New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-24

Extracts from Riehmend Papers Of the
21.s Instant.

The Examiner says there was ruInor current
last night that Major.Genera Robert Rhodes had been
killed in the Valley and that bic body bad reached
Stanton. We did not learn whether he Killed. in
battle or skirmish. any particulars whatever.
From the above il would appear that accounts Of
sn.ridans victory had not at that time reached Rich
mond.l
The Eramin,r publishes ,he following account which
II says Is authentic Of the Yankee raid into the couaty
of Orange on Monday. "The rld1ng party was about
80 strong and are the with whom Moseby has 10
Gently been fighting In tho vicinity OF Lresburg aud Az
ernniria They came down through Cupe pper. and on
"Wednesday morning arrived az the Orange and Alex
andria rairoid bridge. the lapidan. which they
attempted destroy hu, the imiors being green and
Commensurate with ;heir efforts.
The injury 10 tie bridge is trihing Il being only
-inEed The raiders then crossed the Kapidan into
Orange and burnt Holidays MIL near kapidan Sta
ton. containing nrgc quantity Of whoat belonging 10
tbs Orange aud Alertndrit Railroad but had proceeded
but about two miles when they were embuscaded by
some Of our infantry who captured forty killed lneen
ard drove The rest beer sseter over tho Rapdan and
into Cupeppcr In tkcir digit .he frightened RAIDERS
turned loOse number of horses and mules which they
last Of this raid The raiders making tracks for
Alexandria The only real damage done BY them. vas
tie burning Of Holidays NIL and the wheat II con
tins.l.>
The flag Of truce steamer New.York, Major milford
arrived OF Varna yesterday evening it'll one thousand
Among the officers. Of which there we're number
aboard Gen. Walker OF what brig 'de and corps Is
unknown.
In the City Council jMr. Scott offered resolution TO
offer re- ard OF e. 900 for the detection Of the lncen
diaries engaged In kmdIg the lies now Of nightly
occu rrence in Richmond and suggesting the eoopera
ton with tho police ~ the members Of the fire brgase
As patrolmen. Mr. Glazebrook wanted the reward ne
creased TO 5000. The subject was referred TO the
committee on police. I'M,
A letter from Camden County. n. c., says; The
Yankees have Just made raid out here. committing
the most hendsh acts OF cruelty upon the people Ihey
were not satisfied with subsstng upon the people chr
ryng oil horses &c bat they burned fifteen or twenty
uses turnngs the defonseless families out OF Doors
with n total oss Of furniture, clothing. Ac.'
The Eraminv complains that there are cilikehs OF
Winchester and OF the heghborhood. calling themselves
Confedsrates. who refuso Ia supply Gen Eary com
missaries and qnnrtcrnasters with food LOT man OF
horse except the terms OF being PAID IN MI fesseh
denis green paper and who utterly refuse 10 sell 10
sodier egg apple for any quantity oil the paper
which serves US for money 10 this country ana fm
10 sorry 10 learn that there are planters ana
merchants In Winchester and vicinity: who do abso,
ue, refuse TO touch our countrys legal currency and
who demand 10 be- paid for every thing In thai Oh the
ensmys country. . - ,
1t concludes By saying: The policy Of being gentle
and ndugept To open traitors and OF encouraging them
10 violate the laws Is perhaps little Characteristic OF
our Government, which Is stern and austere enough
with honest citizens who s,ranng every nerve ana
risking everything they have in the world. together
with their lives and their chdrens hves 10 nphoa nc
said Government but IL is policy which VIII scarcey
| recommend itself 10 straightforward canfederates.
Reports from all over Texas OF the corn aud gram
crops arc exceedingly favorable. Very heavy crops
have been made heavier indeed. than ever before
known. T2t HouEOH 7ssSrsgA ssys the wealth Of corn