| From the Southern Confederacy (Atlanta,
Ga.) |
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| June 27, 1863 |
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| Escape of the Yankee Raiders |
| The {Knoxville}
Register of the 25th says: |
| A
courier arrived in this city yesterday morning, bringing information
that the Yankee raiders were safe across the mountains. They were so
closely pursued by Col. Scott, that they burned their artillery
carriages, and left the cannon and nearly all their baggage, but lost
but few prisoners. They crossed on the evening of the 22d, at
Childer's Gap. ***** |
| East Tenn. & Va.
Railroad |
| We have
seen a letter from President Branner of this road, dated Monday, which
says that the trains will run on mail schedule daily from Mossy Creek
to Bristol and back -- leaving Mossy Creek at 2 1/2 o'clock P. M. and
arriving at Bristol at 11. returning they will leave Bristol 9 P. M.
and arriving at Mossy Creek at 6 A. M. No arrangements at present,
owing to the destruction of the bridges, and the fact that the rolling
stock is all on the other end of the road, can be made for
transporting passengers from this city by rail to Mossy Creek. We
trust, however, that some enterprising person will get up a state line
between the two points, that travel and the mails may be at once
resumed over the route. |
| Damage Done by the
Enemy |
| The
Yankee raiders cut the telegraph wires and tore up a considerable
portion of the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad. At last
accounts they had destroyed the bridges across Flat Creek and other
small bridges between this and Strawberry Plains. ***** |
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