Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-13
TIE RAID IN WEST VIRGINIA.
(co:gesp oadeuoc 9th, Lyuchburs Republican,
SALEM. November 10.

SALEM, November 10.
From the best information can gather, my
opinion is that big scare" gave rise TO the
| excitement about the Yankee raid on Salem
1t now seems that Gen. Echols with bri
| gadc, encountered the enemy in PJcahuntaG
aud in the skirmiSh that ensueC, he fell back
| before superior numbers, with q loss in xll OF
| about loo to 80 men, the larger portion o!
whom were missing, but TO doubs have come
in by this time. lie continued to fall back to
! Il point unknown to ME as yet
1t is supposed that the enemy will advance
on the main road and take the fork, thirty
miles from this, for Fncaste or here. Indeed
| it is reported, this morning, that no is i'll B1
rctourt, and some of the Home Guards from,
that county are about departing for their
| homes.
Ii commenced to. snow yesterday at Bnford's
and tclerabc fair average of snow fell here
Yesterday Should it have been general, NJ
doub: the Vance of the enemy through the
mountains will be checked. The season il
getting too farsadvanced for raids.
The troops from Lvnchburg Homo Guard.
are all comfortably housed in town-sonic il
| the Court House and others in the Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Speaking Of the same affair the Republi.
can says:
The gratifying intelligence is brought b,
passengers from the West, last night, that oul
loss IN the affair was not SO great as has been
reported 1t is now stated that it vii! no
exceed three hundred in killed, wounded ant
missing.
Tie battle, instead of being fought a
Frankford, as stated yesterday, took place a
| Droop Mountain, twenty-five miles northwts
of Lewisburg, and is said to have been main.
| " an artillery suel, in which numbers Of tn,
| enemy were killed and wounded. Our troops
were, however, forced to fall back, and tht
| enemy advanced and occupied Lewisburg =
| They continued their pursuit to the Svee
!, Springs mountain, in Monroe. when they were
finally checked by the arrival of our reinforce
mcnts.
| We are still unable 70 give the names q
any Of those killed and wounded.
The latest reports state that the enemy arr
retreating, and are being cautiously followed
! BY our forces. We are not prepared TO say
whether this report is entitled TO full ere
dcnGc or not, thong h We obtained it from {
reliable source. At any rate, no further ap
| prchensions are felt of their being uble y
reach the railroad.
| YAXxEEs AT SuFroLK.-Seven Yankee cav
airy were taken prisoners at Suffolk, day be-
fore Yesterday, by q squad Of our men sta
toned in the vicinity and brought up to this
city On the train from IvoT yesterday after
noon. They wer" consgnod to the custody e
the provost marshal, and lodged in the guart
house for safe keeping. The following is {
list Of their names, showing that the MAORI.
! ty IF them are Dutchmen;
Co. G, III Pennsylvania Cara''y.-A
L,udcnstine. D. Slime, B Dishong.
Co.. H. llM Ps"n$yleania Caralry. &C
Straus, w. Luch, W. Hall; d. Smith.
Two wagons and eight horses were cap
turcd at the same time, and brought safely
away to Ivor. These fellows wcro engaged q
tue time in hauling lumber from Suffolk t.
their encampment below, for the purpose o
building winter quarters. The lumber, w
understand, consisted of portions Of dwelling
houses in Suffolk, which The Tan1als hat
pulled down. Petersburg Express.