The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-11

horses, all flying from the dreaded Yam
kccs. Nor was the scene at the depot
more in keeping with the sanctity of the
day Trains of ambulanccs from the
army aud hospitals lostled each other in
their hurry to reach it the platform
was crowded with goods OF every des
crpuon, civilians and soldiers some eyi-
dcntly III full health, others SICK or
wounded, some on crutchca, some on
StrctcherS, some perched on bales OF
boxes all waiting for train, which 40
sooner arrivedthan it WAS filled with the
stores, sick and mutllated men, without
surgeons, nurses, or even supply OF
water Nobody appeared to inquire OF
to care i"r Its destination 1t was enough
that II vas leaving OIT devoted town
The next morning, while the citizens,
filled with dread aud apprehension, were
watching and Waiting ior the approach ot
the enemy, arabhlC Ot negroes and whites,
Vi both scNca ard all ages, surrounded
the deserted stores vf the comnlssarics
and QIaiternastc,a and plundcI1d thcm
al thuIr contents Here, was white boy
carrying gtay caps enough to cover the
head Of company there, IA negro Wo-
man staggering under i load Of cotton
yarn, here, White men removing whole
bales Ot cotton cloth to some secret hiding
place there, negroes rolling away bar
rulS Of "hard tack all laughing and
making merry, doubtless Congratuiatlng
themselves upon the rich harvest they
were reaping But with all their force
and industry they could not gather the
halt Of it before they were scattered in all
directions by the cry, " The Yankees are
coming! And, sure enough, solitary
horscmcn, dressed in the hated blue, came
.lashing, pistol in hand, through oar now
deserted streets. These were soon fol
lowed 10y squads Of three OF four, and
towards O'Clock F. n. by whole rcGi-
ncnt. They passed Immediately through.
the town, captured number Of the sur
Hccno OF our hospitals who where at this,
the eleventh hour" trying to make
thtif escape Then came regiment after
regiment until a whole cavalry corps had
passed. 1t was evidently composed Of
picked mCn-strOng, robust, sup~lhly
mounted. equipped anl armed, and under
;,cllcct discipline. Then General (I0r
brrt) promised that he would respect
private property and protect non n-Comhat
ants, but announced his intention 10 de,
troy OF carry away AL the public property
he could lind and hc faithfully kept his
promise III both respects. The Govern
ment tobacco, stored III Mr. pipel ) sturc
house, first attracted their attention.
This was in part served out to their sol
,tlcrs, OF given to the negroes, and the tc
ssgalnder carried of in wagon. They
s!cNt destroyed the half erected Govern
nlent shops in the western part Of the
town, carried away great nunibcr Of
brldlca and saddle, lett III the ordnance
| store burned Il large quantity ct old har
ness, saddle trees and parts vi Old Wag
| uua, taking pains to carry them some
distance from the buildings IN which they
wtr, stored burned number OF mus
hCtS and CaIbiHC5 and u large amount OF
| ammunition the repeated detoua.ions OF
which did not contribute little to keep
Ou citizens in n constant state Of alarm
| during the Wholc day; took away, or gave
! to the negroes, a considerable amount ot
| salt left in the commissarN 5 store, took
! away i large number OF tents which they
| found on the hospital grounds carried
! away all the hospital teams but one took
| most vi the ahlc-b bodied attendants Phi
! aOnul5 and carried them away, eXcuslng
! themselves by saying there We're mole At
J t.ndants than necessary took away some
! of the NEGROES hired 10 the hospltnl aud
! all those belonging to individuals who