Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-29
Details Of Gen Hunters Movements

Details Of Gen Hunters Movements
p. Page sends from his hospital Rich
mond Enquirer, of the 25th, from which we
extract the following: TfY
~ ARRIVAL OF THE PRISONERS.
ErlA A batch of prisoners taken near the Well
don Railroad yesterday afternoon, were
brought to Major Kerr's headquarters last
| night, and by him turned over to Provost
! Marshal Hawes. They state that they be-
| long to the Second corps (Hancock's), and
had been in the trenches around Petersburg
| up to Monday, night. They. were then re-
lieved by new army corps. the number OF
which they did not learn. 1t only arrived
Monday night and was four hours IN pass
ing.
phia, attached to the Second United States
Sharpshooters, states that it was reported
in camp that very heavy body of cavalry
had gone down to the rear of Petersburg,
and Intended to cut the railroad at some
point between this city and Weldon. We
give his statement for what it is WORTH
The privates in this batch are all foreigners,
and the most ordinary, illiterate, ragged,
dirty, cut-throat looking creatures we have
ever seen.
One, raw '.Patlander," says he only
landed In this country last February, when
he was Immediately well piled with whis-
ky, enlisted to fight under the "Stars and
Stripes" and then sent to the army. Such
is the material our gallant soldiers are now
fighting from Petersburg.
LATER.
Notwithstanding the seeming quiet which
prevailed up to the time of the departure of
the train, events had begun development
about two miles south of the city early in
the afternoon, which resulted in d glorious
victory to our arms. Mahone's brigade, with
another whose name we could not learn,
made an attack upon Hancock's corps about
2P. NJ, and drove them from two lines of
breastworks, and captured nearly two thou
sand prisoners, including fifty-seven COM
missioned officers, together with four pieces
Of artillery and eight stands of colors.
The fight was renewed last evening, but
the enemy was repulsed in each of his at
tacks up to last accounts. The enemy's
pickets Informed our pickets during the
day that "Old Abe" was on visit to Grant.
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
The only intelligence from this quarter
on yesterday was TO the effect that the enc
my were still there, but in what force did
not transpire. 1t was rumored that, antic-
ipating q renewed attack npon them on
Tuesday, they withdrew before dawn to-
wards James river. This report does not
conclusion that the White House is still an
object Of some interest to the enemy.
FROM THE JAMES.
There was nothing of Importance in pro-
gress yesterday; the affair of the batteries
and gunboats at and off Howlett's House
on Tuesday amounted to little of impor-
tance. In the progress of affairs the iron
clad Virinid refusing to work, all investi-
cation revealed chisel in one of her cylin-
ders, which had slightly injured the piston
and disabled her for the time. Whether
this was the work of treachery or of crimi-
nal carelessness remains to be seen.
IMPORTANT FROM LYNcHBURG.
Passengers from Lynchburg on yesterday
state that the last heard from the Yankee
raider Hunter was when he had arrived at
Liberty. He is gone "kiting" somewhere
nobody knows.
The Republican says the battlefield ofSun-
day last presented ghastly spectacle. A
circumstance connected with the enemy's
dead Is worthy of notice, as showing the
accuracy of the aim of our sharpshOoters.
A gentleman undertook to count the dead
as they lay on the field, and note the place
where they were shot. OF forty-seven so
counted, forty-two were struck in the head,
and death appeared to have been almost in
a mete and proper fate for these
ruthless invaders.
The enemy threw away large number |
of guns, pistols and swords, both on the |
battlefield and in the route of their retreat |
Knapsacks, haversacks: canteens, &C., were |
also profusely strewed about, and many |
were picked up by citizens who visited the |
field and passed along the roads in many |
localities. On both the Salem and Forest |
roads trees were felled and blockades of
fence rails and stones were made to impede
pursuit. III
In removing these some hours were lost |
by our men. The scene of desolation and
ruin in the neighborhood of this city, near
where the enemy made their line Of battle,
is positively appalling. The people were |
stripped of everything fences were torn |
down, crops trampled up, and every species |
OF vandalism that savages could think of
was practised. Hogs, sheep, cattle and poul-
try were stolen and carried off, and when |
not needed for food were wantonly slaugh-
tered and left to rot on the ground. The
damage done by Hunter was very extensive,
many of the farmers having been plunder-
ed of all their grain, cattle and other stock.
Every establishmentof general public util
ity was destroyed along their route.