The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-01
LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
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SITUATION OF PETERSBURG
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OPERATIONS OF GENERAL HUNTER.
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REBEL ACCOUNTS OF HIS RAID.
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GREAT DAMAGE DONE TO THE ROADS
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BIS TRACK A LINE OF DEsoL ALTON.
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THE FLAHEING OF HANCOcWS CORPS.
REBEL ACCOUNTS OF HIS RAID.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE TO THE ROADS
BIS TRACK A LINE OF DEsoLATIoE.
THE FLAHKlNG OF HANCOCWS CORPS.
THE UNION TROOPS HOLD THE
WELDON RAILROAD.
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BLUsTBR AND BRAyADo OF HUNTRR-wKAr HI
AND HIS OFFICERS SAID.

BLusTBR AND BRAyADo OF HUHrRR-wRAr HE
AND HIS oFFICERs SAID.
Generals Hunter, Crook, Averill, and Sullivan
put up with Major Hutter, about four miles from
town, whose beautiful farm was used as head
quarters. In their suite were the notorious DR..
Rucker and David IL. Strother (Porte Crayon),
the former attached to Crooks STAFF.
Major Hutter, being an old army officer, was
we'll acquainted with Hunter, and talked freely
to him respecting his expedition. Hunter said
that he had 10000 men, and could take Lynch
burg easily-that we had better make no resist
ance. When Major HITTER Informed him that Il
would be no easy task, and that our people, in
the last resort, would retire to the Amherst
Heights and ere upon them, Hunter replied that,
in such event, he would help them to destroy the
town. The general officers were in very high
spirits at the supper table on Friday night. and
boasted that they would be Ia Lynchburg the
next day
On Saturday night they took their meal at the
same board in perfect silence. General Averill
retired to the back porch after supper, very
moody, and remarked to Miss Hutter, that 3" the
battle Of Lynchburg would be one Of the bloodiest
records Of this war for the time 1t lasted" -
said that the loss was very heavy on both side
theirs being not less than eight hundred 10 q
thousand. The General was mistaken as to ours,
which is six killed and ninety five wounded.
sullivan s1id they had some 1000 or SO,0
Pope, who, with other troops, had four thousand
contrabands.
The Yankees avowed It to be their purpose to
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assistance Of Butler. They placed their signal
officers on the top Of Major Huter's house, and
as the battle progressed on Saturday the "look-
out" declared that the cavalry were charging
| splendidly; after while, however, he said that
they were giving way, and finally left his eyrie
in disgust. .s
When Miss Hutter demonstrated with General
Hunter for his vandalism In burning the Mill
tary Institute, he replied, fYou need not make
q fuss about that, for intend TO burn the Unl-
versity of Virginia, also"
After the melancholy supper referred to-,
| Hunter told Major Hutter that they wanted to
| held a council. They thercupou appropriated
two rooms, the doors of which they locked care
fully. Major Hutter, having retired to back
chamber of his house, attempted to pass out of
the building, when he was informed that he was
| When the Yankee officers retired, they said
that they were going to the from, and thus took
| up the line Of retreat before Major Hutter was
| aware OF their intentions.
Some of the Yankee soldiers repaid the hospl-
tality of Major Hutter by plundering Miss Hut
| ter's chamber, searching trunks and drawers,
and carrying away various ornaments and
vauables
Some ninety odd wounded Yankees were left
in Major Hutters barn. Four or five OF them
| died on Sunday. These wounded were rather
| the best-looking Yankees we have yet seen, being
mostly Western men. Other wounded were left
| at different points among the families of the
| people they had robbed, while many of the
slightly wounded were doubtless carried OF.
| We are obliged 70 close our narrative here, by
| adding that the Yankees retired by the way they
| came.
THE VIRGINIA AND TBrNEssRH ROAD.
The damage done by the Yankees to the Vir-
| ginia and Tennessee Railroad, while not fully
ascertained, is reported 10 be very heavy. Beside
| the burning OF the bridges across Big and Little
Otter rivers, and Elk creek, the track is said to
be torn up for several miles, aud all the depots
between here aud Big Lick burned, and the
| water tanks destroyed. II these damages bs
correctly stated, 1t will take some time to put the
road in running order again.
DRsoLATIoN OF THE COUNTRY by THE ENEMY.
The scene of desoIation and ruin in the neigh
borhood of this city, near where the enemy made
their line Of battle, Is positively appalling. The
| people were stripped of everything, fences were
torn down, crops trampled up, and every species
| of vandalism that savages could think OF was
! practised. Hogs, sheep, cattle, poultry, were
stoieen and carried Off and when not needed for
food weIc wantonly slaughtered and left to rot
Among others we have heard Of as being thus
brutally despoiled were Mrs. Poindexter, General
Clay, Captain Armistead, DR.. Floyd, and N. w.
Barksdale, on and near the Forest Road and on
the Salem road, Samuel Miller. Major g. G.
Hutter, and DIR. w. Owen. There were also
others, Of whose names we have not been i9-
formed; and along the entire line of the euemy's
march, as far as we can learn, the same scenes -
| plunder and robbery were enacted.
Captain Paschal Buford was str'"' "a 80 .,,..,,
thing cattle, horses, hogs, ..rysIons' - So,' Sll
were; were taken and and 50 WIZ. t,aptain W. X. Smith
with. y. rcAch Of the road. At I,IteTtv t6e casC
was the same, and there is scarcely a family
there who has dust Of meal or a ration of bacon
Along the road between this place and Liberty
q gentleman who passd over IL yesterday tells u
that there are at least one hundred OF more deai
horses and mules. When these animals gave on
they were cruelty shot.
The enemy were Ost of ratious, aa6 the chile
commissary told a lady on Saturday mornin
that they were compelled 10 do one Of two thin &
capture LyDchbnrg and get supplies, or retreat
Finding they could not do the former, they ha
10 do tho latter, aud we predict that this Is Oh
last XGakee trip 20 Lynchburg. ..r
THE NEWS FRsM PETRRsBURG-ePERATIoNs
rHE ARhIEs -FLANKTNG OF HANcooKs ceRI
!. AND CAPTURE OF LARGE NUMBER 9
Z PRIsoNERs, ETC.
The Petersburg papers of yesterday (13
\ tring us newg of the operations of the armi
about that oily, and the particulars of the fan
n ing of Hancock's Corps, which was ann0unc'
: yesterday by telegraph. We coudense the ne'
~ in the following summary -
wEDHRsDAY MORNING.
At early dawn, and until nine o'clock, scarce
VI q heavy gun was discharged, and, If the pick
IS continued their shooting. the rumbling OF hea
wagons and the busy hum OF the p0puace, pl
vented its being heard In Petersburg. Ca
nonading was heard on our extreme left, a.
u upon inquiry it was ascertained TO proceed trc
aConfederate Battery admirably posted In CHI
a terfeld. This battery had obtained the range
two of the enemy 8 20-pounder PARROTS, plant
at Batteries Nos. ! and on Jordan's farm, al
by the admirable aim aud precision Of our gu
T. ners, rendered admirable service.
In less than thirty minutes after our bate
opened theenemy 8 guns were edeclually silenc
Repeated attempts were made during the day
r reopen these guns, which for several days p
he have been throwing shells into our city,
every attempt was met by hot hre from
q Chesterfield Heights, which prevented the aeeo
Dy plishments of the enemys purpose. Petersb'
enjoyed remarkable exemption from these
noging missiles Of the enemy, and many W
40 surprised at the amiable disposition which seen
he suddenly 90 have taken possession OF our un
Vited visitors. -
WEDNESDAY, AFTERNooN-YLANKIN0 or II
NO COOKS CORPS, AID LANCE HAUL on PRfs
Tas KRs, ARTILLEhrs &C. .-.., ....-r..-.. IL.
A. About two O'Clock p. NJ, heavy firing
- heard on our extreme right, 10 the rear Of W.
VI old place, IN DinWiddie, about two miles II
ButterWorth's Bridge. The firing was rapid,