Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-01

road agent, and confined him In hog PEN Mr. Pc
gram had given his watch and 1880 to servant for
safe keeping but it is stated that the negro went eff
With the raiders carrying the watch and money with
him. From Mr.. Freeman Eppss, of NottOway, "a likely
negroes.
From Thomas H. Campbell, E;q, they stole oil bis
negro mep, buttWo. They a'so pluudsred Mr.. Camp
bss house of all it's valuable iu niure silver plate etc
Dr. Campbell the father of Thomas II, AID neighbOr,
WAS also robbed Of everything; and Mr.. ALI ernon
Campbell, brother, shared similar fate. Mr.. T. H.
Oamt bell is sOn-n law of the Rev. Dr. Pryor, and the
Dfs escape, probably ncensed the raiders aganrt TIE
family. All necessary information was obtained from
NJ. T. Il. OAmpbe rs long trusted carriage driver,
re caprured plotting two Yankee raiders by the HOr
Roger A. Pryor, who accompanied Gen. W. H. F. Lee
in pursuit Of ,he Vandals.
From Mr.. Lee Hawkes., Of No.toway, they slels and
burnt $50 bales Of cotton Others NottoWay suffered
great losses.
FrOmNr. Edward StOkes, of Lunenburg the raide
stole set CT silver service, for which was paid $4,000
before the VAR They 10 took all Of Mr.. Stokes re-
gro men, sid much gold and silver con.
The residence of Capt. VIM A. Adams, who formerly
commanded the DnWiddie cavalry, robbed Of every
ght article Of vA.u, is contained the urni broken
up. and the House then committed to the fumes
The loss OF property tie Express thinks will amount
to a million. It hears Of individuals too numerous to
MENTION who have suffered heavily.
THE ETUATION At PErEEBURs.
The Petersburg Express OF Yesterday says that during
Tuesday night there rather more than the usual
amount of picket firing, with loud report from the
"bg dogs of war" every five minutes, and frequently
At much shorter intervals.
From an observatory elevated far above the house
tops the editor OF the Express obtained good view of
Battery No. 2 from which there came glad tdipgl'
for this section From this same standp en' hs soys
eve" also the cp .s-.iOas BAs,e.y No 8, from
which the Yankees were eliminating doctrines both
dangerous and damnable, but they failed to nioctr
nate (another term might be considered contraband
any Confederate, so far IS cur knowledge extends.
All beyond these batteries far the humln vision
could sweep great clouds of dust tscendng, and
other evidences of progress were palpaels to the
naked eye.
A yoath, who ventured much too near the enemy's
lines for comfort, in pursuit of estray COW informs
that the dust raised by wagon trains, and says
be counted thirty-Oa in continuous line. We have
10 reason to doub: this statement as it mus. require
VI EOAuB 6sVtA " La1i Ouiy cruz anu
ammunition for such hes. of 'miscegenators.'
We are happy it is 10 our power to state, that the
envy have made but little progress in the contemplated
AAnkng movement our right. They have manifested
great disposition to prsh matters to extremes their
left, it brings them in the vicinity of the Weldon
railroad, and the poor, misguided creatures think
depend mainly that road for supplies Ths Truth is,
that army and people could live out "the lease
Of nature" another pound Of meat grim of
not 10 be transported that track for twenty
mont to come. We give this Information TO the in
Vlders and hope it WI not BE- deemed cOntraband by
the authorities.
We have it from gosd autho,ity-oae of the Yankee
newspaper cyrespondents-hat shArpshoOtsrs have
bes1 doing good work. in reducing The number of the
enemy. They fall by every day before the
erring aim of the Southern ra and hope our boys
who detailed for this sharp practice may perevere
in the good work. Tue DE is telling With fac effect in
the Yankee ranks.
The many Wissacres who crowd or street corners,
and predict with such emphatic gesture tina. general
engsgem.n! is sbou: to take place, have so frequently
proved to be falss p'opbes that We hope they viii
hereafter withhold their prophecies