Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-30
THE NEWS.
FROu i.s'rsIsEUgG.

Wt have eIHii to.rcpIrt nil quo: III iron.
Of Pototobnsg. 1t FEs, .hGwe,vi. currpi,'Y
repc1tod thai Hampton ysatardaY s!n" :,.' :.
forae Of the enemy issl Rssms' Sad aaftlFcss
large number Of prigoners, but up 10 tli=
hour of roiDg 10 press no 1liciIl Information
in regard to the reported affair h.l hseu .s-
ceiyed, While tLesteiegrsp!. maiata.ns! iis
usual eilsuco.
FROM TIE VAlL,Y.
A rumor was extensively calculated 5es!lr-
day that Con- Early !had met taa anb'oy i, tie
Valley and had achieved graAt Ves:ry. ~
far as we nro ut present iuformrd Tho f"n"r
had no foundation in fact On the contrary,
gentleman who arrived las: evening from
Staunton, 1sports that Gen. Early I'D again
crossel tbs potrrs2sE. 4I .tI-::7t .s sh1 .uG7c-
III snts of this ubiquitous individual we fnd
the following in tie StauntUn "HinIicator" u
Friday last;
The Yankee General has at last been su,-
cessful in finding the whereabouts VI GencrIi
Early, which appears TO have been in tie
neieh borhood of Winchester nrd tho arr val
Of between four and five hundred prisOnG.s 20
our town on Wednesday list, gives ct leaa: IA
inkling Of tho result of that interview NJ nlucl.
sought after BY the Yankee commander.
The meeting bstween the parties IL sad III
have been CT shert duration, the i.E:;sea
leaving. quickly satisfied that Oensral Early
was not cxee:ly the person they wished 10 see.
aud thinking discretion ythe better part o'
| yalor, abruptly brLko up tho interview uni
hurried CT ut full speed, burning hlrua a"A
grain, and carrying ca stock, o!Csc J pursued
by portion of Early's forces.
The next meeting may probably BE s1lah!
by General Early, aud tho place se!setcd l', ~
Yankee soil.
rxrLED rAHIlIss FaoH EAST TENRgsaiE.
Tie Lynohburg "Virginian" uf Friday an
nounces the arrival ir tha. city Of the follow
| ing ladies from A:Lars, Ten:s.'sss. M!ienlr
they were banished wllhin iao lines Of thG
Confoderacy, by order Of the reuesgle Den
Carter:
Mrs. DR.. J. N. Alexsnder, Mrs. Col. John
Dunn, Mrs. Thomas A. Claage AID four chill.
dren, the wife cf Professor II. @. Cook and
three Children, Mrs. A. Caldwell oud child
Mrs. U. L. York, vile Of tha Adjntaas Of t!re
GJd Tennessee regiment Mrs. Dr. pMs:a'
ind Mra Egans. Tho lr:tcnded GrJuL! "'
their bauishu,clt wGs thsir sympathy With tbs
ConEeieracy-bus the real q: cot ~as Doubt
less to obtain possession Of their respective
homes and property. They were permitted la
bring nothing with them but y scanly allow
ance Of wearing apparel, ,ni WhartonleierA,e
money they happened to hHTs. Their srn"iD
and FEDERAL currency was all taken so:o ,hen.
They wore subjected TO tas ih'lisnity ef b-i"2
| searched, at Strawberry P!aina, their u:"ti,ih:'
| being removed even to their shoes and stock
I ings, for tho purpoae-and, to edd to the IL
suit, E disreputsblo woman Was employed ia
| perform the act. They repsescn. that ,hcss
are very few troops Ct Athens, only t~" or
thrco companies. and only part Of two rcgi
mepts ut Cleveland. Knoxville, :hcy bay. ia
very strongly fortified. A rainiorhcme": Al
tares regiments WIS daily looked in.. t" oie
rats in uppe- Fast Tennessee. 1'heas ladies
thus oruslly drisen from pirnsan. homes BY
YANKEES tyranny, deserve Al! Tho sympathy
! and kindoaso :at ta:i hc cx!eLLc.! To them. -
! 'rac hu7baris Gf -! ui ;L.c,. we hslevu are
ia i:e Conledsracy most of whp.n. ii nv; sil
6ro in the army.