Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-05
iYsOn 1 v Bfsado1 tHal asrableaa, July 81
r K YANKEE ARMY IN BR tNDUN Y FEkRIBtE
DE>TRJJt TION OF PRO- ERTY,


On Thursday night last General Johnston evacuated
IA, sou, and rid ia my pas-ed through BRAN
DO on its east but TO what pa Gu a. pollt we are
NO advised On Sa usday q sn | o1ce OF the enemy
GRO sd Pearl river but wee DR. ven bark b. our caval
70 ON Sunday ing th crossed | C, iderSble
force generally estimated ct $4,000 and adyAnc on
| r nudSu When plh Two mhr Of town Il ey met
| Que ceyary u der Gen. Tosby wbo skrni with
them ahou; an hour, ard then fell hsck through town.
followed by about fou five th u,and Yakees. They
re ,cned the Ac ,demy Square tue before sundo"n,
where they encamped 10 the night In ten u III ca
from the time the h, al &C the reached Ala
dsmv every back yard 10 the place Was filed Vith
gang of thieves who broke open smoke houses diaries,
nantr es and fcHl houses, and empted them OF their
nteuts Il most instances, where the famil remain
ed home the private residences were lot enter d,
though in soue cases they we're, aud robbed
OF clothing Jewel J, vi es and oIrdials, preserves,
uicklss etc Msny families not have prov ions
enough left Gor heir bre-kfs; Mear, sugar and mo-
asses we're all taken, and there not chickens enough
fs in town 10 warn Us cf the approach OF dayl ghL
We have O. heard Of siI gle f,miv who escap d.
Every store was entered and the contents carried Cf
&c tered over the floor About o'clock b, Large
HI cs of buildings h south side OF the public qlsre
oW, ed ny CD rdson ROBIN or, was fred and eteI7
II sumrd with all It's con ents This bu ldng embraced
c store room Of Block HRrt, J J. Thornton, Rich
srd.on and Willis, the pos quartz rrnasers depart
msht beiides number Of ro5 up Stairs, occupied BY
the TEL graph ofdco and humber Of single gentlemen
as bedrooms Frou this building ne a ,nes spread
the lergest stcTehoues Of ha1ey Falls and fon there
70 ems barber shop OK Srsos residence, and
mall olsc belonging to Hrs w. q. Anderson, all OF
which was entirely con uned The flames also spread
across the str ct to the sore Of H. f. Shelton, Foxs
crcc-rv o. u 'MeadoE's store and res dtnco, T.
Wares law Office, and the large lex bui'dug of Lom-
hud Ware, which occupied by the post ,ftee aad
n Mason
All of these budings entirely destroy d, tcge;htT
g;,h nat 20 nif ed IN flleyiI
,ouudres enterl our Office threw our type over the
floor into the street, Tore up OR paper and ueT
demolished everything it contained, and then werc
about 10 sick FIRE the buding, when kis Estes and
Mr. HAIRS persuaded tbs N from IL on the ground that
l. would burn up tbeir resi0e ces wi ich on either
ri. + u.s. Luckily VIC bad portion Of Que type in
the u. ods which enables TO continue tie pub cI
! ton Of our paper We would ike to give q Get lied
account Of h Losses sustained by each vdual but
we have not tie lime spa 10 de- IL; sL;e il 20 say
| q there l. scarcely hOrse mule, tat COW, hog
| bu hr Of c;In pound Of me sugar DO tie Of VINE
| cordial or j ir o. prefer left in the tom. The
| heaviest losers z mere arts &. II !eAd-
/ oWs Col j r orntUn and II Shelton, all Of whom
st ev Tythiug in their sores, and Col Thornton o't
eight gro g. end Messrs Shelton aid Meadows each
| Nv b u'eS
Alms 81 every negro in town and great ma y from
tie ,ounry W. e p su DID II With them. n ne O. at
have he I'd of wore forced IF aeny Ia les in ioEn
now comltlled % 90 their own CO king vic have
prc1aSy never eek a met victUas te re
Al h. Plana' ous CT h u G of her march are
utter = U ned -fe ces tor and hutntd stock
tar, e into tire 6"lds ali ores and Vi taken
la,ningm emil tr upard ! gin hous : burned
On doucsy moruIgSb Z 8 DOL OK the Yankee army
moved 10 the depo'. sjNea arms, Get fre to the
dept aud went 10 caring and bOrnlpg the IA oao
ack. ey d royrd the road out sbori di ;.n,e
eas- of he pot but from there to ckson Nj
Entd tGyy have destroyed the W ole Of IL. In he
a. rIo 'hry lef f. jackson, which pl they reach.
I'd Monday mig I. P VINO lett JAG s'n o. e.
day. sGy ,hey enga, cd IN desuoylne eve ything
coiurci ~nh % Southern ard n Orleans ana Can
on r4u ads ind n'ng the capital Tor the purpose
Of bI"wtg !: u!, I'D burning up private dwell Dgs
s4s!3liy.