The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-07-06


mond Enquirer, of the 25th, from which
we extract the following:
ARRIVAL OF THE PRISONERS
A batch of prisoners taken near the
Weldon Railroad yesterday afternoon,
were brought to Major Kerr's headquat-
ters last night, and by him turned over to
Provost Marshal Hawes They state
that they belong to the Second corps
| (Hancock' and had been in the trenches
around Petersburg up to Monday night.
They were then relieved by new army
corps, the mber of which they did not
learn. It only arrived Monday night,
and was four hours in passing.
An Intelligent sergeant from Philadel-
phia, attached to the Second United
States Sharpshooters, states that it
was reported in camp that very
heavy body of cavalry had gone down to
the rear of Petersburg, and intended to
cut the railroad at some point between
this city and Weldon. We give his state
meht for what it is worth The privates
in this batch are all foreigners, and the
most ordinary, illiterate, ragged, dirty,
cut-throat locking creatures we have ever
seen.
One, raw "Patlander," says he only
landed In this country last February,
when he was Immediately we'll piled with
whisky, enlisted to fight under the STARS
and Stripes" and then sent to the army
Such is the material our gallant soldiers
are now fighting from Petersburg.
LATER.
Notwithstanding the seeming quiet
which prevailed up to the time of the de-
parture Of the train, events had begun
development about two miles south of the
city early in the afternoon, which resulted
In glorious victory to our arms. Ma
homes brigade, with another whose name
we could not learn, made an attack upon
, Hancock's corps about P. NJ, and drove
them from two lines of breastworks, and
1 captured nearly two thousand prisoners,
inaludng fifty seven commissioned Off
: GERS, together with four pieces Of artille-
t ry and eight stands of eofors.
The fight vas renewed last evening, but
the enemy was repulsed in each of his
: attacks up to last accounts. The enemy
f pckets informed our pickets during the
Y day that 'Old Abe" was on visit tc
t Grant.
e FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
d The ouly intelligence from this quarter
Il on yesterday was to the effect that the
$ enemy were still there, bat in what force
y did not transpire. 1t was rumored that
anticipating a renewed attack upon then
|: on Tuesday, they withdrew before dawr
e towards James river. %his report doe
: not accord with others which would leae
q to the conclusion that the White Hous,
e is still an object of some interest to tn,
d enemy.
FROM THE JAMES.
$ <@A.There was nothing of Importance II
: progress yesterday; the affair of the bat
, teries and gunboats at and off Howlet'
k House on Tuesday amounted to little o
# importance. In the progress of affair
d the irouclad Virginia refusing to work
q an investigation revealed chisel in ont
4 of her cylinders, which had slightly In
jured the piston and disabled her for tn
time. Whether this was she work o
n treachery or of criminal carelessness re
. mains to be seen.
'f IMPORTANT FROM LINCHBURG.
d Passengers from Lynchburg on yester
day state that the last heard from tn
q Yankee raider Hunter was when he ha,
d arrived at Liberty. He is gone "kiting
e somewhere nobody knows.
II The Republican says the battlefield O
Sunday last presented ghss,ly spectacle
n A circumstance connected with the enc
u my's dead is worthy of notice, as show
ing the accuracy of the aim of our sharp
9 shooters. A gentleman undertook t.
+ count the dead as they lay on the field
/ and note the place where they were shot
OF forty y-seven so counted, ferty-two wer
l, struck in the head, and death appears
u to have been almost instantaneous,
: mete and proper fate for these ruthles
- invaders.
'e The enemy threw away large numbe
II of guns, pistols and swords, both on tn
81 battlefield and in the ronte of their re
treat. Knapsacks, haversacks, cantsen.
y &c., were also profusely strewed about
> and many were picked up by citizens VIII
visited the field and passed along .h
4 roads in many localities. On both tn
e, Salem and Forest roads trees were felle
W and blocEades of fence rails and stone
were made 30 impede pursuit.
In removing those some hours were los
\, by our men. The scene of desolation an,
ruin in the neighborhood of this city, pea
where the eneay made their line of bat
t tie, is positively appalling. The peopl
Oh we're stripped of everything, fences wer
ls torn down, crops trampled up, and ever,
IA species of vandalism that savages coul,
h think of was practissd. Hogs, sheep, cat
lie tie and poultry were stolen and carried Of
D. and when not needed for food were wan
tonly slaughtered and left to rot on tn
is ground. The damage done by Hunte
5 was very extensive, many Of the farmer
RS having been plundered of all their grain
W cattle and other stock. Every establish
E. ment of general public utility was des
rs troyed along their route.
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