NP, RS 12/17/1863

From the Richmond Sentinel
 
December 17, 1863
 
The Enemy at Salem, Va. -- The Depot Burned, &c.
   Lynchburg, Dec. 16
   A force of the enemy, supposed to number 3,000 -- cavalry and mounted infantry -- under Averill, reached Salem, on the Virginia & Tennessee railroad, this morning, at 10 1/2 o'clock. A train, with troops from this city, approached within sight of the depot, and was fired at. The depot, containing a considerable quantity of produce, and the Government depot, adjoining, were burning at that time.
   Telegraphic communication having been interrupted, nothing has been heard since.

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