Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-01
TIE YANKEES AT BRANDON, MISS.

The Brandon Republican OF the aSd instant contains
full account OF the dspradatons committed By the
Yankees in that pce during their late invasion Of hat
part of the Safe. We copy the following:
On Thursday night list General Johnston evacuated
Jackson, and Friday his army sed through Bsu.
don o. It's way eest, but what particular polut
are not advised. Ga Saturday, small iorce OF the eLe-
my crossed Pearl riv,T but we're diVsn back BY our
cavalry On Sunday morning they crossed 10 con'ld-
erable force, gereraily estimated at 1900 emu ad-
vanced on Brandon. Wuen within two miles Of the
town they Cur cavalry under General Crosby who
sxrmished VITA taem about hour and then fell back
through town. followed by about Iour or five thou
sand Yankees. They reached the Academy Square 4
little before slnuorn, where they encamped Tor the
pSht Il ten minutes from The time the head of the
column reached The ACADEMY every back yard 10 the
place was filed With gang of thieves, who broke open
smoke houses, 0aires, pannies fowl houses, &C., and
empted them OF their contents. 10 most instances
where tie families remained at home the private resi-
csuces were entered, though in some cases they
we're and robbrd Of Clothing, jewery wines, cordias
&C. Many families did MOI have proVs ons enough lefS
Tor their Dreakt4.t moInng. Meat sugar AID mo-
L. ses AL TAKEN and tlere are no. chckeLs enough
If IN the town 10 of t1e approach Of Daylight
We have not heard of 6 sing smlS who escape {.
Every store was entered aud The contents carried on
or scattered over the hoor. About une O'clock the
large ock OF buildings the soutn eide OF tie public
rouure owned by Richardson hob: on, was fired and
entirely consumed, win all lis oJnt us- O,hsr tuilo
irgs were also dtsrroysd together with amo every
thing they contained.
The tbievipg .couuJrels entered Office threw CuT
types over the floor and the street, tore up our
paper and utterly demolished everything it conlsined
ana then were about TO stick IRE To tie building when
Mss ,tess aud Mr.. Harris them from on
zoe ground would burn up their residences which
are on either SIDE If Llckuy We had hid portion OF
our type in the woods winch enables Us TO Continue tue
publication If GU. paper. We woGd Ike TO give de-
Jailed account OF the losses sustained by each Individual
but we have rot the time space 10 do IL suffice II 10
say that there Is scarcely hoss niue lit COW, or hog
bu.he of corn pound meat or sugar bottle OF VINE
or cordial or jar Il pre- erves lett 10 The town.
Almost every negro 10 Town aud great many from
the country were pursuad,d of with them--nous that
We have heard Of we're forced eff Many ladies u town
AT. now comp, lied TO 90 their own cooking who have
PROBABLY nev,r cooked meals yctuals before
All the plantations the ae OF their march are 1T
teilY ruined-ieuces down aud burned up-'stock
turned in tae COIL itlds all horses and males taken,
farming implements broken up and all gla houses bnrn-
ed have b, ard Il tu. one private residsnre being
burned that OF No. J. Z. Bruce.
On Monday morning about eight o'clock the Yankee
army moved The depot stacked arms set fire to
the depot and went tearing and burning the rail-
road track. They Destroyed the road out short dis
lance east of the depot bur IRON there to jackson we
are informed they have destroyed the whole Of IT, In
the afternoon they lett IN the direction OF Jdckso
which place they reached Monday night. Perso's who
N JACKSON On ruesd.y say they were engaged destroy.
log everything CONNECTED with the Southern and New
leans aud Canton rslroacs undermining the capitol
tor the purpose OF blowing up, aud burning up pri-
v.te chellog4 generally They ar, evidently gOipg TO
esasuAte TIE place. viii most probably fall back to
X 2 Black leave q small army to mold Vicks6uig, and
then proceed TO Mobile We cont expect ITEM arouId
here again uuti the c1rn is g.hsred
JACK sons cavalry is between Brandon and Jscs
son Watching the movements of the invaders aud as
long as they remain there this section Of the Safe is
secure from the RAIDS of the enemy. If our citizens
see them szedldding, they may o~ taere is danger
aud prepare 70 get out of the way.