Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-07-27
The News Of the Week.

The Yankee cavalry have made another
raid along the line of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad. About 800 went to Rocky /
Mount on the 10th, and burned the Railroad
bridge across Tar river, also the warehouse,
water tank, woodshed and ticket office OF
the Road, three coaches and two box cars,
ruined one engine completely, but did not
tear up any of the track. They captured a
train on the Tarboro' branch of the road
containing two car loads of ammunition, and |
5000 pounds of bacon, which they destroy
ed. The passenger train had passed but
q half hour before the. raiders appeared at
Rocky Mount. They burnt Battles cotton
factory, grist mill, and cotton store, ravaged
his two plantations, burned his barns, and
took his horses and mules and a good many
negroes. Among other sufferers we learn the
following: From Kelly Lewis they took
eighteen likely negroes from W. w. Parker,
they took $S5, 900 in money, and two horses
and burnt his stables and buggy, besides
money in his possession belonging to other
parties from VIM. Pope, they took $4,000;
from Robert Watson, $1,000 in gold and his
wearing apparel, &c. Jno. Tillery and others
also suffered heavy loss.
While this party of 800 were committing
their acts of Vandalism at Rocky Mount, two
hundred were at Tarboro' depredating around,
burning and stealing. A despatch from
Goldsboro' says these. latter were attacked
whipped and routed on. the evening of the
Goth, by three companies of our cavalry
about one hundred men, Major Kennedy
commanding. Near Daniels's School House.
two and a half miles from 1arboro', South of
Tar river, they left six dead and fifteen
wounded on the field, eight dead horses,
besides forty horses and ac~coutrements cap
tured by our boys. Our loss three wounded,
among whom was Capt. Thompson, ball
through the wrist.
The Yankees are said to have carried off
five hundred negroes, besides horses and 9TH
err property. They camped last night at
Grimley's Meeting House, three and q half
miles from Snow Hill. The bridges are all
burnt. Col. Claiborne and others are on
their track. All sorts Of rumors as to their
whereabouts are afoat Nothing definite
outside military circles.
A dispatch from .Goldsboro; dated the
Essays Ihs, enemy gaa s h "a hs ssnssgemenf with iii,
them yesterday, resulting in their defeat
Their los, fifteen in killed, wounded. and
prisoners. They are trying to. make their
way to the coast, but were driven back. To-
day they were separated at Speight's Bridge.
Sheriff High of this county, who left this
city on Monday in command of scouting
party, has returned, and reports that the
raiders burned Battles cotton factory at
Rocky Mount; broke in the private houses anc
stores at Sparta, and robbed the citizens. o
everything valuable. Horses, mules, wagons,
buggies, money, watches, negroes, &C., were
carried, of by them, and other depredations
committed too numerous to mention. Al
Tarboro they burnt the Jail, the warehouse
and the houses coupled by the Quartermastel
and Commissary Departments. They were
met at a bridge near Sparta, and after some
fighting, were forced to change their rout
Their forces, including negro soldiers and
stolen negroes, was believed to be 1900
They left in the direction of Snow Hill, and
at IL o'clock on Tuesday were at Mr.. Moore's
IL miles from Sparta.
Wytheville, Va, has also been visited by
. party of yankee raiders, and after burning
about 90 houses and stealing a large numbe
= Vi ACSAOOO oAN AOACCS, QSIOuupCOO W uIdh
their escape, but were attacked and capture,
BY Col. McCausland's command.
- The enemy still continue their assault
> upon our batteries and forces on Morris islam
in the vicinity of Charleston, with but littl
success. A considerable engagement occu,
; red on the 18th inst, in which Gen. Beau
regard says we had only $50 killed, and tn
yankee loss was two thousand in killed an
! prisoners. Eight hundred were buried un
der a flag of truce. Several yankee Colone
were killed. 1t was a glorious victory
: our arms, achieved, says the Mercury, "b
our brave troops, Georgians, North Care
~linians, and sons of our own city, who stoc
q shoulder to shoulder in the fight" Ge
~Clingman's brigade are the only North Ca
~olinisns there, we believe.
: The great riots in the North, accounts
. which will be. found in another column. for