Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-07
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at or ssyen nj a. By TIE withdrawal Of bis forcss from
the Won " Of RsAns' Station. This has been caused
no doubt BY the DISASTROUS termination Of ths Wilson
IA N with another Circumstance which it
may no. be dstmsd prudent to menIioo. gentleman
residing ReADs informs IA ihas on wednesday night
last the SOth uit, entire corps Of Yankees came
- the vicinity Of Rsams, and that Wright, CON-
mand ng ths corps, General sheridan Of The Tsu-
kse Cavsly, aud oIkeF eheela IN isted upon
lodging az the residence OF Mr.. Jshn Spisn.
Who compelled 90 grant the inquest These oheers
proceeded survey the ground and bad actually mark
I'd ca line tor the construction Of earth works but
movements On our part caused them % change their
mind5 an1 they retired very Unexpectedly and unetre
N niously. Wight and Sheridan, We hear, oonVerssd
We y freely and eon,GQ asEtiAly about the pending
struggle ard their ability 10 crush cut the rebellion
las tbougbt--in fscs knoHn--tbal GraRt's army
eoGfr ming Petersburg Las been reduced BY Sic with
laval q p3 for Other qlarter and Is Is SEATED that
the buk OF those EthdiaWn have been seGt TO points
soma dsance beyond the seat Of war IN Virginia while
perhaps have recrolsed the north side of jana
river ana also 30 The Chesterfield side Of the Apponas
tn
p e. '-cr PsSrs. yss.,sd4y e'.-ilS aided
lOthing to our stock Of var news.
The Wa, Department. at O'elOez, When We made our
second Vsi., was without anything fOm any quarter
and e may safely add, that from Rockets TO BlcOA
Quarter Branch, ali the military heasQ uArssFs 10
Ike condition.
FRoN THH VALLkKs
The Lynclburg yirgniau, of Tuesday, sAyS afiy-
nue prisoners captured By Mcneil At AAriinsburg last
week. arrived here Sansay night. large wagon train,
with provisions, was captured At the same time. The
guard who came with the prisoners rsPreS'n1 that our
forces were At " inehss:er.
HUNrEE's WAGON FRAu.
gentleman connected with the QlArsermAstsr's De-
partment 10 6reenbrer county says that supply tram
Of 6fy wagons, laden with very valuable stores, SN
rOsss Hunters army from the KanaWha Valley, was
captured and Destroyed BY a fOres under MAJOR Thur
mar The same force is sAd to have attacked Hunter
on bis re a. from Hanging Rcek, and forced him to
destroy large portion of his wagon train.
Raid ON KUsToN.
/. would seem that tie Yankees aid make raid
from Newbsru in the direction Of Kinston advancing
TO vi hin two or three miles Of the latter place. Their
whole force in cavalry and infantry, when they left
NsWberD, does not sPFea according to the account in
the Golisboso' State Journal, to have exceeded 400
Fhsy we're pilOted BY traitor known IS Taylor War
teIs, Who had long lived in near Kinslon They left
NsWbsTn on Monday morning under Col Ripley, and
tncaupsd 81 Cork Creek on Monday night On We'd
RssiAy morning they met portion Of Folks cavalry at
UObb's mills, below Knston. The cavalry zen back to
KlnstOn. The enemy had ambushed our pockets and
advanced posts 30 that no information could be OBJ
,asd and C1 Folk with bis AdjutAnt and eleven men,
went on Reconnaissance, we're ambu5hSd aud slain
captured. Col. Folk and the AdjutAns we're certainly
captured. Our men who had fallen back 70 Huston,
being reinforced made sand and tAe enemy fell hack
IN turn.
GOOD SEWJ IRON OHARLEsFoH.
We learn from q source every way reliable, says the
Express, that tie enemy made an ASsAul upon FoS
JJausOn Sunday night LAST, aad we're most IlgnAly re-
pulled We captured 6Ss bArges over one hundred and
forty prisoners, AMI among hs latter ia taO officer
Rzding tbs expedition. We could not learn she name
and rank Of the latter. Fort Johnson il situated on
JGnss Hand, to the right Of SUMTER looking out 10
Esa, and i about miles from Charleston.
NcRE YASKKE VILLAINT.
The Yankees, We learn, are destroying he grain
crops along the James. At Cures Neck they not only
Destroyed Major AHsns wheat crop, bat all the build
ngs on the Place. They have visited General PickStts
farm, on Turksy land and committed the same acts Of
vandalism hers have shared Ike fate At the hands
Of the YANKEES demons.
DEHREDATIONs N IKE AND 0UIEH.
We publish, when have the sPscs 20 spare, relia-
bic aecocu Of Sue depreastious Of the Yankees upon
the unprotected portions of Virginia through which they
pass II detail Of these outrlges ares the heart and
MAKES the arm Of single Southern soldier any strong
sr We will nc. have failed Of our purpose in giving them
= oansp oiOus place in our columns.
We are nfoim med BY an intelligent and reliable gen
tlsman, that, on the "a Nay, Grants wagon train
commenced passing through NsWtOWn, King / QGeen
county, Va, with considerable force of cavalry aud
iafAutry among them number Of negro soldiers, Who
soon commenced the destruction Of everything within
their aeh-steang horses mules bacon, corn, fodder
hogs sheep aud cattle By persuasion and force they
carried on rye number Of valuable negrOes Among
the sufferers we're B. f. Dew, who lost tEsnty-nine s
g GI,slsm, tlirty-one; Miss HOWeFtOn, forty; Q. B.
Fo7g, lhhty; l. O. DAVIS estate, tEtuly; Mrs. Motley,
tEeaty; Mrs. HensbaW, .aH Of her men; and many
o hers too numerous TO mention lost pari Of thsli
force. gentleman Of undoubssd Vsrseisy vas taken
before the General in command, and Whls in biz pre-
sence asked Why he was destroying private property
az be was d5insa BE replied that they (he YEnkees)
had used mild measures viii the rebels long enough,
sas nov they intended try the eject Of harsh treat
msnt Il should be remembered at this very time that
the whole Of Grants wagon train vas passing along,
loaded Eth provisions Of every kind and therefore the
provisions they we're destroying necessary for
their subsssecce 10 fae the bacon, sugar, &c. taken
By them vas chiefly given to the negroes, 70 bribe
them to 90 With them. Mrs. S. Gresham ErOts to =
Colonel PruingtOD, Of the "a Ohio Regiment Of CavA
~, asking for guard to protect PrgmssE he re-
psd, thas her husband CAPtliu Of guerrilla com
pany. and he would afford her no protection whatever.
She again wrote hm, stating that be EAS mlken that
her husband vas Assistant Post COnmissary at New
tOHn; and sens the note By her son The Colonel re-
Piled that be would receive no Communication from
Ma. Gretham-and few moments AfserHarda one Of
bis captains, with company Of cavalry, came up to she
door Of bar house and said that her husband was .
guerrilla. and be would hang him caught She reits
ra,ed {, no purpose that be vas mistaken and hs r.