Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-24

| auu auued so much ltiStre to Confederate arms
One of the Yankee flags, being the "Stars and
Stripes, belonged 10 the eth massachusetts reg
iment and WAS inscribed with the names Of
| 'Nowbsrn, "."Whitellall, Roa;olie" ;" and Colds
boro' Another belonged TO the a3l Massa-
| chusetts and bore the arms Of that Va.
liant State. Three Others also Yankee
Slate flags, completed the display Of misery
stricken silk. The scsne WAS frauEht with
amusement, and kept the spectators along the
streets through which they passed. ina chucklo
| of Eierriment
DEATH OF LAWSON DANCE, EQ.
During tho recent Yankee raid around
| Richmond the villains rc.rctrsted- no act Of
barbarity moro cold-b blooded than that of The,
killing Of Lawson Dance, Esq., Of Hanover
MIR. Dance had beenyhuntng in the woods for;
some delicate game Intended fer sick wife,
ard, as ho as>going 10 bis-heuss, a party of
Yankees rode up and ordered him to surren-
der. Either not understanding them, or not
apprchcndins any danger, he paid no attcn-
tion to them. The scoundrcIs fired upoa him
instantly and killed him. Mr.. Dluco WAS q
native cr Chester field, and WAS formerly u
Captain in the 18Th Virginia Inranlry, but
resigned about two years ago, when he moved
with his family to Hanover, where no had
been farming mp to the timn Of his DEATH
lie was Tor many years resident in Rich
mond, being employed rs clerk for Mrs.rs.
Warwick u Barksdule.
YANKEE "GENTLEMES."
During tho recent pseudo investment Of
Richmond on the South side, by tho forces
under Butler, tho Yankees Informed the citi-
z;ns, while htl ping themselves t. their houses
and prorcnder, that they We're "gentlenen,"
and that no fear need be entertained that they
would irjurc anybCdy's pcrson or property
during their occupation. Since they have re-
tired to the protecting care Of their gunboats,
however, the scene CT their march l. one the
atre of dcs"lation. Houses and farms arc
seen in ruined condition, crops havo been dc.
etr0yed, cattle and hogs stCl.n, and negroes
run of. Mr.. Friends house, the hcalquar-
tcrs Of Butler is dcspciled Of al that was left
in it by the owner: and Mr.. lIowlett's house,
overlooking Dutch Bend, has been knocked
full Of holes" by the Yankee gurboata. These
things look very gcntleuanly, indeed. 1t is
unnecessary to multiply instances.
Coop, If TRUE.
Information was received in our lines, We'd.
nesday, in the vicinity Of Port WalthalI june
ton, from source entitled tocrcdit, that Cen
Ames WAS killed in the fight of Monday, ard
that General Baldy Smith was conveyed to
Bermuda Hundreds minus . FOOT Buffers
headquarters, during tn, fight, were 81, board
the swift steamer Greyhound, with s:cam up
to the top Of the suase.
VANDALISM.
a gentleman who hus yr,itcl the residence
Of Mr.. Peers, at the Half way House on tho
turnpike between Petersburg and i-i:igioE:i.
since the Yanda!s OF Butler were driven away,
says the work Of destruction is complete
The house has been des1oilel in every con-
ceivable manner. iIands3ma and elegant
mahogany furni;urc has boon broken into
fragments, nice feather beds besmearcd with
filth, and all tho outhouses stripped of their
covering. The hogs were slaughtered on the
premises, and their heads aad cn:rails scat
terea3 over the yard. Five cows were kii'e!
near the house, and tie oGal left where the
butchery was done. Hens were taken from
their hroods Of chickens, and devOurcd ly
those Yankee i.ckalis; ard some from their
pDt Iu,u oh i,I
Incubation, also dcrourcd. So perfect
wreck, and so striking an evidence Of the de-
pravity Cf human nature, has been raTct'
seen.
lERiIDzRs.
4 party of some five hundred raiders, sup
posed to belong to Sheridan's division, and
comprising the whole effective force OF
that considerably usel up cavalcade, made
their way up from Malvern I'LL, on
Thursday, via Tunstall Station, on the
York Kiyer Railroad, to within a rew miles
Of Hanover Court House. They halted there
for tie night, and having ascertaned that
ample forco was guarding the Central Rail-
road, returned to TnnstaIl's carly yesterday
morning, and it is supposed have gone over
tho Chickahominy after their comrades. The
approaches to the city, including all Of the
railroads, are now thoroughly guarded by
Confederate troops.
THE RECENT YANKEE LOSSES.
The New York "Ncws' cf tho 18th, has
the following statement Of recent Yankee
losses:
Banks, 10000 out Of G0000.
Sherman's, 20,0UD.
In North Carolina, $3.50.
The "News" forbears to give the Federal
losses in the recent battles between Grant anil
General Lee, as the terrific slaughter was then
progressing, ard at last accounts hal reached
$4,000.
FROM TIE SOUTH SIDE.
Tho Petersburg mail came through ycstHT-
day morning, and we aro thus cGaricd to Civ,
our readers some additional items from tn,
South. side, which, for = week or ten days
past, has heen point Ct considerable inter-
est. The Spears raiders committed many
deprcdatious in their route, but were hoty
pressed On all sides by q detachment of cav
airy under command Of Gen. peariag.
Near WcllvilIe,i in Nottoway county,thc raid
ers visited tho plantation Of Mr.. VIM. II.