The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-27

tbeir horses then having the ssstnps," and being
ecarcciy able 10 put foot ea1pee a1oahcr. The
question, and that they must appy the whip freely
By following this adv ce the WsgoAs reached Ford
Depot about O'Clock.
The expedition LEFT Ms rendeav0As In Prince
George at O'Clock wednesday Incoming, and
travelled over forty miles the 1fst DAY. The heat
was very oppressive, the dust satesefabie and Df
Pryor thinks that the wagon UasM cousd nave been
easily canturei, if II had been euc0aniefei Upon
reaching Fotd's Depot tbs raidess were highly
hiarateJ at the rich harvest wbteh was spread out
befeur them. Here vas DeeUsoconiaining " Or
20 sack OF county salt. oa sne VacA were three
first class locomotives, and soae twenty OF more
cars The cars aud two OF the locomotives be
lOngcd to the Norfolk and Petersburg railroad. and
many OF the former were hlita Win valuable Oils,
machinery, eie. All hands disM0onied, The guard
Eitchi ~ their uarers some distance 70 the SOU
Of the railroad, and picketing their horses at a
frace close by.
The Thought now occurred 10 Dr. Pryor that he
might maze good his escape, and the inme diate
departure ui the Captain of the guard, vii the
mark that he was going In pursuit Of food for the
horses resolved him on the attempt. leaving his
favOrie mare, which. being present hom the cit
izans of Petersburg, he deeply regretted, and
throwing down his saddle bags As an additional
'blind }" he groped his way through The darkness
about hundred yards, Wnen he so.uek dense
more than quarter Of mile before he heard an
exuitant shout, aud immediatsay there burst
through the darkness great blexe 0f light. This
light he was enabled to direct his steps
with more accuracy, as he ksSz ~. back In that
detection until he had procee eIs5. 2s6eably mile
Mere nc suddenly plugged an." ma'sn, ana 'c Ms
severe falls and lost his hat Finally getting upon
hard ground again he lay down In the woods, and
there remained until O'Clock Thursday morning.
He heard The raiders when they departed, which
was at two O'Clock In the morning. hut knowing
! that there are always many straggers, DIR Pryor
did not venture 10 find his way 10 any house until
the hour above mentioned. About nine O'Clock,
his bart head exposed to the rays OF scorching
sun, and suffering greatly from loss Of sleep and
uadue exertioD, he reached the house of friend,
and was Hospitality entertained. He was then
provided with 4 hat AMI horse, and reached Pc
tersburg late Thursday evening.
The raiders made great many inquiries OF Dd
Pryor about the roads, and particularly OF that
which would take them 10 the Junction. They
hal ten days raiiens, which would indicate a long
journey, ard they have diverged from the June
ton towards Danve, we shall not be at all sur
prised to hear Of their extending the expedition to
a section never before visited by rsiJers. Unless
met by determined resistance, we Rave no doubt
their detiiaation Is not only Danvie, but even
Greensboro and other portions Of North Carolina,
where the people have never dreamed Ut a visit
from Yankee mafaudefS.
We would advise the people OF that State TO
prepare at once for an trrupitOn of these vandals
Arm themselves and give the invaders bl0Odyre re-
cepti0n Should Wilson extend his expedition 10
that section, II ls In The power Of the people 10 ex
terminate this entire party, and they should see to
II that not a man survives.
FURTHER FROM THE RAIDERS.
A gent eman who. reached here last night direct
from Fufd's Depot informs us that the destruction
Of the vandas ia that vicinity was very great
From The IA mile post, six miles below to some
distance above the depot, The telegraph poles have
been cut down, the wire destroyed, The railII,ad
track torn up aud the iron burnt and bent Several
citizens ih The vicinity suffered heavily. Mr. Vim
Beasiey was stripped OF every article OF value;
Mr Ell II Osborne lost thirteen horses and mules,
six negroes, all his bacon, and half oi his corn.
Nj John fOOI and Mr Thacker ", ie also robbed
Ot nearly everything.
Ia their march towards The JuaetiOu the Yan
KEGS swept the country, burning he aepOis aud
court building at Notloway II
A dispatch received last night from Eice's, via
Lynchbu'g and Richmond, states that when last
heard from the raiders were moving Hp The Dan
vile road and weIe within few miles OF MehCnin
Station.