The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-25
drove the enemy four miles, when. their
ammunition giving out, they were them
selves driven precisely tho same distance.

selves driven precisely the same distance
RAID ON THE DANvILLR RAILROAD
The Yankee cavalry force cent out from
uran'e army, uader Spear, Kau,z, and Viii
. son, after destroying the Petersburg aud
Weldon railroad, near Resms's Station, AS
sailed the Southside railroad, at Ford's De>
pot, about twenty miles from Petersburg
/ which they burnt, together With two loco.
motives and sixteen burthen cars, laden
with stores, &c, belonging to the Norfolk
and Petersburg railroad. They then pro-
ceeded on and struck the Richmond and
! Dsnyiile Railroad at Barkesville junction,
where the road intersects with the South.
si!c railroad, iifly-three miles from Rich
mend Here on Thursday night they burnt
the freight house, (an unimportant structure
the water tanks, and tore up the track for
some distance. We are informed that the
siis were burnt, but that the rails were not
much damaged. 1t was reported yesterday
that they were fortifying at the junction,
but we have good reason for stating that
this was an error. Their design doubtiess
was to destroy the High Bridge, on the
Southside railroad; but learning that this
, experiment would be attended with some
danger 10 them, they changed theig pro-
gramme, and proceeded on up the Danvilie
road. AT Ii O'Clock yesterday they were re.
ported all along the road from Greenbay to
Mcherrih's. Gfeenbay is seven miles above
the Junction, and MeherIin's ten. They
no doubt sent out foraging parties to pill
iage the inhabitants, but at 6 O'Clock last
evening it wis not known what damage had
been done to the road beyond the June.
ton.
The stores had all been removed from
Burkesville previous to the visit Of The raid
era, and the injury to the road at that point
can speedily be repaired.
The latest accounts We have from the
raiders represt mt that they were proceeding
on from Mcheriin's in the direction OF
Stanton river. They burnt the depot at
Meherrin's ani tore up the track In several
places between that point and BuIkesyile.-
|. has also been asceriained that the track
was torn up in one or two places this side
oil the Junction. Their design is evidently
80 damage the road as much as possible, but
their career may yet be checked.
A detachment Of the eEemys raiding
| force was oyertaken yesterday morning at
Nottoway Court House by our cavalry un-
der Gen. w. f. IL. Lee, and skirmish took
| place, in which ihe Yankees were whipped
| They then re'reated, with the apparent III
tentiou Of rfjcining the main body.
FROM HUNTERS CEs-orFICIAL NEWS.
Official information from Salem confirms
the main features OF the Associated Press
dispatch from Lynchburg, in yesterdays pa
per The enemy passed through Salem on
the 3lst, and took the route towards Lewis
burg, by Newcastle.
McCausland, with his cavalry, struck the
enemy north of Salem, at the Hanging Rock, :,
and captured four pieces of artillery and
disabled Elk others SO that they had to be
left. The carriages were destroyed by the
enemy. The guns, however, are secured
ten in all.
/ The enemy moved so rapidly that our in
iantry could not attack him before he got 20
the mountains, though they marched tWen-
ty miles day.
The enemy did great. deal of damage to
eitizces in Bedford and Campbell, but not
30 much in Roanoke, as they were too close
iy pursued. All the bridges and depots on
the railroad were burnt to Slem, but little
Other damage was done to the road.