The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-09

highly valued by them The place b under susrd BY The
independent Rangers, who drove che Goshs Who van
daIised this homo away from t. They had Butler Price,
u member Of General Pattereons STAFF take inventory
OF what remained untouched soon a they entered
/ It. Such outrages, even In tho private hsme OF
| Of Unionism in the South. They must DO stopped,
or terrible retaliation will come Suppose Of
me Union arms should come % great Mat tho rebel
counties Of Maryland reach the border ooun
Ties OF Pennsylvania would not pllage rapne and inds
even the homes Of well known patc,s Of ths south he
tonight suffering for such wanton destruction Of private
property The Preside circle, the sacred precincts Of
stiles They can Afford no justification for such course
continued II must provoke war Of determination.
utst ~ asave1 ina! our commanding General YIN sec
Unless he does will continue 70 DO practsed He has
given 70 day orders that such offenders shall be shot
Every such act will compel government IL intends
70 conquer Virginia, to raise rev regiment.
TWO private houses broken day by private
soldiers escaped undetected ana several articles Of
property were taken which were perfectly useless TO
them Most OF the o1trases - yet committed stsr
buted to the Twenty first Twenty third Sixth Penn
slvania regiments In these regiments are SGT OF
who disgrace their officers, compromise the SERVICE
lnJure the cause OF reconstruction Their officers,
body, not OF there upon part their
men, They, AZ gentlemen, should DO vigant enough to
and 40 nT s.1 % &
State, 70 all that they hold DEAR must follow, disgrace
so deep that not even gallant conduct upon the battle field
can wipe IL out.
George q. Reynolds prominent rebel IN this place
SO prominent that he was deemed worthy OF three
Captain VIM Nciullen, snd is stil under guard
The Rhode Island marine battery Of twelve pound
rhed cannon arrived here to night These, With Double
days siege pieces and Perkns battery OF flying artillery
VIII give us seventeen pieces. Rumors prevail here
which have indirectly traced to headquarters that
regiments Of raw volunteers ust formed into regiments
Will move upon base line to leave guard at Hsgers
town. WiSmsport, Aartnsburg and other points Of the
lice Of operations, In order that full disciplined
may be thrown to the 'front.' and DO reaoy TO the
enemy Ut once upon the pGint dappx OF their force
IL is now known that Johnston stationed with his
main force at Bunker Hill, ten miles below this point
He has reserve force at Stevensons station miles
from Winchester, OF about Two thousand fhis In
cudes the wagon and baggage guard THAI has been
Of no doubt Bat the report that It. amounts TO
thousand Is unfsunded. There may have been
enough sent to have brought him nearly up to
rica force. The nght will nearly handed one
unless he may have ntrenched himself.
No dehni 70 information Of tho proceedings or McCe
ANS column, operating upon our right flank, has yet
been received at this point prevailed In camp
to-day that he I had 1y ,r. sudden decisive movement
Winchester Igive the story NO credence knew that
he had no. the force with which to make the movement
and thSt so great march ss required 70 accomplish
such result was geographical impossibty. No army
can march over rugged country with rough mountain
roaos of huSdred emies in lhreo days with 90.
umn OF ten thousand will move within three
days. A battle or Virginia retreat must come.
OUb MNRElNSBURG CORRESPONDENCE.
AARrnsssuRc, Va, July 4, 1851.
arrival of General Patterson and HIS 7roors-7he Eneny
10 600 Syon0 Sir Mi.>s IL, Adcance7e Expected b.
ae-Te Fourth in Cdmp-StirmisAisg, dc.
General Patterson, with his column, arrived here yer
terday afternoon and has established headquarters At
mansion just at the entrance Of the town. He is sur
rounded by the tents Of his troops In the immediate
enclosure are tho tents Of the officers Of his star and
department clerks. In the rear, NcMuin's Rangers
opposite on the other side OF lane two companies OF
United States regulars, with Doubleday's "BArkers,"
which arrived last evening As write the Rhode Island
battery Ii passing to take position in advance Of the
town. cannot stop to give you the position Of the
regiments, nor Ia it material Our troops are in force
mile beyond the town. and pckets thrown out to about
Two mics The enemy are reported 70 be in forcethst
is, about 10 COO ongabou six miles Ia advance OF
this toward Banker Hill The department headquarters
have all been transferred here. rho qusrtermastsrs
department will be at whamsport for the present but
the subsistence department which stll remains Ha
gersown 70 forward provisions vii also be probably
transferred nere BY Saturday Every preparation is
beng made for forward movement from this place. and
do not think the frmy vii remain here long From ali
we can learn Is Is expected that the eneny VIII give bse
between this and Winchester we shat socord.ngly
be prepared for him. After the engagement a. Hokss
run, the rebels aawpered oil in double quick time rnsk
ing has, but rushing through town at the most
rapid rate There was also general stampede or the
general thing the Inhabitants all very much gcsred
20 use Virgins phrase. However, the ercsmpnents
are very freely visited by the citizens both sexes who
express particularly the fair the utmost devotion
to the Union. To day being the Fourth was quite
gaia day, not 30 much firing OF crackers &c,
with You but the artillery fred the national salute
and the various bands ppy ed The national airs aud al
together don't know when have spent o Fourth In
rational and many way Colonel Rowsys re ziment--
The thirteenth Pennsy lvana, which LEFT at VI fAms
portmsrched dow here to-day, have iust arrived
was preceded by me Rhode Island battery goes to
the 'front.' Some menhfteen twenty OF the Fifteenth
regiment, belonging to General Neglcss briaade-wers
captured by the enemy In the action Hcke run. IL
detour the loft, and just at the time The firing was
gong on In front OF the main coun the advance guard
oil NesIeys brigade being 100 much in advance OF the
main body, were halted, while word sent 10 hurry
up the rear. The men foolishly got into field the
nsighborhood Of a farmhouse, ana making thsm
selves comfortable, when oody Of the rebel cavalry
Dashed out from wood short distance 'front.' the
men nstook them for our troops and tsknx
down the rails for them but when the cavalry dashed
up they fred right into men killing ons or two and
capturing several-number no. Known but supposed
TO be about fifteen. The loss OF the enemy tho alo
action was about twenty-five killed and one hundred
wounded The only regiments engaged in the fight
with the exception Of the above affair, which WIS acct
DENTAL and occurred while the enemy were in full re.
trea-were the Wisconsin and Eleventh Pennsylysnia
being the advance column under Col Abercrombe, who
speaks in the highest terms OF the conduct Of the men
Tney numbered about fifteen hundred beat back the
enemy, about thirty five hundred strong Hc-Millins
menced the firing pert--they acted as a scout.
There quite alarm here last night, the pske.s
firing ell round at one time thought the enemy
upon us, sure enough, but il was only the outlying
pickets on both sides. Our killed a rebel-nane
CAanbern.
GENERAL McCLELLAN'e DIVISION.
OUR CLARKsBURG CORRESPONDENCE.
CLARKsBuRG, Va, July 8, 1861.
Aoueents Of Ohio and Indiana Troops inso ViyginsaAr
rtpaI Of General Mcclellan and &o6-Lntscspc.ed FYqh
at Laurel HiH, &C., DC.
The Army Of the West is moving, and there 10 much
hurry and confusion in this heretofore quiet neRhoorhood
in consequence. The Ohio and Indiana brigade under
General Rosencranz, consisting o. the Seventeenth and
Nineteenth Ohio and Eighth and Tenth Indiana regiments
left the morning of the 2erh u TIE portion Of Cen
era schlechs brigade consisting Of the Third and Fourth
Ohio regiments left the day. Colonel Marrow
commands the Third, and Colonel Lorn Andrews the
Fourth, both crack regiments and standing next to Col
Ninth Ohyol recj,,art ,o-