The New York herald., 1863-05-18

Operations or Mosby's CavaIry-Totaf
Destruction OF Crensha - WIS Wooden MILLS
riousiy Injured-SouthernM Markets, &c.
rtrofn the Giclmond Sentinel. May I6
About the lst Of May, near the warrenton junction
Mosby, with his company, feli IN with the First Viz
gina regiment called, which has been long time
looking Tor him. A Fight ensued which resulted in the
As Moeby was making on With his prize however the
First vermont ard Fifth New York beset him and recap
and he wants 70 know whether the First virginia Is look
The Yankee raiders captured an orderly Of General
Trimbles, uear Toersvie. IN Louisa county, with his
and four horses his pistol sabre and overcoat
About eight days afterwards, the orderly having been
iured, and 70 his surprise a pleasure, found tis
Generals fayore mare, the pistol sabre and overcoat
had doubtless subsisted during that length Of time The
Yankee captors must have had big scare. 10 have left
their booty behind No tdings however, were heard Of
soon alter two O'Clock yesterday morning . Are broke
cot the extensive factory building OF the Crsnshaw
nearly opposite tho foot Of Third street. and spread
with such rapidy that the building was destroyed In
short time SssS'r wn sdonoa ns a.
west The flames lighted up the whole city aud country
for ties around. About thrce O'Clock tho interior por
ton o the Crenshaw MILL Ave stories In height fell with
tremendous crash leaving the bare brick wall standing
Tho eutire machinery Of the MILL together with some
aaanT o stock was Destroyed The
was accidental, having, IL s believed, been caused BY
friction from the jucer In the portion Of the mill
This mill kept going day and night, and II Is stated
that the man who attended II eft tho room for moment
for the purpose Of procuring OIL and when nc returned
the was In flames. The watchman Immediately put
the force pumps OF the mill In operation but was found
they had not sufficient length Of hose 70 play upon the
spot where the flames were raging and the mill had TO DO
abandoned 20 its fate
Dy the time the nremen arrived uron the spot they
could do DO more than prevent the destruction of valuable
property In the neigborhood. The mills were owned by
Joint stock company. and most OF the work done was
for government About one hundred and nifty opera
tyee male and female, are thrown out OF employment.
The company insured for one huudred and seventy
one thousand dollars Virginia. South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida and Alabama occs not over ten thousand dol
lars In one ONCE a tt
with regard 10 the the Tredcgar works the
porter has obtained the following particulars
portion VI tho machine and blacksmith shops and
also ono OF tho buildings In which gun oarriagcs
were finished, also destroyed The fire also con-
sumed large number OF old patterns: but the gun pat,
terms were saved together with the now building Tor
casting and the machinery for boring heavy guns,
aud this operation will be resumed IN few
rolling mill aud sDike factory as well as the
foundries for casting shot, shell and car wheels and oil
the ordnance on hand wero saved. The property WIS
partially covered by insurance IN the Mutual Assurance
RIcbmtnd Fire Association Virginia Fire aud hsrne Old
Dominion Merchants and Alabama Insurance. Companies.
the total amount sf loss.
AUCTION eALBs BY ROBINSON, ADAMS co.
Soda, ~ q 81 65; coppefas, Csc. roc Sugars--
Common, 81 81 a 81 22i do. barres, 81 22k atl II
molasees $40 go black teas 80 70 imperial ana
young dyson 81 baCep 90 selisa'd lsy ~;
sii 60 q si2 25; candles, 80 81 cloyer seed $50
picked peaches, sis Irish potatoes. 90 90 s. rice
isc 22c.; cc:ee 70 s. G chorofcrm, si4 o.; Cuban
cisars, ssase.