The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-29
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Getting TNsle Of War.


The Louisville Joa,naf, OF tho 20,h inetsnt,
contains an account CT what 1t terms "oHe OF
the wost daring and hazardous raids that has
ever taken place" 1. appears that the rstc's,
numbering about 900 men, Of TIE 4th X sntucky
cavalty, crossed the Oaio, nsar Lsavsnwortb,
and struck ont for the interior vi Indiana
The Journal ssys:
They went to Lsavcnworth, roLbing the
stores and citissns of money, Lorses, and wear
They proceeded with all tho s~iftnsss possihl, !,
to CoIyton, where they repeated the sams
operations as at I.eaveBwoth. From Cory.
don cou'ie's were dispatched to the command.
ant at New Albany. aad to other places where
home euarda or soldiers Were stationed, aud
soon the wkoie country was in blsze Of ex
cit-Uent and alarm The hona guards ut
Mitchell were instantly dispatched to meet the
marauiing invaders. who made their next ap
pearanre at Paoli, in Orange county, where
the Mitchell homo guards, numbering sixty,
met aud gave them battle. This was Thurs-
day afternoon tome tims--our informant did
TO, exactly state. The IpdiAbians made a
stnhborn resistance; but after the loes OF
twenty captured and several wounded, they
vera compelled to Yield to superior numbers.
The rebel loas ia not known, but must have
been considerable, AZ the HOosiers fought like
tigers The captured were parolsd aud the
gueriliss robbed tho town and took ever ything
they could use to advantage to themselves, or
that would al sist them in their heitish work.
the fight, and of the sacking of Paoli, which
was late last night, hs mustered all tho col
disrs that wera able 10 bear arms and sent
them early this morning to Salem, in Washing
ton county, to iniercept, II possible, ths fur.
ther advance Of the rebel robbers. The hous
guards Of New Albany assembled, and they
left this morning on the train with the soldiers,
making q force of shout four hundred and
twenty men. Their destination WAS Salem
where they arrived to- day at ten O'Clock.
It appears that tho Confederatee, after at
tending to Salem, started on, but returned
sgain. The Journal gives the following Of
the --latest.
At last accounts the rebels were rstreating
Ola Salem, ia Washington. followed by force
Of home guards. They met and fought them
near Orleans, Orange county, in which en-
gagsment the Union forces lost two men killed
ami several wounded, bu. made it 40 hot fol
the gue,iias that they thought best to retreat
and give up ali idea Of further advance
They are reported $50 strong, and Under the
Leadership of the notorious guerilla. Hines
who visited Enzabotht0 wn, in this State, g
week since. How thev have ever elu.ied the
grasp Ot thS OuiOu 6oiHl0fy WHO NdVO Ddcu
ever since in pursuit of them, is a mystery tO
LS.
They have committed some Of the most afro
cious basbaritiss in Indiana that the mind could
conceive Of They captured and killed q pri
vata aud unc ifending cisiZ sn naMAi Crist, neal
Pasli, for no cause in the world except that
tia refused to give them his purse and horse.
a man named BraxtOn, an old gentleman, wss
murdered in q similar manner, and for such
like alleged offence, and still another Lad his
brains mercilsssiy knocked out because he did
not wiah to give up his horse TO these fiend
robbers.
Vailene, a village in Orange county, is re-
ported burned. The citizens refused to permit
the thieving sconndreis to take whatever they
wanted without resistance, AMI for that were
compelled 10 See their houses aid III ruins.
The expedition which let law Albany yes-
terday morning ia liz command of Col. Meli.
weather, OF an Indiana regiment Of volunteers,
and was joined las5 night by Capt. McGinnis,
vino had Il small force under him L. is to be
hoped tha: those thieves will be caught and ex.
ecuted as Mufferers aud common pirateP. War
has enough OF horror and bloodshed without
the heartless brutality which has characterized
the march Of these men, aud we believe tina:
a swift sud terrible retributiOn is Close at hand
1t is hardly possible for them to escape out OF
The State, and, if caught, sha uoosier blood il
too much up TO spare tie life OF a single ons
of them M raid attempted during the wal
has been So full OF daring aud danger as th!s
one, aud is made very likely in CONCERT with
other movements Of greater moment.