Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-29
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The Raid uponi saIsa.

The Rsid uPoEi Sales.
From ths LyBcksurs RepnblIeasl
So nearly accurate was the account Viven 4,
! this paper THURSDAY moTniag, Of the lrte Yankee
raid upon the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
Rt Salem, thst We have no-coreeiisns to raske
In ss5ition TO the report thsr given, We are
enabled this morning TO lay before cur readers d
full statement Of the damsges done. derived frsm
paTsonAl inspection. Ws have previously Te-
! ported the buEaing Of the depot and cemnilssry
buildings. Tbs oRlY other buildings burnt were
those occupied as the gaartoEmastsr's sfices,
situated in ihs town, snd sSs Salem Mills,
GNned By Mr.. Pitser. All reports OF the de-
HsSUstion Of the coarthouEe ard jail are eTrene-
Gas Private property, with The exception of
horses and negToee, was generally esFeeted, sx-
cept that frem AT. Chapman, proprietor OF 8
heiel, they took considerable sUsntity Of earn
ans provisions aRd soss bed clofhize, aad fr0m
ths siore of Mr. JeshuA Blown, they helped
themselves liOerslly 10 hoGT, sugar, and such
osher articles as they fAneisd. Frsm several
otheT stores snail articles were also taken, bet
BOT in sufficient quantities 70 max them worthy
Of spesial mention
TIE enemy srs reported to have generally
conducted themselves well, net meiesting pri-
vesa citizens, anlsss when shsy were found at
sexlpting 10 escape OF these some f0r9y or
fifty were made prisoners, Including sons sight
or ten of the students az Roanoke college, al Of
wksm were carried of soma ten miles fren the
town, on the read to New Castle. Trey were
all, however, released Thursday morning and
returned ts tbsir homes that evening.
Tins damage to the railroad, while consider.
able, Is Rething ike 50 great ss has bees report
ed. Only two bridges of any size were burnt,
ele, across EssoHs creek, q miie and half this
side Of eAlsm, aE3 the oshsT across the Reaneks
river, six miles west Of she tswn. The turn.
table At the depot WAS also destroyed and the
tack toEn up for sbsut three haEdTed yards.
The telegraph wire was cEt, bat not carried Of.
All the damage done the road csn be easily re-
paired in four CT five days, IS neither Of the
bridges burned is oyer an hundred fee! span.
TIE burning ef The bridge across the Ros
nske was Effected by q dStsohment Of fifteen
men orllJ, Whs remained st the place fer several
hours, and theugh they were six mileS from any
support, wore suffered by tho ci:iEsEB, to gbeH
disgrace be It said, TO accomplish their work un-
malested, ghaa G half dszeR resOluts men csald
have killed OF esptarOd the whole
All the horses in Salem and In the vieiaisy,
a. well as en- the line Of their advance, were
carried of BY the Yankees not even one being
left, where they could lay their hands en- him.
Tie loss to tie people ia this way Is very heavy
sosae ffleen negroes we're also carried oF, six Of
whom were fEes, and the lowest aad most aban-
doned of this degraded cisss.
As stated yesterday EerninR, Thomas Chap |
man was killed. He was cat some mile or 20 |
fren tawn, watching the movements Of the ene- |
nv, who came upen Kim and ordered him to |
surrender, which he refused to De, whom he was |
frNd upon snd killed instantly, several balls |
passing through bis body. BE was buried BY |
the enemy near the spot at which be fell.
The Snly persons KEEP! IS prisoners and net
released Ny ihe enemy, we're TIVE furleughe2 /
i n -. I
named Tfptoa GfidiB and Alex. White, IT., and |
Mr. Oakley, The telegraph operator.
II is not known what lees exactly was sns- |
tsinsd BY the Government but we le&rn it was |
not so great as st Erst supposed Mr.. Pitzsr |
loses very hegyily IN the burning OF his mill, and
IN the dspo., several handreA barrels Of Sour, |
Uith a eongidersbie amount Of other things, be. |
lspOing te private individuals, some in this city,
were burnt with the building. A part of the |
hour, we learn, belonged Ii the city Of Peters
burg.
1neFe were wild rumo7s s6oas yestesday in |
u Is city that the enemy were returning eI had |
resa, ned to Salem. At Big Lick, when the tain |
leh tbgv were reported to be at BosotsuEt !
spYiugs, 6ye miles from Bensaek's, advancing !
On ths latter placs. Some people, vita acute |
cars. heard, OF fznoied tasy heard, fTing ia the
direction Of the springs, but he rePoTt gained |
no ereaencs with sober Eail5ea people. We
think II more thsn improbable that they have
returned OF viii return in that direction, unless
our forces havo cut tken Cd from their way OF
retreat By tie Street springs or Covington. In
such su event they might enaesyor, 81 bold
and rapid Sssh, 80 escape through North l'Aro-
liza. This, thsagh, woale seen to be 80 hssaIs-
Gus an undertaking thst va esnnst for 3 ao-
uent imagine it viii be Attempted by 30 snail
force.
Tie best informed persons whom Ss saw esti-
paasa thsir nanbar ei $500, with eight pieces
al srs;llsry, eseh having extra caissons. They
y.sfe uf,Ser the command OF Ser. ATeTlll In PEI
son. Two of their number who got drunk and |
srserled Of frsn ths main body were captured
bv eiIixens and brought in and lodged Ia the
Ssleu. iail. They stated their force a: seven
reeinents, bat this was considered sn ezAggela- !
ton.
They reached Salem a. hAll-pSst 10, Weanea- |
day r1orsjpg. relnGi.led until il he evening, |
ard then returned by the road on which they
advanced, camping Eve miles from the town, az
Msson'e cove, nor shet bsving been hred ca
them, or the least show OF resistance mace 10
their progress by the Citizens.
That this raid sheuld hsve been permitted N
50 pspulous a county, which 81 short nonee
nugkt 70 have mustered foTcs as large IS the
iaysdsrs, is one OF tie ncst disgTaeetul sdsiIs
of The war, and shows conelusiveiy she lmpera-
i've necessity for SO reRodeliBg the militia laws
as 70 fercs the people TO turn out and defend
tbsir henes. when the calls Of duty, OF henor'
nd Of pstriosism sannot avail to induce then
voluntarily to 90 SO.