, 1865-01-06
TlEE STONENlAN AND BUR-
BRIDGE RAID


Details OF the Destruction Of SaItylIle.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER
cia' gives the following details Of the occupa-
tion and destruction Of Saltyille during the
recent rafd Of Gems. stoneman and Burbridge:
OCCUPATION OF THE WORKS.
It vas on the night Of the Goth that our
troops finally entered Sa1tyille. The garri-
sen made but slight resistance. Timid and
totterinS old men, aud frightened bnys. what
could they dog They scattered like d flock
Of goats upon the sides Of the mountain when
the crack Of the hunters rife hurtles among
one-hnlf Of them, paroling them on the spot.
The 18th Tennessee cavalry, Colonel Stacey,
performed feat of singular daring. Daslfne
ut iu)1 gallop up the side Of a steep hill, with
out taking the usual prccaution to dtsmount,
they leaped their hor6ca over the bitches, aud
Brcckinridge! Twas gallant deed. When
Was It ever heard before That cavalry rode In
to fort? It is true, The place was defended
only by militia, aud they boys and old men
but Of this they could know nothing till they
had ridden full into their faces. The crack Of
musket Is just as keen, and the bristle Of
tfc bayonet Is just us ugly, when it Is In the
hands Of an octogcnarian as when he1,aletl bv
veteran Of many battlca.
TIE CONFEDERATION,
Tho town was occupied about 8 O'Clock n
NJ, and at tho public buildings were wrup.,
ped in flames. On top Of the hich hill where
stood Fo1t Breckenridge, were gathered Gan.
stoncman and his staff, md many others.
who crowded together to behold the strange,
Wild sccne that followed: Tho darkness was
appalling. The bleak wind shriekcd in tltful
blnsts about them, scattering tar and wide
the showers Of sparks which rose from tLe
blazing ruins, and hurllnc the columns of
thick, blaok smoke, riftcd with glnring lisht.
away Into the eombcr b'ackncss Of Tue niElt.
lencc, glowcd with 81, unusual brii1isncr ~ o,,
us they moved silently about amour LID bent
projected into ths ncirllorfnr THrcsta III" Ill"
huge gob!ins t1eudinr. Tho ,n;,tLy nir ria ria
ilaiRes 1cnrsd ind ran upon tic Iuildings In Il.
tllrir feel, they communicated In ii,c wuois =.
work OF tho rice mi aczin, ,,,n,,, M lin ,ri,n"i
Icd upon II Until Tho gates were ij,irt,ci an,i
nIoAcn ","hv, ma poured d iln.,d Ut wa!ur
nfa u; ,.'a,s nlltlglinE tic very elements In
1'H1ultuoue "arlafc.
Tilt nAt.r wonKs.
These wcrc on tllo most ox xlc,,s3vc aco'o o,d
cnpnhlu OF making Il ynss yicIl. ii ID ,sl1ma.
tcA Tint there wcrc 1t tu timu linz nt1t,i sri,%i
tjwm lid tV b,eilrls nf sait Ts.,, !" i. so,1.u o.
1Wtl 10 ntnrket, it was OF thv f,rsl ~ uuaii,y w r
ihis t,nv ro1lli mi ,rs,rnv nxnn"t T".nu.y'
tle Il into tl,o ,uuj nn,i nxne." II H. H. ',"t'
They destroyed 0yor j fSIi ',r,,t ~ ,a iao .s .";
f,r syntMnt;n,r H. rivs" H.. "u..us usua
et thu 1'rc.3cclr Inn Workn nj i!fcnm"r.s
mud wcrc un tho bottom, ncnr!y lf,roo lnchea
" thlckncas. There asu hut tt,.lI wells, u,ii
thcse ~ stand vi blu nlmco of sixty eti,laro
lett. Repeated attempts haze lcul, ii,n,ip. nn
al sllrs OF them, to strike other veins. II,
TINT nearly t!ln Wh0lo sslrtacc hnA boon bored
over, but nnsl4lng haa locn lo,.nl., Tho woils
nre :S1 ttct deep; THREE Of them are four anil 4
m m!alf Inches In diameter, one flvc aud a half.
IAesc asc lined with copper tubrs, and Into
these were dropped rhclls aud shot which dt-
tcu closely, and Tue spaces filled up with bull
let's asld ahtcts Of Iron. Railroad Iron was.
also dropped in. The chief engineer>of tho
works, who was captured and retained, gives
now Viii WAN y n'nar KILL @ DC eeser to bore
ioss wh;ci, thss 70 te3t' ~ r., ~ nhmense
ran he rea.1,iv comccixc, m s " 'ne eoh1edcFacy'
@'' S',aS.
.-.--. RESULTS.
Our forces captured, during ihc expedition,
nineteen pieces Of artillery, twenty extra Gals.
sons Of ammunition, over 800 prisoners, be-
sides the militia parolcd, and destroyed 80 !
wagons filed with supplies and ammunition, |