Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-06


rated BY correspondent in Saturday, Express but our
informant gives US some interesting details which were
omitted in the letter.
The SO men, according 10 their own statement, and
from susers found or TIE person Of the commander,
were selected Chi Hy from the Second Indiana Veteran
Vornteers on &C GUN. of their known bravery AMI
during, and We,e considered just the men for des-
perate enterprise Lieut. BrOoEs who command d, had
sl,ers from Pope Stanton and Hack. all directed to
Cant and all speaking Of him ytupg man o. great
skin and vAor, and every way worthy the %, lerOe of
Ulysses. They vera all mounted on superb horses, II
new hSppngs, and vel Amed with the most approved
pistols ard oarb nes
I At DinNsdie COur. H use, on Wednesday, the 22d,
these men parted company with the main body, and
took a direc: route for BuEkevlls Junction, va Lu
nenburg Court Heu e, while Wilson and the baarCe
took read for the South DE- leading by way Of Eve
Forks and struck the rails 8 miles below Fords Do.
pot and SO miles from Burkevile. They state that they
had instructions to burn Barkevle if they found the
place unprOtec ed ard then to scout around generally,
and report to Wilson if hey any signs OF an attack
on hs A4nk. Thsy reached Mrs Nancy Aasou's, in
BrunsEck, about nine o'clock ct night aud sent for
Captain White by name thus showing that they had &c
came the gaze Whsn Lieut.. Brooks inquired of him if
be had seen any Yankee eavary abcui there's He re-
piled that be had not, ah. ugh Cattln White saw at
glance tie character Of tie men who confronted him.
Brooks then stated That hs was aiming for Lunenburg
Court H'use, bu. be was sppIehensive thai he had
taken the wrong road. Captain White responded tla
he was only on avsit to his grAudmOthe that he re-
sided 10 another county, and knew nolhiLg about the
roads in that section Books then Informed him lha.
he vas Yankee ofSer a2d lid ns by his side, caught
bold Of Captain Whites cellar, d said, sou are my
prisoner, mount lnis horse and 90 along" Captain w.
pAid be had been severely vru- DEF L. tie .OVL AID
could neiLner walk ride horse, but was viii pg to
ride in Al ambulance. Having no ambulance, Brooks
offered thu Captain verbal parole which vas declined
Brooks insisted on giving it and Captain White re-
csiVed Is with the remark that be would not respect it
Brooks and bis party then rode or
Kau.Es raiders a month or 80 age, had visited Mrs
MasOns and stole from Der the lat ear of corp, every
blade Of fodder and all her bacon, and Cap White at
once resolved thai he would redrts this geVOs wrOag
He Immediately had his horse sAddled, started e aad
by daylight had succseded 10 collecting Only six elzsns
To them he revealed his plans, and they resolved to
stand BY him in any emergency.
Starting in Iursuil be the whole party at
Mr. Elmores, where hey had halted for break ast He
Immediately arranged his men, half mile distant in
lane and near che top of small hill two abreast,
to present tue appearance Of IquA1ron of cavalry
He then dashed boldly forward and sending for tie
commander Of the detachment, who va, in the house,
demanded . surrender. The Lieutenant asked lime 10
consult bis men, which Captain White granted upon the
sole condition. that ali be had to say, should be said in
two miuules time and in his presence. The men re
led that they would die by their eusensu,. Captain
White then remarked that it be distinctly under
stood 'Ihat if be fought them he should take pIs
oners hut that they surrendered, he would treat them
~ prisoners Of war" Lieutenant B. desired to
know if the CenedHaies had adopted a new policy
Captain White rpIed that they had in regard to all
men who robbed women aud children, Aad unsrmsd old
Brooks thsn again appalled, to his men, TO know
what he should de- aid they replied that they will
ing leave the matter eht rely to him. and Wond cheer
fully sequiesce in any decision be might TO. Tae
Lieutenant quickly d. cijed to surrender, all stacked
their arm, and marched oui Capt.. Whites squadron.
Upon seeing that they had sair ndsred TO elk mea aud
thsy citizens with a guaS the picked Yankees looked
very much a. if they had been said" ard the Lieu
tenant who had Lesl warmly recommended By Pops,
Stanton and Hall ok 70 she graf U. S. Grant, weEt
tslrs Of bitter regret aud blabbeed out that be got
40 opportunity be would repay Capt White for this
great piece Of unkn1nIss. To this arrangement Capt
w. kindly consented, and Told cut b. aud his thirty
two ;tloWsrs to move on towards Beded. They pro-
tested earnestly against walking but Capt. White toll
them that their horses we're FL edel in the negbbor
hood to supply the places of those stolen by raiders
and the esOpI suffering from neglect the horses
must go to work Immediately.
Bsi6ell was distan. Ss miles, the thermometer Was
81 in the shade the sAEd in the road ankls deep
and the lst almost suite ;ating. Being Of des
patch Captain White double qaoked his prisoners much
Of the way, and sensemIn who SAY them on their
arrival says thsy the most comp etey used ~"
party be has seen for many day. They were greatly
detected in Bpirits and seemed feel the humliaBg
circumstances Of their capture most keenly.
Books, the leader, Acknowledged that h. wac ma
tive Of Halifax county, Va, bu: says bis father moved
10 Wisconsin when he was mere youth, and lie now
claims citizenship in tbA. Sats.
Let farmers IN other portions Of The State 4hOuld they
DO unfortunately visited By raiders) emulate the exam
pie Of CAPTAIN White and his resoute little band and
thSe thisving di,iOns viii rendered 50 hazardous
that many Who may be solicited to 60 CO. will be slow
70 engage in the dangerous work. EnOOldened by i'm
munisy from dngsr previous occasions, here Were
~ men, WAo had undertaken 10 ride through three or
io1 Of our most wealthy and pOpulous connti,s,
Al a Turn ali Of the NEST important railroad stations IN
the Commonwealth. By the prompt and gallant action
Of seven n.n the adventure frustrated the sctl
captured and although not shot, tdey oughi to have
been, seVerl punished fore they reached the pout
| ghere thew vera shipped TO Georgia
ERoM NORTH GEORGIA.
From our attentive fried, Barnes, Of the Southern
1prsss, We received last night Southern journals Of
July lst We have only time 20 make brief tIIacts
The Allnta OOnfedsrscy Of the lst says the fight in
front Of Gen. Oheatham this morning, reported by OUT
admirable news agent in the d represented to have
been severe.