Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-27


wore an elegantly trimmed cap. After insisting upon
The Doctors giving him aScopy OF Petersburg paper
Of Wednesday, aud speaking 10 terms amounting nvs'
TO eontumsly of-the ineficiency Of tho ConederSte
cavalry be turned him over to the Provost Aarshars
Guard.
TIE CAPTAIN Of the guard oyerhauled the Doctors sad.
de bags andaversack, andrea all his correspondence
obut returned him bis letters and papers and also MS
saddle bags and haveI1ack With their contents.
DR.. Pryor informs rs ihat. Wilson is in supreme COM
msnd and he IL accompanied by Col Spears, but the
men informed him that Kau.z was not along, They
claim to number Co., but Dr. Pryor did not see more
than half this NUMBER which he was informed was
only one column OF the expedition. ., .. :. =
When reaching Five Forks, on the White Oak ROAD,
a courier rode up and informed the General tnst DIS
guard had been hotly engaged at DnWddle Court
House with the advance Of the rebel column henefal
Wilson received the communication with much appsr
ent noRehalanes and cody inquired IL only cavalry
showed themselves Upon being Informed, that no
other branch Cf the service seen, he smiled deFi
svey and rode on with the rsmak that ne did not re-
gard the Confederate cavalry in the least The party
are reported 10 have twelve pieces Of artillery oas D
Pryor did not see gun. They have a train OF farty
wagons in which they carry all their ammunition, ana
such cOmmissary stores they have. The horses be
cane mach faded before reaching Foros Depot and the
eeamsters informed the Captain Of the Guard that theJ
would be forced TO stop, their ho:ses then having the
thumpsn aud being scarcely ble to put one foot tore
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Of the question and that they mus! apply the whip free
w. By folio wing this advice, the wagons reached
Eord's Depot about o'clock.
The execution left its rendezvous in Prince George
at O'Clock Wednesday morning. and Travelled over Az
mss the first day.. TIE teIt very oppressive, tie
aust intolerable aud Dr. Pryor. thinks that the wagon
train could have been easily captured If it bad peen
encountered Upon reaching Fords depot the raiders
were highly exharated at the rich harvest which was
snread out before them. Here was depot containing
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6rst ass locomotives and some wentyor more cars.
The cars and two Of the locomotives belonged to the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad and many OF the for.
mer were filed wh valuable oils, machinery, &C. All
hands dismounted, the guard pitching their quarters
some distance to the south of tbs railroad and picket
Ing their horses at iesce close by. The thought now
occurred TO d. Pryor. that he might make good his es.
cape AID the immediate departure Of the captain OF m
guard with the remark that DC was going IN pursuit OF
food for the horses, resolved him on The attempt LeaT'
inc his fayore mare which, being present from the
oitIens of Petersburg he deeply regretted, and throw
ing down the saddle bags as an additional blind be
eropsd his yay through the darkness about ahuDdred
wards when he struck a dense body CT u9cer-
9roeth He had not proceeded moIo an quarter oil
mile before lie heard an exutlnt shout aud Immediately
there burst Though the darkness great blaEs OF light
This he knew was the depot in haes and BY It's light
he was enabled to direc. bis steps With more accuracy
as he kept bs back in that direction u1il he had pro-
cseded probably mile. Here he suddenly plunged
into march, aud in his efforts to exrcats hnnsei sui
tered msrly from severe falls and lost his hat Finally
getting upon hard ground again. no lay down in the
woods, and there remained until o'clock Thursday
morning He teatd tie raiders when they departed,
which was at 2 o'clock in the moiRmg but knowing
that there are always many AtIagsers DE- Pfyer did
not venture to find his way TO any house until he ur
above mentioned Abou. nine O'Clock bis bare head,
exposed TO the rays OF seoIching tuo, and suffering
from lose of sleep and undue xrton he reached
the house of friend, and was Hospitality entertained
He IVES then provided with hal and horse asd reached
Peiersbu.g late Thursday evening. ,..,. b..
| Tho raiders made great many enquiries OF DE-.
Pryor about the roads, aud particularly Of that which
vonld take them to the Junction. They had ten days
rstioDs which would indicate long jonrtey, and as
they have overged from tie Junction TO yards Danvie,
we shall MOI be at all surprised hear Of Their extend
ing he eyped onIo lection meyer before visited b.
raiders Uple5s mes by determined resistance, We have
10 doubt their destnatol is ret only Danviie, but
even Greensboro and other portionS Of North Caro-
Ina wbere The people have never dreamed OF Visri
| from Yankee maracders. 81 - i"-''-'-. O."
We would advise the people Of that State to prepare
at once for al frdpion Of these vanda!s. Arm thsm-
ssfyes and give the Invaders bio, d. reception. Should
Wilson extend his expedition to that sectoD it is in tic
uoEer OF the people 10 ex!erminae the entire party
aid they should see to it that not "A mah survives.
YUkTHR TRUM TIE RAIDERS. ss D..
gentleman who reached here last night direct from
Ford Depot informs that the desrpction Of the van
das in that vicinity was very grea From the IA mile
poet miles bsloF, to dstaccs above the depot
the telegraph poles have been cut down, tho wire de-
soyed the railroad track torn up and the iron burn!
and bent Several citizens in the vicinity suffered
| heavily. Mr. WmH Beasey Was suipped OF every ar
tice OF value; Mr. Ed II Osborne lost Is horsts ard
mules six negoss, all bis bacon and hall his corn MI
John Poole and Mr. Thaeker were also robbed Of
nearly everything 'ai,.s 500
In Their march towards the Junction, the Yankees
swept the country, burning the depots and court build
ing at NOItoWsy Court HOuss. "a,
A dssIatch, received last night from Rce's, via
Lynchburg and RchNond states tina. when last heard
FROM the raiders we're moving up the Dlnule road and
were within a few miles of hehsrrin Station.