The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-03

FRoM EAST TENSRssRE-Tns YANKEES CARxr
ING rRIEas WITH A Hiea HAsD.-The Bristol Gas ts
has late intelligence from Knoxville. The Van
KEGS are carrying things with high hand, steal
Ing property outrasng private families, and other
wise ueasuring up wrath for the day OF wrath
They are continuing their dastardIy course to-
wards the Southern women whom the fortunes of
war have lett in their hands BY reason of their Oc
cupation of East Tennessee II is understood
that they have dragged from their homes the wife
and daughter OF Brgadier.Generai J Vaughan
and have consigned them to the wallis of one of
their many bastiles, whilst all The females OF
Judge Van Dykes family have been, like their
ag-d and venerable father, torn from their hearth
stones and spirited away TO some unknown prison
without the shadow of q uiai, or even the formal
ity Of an accusation.
Mrs DR. G n Ramsey and her daughter. Mrs
Bruck, arrived here under flag of truce from Knox
willie few days since They were accompanied
by Miss Carrie Law, who has, for more than three
months past, been he d, without any charges what
ever against her, as close prisoner, duriag all
which time she has been treated with much Hgor
and severity, the inhuman officials not suff .rihg
her clothing 10 be sent to her, or even allowing her
a change Of raiment for period of five weeks
IL is reported that large numbers Of wounded
Yankees are being transferred from the OF
Sherman'G army to Knoxville; one account being
that O0o nave already ,aehed ,h point. large
number have already been sent to Athens, Ten
Jnessee
Y The work of piunder and ,aplne continues TO go
Non throughout all low y ,st fennessee under tie
Immediate eye of Yankee officers, who are In
kspired 10 commit theif bloody atrocities by the ia
iious Trades OF the infamous BrSwuiow, who
weekly urges them TO kill, murder and destroy
Southern men whenever and wherever found,
often designating by name dozeiss of individuals
personally obnoxious 10 him, whom he calls upoa
Uaoa soldiers 10 shoot down on sight.
Rrigadier- General Carter defenas himself over
his own signature In late number ut Bf0wnlow' D
Daner for havint arrested Of old Billy Heiskeiis =
frcroes, who was, pistol tn hand, hunting hts for
ner master tor the purpose Of killing him
I The churches have been taken and converted
into school rooms for niSgers Upon special ap
slication - General Garter, the negro weHch who
acts az head schoolmarm. was recently placed IN
SG,i po.sesslou Of the old Strong mansion, on Cum
herland street, a residence for herself, General
Brooks and family being sammaIily elected to mas
room for her sable majesty.
Fort Sanders has bccn greatly enlarged and
ssrUna thsned, and now covers several acres OF
ground There hava been few deaths among the
old rssldeuts and hnt one marriage 20 the invaders
sInce Lieutenant uAkeT's nigser girl united her
dcstii with the Yankee Lieutenant Mcwtiiams,
The old ,ories of IL tpwn seem 10 fear the con
taminaiioa, as they afe tsadins their manageable
daughters 10 Cincinnali, Fotisle Lexington and
oihsr points, under psetencs Of placing iAem Al
sahool.
j. q. (aaut 10 endeay0siug 10 be made Judge by
appointment from Andy Johnson In the Cleveland
circuit whIlst Dan Trewhitt IL an asprant for tbs
position Of Chancellor, In room OF hon. A.
Walker, drposed.