New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-01
rHx prRauur OF HuN1In

Liberty on the road 10 Buchanan, and sharp skrmsh
ensued N wdch we are nave aeoat
one hundred prisoners, beside killing and wouuding
several. s .....l
Last night II was reported seemingly on good author
ity that the column Of the enemy retreatine TO tho
Fancy Farm road. made stand noar Fancy Farm,
seven miles from Liberty where onr forces attacked
them early yesterday morning and at II o'clock, when
informant left the neighbOrh00d Of the hed all the
accounts highly favorable and it stated that
we had taken several hundred prisoners. and were
driving the enemy with the prospect OF making I'm
pOrtant captures.
A DEMONSTRATION ON THE soUTHsTDE RAILROAD,
Yesterday we mentioned that raidng party ofthc enc
mys cavalry passed near Campbell Court House Sa'uf'
day moving In the direction OF the Southsse lar"ad
This statement proved TO be correct aud the enemy de
signed to destroy the bridge across ames RIVER III
miles below town They reached the vicinity OF the
bridge and finding it too heavily guarded to be success
fully attacked they Ictreaed without an assault ana
rcjoned the main body Of their forces some time Sun
day morning, while on the retreat toward Liberty
Several sragglers picked up by our scouting par
! lies, and brought into town Sunday.
TIE VIRGINIA AND TENSE-sEE ROAD
| The damage done by the Yankees to the virginia
and Tennessee Railroad while not fully ascertained. Is
reported TO BIS very hoavy beside the burning OF me
bridges across Big and Little Otter Rivers and Elk
Creek the track said to be torn up for several miles
all the dcpots between here and Big LICK are burned
and the winter tanks destroyed. If these damages DO
correctly stated i; wi take some time to put the ROAD
| in running order again.
! DrsOLATION OF THE COUNTRY BY THE LNEMY.
The scene of desolaton and ruin In the neghborhood
Of this city near where the enemy made their line OF
bitlt, hppihilR pVopio "'iPPess
Of everything fences torn down. crops trampled
up and every species of vandalism that savages could
think Of practiced. Hogs; sheep cattle poultry
were stolen and carried Of and when not needed for
food wanony slaughtered and len to rot on the
ground. %
Among Others We have heard of as being thus bru-
tally despoiled were Mrs Poindextet Gen. Clay, Capt
ArInistcad. Dr. Floyd and n. w. Barksdale. on ana
near The Forest Road; and on the Salem Road Samuel
Miller M"jr g. aScr and p o St bean ,n
formed and along the entire line Of the enemy march,
nc learn. the same scenes OF plumber and
stripped Of everything cattle horses hogs provisions
&C.. all were taken; and so with Capt. w. NJ. Smith,
living near Iowys and oil persons living on or within
reach Of the road At Liberty the the same,
and there L. scarcely family there who has dust Of
meal q ration Of bacon.
Along the road between this place and Liberty. q
gentleman who passed II yesterday tells MS that
there are lcas hundred dead horses and
mules. When these animals gavc out they were cruelty
shot.
The enemy were ont Il rations and the chief commits
sorry told lady Saturday morning that they com
PEELED TO do one Of two thinssncapure Lynehburg and
ret supplies retreat Finding they could not do tho
former they had to do the latter and predict that
/ this is the last Yankee trip to Lynchburg.
PROM LYNcHBURG.
LYYCHBURG, June 23.--lt is difficult to get
! my news from Hunters flying army. Information
received this morning is that he Is still continuing
his retreat in demoraized confusion. and 30 closely
pressed by army that they have no chance to forage
people and are pressed for provisions Persons
from Bedford that the eneinys trains were driven
through that county by our forces at furious rate IN
der whip and spur aud that the road along the route
lined with dead horses that were killed by over exer-
ton.
| On Tuesday our forces attacked the enemy Sa
lem capturing 10 pieces Of artillery 200 horses, 80
prisoners. and several wagons. ne enemy have do
sruycd Of their caiss aud wagons TO prevent
their falling into our hands. IL Is reported that we
have again overtaken the enemy to-day near Fincaste
One hundred and thirty more OF sheridans raiders
have arrived here.
< Hunter destroyed large amount Of private properly
in bis advance and stole large number OF horses and
cattle. -
PROM DEEP BOTTOM AND YETGHBoRuoOp.
! Our correspondent at this point writes: AZ
ter the noisome booming ~ cannon and incessant
plosion OF huge "lampp,t' shells thrown from the
| curbeats Yesterday. ~ day very dn and mo-
noonous aspect perfectly devoid of the thousand and
one exciting T1mois ocoas.oned ALWAYS bpoR any de-
monstraiion Of the enemy. Yesterday here were ten
thor and 30 somebody must have beon correct.
Your correspondent succeeded in getting glimpse
Of the force landed. and in hearing The opinions
pressed by officers who arc calculated 20 know some
thing abou. the matter making bis conc .Ons accord
ingly. The enemy partly Negroes landed at tAe lower
part Of Deep bottom. under o'Hor Of their guneoas
and commenced moving up the river huggng II closely
until they had proceeded probably milo and hall.
whore they halted and immediately set about forty.
ing A. their gunboat. coald come farther. they
hoayht IL prudent not 10 advance beyond their range
They rsnsoeked usual, all the farms within their
reach end II was said by those who saw u ihai they
actually carried forage from this tide across their pom.
tom bridge. At present then whole force may be
5000 ocrttiny not more.
i II Is singular how oneD, according 10 reports In
town the Departmental battalion, OF portion have
been captured cat or torn to pieces So 80 far they
have not been exposed 10 any more danger than the
res, of the troops and OF this brigade have yet
been hurt or captured They are all wei and in the
best Of spirits.
THE NEWS FROM Observation-Disclosures OF
THE ARMIES -PLASKIEG or HAyCocKs
CORPS AND CAPTURE or LARGE NUMBER OF
PRISONERS, &C.
The Petersburg papers Of yesterday (23d)
bring US news Of tho operations of the armies about that
city and the particulars ef the thanking OF Hsncocks
corp. which was announced Yesterday by telegraph.
We condenSc the nows in the following sammaryi
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
AT carly dawn and until o'clock, scarcely heavy
Gun YVES discharged and If the pioets continued their
shooting. the rambling OF heavy wagons END ,he hg.y
tersburg Cannonadng was heard on our extreme lcit,
and upon inquiry II rseertaincd TO proceed IRON
Confederate battery admirably posted IN Chesterfield
This battery had obtained the range tNoo me enc
my's 20-pounder PARROTS planted at Batteries Nos.
and 2 on Jorians farm and by The admirable aim nnf
precis Of gunners rendered admirable service.
Ia less than thirty nintcs after our battery opened
the euemy's guns were enectuay silcnccd Repeated
ATTEMPTS we're made during the day 10 reopen these
runs which for several days past have been throwing
shells into our city. but every attempt was met by
hot fire from the Chesterfield Hghts, which prevented
tho nccomp shment Of the enemy's purpose. Peters
burg enioyed a remarkable exemption from these an.
moving missiles Of the enemy and many were surprised
at The amiablc disposition which seemed suddenly !"
WEDNESDAY AFJERNooS-FLANKING OF HANCOCK
CORPS AND LARGE HAUL OF PRISONERS ARTlL-
LERY, ETC
About 2 o'clock H. NJ heavy firing was heard on onr
extreme right to the OF Wells old place In Din
! widdjc about two mics from ButterwOrik's bridge
The firing was rapid and the discharges VI inrsketfy
were plainly heard by persons residing IN the subufnslh
that portion OF the city The report That hghl wa
Il lt..n mid . n