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and Elk creek, the track is said to be torn up for several miles, all the depots between here and Big Lick are burned, and the water tanks destroyed. If these damages be correctly stated, it will take some time to put the road in running order again. Yankee Gossip about the expedition. Gens. Hunter, Crock, Averill, and Sullivan put up with Major Hutter, about four miles from town, whose beautiful home was used as headquarters. In their suit were the notorious Dr. Rucker and David H. Strother, (Port Crayon,) the former attached to Crook's staff. Major Hutter, being an old army officer, was well acquainted with Hunter, and talked freely to him respecting his expedition. Hunter said that he had fifty thousand men, and could take Lynchburg easily; that we had better make no resistance. When Major Hutter informed him that it would be no easy task, and that our people, in the last resort would retire to the Amherst heights and fire upon them, Hunter replied that, in such even