The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-31
Grrniug telegraph
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1ss4.
sTON MAN AND BURBRrDqB,

The War i'm Southwestern virginia.
stoneman az NRshyiiIr-Hts Account
Of the Great RWid-Drfent or the Rebel
gen, Vaughan -BrecIturidrs Driven
into North Carolina Immense Cnu.
lures of Ammdnittop, Horses, aud
Mules-Four Rebel Printing Presses
Seised-fh"y ARE sent 10 PRrsOn brown.
10" as" christmas Present-Eight Hun
drsd and SiNty-ntne Prisoners Vnptured
East Tennessee Free TromdhebcIs.
NASHVILLE, Dec 3o-Maior.GcucfM ~roNrvA,
who arrived in TINS CITY last night rom ms grcar
raid IN East Tennessee and West Virginia furnishes
tho following account OF his expedition
Tho force consisted of BURBmDGEs troops and
GHLlM's East tennessee troops, all undcr the com
mand Of Maor-Gcncml sroNruAN Ihov left
hnONNilO on December lStI. and the movement
was not discovered by The RcueJs until aGer three
days. At hnppurt JoNEs' command was attacked
consisting of about five hundred OF lIoRgAN,s old
command. Tho force was killed, scattered and
captured.
Next the Robol force OF VAUGHN was discovered
at lapertown, near Bristol trying 10 effect a iunc
ton with BREcKiNHDGEs force nt SalN c Our
forces rsucd hm TO Marion, whore an cugn gomcut
ensucd, resulting IN oss 10 the Iicbels OF all their
forco and artillery exc pit about 2Ol, who rotrcatod
towards Lynchbury Va.
BREcKNRIuGE's command had followed Goncral
STorEAAE, with the forces OF GArryru. rHosn,,
NV Aii'-'s' 'biiA til' Hl aNN on llIkhH command.
who had been on the frontier OF kentucky waiting
TO cooperate with the cavalry
General SToNEMAN attached this force nj Marion
and drove thom over the mountains INTO North
Carolina. His command then attacked the salt
work., which were dcicudGl by al out seven hun.
drod mon, who were oither captured or dispersed
Tho loss by tins iaId TO the Rebels is immense All
the railroad BRIDGES from New River yirgipia 10
tho Tennessee line, are destroyed Thirteen railroad
trains, with locomotives. several trains and extra
cars without engines were captured and DESTROYED
All tho doDots on supplies in Southwestern Airgi-
mia, riroad dopots all the ioundries mills factories
stOrohouses wagons and ambulance trains and turn
pike bridges were destroyed. In addition we car.
turod twentY-tve hundred rounds OF artillery am
muniiOn, two thousand pack saddles and a large
amount OF harness, a great quantity Of small arms
two thousand horses, and thousand mules
Among the captures were two Rebel edi iors and our
Secession printing presses The latter were sent TO
Parson BRowNLow as a Christmas present
The seyerest losses TO the Rebels were the desruc.
ton of the salt works at Saltville and the lead
works at Leadyillo. Both were rendered yalueless
Our losses were very small, not exceeding 2OO)
killed, wounded and missing. Among the killed
was Col. BOYLE, OF the Eleventh Kentucky CavaI.
ry. Our captfred Rebel prisoners amount TO "a
officers and Si5 men.
East tennessee Is now free from any body of
Robes, and Kentucky is not infested by Coniede-
rates
General SToNEfAN held the Rebel telegraph
line for eighteen hours during which vine he dis
covered all ia il plans and movements.