The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-09-07
From The Petersburg Express.
FROM THE FRONT.

FRpN THE FRONT.
From 9 A. NJ, until 10 p. NJ. Monday,
win an hours interval tosards the Middle
Of ,hr day. the rnriny. as " enfased H. fu-
ri b, lis defeat on Thursday. vented his
wrath upon this devoted city. hour after
hour she'll followed she'll 10 rapid sucres-
sion. anal not since her srige. has the CITY
been subjected to such heavy shower u
iron anil lead. As evening approached
the eaemy opened additional guns upon
the e,ty. and threw their she'll in our midst
al tl.e rate Of nearif one hundred per hour
The .crne after nishtsalI. though somewhat
daogerou, 10 behold. w.s attractive in the
highest desree. aud approached the sub
limc. Away in the distance caul,l re ssen
the mortar she'll ascending and descending
in every l9ec,Un. thicker lar than ever
Shooting metrors showed themselves. Sou.a
IL them seemed 10 ascend al,ns.i 80 the
very regions It the stars. and gratefully
curyiny. wnGlil lrsrvuh with incarcrIsa.
bic r,pi,h,y. their hiazing hs>~srmiiing
brilliant light. Others less ambitious.
wauld shoot up an hnndred rr ~" feet aud
quickly disappear beln~ the horizon. light
ing the heavens With the blaze u their
explosions.
Sl,oo,inE through these With fiery tram.
we're seen the fuse she'll lhruwn by the
enemy into the CITY. and a falliHg here,
and anon there. and laundering the rchne,
81 their splosions Ih.arghout The lrulits \
the town. Il Is gratifying 10 state ihstno
accident Ia lite or limb. that We could
hear Of. occurred.
Yesterday lie enemy did not fire . shell
into the city. and Tie quiet that reigRed
presented a remarkable contrast to the
ihundcrs Of the previous day.
We have no change 10 note IN The stna.
lion nc affairs this morning. and ~ .atls.
factory evidence IL submit 70 cuniirm the
Impression hat the enemy j. weakening
his force on the Weldon Railroad. Their
pickrts still occupy the same pnsltlon be-
lae The city. anil arc da'ly = be zen :
short distance this sihc 81 Rrams's Station.
Abrigade Of Yankee cavalry are encamp.
ed at Watts crossing. two miles North Of
Reams's, aud their f,raging parties are out
every day. Yesterday, seven men we're
out on one of these expeditions, were cap.
tured By the 9th Virginia cavalry, and sent
up to the city.
Eleven cassons, instead Of three as here
toforc reported, were captured ~ the en-
gagement II Thursday. aud have been sent
To town.
We have already stated hat the track oil
the road was destroyed 70 . distance 81
neatly two miles beyond Reams's. The
sills have been burned and the rails heated
and bent. Il is also stated that IN many
places the embankments along The road
have been leveled, and the cuts filled W.
a a 10 make the work Of destruction a.
complete as possible.
Hancock,s headquarters during the bat
lie Of Reams's were in barn loft some two
Or three hundred yards in the rear o. his
Notifications, and ia full view Of tho battle
ground. He wass heard TO boast that the
Tebels would be Totally unable TO drive MS
men from their position. and when be saw
the ragged Confeds leaping the breast.
works, ne was so surprised that be dId NO.
stop TO consider the safety OF his cor'n'an AM.
but fled precipitately to secure n'm's"
from capture.