Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-29
PROGRESS OF THE RAIDERS.

From the Register June SD
After being repulsed this place. the Yankee raiders
went up the line of the East Tennessee and Virginia
Rlroad tearing up the road and cutting the telegraph
wires. As we then hsd no cavalry, except about one
hundred we could make no effective pursuit But these
hundred started after item to harraSs their rear and
damsge them much possible.
The enemy burned smsl bridge across Flat Creek,
about twelve miles from town. and crossing the river
two miles below Strawberry RI ins succeeded in di =
lodging our force az that point after short fight, in
which no was hurt either side, and burnt the
bridge across the HolstOs at that plsce. THIS was a
long and high bridge and will take two or three months
t. rebued It. At strawberry Plains they burnt the
store house of Mr. Frank Butler. They al set fire TO
and burned two or three dwelling houses. they also
sac I'd Major S;rugields house. carving eff every
tbg Of value t5at portable and destroying furni-
ture and other articles they could not convey away
One Of the robbers offered to sell some of the ladies'
dresses he had stolen, but no would buy.
Mr. Butt was an ardent and active friend TO the
South and no doubt East Tennessee tory renegade
who ives with them informed the enemy of the fact,
and this is the reason why he was pursued witt both
ire aud sword
Oae Dr.. NyIai who used to live not far from Straw
berry Plains with the Yankees plotting them aud
gyi them information about localities aud the uhabi-
tiuts.
From Strawberry Plains the Yankees went up to New
Ma ket and Messy Creek burning the depots at both
plsc g. and the bridge at the latter place.
At this place the Yankees expended their particular
wrath upon Mr. Hubbard, who has been of the
arden; in the Southern in that neighborhOod
It is said they robbed him OF several thousand dollars
worth Of tobacco. They destroyed his furniture and
broke all his glass and cIOckery ware and cut up his
wiie's and children's clothing.
From this point they LETT the railroad, and started
North to the river and make their escape through
Powder Spring Gap by road seven miles west of Rut
ledge Near this point they were met by Colonel Scott
with three four hundred cavalry The Yankees were
di eueumbering themselves OF their hayegsacks, guns
and tobacco, aud making their escape Cnch
Mountain rapidly their horses could carry them.
IL is also reported that Gen. Pegram with three four
hundred cavalry had crossed the river the same time
the enemy did at point two miles from them and had
also caught up with them.
Tie enemy stole horses wherever they could find
them We think it probable most Of those who were so
lucky as to get fresh borses will make their escape the
Others will most probably be captured by the forces
urder Gen. Pegram and Col. Scott.
The Register of tie same date says:
We understand it is ascerained that in the fight Of
Saturday at this place we bad six killed ard nine
wounded and that the enemy had forty.one killed and
wounded. They admitted themselves loss of thirty
nine killed and wounded
We fed by experience of Saturday that Knoxville is
place very easy to defend. We have many high
places that overlook large space of vicinity and the
country so that if the Yankees should approach from
either point Of the compass, whip them OF with
one to ten. We repeat that ten thousand men sta
toned in Knoxville those high places we refer TO-
can deS roy and keep cut IS, 900.
Our troops and citizens behaved most CALAMITY in the
fight Saturday. and deserve great praise. Ii the Feds
wish TO try US again. let them come and face men
and big guns on our several hills and will play them
a tune that will Greeley and all Lircondom to
trenlble AMI quake.
The Register gives all account of the murder of Dr.
la vey Baker in his house, about ten miles below
Knoxville, by the East Tennessee tories and their allies
the Yankees. Fe resisted them bravely, and wounded
two Of them dangerously, if 10 mortally After the
eowardy scoundres had murdered him, they COM
menced rObbng is wife of her jewelry and carried off
everything they could find of value that easy be
concealed. Among other things they took breas:-
pin containing miniature likeness of Dr. Baker set in
gold.