Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-31
AvEH1LL An., ra,s nEEv=ru.1n ESCAPE

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/ AvERILL AND Esss rEE.-rHEIR ESCAPE,
We learn ugh an intelligent citizen of FineastIe
/ Virginia who LIFT LONE on Tuesday, that there can be
no longer doubt about the escape Of verll and
nil al e maud, despite the efforts e cur forces TO
surround Or intercept them, they returned o. TIE
! Barbers Greek road, and came 'at - Hicks - the
| Rich Patch Mountain four miles beyoCd Roaring Run
| Furnace This furnace is owned by sle Petersburg
| Locomotive AID Iron Works COMPANY, and vas rot
| disturbed by the enemy.
AverilI NOV. d rapidly g Saturday night the
Barbers Creek and Raleigh roads, crossing Jackson's
/ river early Sunday morning over The Island Fork
| bridge, strnc which G Lee bad ordered Col.
! ackson TO bum but which order, reyret 10 hear
| Was no. obeyed. Had tbs bridge been destroyed, the
escape of the enemy would have been impossible. Col
Jackson's forc,s it is stated within w0 miles of
| the bridge, but failed to give The ertmy ba5tie.-
/ 10 tier hurry 10 burn the bridge after them they
| LEFT LOCO men b%hnd They we're attacked By hIejor
Lldy, mose gallant officer who at the head Of only 35
and 80 negroes The main md CT Averil crossed
Jacksous river again. at Coving oD, about9 Sun
day, bproing the bridge behind them. They then had
two roads open to tbem-the Warm Springs ard An.
t1ooys Creek road, by Of which they have doubt
less made good their escape Gen. Fitzhu9h Lee was i
pursuit when last heard from, but he q hours be
| hind
1t is stated that Gen. Imboden proposed taking bis
command direct from Lexington TO Coyingon, when be
first heard of Averil being at Salem, but he
ruled by his superior officer Had he been allowed to
do go, the enemy would have rushed directly into the
very jaws ct the iOn as subsequent events proved.
Geu Echas is said to have committed the great er
cor CT hlcckading certain point mountain,
where there were two reads open TO the enemy few
miles this side Had Gen B blockaded eleven miles
this side of where he did the raiders must eventually
| have been csught.
At Craig's creek, some 80 40 of tie enemy were
drowned in attempting to Here they lost nearly
all their wagons AID smruuntion. Ihef artillery
| pulled ecrCss with rops.
Mrs Nm Scott; the rrOprieresS Ct that lovely re-
Sort known SCOTS Mountain House, in Craig couu-
ty, lost everything she had. Her furniture all d5
stroyed, her provisions swept of aud her hors and
mules stolen. She also lest fey slaves The mai 1ri-
ty of Ter fed to the woods the approach OF
the enemy, and remained concealed until Averil had
| left
An intelligent prisoner captured near Fincaste, and
carried into that town. stated that he belonged 10 the
county OF Kama Wha. He stated that the object of the
laid wac to destroy the Salt Nv o!k8 and that another
division had gone in nother direction he division is
the same which skirm:ahed with Gen Echos at Greer
brec river, and is supposed to have turned back
consequence OF information they received as to
readiness 10 meet them. The understanding was how
ever according to the statement of the prisoner taken,
that after the destruction OF the Government stores and
dep0ts at Salem, the two columns were to meet at
Chrstiansburg, Montgomery county, and march to the
| Salt Works.
| 1t is truly matter of coDgratuIati0n that the
cherished object OF the enemy not accomEl shed,
but at the time, confess deep legret that
Averl aud his band allowed to escape with but
little or no less annoyance. Reliable gentlemen
siding in Roanoke and Botetourt inform that so
could have occupied positions in the mountain gorges
and along the road through which Aver passed. where
they would have been enabled to have completely de-
moralized the marauders. But it is said, that they
were not fred upon at ALA fact, at which we hear
Ayerl expressed great SURPRISE and attributed it 70
| feeling Of friendship for the old flag.
1t remarkable circumstance but nevertheless true
that Gen. Forrest ls the only who has succeeded
ia capturing entire command Of these raiders since
the commenced. He did it, too unaded by any,
save bis own command. In Avers case we had FItZ>
Lee, lGlb0den, Ech0s and Jackson all at work, and
| innumerable swollen streams, which the enemy was
compelled to cro,s but be eluded the vglpc3 Of his
pursuers crossed ell the streams burnt sundry bridges
behind him, and is Row happily exulting over his ex.
PLOTS IN Yankee end-R. D1spotst, 24N INST:
The Yankee Commander III Chief, General Ha!eck,
has made long report of the Yankee campaigns OF
the past year. in which he most cesfuy lifts all
blame from bis shoulders and neatly distributes it
upon the backs of the commanding Generals Nothing
failed that he o.der d. and nothing succeeded fiat he did
not order. His vanity is eqaaled By noting but his
faIsehood.-Cha'te lesion Courier.
REMARKABLE SOCIAL GovERNoR.-Gov. Powell, OF
Kentucky, was never orator, but his conversational,
story telling and social qualities Tema kabie. His
great forte lay in establishing personal intimacy with
every be met, and in this way be powerful IL
eeotioneerng. He chewed immense quantities OF to-
baccO, bat carried the weed himself, and a.
ways begging it from every he met. His resd nee
was in Henderson, and il cofnsg up the Ohio, past that
place, overheard the following characteristic anecdoe
| of him.
| A citizen of Henderson coming board fell into
conversation with passenger who made inquiries about
| Powell.
"He lives in your place, believe, don't ht?
eyes, one OF our oldest citizens"
Every social map, ein't he?"
Remarkably So"
Dwell, thought so. | think be ia one OF the most
| soc!abe men ever met in all my life. Wonderully
sociabe. | introduced to him at Hragson
Springs last summer, and be hadn't been with ten
minutes when he begged all the tobacco had, get his
feet upon my lap, spit all over me=Tem rk~by socia
be."
PREPARED FOR GHRIsTMAs.-The Editor of the Au
guSta COAStItutlOnall3t has received from Mr. j. .
Cooper. of that city, barrel of kaUffers celebrated
ale, and Facilitates himself having high time in the
Christmas holidays
GUNBoArs AT MoBILE-Ihe st. Louis Republican
learns from Confederate deserters recently arrived il
that city that Capt. Deliver and Capt. Montgomery
Admiral are now building two large gunboats at Mo
ole - the largest, the Nashville two hundrt aud 3xy
FIVE feet long, and will have the machinery OF the
steamer Natchez formerly IN the Mississippi trade, be-
tween New Orleans and NatcaeE and the Tennessee,
to have the machinery of tue AloEzo Child, formerly in
the St. Louis and New Orleans trade.
WILMINGTON MARKET, Dec 81. 1858.
BEEF gATTLE-Searcely any beeves have been brought
to Market wees past, and tha supply Fory
light. There a brisk demand t0r butc1er0s purposes
and qGoe the hoot at ~ to e0 cents per 10 io e
meat, quality.
BEsswAx-$2 so to s. rs per lb.
BAo4N-SDa ssles from carts at 81 Is to s. 80 per ID.
tgrTsk-S5 to s. 80 per 10
CoaN-is III denaad and scarcely any market. VS.