The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-06-08

prisoners.
Persons fsom behind their lines rspo,t
that no trains have been at Kingston for
several days. that the israge is all eaten
out and the country ravaged Of every par
|ticle oil food.
From the Enemy'S RESTRAINTS Unpre.
Cedented Losses.
Late and reliable information has reach.
ed Petersburg from The enemy's lines. Ii
is Of the most encouraging character. Out
side Of Grants official circle. and safely
removed from the tyranny Of Lincoln anil
Seward. The Northern people do NOT hest
tate 10 admit terrible losses in Grants ar
nv. None estimate ID a. less than -, 900.
and many say that it will reach 10000.
This il from all causes-killed, wounded.
prisoners. stragglers and dcserters.
The tlesertion and struggling Is without
prect dent. A letter was received in this
city Saturday, from member at Mosby's
command, well and fasoraby known ia
Petersburg. This writer states.tnat he and
his comrades. with their daring chief, have
been ii .he rear &c Grant since he moved
from Culpepper Court House. lie state.
that from lhe Rapidan and the Rappahan-
mock 10 the Potomac. the country literally
swarms with stragslers. These men do NOT
hesitate 10 say, that they are frum the Army
Of tile Potomac, and under no circamsan-
ces will they be carried back alive. Each
man is armed, and sass he will sell bis life Il
dearly H. possible, before he will be Ii ken.
,.oa aca, up IL New furk on tie Gath,
10 l86. being N advance Of iper cen. aver
previous da,'s rates. hi, DIES net lusk
/. lhpogh The obser,ant New Ycrkrr, We .
ot The npinion that Gran, had ac,omplnk-
"a III, thing "hatf,rriRa military way, but
10 sacrifice one Vi the best arm,vs On The
planet.
The Northern people .as that Gtan, h.,
lost four times as many men - any gene
ri whu ever commanded the Arm, III Tie
Potomac. II has been sscrr'ainsd j., &c
tual count. lha, he LOST more men ~ Tic
18th. il the terrible conie., Of Spnttsylvs-
MA Court House, thsn Napoleon Bmapar'r
los, on the memorable field ef Waietlso.
Tie people sav. that the sotst feature VI
The present melancholy condition of afaiis
H., ihat The places 81 the recently slam ii
maimed, cannOt be supplied. EsrY "a,
rlson and outpost hA, been swept clean u
rep.eni,h Grants drs .imatrd rsnxs and IL
Il. asserted !, IN absoloie TACT. that there
were not lnrn enough - Fortress MOaroe
last Friday 70 garrison The place.
II il also represented that Grants pres
On, army Is greatly demoralfzrd. Tie
three wars men are srry much disconten,
Ell Al the bad faith in which the Llnco'n
government hss acted to.ards them, anu
the new corners. or rsitrUI rtiaforcemfnis.
a. stan,on trlegrephs 10 Dix. cannot Be
made 10 lace Gen. Lees gallant grey back.
Four times during the past eight days did
Grant auempt to bring on another such
fight a. he engaged il at Spotlsylyania
Court House. but each time the then &c.
fused % be lei 10 the slaughter. Theyare
like Burnside. whipped Al Fredericksburg.
Once - Ill sufficient.
Altogether tie entire informs ton iron,
inc ensmy's Country il Of the mu-t cheer
Ing kind. We srrils briitye that light =
break ng. and that peace = MT fsr distant.
God be praised. PeEribury E5Prt'a