, 1864-08-11
We gather, from the correspondence OF the
Cincinnati comcsereid', the following aadi-
tiona1 facts relative to the Stoneuan raid:
PALMETTO STATION

Night fell rapidly, and heavy rain set In
No1BelesEly the long column Of silent horse.
men pursued their way through the d1ench-
ing shower, over roads that never before re-
sounded to the football OF an armed Federal
soldier. Nine miles from Palmetto, White.
water Greek, stream that deserves to be
called river, vas crossed at several lords,
and when the column pushed forward on the
opposite side, the woods beside the road
were found lined with the baggage trains of
The rebel army. A scene set in that detes
description. With admirable management
way to Fay etttville, but Ave. miles distant
from the stream just crossed, maintaining q
profound silenee, and not deigning q reply to
fhe,dIowsy teamste1s who y ere nearIY enough
awake to ask where in the devil they came
IRON. Not uLtu every avenue Of escape
from Fay ettevtlle was guarded, did our troops
commence their work Of devastation. I'm to
the time they disclosed who they were, the.
rebel teamtters md those with the traius,
xcre utterly ignorant Of the presence Of the
YDnkees. Words cannot picture their aston
iehment and ab}cct terror. whan they gralu-
Some, dragged rnthlessly from their slun-
bere, were disposed to show hght at what
they considered very unhappy practical
joke. Others were altogether fncredu.
lous, and nothing convinced them that they
were really surprised until our men COM
1hear the number Of wagons destroyed was
estimated at nearly 1000. They apparently
contained all the baggage Of the rebel army
ut Atlanta, and also the baggage Of citizens
who have lied ut our approach. They
stretched for nearly five miles. Swiftly our
treasure: Hundreds upon hundreds of mules
were slaughtered-all IN fact which were not
in prime condition. They were run throurh
the body, one after another. by our troopers,
whose sabers, that night and early morning,
dripped with more Innocent blood than ever
stained them before The teamstets were
collected together, and many commissar,es
and quartermasters With the train were also
also captured The wagons, With their con.
tents, were consigned to the torch and utter
II destroyed. Many cnrious things were
flehed out-such as rich Odd Fellows and
Mas ionic regaltas-and our boys fairly loaded
themselves down with plunder- There was
the things they we're able to carry, and those
they wanted to carry.
FAYETTEVILLE OCCUPIED.
While the destruction Of the train was
going on, our forces surrounding Fayette-
villc. shortly after day.break on Friday the
29tb, entered the town, still quietly asleep.
Fayetteville Is due. south of Atlanta forty
miles, ard was thought. entirely secure. as
was evident from the collection Of trains
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to door On tour Of morning inspection, the
manner of the inmates was ludicrous In the
extreme They were utterly unable to COM
prehend that they were face to face with the
Yankee rampant. When they did compre-
bend their CONSERVATION vas both painful
and funny. The women assumed the color
Of a5hes!th men turned pale and red by al.
tefnaticp. Several rebel officers, eDjoying
themselves with brief furlopgh from duty,
were eobbled and sent off to swell the gath
ering cloud Of fcap.iyes. All the commtssary
stores In the town were seized and appro-
priated by our men who, without sleep or
fcepite, resumed their march at a: m their
| column increased by the addition Of thon-
ssnd prisoners, and their spirits buoyant, In
spite OF great fatigue, at their succseses, rem
6esed much greater than they had anticipated
By the capture of the train.
THE ESEMT HEARD FROM.
| I: An hour after starting, and Just before re-
crossing the bridge over Whitewater Creek,
on the Newman Road. heavy force Of caya1-
| ~, consisting, 1t ia stated, Of General Jack
sons division of Wheeler'H cavalry, came
dashipg down On the Fayetteville Road, and
attacked onr rear regiments under Col. .~Hsr-
xisen, On the right faux. Some confusion
eneucd, and our troops were driven short
diatance The I'd and 4th Indiana wrIe
brought back to Col. HaErison's support. aud
the enemy Was speedily repussed. TIE
mbr6h was resumed, aRl at d4tk our rear
euard paEset over AID burned the bridge.
nRIEr HALT.
Esi5a7 night brief halt p a ord1ced-tle