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ircumstances would allow. One officer had been placed under arrest for brutality towards the prisoners. The distance from Richmond to the point at which they escaped is about forty miles, and they walked the whole route. They express the opinion that Sheridan is a used up man, and will not give the Confederates any more annoyance for some time to come. From Lynchburg. Passengers from Lynchburg yesterday state that the utmost uncertainly prevails there as to the whereabouts of Hunter and his command. It is not known to the public whether they have gone towards Salem, Fineastle, or Lexington. A report was prevalent last evening that they had made good their escape; but at all events the main object of the expedition was defeated. [from our own correspondent.] Lynchburg, Va, June 21. Rumors were as plentiful yesterday as battle field plunderers after an engagement, and owing to the rapid advance of our army in pursuit of the enemy it is extremely difficult t
The New York Tribune, of the 14th, has an article on "Hunter's victory." The white coat philosopher, Greeley, had not then heard of the stampede of his friend Hunter. The article of the Tribuneshows that Hunter's chief object was the capture Hunter's chief object was the capture of Lynchburg, and our forces did not drive back this most cruel and barbarous of all Yankee invaders one moment too soon. We copy the Tribunearticle entire: The victory of Gen Hunter near Staunton, on the 3d, is an evidence how heavily the bae that it was not given up because of one repulse. When Gen Hunter was assigned to the command in West Virginia and the Shewas sent to the rear, communications were abandoned, and Gen Hunter went forward with a force and celerity that seem to have Virginia and Georgia. The junction of crook's force with Hunter's shows that there is no enemy of consequence in Western Vy the enemy almost without a There is no news from Gen Hunter more than the 9th, at which time his forces were in des