The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-18
WAR NEWS.


town ard Charles City roads, but was repulsed in
every attempt. Most strenuous efforts were made
about D. n, after which he withdrew, leaving
many dead. Our loss very slight.
Breckenridge reports that force of the enemy
came to Greenville on the 18th aud were defeated
by Brig. Gen. Vaughn. Some prisoners, two
stand of colors many horses and arms were cap
tured The enemy lost many killed and wounded.
Our loss slight.
[Signed] 4. f. LEE, General.
FROM GEORGIA. The flank movement of Gen.
Hood upon Atlanta has been completely success
full The railroad from Big Shaniy to Kingston
has been utterly destroyed, even the cuts filed up
and all the garrisons along that distance captured.
French's division of Stewards corps made an
attack upon Altoona, which failed. The whole
corps subsequently went to his assistance, when
the town was carried by assault and four thousand
prisoners TAKEN together with an immense quaint.
ty of material of war.
Our army on the Kingston and Rome rail-
road at last accounts Beauregard is with Hood
Gen Iverson captured East Point the other day
taking fifty wagons in good condition and the
wrecks of others. VERSIONS pickets within
one mile Of the city, and either kill or capture
every Yankee who ventures outside the main works.
The evacuation Of Atlanta is looked for every
day The euemy have no stock with which to
road
LATE OPERATIONS IN EAST TENNESSEE
Every thing has been quiet in East Tennessee since
our last report. Gen. Vaughn was ordered back
to protect the Salt Works against threatened
raid. Could he have carried out the programme
he had chalked off, We believe the whole Federal
force would have been captured.
Col j. B. Palmer with some ten or twelve hun
dred Of his gallant boys from this place, went over
to cooperate with Gen. Vaughn. When Gen. V.
ordered back to the Salt Works, Col. Palmer
returned in this direction, making ''dank move.
ment' into Cooke county to gather up supplies,
which he effected to his entire satisfaction bring
ing off large supplies of beef cattle, hogs, and
wheat, right from under the nose Of heavy Fede-
raj force stationed at the mouth Of Chucky River,
The boys have all returned in the highest spirits,
and We hear but one complaint among them-they
did not get into fsht.-AheuWe Ncps
Successful Raid IN Southeastern Virginia.
a few days ago the telegraph announced most
gallant aud successful raid by small force of
Contederates in Southwestern Virginia. The tele-
graph told this gallant band was led by Lieut.
Col. Withers, whereas it was Lieut. CO.. Witchers
who was the hero of the xploit 1t was decidedly a
brilliant affair, and therefore publish some ad-
d.tional details as We find them in the Rich mond
Enquirer Of last Monday That paper says:
1--WE have some further details of this success
full raid, made a few days ago by Lieut. Col Witch
er, in Northwestern Virginia, an official summary
of which has already been given. Col. Witcher
is now at his headquarters in Greenbrier, having
forwarded the spois of his expedition to safer
locality. lie brought out 400 horses and over
200 fine cattle. lie captured Bulitown, Jackson
vile, Westover, Buchanan and Walkcrsvie. At
Westover he destroyed large amount of all kinds
of stores. AT Buchanan he captured Major Long,
Of the Sd y ankeeJ Va. cavalry, of Ayerips brig
AIDE, with 100 men and hoses and equipments
complete, besides the quartermaster buildings,
containing 700 bushels of shelled oats, and at
least 81 100000 worth of quartermaster and COM
missary and medical stores, 1000 stand of small
arms and equipments. He also destroyed the tele-
graph Office, and brought away the Instruments
He also captured the Bank of Weston, with up
wards Of $1,000 in all kinds of funds, which will
be turned over to the Confederate Government.
He captured in all about 800 prisoners, and broke
up the home guard organization everywhere he
went, and has returned without the loss of man,
but brought out some recruits
| When it is remembered that Lieut. Col Witch
err had nothing but small battalion, the feat has
not been surpassed during the war.
CRoATAN lIGuT- HOUSE DEsTRoYED.-Mas-
ter Long, Of the guuboat Albcn,arle, went down
the sound with six men, in an open boat, lying up
on shore in the day. They landed at Croatan
Light House, took the keeper and placed key of
powder in the Light House and lighted slow
match and then pulled off through the enemy S
| fleet When they got through the feet the Light
House blew up setting fire to large amount of
OIL They brought off the keeper and arrived
safely at Plymouth Goldsloro Journal.
| Murder Of Confederate Soldiers and Citizens
at Front Royal, Va.-The Richmond Sentinel has
received from gentleman, who was an eye-wit.
ness OF the atrocious of the Federal troops at
Front Royal the following particulars of the affair:
The Yankee cavalry, under General Torbert en-
tered the town, and drove out the few Confede-
rates on picket, who fell back to Milford. At this
latter point, General Wckham met the Yankee
force and repu!sed it.
part OF Mosbys men, under command of Cap
tain Chapman, annoyed the enemy very much on
their return to Front Royal, which, with the NOR
LITIGATION of their defeat by Wickbam, excited in
them such savage feelings as to prompt them to
Anderson, OVERLY, Love and Rhodes were shot.
and Carter and one other, whose name our inform
ant die not recoect, were hung to the limb of a
tree at the entrance of the village, with card at
tached to the bodies, threatening with hanging on
the same limb any who would remove the
corpSes from the tree
Henry Rhodes vas quite youth living with his
widowed mother aud supporting her by his labor
He did not belong to Mosby's command. His
mother entreated them to spare the life of her SON.
and treat him as prisoner of war, but the demons
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