Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-25
WAR WE gvS.

fOr several successive Gays diIllo iHc
past week has almost e5fectually put
!. stop {for the time being) 70 military
operations both in front Of Richmond
aud Petersburg.
On the 18th Gen Picket capturea
a portion Of the enemy's picket line
in his front. The following sis Gen.
lees report OF the affair
HH'D. QRs. ETC, Nov. Is.
"Uon .Jtanes A ,Sedlon
General Pickett reports that, last
night, portion IF the eIelny's picket
line in his front Was taken possession
Of and held
Zone colonel, two captains, two
lielltenants and one hundred aud
twelve privates were captured, besides
the dead and wounded left on the
ground.
: '.Uur loss, one killed and nine
wounded.
Il. E. LEE.
On Friday end Saturday the enemy
made an effort to recapture the posi-
ton, and re-establish their picket
lines, but each time were repulsed
with loss
The Express gives the following
statement of an affair that took place
on the Petersburg lines.
"a most amusing, and ut the same
time satisfactory incident, occurred IN
front of Wright's brigade, just to the
left of the Weldon railroad, on Satur-
day morning an hour Or two before
day. A report was brought III that
the enemy YVES advancing at that
point. and the men were called to
arms at once. The pickets were on
tie alert, and soon heard noise in
front, as Of advancing forces. A
sharp volley Of musketry was dis
charged at the supposed foe, when a
sudden rush was heard, and forward
through the lines charged in wild dis
order forty-tw two fine beeves-until that
moment Yankee property. They had
evidently strayed or deserted from the
Yankee herd or perhaps came in search
of those recently captured by General
Hampton on tht banks Of the James.
They got lost on the way, and were
wandering between the two armies,
coming in the direction of Petersburg,
when they were discovered by our
pickets. The sudden discharge Of
musketry in THEN front, and the pro-
bable wounding Of one or two, fright
ened the creatures and caused them to
dash forward. This is the first in
stance on record of a charge by cattle
on lines defended by armed men and
in the face Of q rapid musketry fire.
We understand they came in good
line Of battle, aud were not gathered
up until they had passed to the rear.
They are remarkably fine beeves, and
the incident caused great amusement
in camp. Perhaps the Yankees might
learn lesson from the charge made
by the dumb beasts they had trans
ported for slaugh er.
Gen. Breckinridge's victory in East
Tennessee gets better as it gets older.
The prisoners captured are now re-
ported at eight hundred and fifty.
The Yankees stopped on Friday TO
make q stand at Strawberry Plains,
but finding General Vaughan again
making for their rear, broke again,
and did not stop until safe within the
Publications at Knoxville.
AS troops have been Withdrawn
from Knoxville to reinforce General
Thomas at Pulaski, we shall not be
surprised to hear that General Breck-
inridge has carried the city by storm,
and dislodged Brownlow aud his filthy
associates.
The latest accounts from Georgia,
state that Sherman was in close prox-
unity to Macon and a battle was
deemed imminent. He has cut the
Railroad between Augusta and Macon
at point about 25 miles from Macon.
The invading force consists Of four
corps of infantry, viz: Fourteenth
commanded by General Jeff. G. Davis;
Tenth, commanded by Gen. Oster-
haus Seventeenth corps, commanded
by Gen. Blair, and the Twentieth
corps, commanded by Gen. slocunl.
The Confederate force will be stated
hereafter, but is much larger than is
generally supposed.
Since writing the foregoing we learn
that Gov. Browns residence, in Can
ton, Cherokee county, embracing his
commodious dwelling house, kitchen,
out-hc uses, &c, together with his
office building, were all burnt to the
ground by the vandal foe, a few days
ago. The officer in command of the
vandals who were sent to execute the
work they SO ruthlessly and success
fully performed, allowed the family
who were living on the premises at
the time, only fifteen minutes. to re-
move the furniture from the house,
and all that was not removed within
that time was devoured by the flames.
The same party burned the court.
house, Jail, academy, both the hotels,
and about two-thirds Of the best
dwelling and business houses in Can
Tan