The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-06-28
FROM VIRGINIA.

For the last three or four days of the past week
we received no mail from Richmond or Petersburg.
and are therefore unable to publish any detailed &C
count of operations in that quarter The enemy
tapped the Roads between Weldon and Petersburg
and Danville and Richmond but the difficulty thus
caused will only be temporary, we suppose. We
copy some paragraphs from OUT exchanges in re-
gard to the condition of affairs.
The Raleigh Confederate of Friday says
1--WE have no dispatches from the North 1t is
reported that the Railroad damaged near Petersburg
has been repaired and the enemy driven OFT or cap
tured. 1t is also reported that porhon or our
forces have gotten in Grants rear. We expect to
be in regular communication with Petersburg to-
morrow.
A rumor has it that our forces have captured
1000 prisoners and routed Grant"
PETERSBURG We have conyersed with gem
tleman who left Petersburg at 10 a. m, on the 23d
He represents the state Of affairs there as most sat
isfactory Grant. it currently reported, had
gone in the direction of Richmond, with the right
wing of his army leaving the left to menace and
shell our works IF this be so. it confirms the idea
advanced in our issue of Thursday, that Grants
forces were too demc~alized to admit OF any more
serious demonstrations without further vancouver
ing Our informant Impressed as we were by
the cheerful bearing of the people of the Cockade
city. HI saw none Respondent; none who believed
that the foe would be able to lord it over their
beautiful city.-Bullefin.
PETERSBURG, June 21.-To-day has been un-
marked by any event of special interest. Some
little cannonadins and dcsultory skirmshing and
few shells thrown into the city. The enemy is
strongly fortified in lines reaching from James
river across the Appomatox by Jordan'a farm to
Jerusalem plank road for the distance of 7 miles
The weather is intensely warm, but our troops are
in.cxcelIcnt plight, though constantly SUBJECTED TO
heat and fatigue incident to lying IN the trenches
Grants purpose is not developed; he is supposed
however to be meditating Of those grand raids
Our losses in all the fights Of the past week for
the possession of this is not over lOOO killed
and wounded that of the enemy is computed at
five or six thousand.
|, Bearircgard's defence and preservation of the
city,'is regarded by all the most brilliant affair."
of the war; having with inferior force, confront
ted and successfully kept back Grants whole
army. The enemy reported masslng more
troops from the north to the south side of the APP
pomatox this evening
YANKEE ATRoCITIEs-We have the informa-'
ton in such a manner as to make it undoubtedly
true, that the Yankee raiding party which passed
by McIvor.s, committed rape three respectable
ladies in that neighborhood, one of. them married
and the other two single ladies'. We have the
names Of these ladies, but Of course cannot make
them public. It is only necessary to say that the
vandas now threatening Lynchburg from Bedford
are part of the same be!iish crew, and these out
RACES will nerve the of every soldier with US
to strike deadlier blow when the hour for their
punishment comes, IS come it will.-Lynchburg
Republican.