, &c Nc, uAPfAHoen
P.S.--Snce writing tho above, We ls,in
that tho enemy visited Col Hayes house an
Tuesday, burnt it, and carried off as prison
oners his two oldest daughters. The scoun-
drels do not hesitate to say that their object
is IRE degradation IF the Southern people !;
tba, tlpy intend to humble the pride OF the
"svsll hssds' of Gloucester, &c, &c. How
long will such state o; things last mo
cent women-yourg girls scarcely gr0on-
torn from thec homes and carried off by
scound,els who have no respect for ,ge, aex
or condition Will not Gen. Elzsy sand to