Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-24
FROM THE Valley VIRGINIA

Gen AverilI's Up.sations-U,s Raid n
Rri'iIant auccess-Grtat Destruction ef
ReLEl PrOperty-Highfy Interesting De-
taIis-lhi Fcf int Results.
EDRAY, PocAHoNTAs COUNTY, Va, Dee o.
Via BErEELY, Dec. 22.)-a. W. Halgscs. Ge,s-
eTni-i7- hfcJ: have the honor to report that
cut ihe ' ireinia and lennesses r ,Liroad a
st;itm m, On the 1G b instanr, and have arrived
safely at TINS point Win my command, con-
sIstIng OF the 2d, I'd aad s;h VirgiuIa mounted
in!aatry. L tn Penns sylvanii /, DobsoR's battalion
OF cavalry, and Ewing's battery A Sa,ep,
Er,e depots We're destroyed, containing 1000
barrels OF Hour. 10GO0 bushels of Whei 1t. teLoG2
bushels OF sbelied corn, $1,000 bushels of oats.
2,tG0 barrels OF meat, several cords of leather
lmh sacks of salt. 81 boxes of clothing 2obaIas
OF cotton, large amount OF harness, shoes and
saddles, eGulpme nts, tools, Oil, tar and yarions
other stores, snd TO wagons. The telegraph
wire was cut. cOiled and burned tor half a
mile. The water station, turn table and three
ears were burned, and the track torn up, ara
The rails heated and destroyed much as pos.
sihie, III SIX honrs. Five bridges and several
cuiverts were destroyed over an extent of f.f-
teen miles. large quantity oc bridge timber
and repairing materials We're also DESTROYED
NY march vas reiaried occasionally by rhe
tempest in the mountains and the roads was
obliged to swim my command and drag nv
aftlliery with ropes across Crsgg's Creek seven
hines in twerty.tour hours. On my return /
!eEnd six separate commands, under Generals
Larry Jones, Fifz Lee, Imboden, jackson.
Echois and McCourin, arranged IN a Inc sY,
tending from Stanton TO Newport, upon al,
captured a dispatch from Gen Jones TO Cen
Early, giving gme the position tand that OF jack
son Ill Clifton Forge and Cov,ngion) which, b.
vas selected TO carry l inarch7d from the
front of Jones 10 that of Jack son during the
night. HIS OHiposts were pressed in at q gal
lor by the -th Virginia Ensunted infantry, and
the two bridges across jackson river saved
Although faggois had been piled raadv 70
Ignite, my column. four miles ioHc hastsnad
across. regardless of the enemy, until all hu.
my amh!liances and a few wagons and one
regiment had passed. when 8 strong effort was
mace 10 -at3ke the iirst bridge, which did not
succeed. The ambulances and some sick NOR
Were loSi. :ind by the darkness and difi GU ties
ti', iast TesihIent was detained on the opposite
side until morning, when it was ascartaiued
that the enemy seemed determined TO maiut,ip
bis position up the cliffs which Overlooked tha
bridges, which were long and nigh, to be de-
stroyed, and the enamy Immediately changed
MS position To the flank and rear of the de-
tachnent, which was cut on. [ Sent orders =,
me remnants 10 destroy our wagons and coma
1hey SWAN The river with the loss of only
four nl5n drowned, and joined me-
In tae meantime, forces were conceutr,,iuv
up"n me al Colsghan's, over every aysiIehle
r"ad but Cne, which was deemed iTnpra ,rica.
Bile, hnt by which l crossed over the ton OF tha
aileghanlss with my command. with the ey
ceptIon OF tour caissons, which were de stroyed
IN order 10 increase the teams OF the pieces
NY loss Is six men drowned, one officer and
icaT me wounded, and four officers and ninety
ms II missing. We captured about 2t0 prison.
eIs, ont nave retained but four officers and
eighty men. on account Of their inability 10
walk
We took also about $50 horses. My men and
horses suhsisted entirely upon very poor cour
cold and hunger and fatisue With remarkable
tortitude.
and swan $50 miles since the 9Th inst
W. w. AyERILT, Briy 2su