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BY COALE &. BARR, pETriday, July 84,1863. . ' ■ ■ - —:■ * I The Recent Raid. The country was startled Sunday morning by tne report of a Yankee raid upon Wythe ville; but as no intelligence had reached us that the enemy was withinja hundred miles of that place, prior to the report. that he was rapidly advancing, it was hard to credit the statement, coming, as it did, in almost every conceivable form. We have endeavored to sift the facts of the raid from the immense amount of exagerated reports in circulation, but whether we will be able to give anything like the truth we cannot now say. We will, . however, draw upon the most reliable authori ties we have, and where in error, will correct in future: We understand from the Lynch burg Virginian that "a force of Yankee caval ry, number unkrown, but supposed to be a Brigade, left a point five miles west of Taze well Court House at an early hour on Satur day morning, with a view of destroying the railroad and government property at Dublin Depot, New River bridge, and at Wytheville:' arriving at a point a short distance west of the Narrows of New river, they were .di ' vided into twp columns, one of which, consti tuting one-third of the force, started for Wytheville, the remainder for New River bridge, at which point they were to divide and one column to go to Dublin Depot. Itseems, however, that the gallant Col. Mc- Causland got in the way of the latter party previous to at New River Bridge, and played smash with them, killing, wound ing, capturing and dispersing them generally.* The party destined for the destruction of Wytheville, arrived in the town simultaneous ly with 175 militia and volunteers from Dub lin Depot and elsewhere, whereupon a fight ensued in the streets, resulting in the disper sion and capture of the majority of our boys-" For the particulars of the engagement at Wytheville, we are indebted to Mr. D. A. St.Clair, Editor of the "Wytheville Dispatch," which we subjoin from an "Extra" which be has sent us for publication for him: To the Patrons of the "Wy theviUe Dis patch." When the last issue of the "Dispatch" was published and sent you, little did I think that in a few short hours from that time the invaders and desecraters of our soil would be in our midst, and that the last dime's worth of prop* r ty I posssssed would be burned and otherwise destroyed. Little did I think it; but such is the case. . On Saturday morning last, the 18th inst., in formation reached us that the enemy, some 1300 strong, (cavalry,) was advancing, and immedi ate steps were taken to give him as warm a re ception as possible. Our litttle force, number ing? only about 200, after being collected, hadn't sufficient time left to "advance to a position b3 yond the corporate limits, and, therefore, deter mined to make the best defence possible in the town. Accordingly positions were taken in and about the buildings along the street through which the enemy was expected to pass. About 5 o'clock P. M., the enemy came dashing in and most gallantly, most nobly, and most successful ly was he met. Our men fired on him from the . doors, windows and corners of the buildings, creating the greatest consternation in his ranks, and causing the panic-stricken hirelings to flee in every direction for safety. , The fight lasted only about 30 minutes, the - enemy losing some 30 in killed and wonnded; our loss being about 10, in killed and wounded. They took abput 70 of our men prisoners—we captured about 20 prisoners.. ' After the fighting was over the enemy com menced breaking open the stores and other buildings—completely stripping them of their contents—and, also firing all the buildingg from which defence was made. The dwelling houses • of Mr. Wm. Gibboney, Mr. Jos. Smith, (a re . fugee from Kanawha,) Capt. John H. Gibboney and my own—with all their contents—together with stables, kitchens, stores, and my Printing office—with the entire contents of each were all burned to the ground. Nothing was sftved. I was not enabled to save even so much as a change of clothing for myself or family, and barely escaped with my life. No damage whatever was done to the Railroad, except the burning of a small bridge. The eth er public property was unmolested. Up to the hour of going to press, we have no reliable information as to where the rai ders got out, but we presume they went out .as they came in, though we have the report that the whole-force has been captured. So soon as the report reached Abingdon, in a reliable shape, that a raid was certainly be ing made upon Wytheville, a meeting of the citizens of this place was held Sunday morn ing, and couriers dispatched to the country, and at an early hour in the evening the citi zens of the county—old men, young men and boys—were seen coming in from every direc tion ready for any emergency, and before night three companies were organized and the/ necessary steps taken to render any aid id their power, and in whatever quarter require ed-by Gen. Preston, the commandant of thisf district. Upon reporting to Gen. PrestonJ who had gone to Glade Spring Depot to awair) developements, they were informed that, fo/ the present, there was no need for their>er| vices, as the enemy, after visiting Wytheville* " had retreated the way they came. The Genet ral, through the committee, returned his) thanks to the citizens of the county who haof so promptly tendered their services to the del fence of their section, and for the aid the« were willing to afford. I Immediately upon the reception of the in| telligence of the raiders being in the country! Gen. Preston ordered the 64th Regt. Val Vols—Col. Slemp commanding—now near j this place, to repair to Saltville, where report first stated they comtemplated a descent, and they had gotten some three miles on their way to Saltville. before it was ascertained with certainty at what point the enemy would strike; so soon as it was ascertained that Wytheville was the contemplated point of at ' tack, Gen. Preston had the Regiment return ed to this place, and that night sent on the train to the neighborhood of Marion to await a developement of the purposes of the ene my, as it was not possible to render assistance at Wytheville. The 7th Florida Regiment, stationed at Zollicoffer, was sent up also Sunday morning, accompanied by Gen. Buckner. Monday morniag Col. Slemp's Regiment returned to this place, bnt had hardly time toy rest themselves before they were ordered tfl the neighborhood of Hayter's Gap, in tne Northeastern part of the county, where re port said the enemy was approaching Abisg don.. Soon, however, the report assumed a different phase, and it was positively stated the raiders were trying to make their escaae in the. direction through Hayter's Gap, antl that they would certainly be bagged, but thl conclusion of%he whole matter is, no raiders, were near this county, and those who visited! Wytheville were not within forty miles of Ab-j ingdon. | The citizens of Lynchburg, immediately upon receiving intelligence of the raid upon Wytheville, organized two or three companies and started to render assistance in repelling and punishing the enemy; but upon receiving information that they had retreated, returned without having the pleasure of participating in the melee. Throughout the whole country the people were aroused, proving that, with* proper or ganization, which is now in progress, the ene my will have no light work should he think of visiting S. W. Virginia near the rail road again. FURTHER PARTICULARS. Since the above was written, we have had an interview with a young man, a member of Col. Beck'ey's command, who was captured by the raiders at Abb's Valley. He says the raiders were the 2d Va. Cavalry and the 34th Ohio Zouaves, mounted. They came by the way of Wyoming county, up Tug, into Abb's Valley, and thence to Burk's Garden and on to Wythville. not touching Jeffersonville.— They captured 30 men at Abb's Valley, and af ter proceeding about 7 miles, their rear guard was overtaken by Col. Jack May, who harass ed them all the way to Wytheville, killing 6, badly wounding 2, capturing 19 prisoners, and rescuing the 30 that had been captured at Abb's Valley, among whom was Lt. G. R. Greenway, of this plaice. Our informant says they numbered about 500 men. They had a Colonel along acting as Brigadier, but seemed to be, mainly com-' manded by a one-eyed Colonel by the name of Powell, and were piloted by three men said to have formerly belonged to the Confederate armY, but had deserted. Two of them, one by the name of Edmondson,* and the other by the name of Patrick, are said to have been citizens <;f Smyth county. The third pilot was a Frenchman, formerly of Wheat's Ti gers. The one-eye.d Colonel and the Major were killed at Wytheville, and the Lt. Colonel bad ly wounded and left. The saddest part of the story is, that Capt. Oliver and Lt. Bosang, who so heroically de fended Wytheville against such overpowering odds, were both killed. —; • » ♦ Casualties in the 48th. The following is, we presume, a complete list of the casualties in the 48th Va. Regiment, at the late battles near Gettysburg, as it comes from Dr. Taylor, the Surgeon of the Regiment. It is written so badly with pencil, that we can scaroely decipher it, and it may be, therefore, that some of the names are inaccurate. This list will carry sorrow to many a once happy home, and wring many a bleeding heart with deeper anguish. The gallant men who have fallen and. sleep their last sleep in a stranger land, as well as those who languish on pallets of pain and pri vation, have the heart-felt sympathies of friends at home, and the memory of their deeds and their sufferings will be enbalmed by a bereaved and grateful niiinji '" 'nimni g V " , *-X JCapt. John M. Vermillion. i Co. B.—Thomas Taylor, Jonathan Taylor. J " C—Jauies E. Fields. \ " D.—Serg't Thos. Dungan, S. Luttrell, C. V L. Bonham, C. J, Shannon. / " E.—M. 0. P. McConnell, W. P. Harris, / S. C Trent. » G.—Thos. Green. " H.—John Taylor. " I.—David Roberts, Isaac G. Fleenor, Ro. H. Fleenor. WOUNDED. | Co. B.—And. Bullens, left side mortally; Eg- j bert Moore, right breast, flesh; Jno. W. Church, right arm and It-ft hand; Thos. Colley, thumb »niifore finger; Serg't J as. Pafford, face, severe; ft. P. Thompson, right shoulder & side, severe;. Michael.Nolan, right thigh, flesh. 00. C.—Serg't M. V. Darnell, right arm, flesh; John C J<>hus( n, right breast, mortally. Co. I).—.John Buchanan, left side, mortally; Lt. D. R Moore, right leg, flesh; Corp. G. W. Hopkins. Co. E.—David Lamar, left thigh, flesh; Serg't D. J. Peters, left shoulder, flesh; H. P. Smith, left arm, severe; Lt. D. K. Harris, abdomen, mortally; J. C. Peters, right ankle, slight; A. J. Bishop, abdomen, slight; J. D. Frazier, do. do. • Co. F.—Wm. H. Brownlee, thigh, mortally. Co. G.—Berg't F. Osborne, right side; J. F. Fletcher, right thigh, flesh; Serg't J. L. Stewart, left leg, flesh; J. G. Oxford, arm and breast, se vere; Serg't A. R. T. Bell, right thigh, flesh; D. Acres, brain, mortally; John Osborne, right leg, flesh; M. C. Miles, left shoulder, mortally, since dead. Co. H.—James D. Click, left leg, flesh; M. D. Shaffer, right hand, severe; Serg't S. P. Flee nor, left shoulder, flesh; Geo. Carroll, left leg, severe; Geo. W. Shelly, abdomen, mortally. • Co. I.—Lt. E. 0. Price, right elbow amptated; Wm. Branson, abdomen, mortally; 0. H. Camp-' I bell, left thigh, amputated; A.G.Thompson, left fore finger; R. R. Mumpower,left-wrist, am putated. Co. K.—Thos. Dickens, right leg; Lieut. R. Cross, neck, severe; Edward Hessee, left arm & abdomen, mortally; Peter Pickett, right fore fin ger, amputated: 'John L. Black, right thigh, se vere; S. P. McFarlane, right arm slight; D. A. Jessee, abdomen, left on field. J The following are all the casualties we have heard of in the Washington Mounted Rifles, in their several fights from Gettysburg to the Potomac: KILLED. Walter W. Bailey, Wm. Morell, Robert Jones and Joseph Pendleton. WOUNDED. Capt. C. T. Litchfield, Lt. R. B. Edmond son, Paul Landrum, (severely, and left in the hands of the enemy,) T. P. Ciapp, Lewis Col ley, Jacob Swartz and John Bryan.- Emmet Gray and several othea whose names we have not learned, are missrag, sup posed to be prisoners, i*♦ * j Great Riot in Mew Yovk****-"^ On MondayoflSßk wtek, oTuTof the fiercest and bloodiest riots that has occurred on this con tinent for many years, broke out in the city of New York. It was to resist conscription, which had commenced a few days before. The riot lasted three days, and a detailed account of it fills more than two columns of the N. Y. Tribune. The military were called out to suppress it, but its numbers constantly increasing, it surged on like a giant billow, and its track was marked with ruin, conflagration and blood. A squad of 40 soldiers from the Provost Guard fired into a a mass of 3 or 4,000 citizens, killing some 25, when they threw away their guns and took to their heels, followed by the infuriated mob, and all beaten into jelly. The Tribune office was at tacked, many of the enrolling offices and a num ber of other buildings burnt to ashes, one negro hung, and several others killed. A riot had also occurred at New Haven, and' intense excitement prevailed. The general impression is, that these riots, like their predecessors in Gotham, will die out by exhaustion, and the people quitly submit to the powers that be. We think differently. They grow out of a deep and settled purpose not to be dragged away from their peaceful avocations and forced into, the army to fight for a tyrant and a military despotism. This great riot, un like thosei that have preceded it, has a tangible and settled purpose, predicated upon logical de ductions, not wild vagaries, and after long and mature reflection. In a word, it is empirically •'Bread or Blood" with them. The rioters be long to the working classes. The world over, these make up armies. They see and feel that this war is prosecuted for the promotion of com petition in labor, and that every day it continues but adds to the number of those who are even\ tually to take the bread from the mouths of theu| wives and children. - They do not repudiate con scription because they have not a supreme ha tred for us, but because they have a supreme love for themselves. Free negro labor is a ruinous competition to them, and experience, that sel dom teaches erroneous lessons, has taught them' this in all its force and fearfulness. The late riot, therefore, if suppressed, is only seemingly so. It is only smothered, and like the fires of a volcano, will break forth again in a more violent convulsion. In our opinion, that which has occurred, is but the harbinger of others more bloody and irresistible. God grant that this may be so, until the Northern tyrants and depots may learn wisdom from experience. . • ♦ » 'f— Martha Washington College. As the terms for the next session of this insti tution, as given in the advertisement on the last page of this paper, may seem to be high at first view, we deem it proper to take a short extract from President Harris. Circular now which shows the terms to be extremely low, things considered: "Patrons who will furnish provisions at the old prices, will be charged according to the fol lowing diminished rates for the term from the 13th of Augnst to the 25th of December. Board and Tuition Collegiate course, $65.00 {Tuition in Preparatory coursa, 15.00 Tuition in Collegiate course, 20.00- Music, • 20.00 l Latin and French, each $7.50, 15.00 | "While we.charge the above rates in order to ncourage payment in provisions, we will" allow n advance of 50 per cent, above the old prices jr the articles of batter, bacon, meal, lard and tied fruit." \This, it seems to us, must show a desire to fix thl terms as low as possible to sustain the Col lege, and we are sure that but few can be unrea sonable enough to expect good teaching on more moderate terms. Most of the patrons of the C«l --legebre producers, and sell their products for ten times the amount they formerly realized,, and aannot, therefore, complain of the compara tively trifling advance the Trustees have been compelled to make. Before the war, nobody considered $10 per month for board too high, and yet there are those who seem to be fright ened atlsso per month now, when, if they would reflect slmoment, they would 'see that it is easier to pay »5 now than it was to pay 10 then. We ari glad to learn that the applications for admissiomare numerous, and with the superior corps of instructors that will be employed, pa rents cannot invest their Confederate money to better advantage than educating their daughters at Martha Washington, which has proved itself to be inferior to none and equal to any Female College in the' Southern Confederacy. : • ♦ ♦ ~ Murder. We learn from Mr. C. Weatherly, of Lee county, that a young man by the name of An drew Statzer, son of Isaac Statzer, formerly of this county, was murdered near Stickleyville, Lee county, some sor 6 weeks ago. Young Statzer was a member of Col. Slemp's Regi ment, and had obtained a furlough to go past home, to join the command next day. He was supposed to have been murdered by a comrade, who had obtained a like furlough at "the same time. Mr. Weatherly gives his name as Harper. The account, being written in pencil, is so much defaced we cannot de cipher it, add merely state the fact of the murder. . . ■@* Persons wishing to enlist in an Artil lery corps, are referred to the advertisement offcapt. Levi, in another column. This Bat tery has established a fine character, and pre sents strong claims upon the patriotic who wish to go into that kind of service. +++ / fl®" We regret to learn that an erroneous impression has obtained with regard to arm ing the Companies organized in this place on evening last. The. rumor has gope abroad that Gen. Preston refused to issue arms. This is a mistake. Gen. Preston, as well as Capt. Martin of his staff, manifested every disposition to ascommodate the citizens, and if occasion had required it, all would have been promptly equipped with arms and ammunition. -♦ » ♦ Blew Advertisements. Persons often lose fortunes by not reading newspaper advertisements. A large portion of the world has long since learned that the Abingdon Virginian is an excellent medium for letting the people know what they have to sell and what they want to do, and that is one of the reasons why so many persons have grown rich in these parts, for all advertise and all read the advertisements. By reference to another column, the card of Messrs. Harris & Jones, Commission Mer. 1 chants of Atlanta, Ga., will be found, and who knows but the first man who calls upon them from this part of the country, will not make "a ten strike." .The Senior of the firm is a brother of President Harris of this place, and as we know him to be a liberal man and ex ceedingly fond of seeing his friends, we are sure he will sell Virginians bargains. JfSt. An old gentleman by the name of Hager, employed- about the Saltworks, was badly injured on Friday last at the Works, by getting in the way of a train. The cow catcher struck him, breaking his ankle, and throwing him so near the track that the wheels took off his scalp without injury to the skull. Altho' badly, he is not necessarily fatally in jured. * . »-*-* . . Gen. Hodge's Brigade. This fine Brigade of Cavalry passed through our town on Wednesday morning, from the Saltworks, where they had repared to meet the raiders, who were then supposed to be ap proaching that locality. They were well mounted, and, as we judged from their ap pearance, ready and eager for active work. *» 1 ; Gen* Backner. This war-worn veteran spent a couple of days at Gen. Preston's Headquarters in this place the present week. He is a plain, unas suming man, a gallant and energetic officer. » » » jjgy* Col. Slemp's Regiment, which responded so promptly and so cheerfully to the call made upon them when it was thought the raiders were near, is now in' camp in this vie inity. It is one of the best drilled and best disciplined regiments we have seen, and, what is certainly a rarity, no citizen, as far as we have been able to learn, has had cause to complain of a single member of it. *** s Operations in Pennsylvania and* Maryland. Williamsport, Mn., 1 July 7th. j To the Editor of the Wliig. You no doubt have received, before this, a more accurate and detailed account of the ar my movements in Pennsylvania and Mary land than I can give. The whole truth is dis covered by combining the facts of each wit ness. What I saw and heard I give; others should do likewise. ' Here is a general outline. Lee passed into Maryland at different points, principally here by pontoons. Advanced towards Harrisburg through GreencastlfeandChamberaburg. Jen kins attacked Carlisle; Lee was still at Cham bersburg. The march toward Harrisbu rg and Jenkins' attack was a feint on the Capital of Pennsylvania. Lee suddenly wheels off the road to Harris burg, at right angles, crosses from Chambers burg the Blue Ridge to Gettysburg. Then commences the fighting—lasting, while I was present, three days. What has occurred since, I don't know, though there are some rumors. While Lee was marching into Maryland and Pennsylvania, Stuart crossed the Potomac just above Washington, captured two hundred wagons and sixteen hundred horses, and join ed Lee at Gettysburg. Gettysburg is about the size of Staunton, Virginia, six thousand inhabitants, in a val ley ten miles from the Blue Ridge, east side> The first day's "fight occurred between the 'mountain and the town, one mile from Gettys burg. The enemy held a ridge of hills paral lel with the Blue Ridge; they were driven past the town with heavy loss. As I passed over this battle field three days after the fight, there remained two thousand un buried Yap* kees, though a regiment of prisoners were en gaged in putting their comrades underground. They were driven the second day. Neither party as yet had their whole strength. The Yankees had fortified a range of hills beyond the town a mile and a half—a strong position the ranges rising one above the other—pre cipitous and high. To storm this, it was ne cessary to pass over a valley of meadows and wheat fields one or two miles, almost bare of woods. The battle commenced at 10 o'clock, July 3d. It continued until night. The enemy's wings were driven back and doubled in, bat the centre was very stubborn. The ridge> crowned with over a hundred guns, in half mile space, and defended by three army corps, was charged and held for twenty minutes. A terrible fire from a stone fence on the plateau, and cross firing from the adjacent hills, drove back our force. Here fell many officers. Several thousand prison ers are in enr possession. Gen. Stuart passed around the enemy's* right and efefeated his cavalry; also Gen. W- E. Jones repulsed a cavalry force on our right. July 4th.—Gen. Lee occupies his original position in the centre; his wings are advane i cd. He is swinging his army around to the right, to get between the enemy and. Wash ington city. He starts bis surplus wagons i and wounded back to the Potomac. To engineer a train five miles long in six miles of the enemy was assigned to Gen. Im boden. Two thousand wonnded and as many strag glers, with ammunition and thousands of horses, moved across the Blue .Ridge towards Chambersburg, at 3 o'clock. Only eleven hundred men to guard this immense and val uable train ! It was a delicate and difficult duty. On it pushed by by-roads and through storm and darkness—the groans of wounded rising above the roar of the wheels. A dread ful night! He was attacked by the enemy about 9 o'clock on the sth. The Yankees were repulsed. The train, safely arrived here on the same day. The enemy had burned the pontoons, and the Potomac was past fording and rising. Here stood three thousaud wagons and fif teen thousand horses—this loss never could be repaired. The enemy were advancing in heavy f>rce. Gen. Ini bod en' had some twelve hundred of his own. Two regiments came from Winchester just in time. He rode over the ground—planted hjs ar tillery—put every, straggler in the ranks— concealed behind a bluff his wagons and horses, and waited the energy's approach. A perilous situation—an impassable river in the rear—a heavy force in front—but a handful to oppose tiiem. Several wounded Generals would have fallen into the enemy's hands if they .succeeded. Gen. Jenkins, who was wounded several days previous in the head, rose up a hill near the wagons, looked at the acres on acres covered with them, .re marked, "it was an hour of great importance; if defeated, the army of Northern.Virginia is ruined." At four the enemy .came rapidly up—caval ry rind mounted infantry, under Gens. Kil patrick and Buford—a whole division, with eighteen pieces of cannon—'one brigade of regular cavalry. Against this force was pit ted about one-fifth the number—half strag glers. Imboden seemed to be impressing all with his own purpose—to., die rather than surren der. Even, the wagoners caught the enthusi asm, and marched to the field; the wonnded limped to the front; one game fellow expend ;ed all his ammunition, and excused himself for retiring, as he couldn't charge on one leg: another was wounded again. Their cavalry made several efforts to charge, but couldn't stand the terrible shelling. The infantry was dismounted; The fight was .stubborn, lasting till dark. The enemy never advanced from their line of battle, but were beat back two miles, and retreated in the dark and in disorder. Everything considered, "the battle of Wil liamsport is one of the most brilliant, as well as important, that has occurred during the war, and justifies the confidence placed in Gen. Imboden by Gen. Lee in assigning him such an important post. July 6th.—Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. is now in command, having arrived last night. The ri ver is falling. • . J. J. L. • ♦ ♦ ! . From the Worth. A gentleman who has had a glance at the New York Herald of the 13th, furnishes the Petersburg Express with a few of the leading items of interest which it contains: ' The. Herald advocates peace, and says now is the proper time for Lincoln to make propo sals. It says that the Confederates have fought through all the war with a gallantry tnsurpaesed in the history of the world, and that the idea of conquering any portion of the great Anglo Saxon race is preposterous. The Herald applauds Gen. Lee's great mili tary abilities, and states that the-North has no match for him; that there is no possible chance of outgeneraling the Northern Army of Virginia; but if the Lincoln Government will still persist in fighting, the only hope of the North is in superior numbers. The retrograde movement of Gen. Bragg it pronounced a master piece of military ma~ nceuvering. The Herald says Rosecrane ia now. sixty miles Or more from the base of hia supplies—a desideratum for which Bragg ha* been laboring—and as one of the results of the late move, Wheeler is already in Rose* crans' rear, annoying him very much. All was quiet with Meade's army on the 12th. No offensive demonstration had been made by the greatest army on the planet to wards the "demoralised, disorganized, utterly routed army" of Gen. Lee. From Grant's army there was nothing new, ;ihe great hero of the Southwest had moved towards Jackson, but no tidings had been re ceived from him since he marched. Morgan was still in Indiana, "weeding a wide row," and although every effort had been made to capture the bold brigand, ha had succeededMn eluding the vigilance of the Federals. The excitement throughout In diana continued unabated, and the militia were rushing to arms from every portion of the State. . ■ WINCHSSTTKK, July 20tb. AH quiet to-day. A slight skirmish oeenr red yesterday between small portions of «av alry towards Martinsburg. It is rumored that Meade has been sni sp eeded by Sedgwick.