Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-27

ia given in the career of these cut throats
in Ohio. They had just thrown railroad
train of the track, killing the innocent en-
gineer and fireman; and yet, when brought
into contact with some of the citizens, they
were found models of "politeness" as they
spoke of the murderous transaction, and
s->-- - have unit" charmed the narrator
We, for one, are tired of this accursed
cant about "chivalry "politen ess"-this
trifiug with murder and every crime; and
looking to the horrors so long INDUCED in
with immunity by this vile cut-throat and
his gang, the loyal will feel reviewed
should the upshot of the matter prove that
be had indeed met with a ''short shrifr
| from the neighbors OF the men he has so
foully murdered. a-tI. 'a 1898
Particulars OF our Raid In North Car
A"- OIIna.
The folio wing is a full text of the Peters
burg Express account, in its yesterdays
issue, of our raid into North Carolina:
From passengers who reached here yes
terday morning, on the train from Weldon,
we gather particulars from the RAID on
Rocky Mount, n. G. The gang numbered
between four hundred and six hundred,
and came up from Washington, N. Q. This
I
from Rocky Mount, though about the same
distance from Plymouth as Washington
Either road would bring them TO Tarbor-
ough, fouishing little town in Edgecombe
! county, about eighteen miles. from Rocky
| Mount, and where, until recently, the gov
| eminent has had immense supplies of ba-
| con, corn, &c. The raiders reached Rocky
| Mount about IL o'clock, meeting with no
resistance. ostg
A small squad of fifteen or twenty men
guarding bridge over Tar river, near
Rocky Mount, of course did not risk an
| engagement with such odds, but we pre-.
sumo, retired 10 good order. They imme-
| diately proceeded to burn the depots, de
stroy the water tanks, and commit other
acts of vandalism in the vicinity. They
also burned about FIVE thousand bales OF
cotton, belonging chiefly to private indi-
viduals, which bad accumulated at Rocky
Mount. and the squad repaired to large
cotton factory near by, owned by VIM.
Battle, where they applied the torch, and
that spacious building with all its valuable
machinery, was speedily reduced to ashes
This is really a serious loss to all that
portion of the State, as we'll as the South
side of Virginia. A very large quantity
of cotton yarns made at that fac tory-wer
purchased by people OF Eastern Carolina,
and on the South side of Virginia, who
since the war, have been largely engaged
in the manufacturing clothing for home
consumption.
The regular mail train for Wilmington
passed just thirty minutes before the arriv.
nj of the raiders, aud thus made narrow
escape from capture. The train on the
Tarborough Branch of the Wilmington
road was not so fortunate. 1t was 'captur-
ed by the raiders, and two car loads OF
ammunition aud over thirty thousand
pounds of bacon were destroyed. They
also attempted TO destroy the cars and To-
comotive. They only partially succeeded
in this latter part of their undertaking.
The train from Weldon, which reached
here yesterday afternoon, brought no in
telligeloe later than the above. Travel
and telegraphic communication between
Weldon and Wilmington are now uniuter-
rupted, and we can find no one who is able
to inform US when it will be resumed
Military, sufficiently large to prevent re-
petition OF the destruction effected on
Monday, is now on hand, but unfortunate
~ they are just in time to be too Late
The damage has been done.
The bridge destroyed by the raiders
spanned Tar River but a short distance
from Rocky Mount. II was most sub
stantial structure, some three hundred
yards in length The track for distance
of mile or two was torn up, and other
damage effected, which it will require a
week or more to repair. Travel, it is
thought, will be suspended for six or eight
days. Il
It is understood that the raiders have
only fallen back to TArborOugh, distance
from Rocky Mount about 1s miles. If they
/ are allowed to remain at Marlborough it
will be time thrown away to repair the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, for the
Yankee cavalry will be enabled to reach in
two hours time whenever they feel so dis
posed, and so destroy the track that it will
be useless. We hope, however, that Gen.
Robert Ransom, who is now in that direc-
ton, will quickly clear the invaders out
from Tarborough. 5. lf--a
The statement that Gen. Grant is to re-.
ceive the Major Generalship in the regular
army, made vacant by the retiring of Gen.
Woods is believed to be, as yet, only a ru-
NOR.
M. schwerin, bearer Of dispatches
from Port Hudson to the Government, ar
rived here yesterday. sFtt2 :
Letter from Frederick, nd. al
CANP NEAR BERLIN, FREDERIcK Co. Nd, I
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