The Daily Dispatch: July 27, 1863., [Electronic resource]

Reports from Huntsville, Ala.

"I learned, at least second-hand, to-day that the enemy's cavalry, 1,000 to 1,500 strong, entered Huntsville at 3 o'clock on Monday morning last, and that some 3,000 Federal infantry were following them; and that the Bell factory, eight miles from Huntsville, and sundry dwellings of citizens, had been burnt by the cavalry. These representations are reported to have come from citizens of Madison county, who had fled from the Yankees on Monday. I fear the account may be true; yet, it may be mere rumor. I understand that it was stated, but afterwards contradicted, that the handsome residence of Mr. John Patton, in the vicinity of Huntsville, was burnt. It is also reported that squads of Yankees were entering and pillaging houses; but the whole statement requires confirmation."