Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-08-19

county, Va. \ number OF ucgrocs uud hor.
scs we're captured from the Yankees, and
some 20 houses in Wythevillc were burned,
Yankee raiders TO the number 0t 800 or 600,
proceeding from Washington, :. p, have
lone much damage burning The depot with
tO0O h,les c0,lu and the cation factory Of
MIR. $. Bcpll, They ,lao cap urcd u train
an the Tarburd Lranch road, with two car
load, Of ammunition and 5000 pounds ba-
con, which they destroyed also burniu n
bridge and tearing up a railroad " mile or
two.
Tho hcting Chief OF the Burcau Of y1u-
scrirtiuu Ia Richmond has decided that M
suhsiiu'iUas have ceased - be valid, it the
substitute was less than - ycnrs old. Ser
vice ia the militia gives no exemption ''oH
Confederate Sc, vice, unless in case OF OH
GERS actually hold!"c commissions, and
qualified. Whether the Government loses
the services OF n substitute from any cause
whatever, except from the casualties Of war
the PRINCIPAL becomes liable to serve. All
applications far exemption must be made
to tho general enrolling officer.
Since the fall of Vickshurg the martial
spirit of the country has revived.
Many persons heretofore in the service
have ay0Ycl their purpose TO return. 9th
crs who have furnished substitutes or 9th.
erwisc exempt, are in numerous instances
nrepairing to return 10 the army and sup
port the Presidents call.
The Yankee raid party in North Carolina
divided three parties. The one consisting
of 300 cavalry got whipped by three com.
panios under Major Kennedy, 20 miles from
Iarboro'. This raiding party is said to
have carried off 500 negroes besides horses
and other property. All the bridges were
burned. They finally made their escape.
Gen. Pcttigrew : remains we're escorted to
the capto! ia Richmond on the 22d, and
were to be taken to North Carolina the next
dav. Northern accounts to the 10th say
the riot in Now York has been suppressed.
Gov. Seymnur says & sufficient force is
prescnt to support the civil authorities, and
that the citizens volunteer organization is
relieved from further duty. 5000 troops
guard the Fifth Avnruc Arsenal. The draft
was not 20 take place till the exact quota
| of the city was determined.
ErCHMoNp, July pa dispatch from
Fortress Monroe says that Gen. Lee and
J Can't. Wnder have been placed in close
confinement, and the reoel Government no
| tlllGl lndI IL Va plo' HiNNcl 'ht rllhh a.
executed, Lee aud'Winder will be executed
in retaliation.
The Washington correspondent Of th'
New York Express says Grant will sooi
relieve Meade in the army of the Potomac
ATLANTA, July 23.--Wc have autheuti'
information that Rosecraus is organizing ;
formidable cavalry force 10 attack Atlanta
and make raids on northwestern Georgii
and the Railroads Of Alabama.
The Mayor of Atlanta has issued & stir
ring proclamation, and active preparation
are being made for the defence OF the cit,
and the RairQld to Chattanooga.
The time is at hand when our willing
ness to defend ourselves will be tested.
A Goldsboro dispatch Of the 25d says l5'
negroes had been rccaptUred from th
Yankee raiders, also a large number o
prisoners were taken together with horse
and more negroes the next day. They ho'
to abandon muSh Of their piunder to eftec
their estape
The Telcgraph's correspondent at Alex
andria says the Vicksburg prisoners hav
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