Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-07-08
WAR ITEMS.

giving the following account Of Gen. Hun
ter's late expedition
Hunters army reached Lexington June
/ ith found it occupied by infantry and ar
tillery. After fighting a few hours the feb.
els left. We burned the Virginia Military
Institute and Gov. Letcher's house. Capt.
Blaser's scouts captured seven canal boats
containing six cannon, nine thousand rounds
Of ammunition and large amount Of COM
missary stores.
Gen Dufie having cut the Charlottesville
and Lynchburg Railroad at Amherst, we
marched by way of Buchannon and Liberty
to Lynchburg. At Liberty we tore up the
road for several miles, burning bridge sew
en- hundred feet long. Five miles from Lynch
burg we found the rebels in streng position,
and attacked them June IL, driving them two
miles, when night closed in. During the
night heavy reinforcsments from Richmond
under Early arrived On Saturday, after feel
ing the enemy's strength, it was decided that
they were too strong for us. and by night we
withdrew, having taken two cannon and sixty
prisoners. The Second Virginia Cavalry.
Saturday night, cut the railroad ten miles
east Of Lynchburg.
At Salem party Of rebels attacked Cor
Inns and Strauss batteries in a defile, drove
hundred aud twenty horses. We brought
off five cannon, leaving seven that were ruin
Ell. together with seven casons and carriages
that we're burned by the explosion Of the
former. Six men we're killed and ten wound
ed OF the I'd Virginia Cavalry. Our whole
loss in the entire movement is probably six
hundred killed, wounded and missing. We
have one hundred prisoners, seven cannon
and six hundred horses captured, and have
lived almost entirely off the country, and
made the biggest raid on record"
The New Albany (Tnd.) Ledger reports
that gang Of $50 guerrillas under Major
Walker Taylor are committing depredations
and outrages in various Kentucky towns
along the Ohio river. They have lately visit
ed Stephensport, Hawesville, Cloverpor and
Owenboro', where they robbed stores, stole
horses, and maltreated obnoxious citizens
At Hawesville they caught citizen suspect
ed Of being concerned in negro recruiting,
tied him with rope, which they attached to
the saddle on a mule A man then mounted
the mule, and started off at a brisk pace, the
victim Of their malice being in this way run
down and dragged nearly to death. 1t was
afterwards ascertained that he was in no
manner connected with the negro recruiting
business, and he was released. A good many
recruits are joining them.
The Louisville Journal is informed BY a
gentleman just from Atlanta that the Gov
ernor Of Georgia has issued a proclamation
warning the confederate authorities, and Joe
Johnston in particular, not TO attempt to de-
stroy Atlanta or the railroads extending from
the city. He says that they are the property
Of the state, and he will use every means in
his power to preserve them for the state. II
necessary, he will call out the militia, and re-
call the Georgia troops in the confederate
service, to aid him in enforcing his proclaim
ton 1t is not likely the rebel military au-
thorities will pay much Difference to the Gov
ernors manifesto.
letter from Baltimore, written on Satur-
day, says " Our harbor has been on fire for
the last twenty -four hours, literally on fire.
The surface of the water for thousands of
square yards has been perfect fame, caused
by the destruction Of the Italian ship Juliana,
which took fire while lying at the wharf and
loading with petroleum. She had on board
one thousand eight hundred barrels, and had
to be towed over to the opposite side Of the
basin to save the surrounding property. As
the barrels would burst, the oil spread over
the water in a flame. Thousands assembled
to witness the beautiful sight"
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says
wounded soldier from the Wilderness rebel
hospital in Locust Grove, reports that the
rebels are moving all the wounded that can
walk to Richmond. About thirty. who were
unable to walk, were left with the Union sur
geou. He state that upwards Of eighty out
of 239 of our wounded died for want of at
tenton and nourishment. A farm house in
the neighborhood was filed with our wound
ed and kindly treated. The dead of both ar
mics remain unburied
The rebels pay no respect to our hospital
flags, and on Thursday last they fred upon
one of our hospital trains from battery sta
toned near Petersburg, killing and wound
ing several horses, but fortunately doing no
injury to the occupants Of the ambulances,-
On Friday afternoon they again fred upon
another train, but their shots fell short of the
mark
The Washington Star says that since Gen.
Grant crossed the Rapidan he has captured
over thirty stand of rebel colors and about
1900 prisonere, not including those captur-
ed within the last four or FIVE days, while his
own loss in prisoners is less than one-third
that number.
The two officers sent by the French gov
ernment TO examine into and report upon the
condition and management Of the Federal ar
mics are enjoying the hospitality of Gen.
Meade.
The Lawrence Journal, well-known Dsm-
ocratic paper. published at New Castle, Law
renee county. Pennsylvania, has abandoned
the Democratic party. and hoisted to the
mast head the names Of Lincoln and Johnson.
LeavenwoFth papers Of the 18th state that
part Of Coopers rebel force sunk steamer
with government supplies in the Arkansas
river, 25 miles above Fort Smith. The rsb-
els had battery of three guns. Cooper,
with a large force, occupied his old position
on the Arkansas river.
The Medical Director of Gen. Sherman's
army telegraphs that our entire loss will
not exceed 500. Col. Watkins was not cap
tured a, Lafayette, and Col. Faulkner. re-
ported captured there, has arrived at Chat
tanooga.
IL was General Harker. not General Hook
er. who was mortally wounded in the recent
attack by Gen. Sherman's army This is
pleasing intelligence to the numerous admir-
ers of Fighting joe" whose death would
be G nation loss at this time.