The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-11
NEWS FRuN THE UPPER POTOMAC.

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FVs the las three days the vigorous gysrasions
ha,e bean going IN 70 get forces In condition 70 ~
vAnoe vigorously upon the foe Az provisions cannot be
bought In SUFFICIENT qusnty whore going, and as
the government acting in support Of law, cannot seze
the private property Of individuals against their viii ex
Cept in extreme cases Always 70 be avoided pessble
the oay alternative is to carry provisions along Ac
cordingy the Commssary and Quartermnster's depart
ments have been actively engaged forwarding supplies
here, and the road from Wamsport 10 constantly lined
with immense wagon trains, extending nearly mile
Tomorrow It expected orders would have been given
10 march, The army Is now well provided with ammu
milton, and by tomorrow will have provisions enough 10
supply each man with rations for twelve days. The
whole force here except the Connecticut regiment
five companies Of which are stationed At WiiaInsport
and five n Hagssstown, 70 protect the dspots Yohes
regiment win also join the forces here from Frederick
Nd. Besides the Rhode Island battery and Perns ri,
fed cannon has been sent ON from Washington.
Tho most extraordinary rumoFs continue 70 prevail
with regard to the strength and designs Of the
enemy. Nobody seems 70 know anything, but
each one reports what somebody else has SAID with
little exsggerssion, until, II one listens to them,
he would come TO think that this army hd rushed
into the very jaws Of death. would almost seem ~
though these Virginia gentle play ing upon our
oredulty No sooner had they retired from Harpcr's
Ferry than reports began 10 be circulated that they
concentrating their forces 10 annihate General Pstter
sop, and all advance then checked. Now aIsY two
weeks delay when we have q sss crcrscd and driven
enemy about ton miles this near
Bunker aii, on the Winchester road; that they have
ceeds eighteen Thousand men, with twenty odd gups and
eRht hundred cavalry, cnd all sorts Of rumors about
them MAJ ching 70 attack General Patterson At Martins
burg or attack his TANKS 40 soon he the
march or, more extraordinary than all that they
taay upon their way 10 the attack Of wlismsporl nov
that our forces have been withdrawn.
was informed by gentleman who len wilhausport
tos ming thai the people there In great ALARM
momentAriy expecting the return Of the rebels, and
The trains, actually induced TO delay hs march two
hours, probably more to paoify the citizens Than
, ncOr an r.. belief be entsstsinsd Of that 70.
much alarmed, and evidently fes tue rstarl
Of these l.wiess gentry. For my part, have idea
tney LEFT on Tuesday s entirely inconsstent with what
The lawyers call the a~SsUs yeodseNdi In short these
rmors woula be simply ridiculous IL 1t not that
persons In authority seem 70 place reliance upon them
and base their actions upon thom. IL Is o very good
game for these geaeen 70 play rhey succeeded by TIE
the ford at WDiiamsprt, that General Johnston with
15 900 men, was At NartinsbUyg TO attack him.
10 Inducing the Withdrawal Of forces, and caused
state Of inactivity for swo weeks u they gain two
weeks moro while this army Of IA 900 lies active
here, II would be 70 much more gsineti.
A reliable gentleman IN sh,s Town informs ne that
there never 0C0 Of the rebels tas vicinity
and expect, the truth known their force5 below
just about fourth large stated At any rate
rumor has beer pursued long enough Is lime That
we felt thefeaemy we IND him NO strong iav vii,
be tie enough TO pause The snoe country usva their
eyes upon General Patterson long delay upon
the plea Of preparation They expect results THIS
cid Dutch method Of carrying by marching aud
counterm srchpg has been tried long enough and the
have ffOm putf
who hiss had every wish and every suge esttcu Of hts
adopted by the government ~ fer practicable, aud
thing commensurate with the forces 81 his disposal.
MARrIMsuRa July 7, 1901
TIE Position and Namsy Of Gen. 1sAnstons 6c,e5 suos
6tS- JeA~sto~ IasrsucAsf-7hs Uai,n Pytsowe,s Pse-
ssyuod Sslass Stenes Before AAy Rebel hterlocogs-
7Ae Psisonsss Generally WsU Tysated--Aryes! # Hum
ssosd ard xHeS2 (RsoeH)-A sailor Of Ceat to n, Re6vs
oa1gA@wAs' Foss,soa's COsss.and 1At~k y xcCle1
Ian fmSas1sas Of tie 1ysops to Fight, dc.
private from Capt. Nedenbushs company, Second
regiment Virginia militia, escaped from the camp of Gen
Johnston yesterday, n Buckes,owu seysa rsfs eeDw
mere, The Winchester turnpike. He eatfnatss their
FORCES 1t fifteen thousand having eighteen cannon Ho
10 under the impression that OF them are rlsd
believe tina. upon this point he mistaken All otuer
sOaYcee CT information In the statement that he
has Ted cannon The refugee believes that they have
one twelve pound howiasss.
The names q the oolopsls he remembers are these
previously given you, viz Col AAn Of the Second
Harper Of the Fourth Gordoa Of che Fi and Preston
Of tho twenty seventh. These the names OF the
colonies who have been commanding the regiments whiah
have been stationed on The Neck for time back and
which were defeated az a~anesvt'le on tuesday ass
He states the number OF Sfevarts cavalry al between
ak and seven hundred. In my last slated TO goa
that hsh seen sprsoaer taken 81 HsinesvAIe
at between four hundred and ftvy aud five hundred
He tho fcnr infantry regiments mentioned
above and Stewards cavalry were Voc only troops pre-
feDt the hood OF Hsi0ssve the dA, OF
the engagement He estimste5 tne number rerels &C
tualy under fire at three hundred eighty athous he
ADMITS that is'gs humber Of Others were engaged IN
theda as skirsniaherg and As reserve
Colonel stewart 10 eacsmped, wtb hts cavalry at Big
'prinev three miles below thts From this point theS
country, Thsir thorough acquaintance WITH the
n ss rosds, rsv,oes ard woods OF the country
nsble them 70 perform double the amouUt Of
ervics which siaar number OF oavslry unacIqsiasd
With these local facts can poaaibty DO.
Gen, JohnstoDs camp is 10 earthworks aud a.eencb-
nenss &c bss none anywhere .hs s'ia OF Winchester
nat THIS man knows OF he is a resitant OF aarsiag
,uSg has been IN service sce the loth Of APRIL aad
! man OF Intelligence He escaped This mo'seg by
luetiy pssspg out Of the picket guarde with a1othe,
refugee and by keeping along the pine hls and AVOID
ps 81 the luoc rSase lie declares that At ssst ono
Zoe mep IN the rebel army geoerauy pIers desire
10 6ahs bu. he thinks they have real hesrt In the
work before them. The reoel commanders rep1rt he
Union loss ~ the action las Tuesday LEES bsD
tbree hundred and do p,t Claim thas II exceeded ave-
rney f,ed be quantity a.ce1 70 remain long ea5ugh 70
Count tham,
rho rebels tauIt ted and jeerei At lieutenant seryeart
and trooper they bad captured fhoy sefused etie,ly
10 disclose any knowledge OF the numbers OF tho
Union troops, eservthg dtzpt0sd silence
TIE rebels believe we have four'een thousona
men at this paint and only ten pieces Of the;
believe that Patterson n ceterninei " eyod battle ir
or Immediately about Martinsoug They think no
eircs 70 rist only II sparsely settled ccun.ry where
the denis vii suffer little pasf0ie tn in ger
son and property ae that prsonete arc taken
by them tney forward 10 Winch s,ar mi ,nose
now n the Buckea,ov n camp pfe,,y well treatec
Stanton Duncins kestucky battalion represented rs
being very full 10 poiat OF G'bers
Aetsrs hammond and Magin who bave heretofore been
deemei strong prosecutors Of TIC Union Of this
OF some kind OF test calico oath Of
goat ~0old Piece OF cstioa twine, wero iet go
II tia, the soldery, no yever, got hoid Of man
named ch ssf.z wac has been fguTng as the coa
agent Of Southern Confederate SUCH has eoid
IL moet gnaoent quantities the private stores
the Baltimore Ohio Railroad He has 20, been let go
HIS destination with thai OF seversl osters of The
kney, 10 said TO be Fort Dea whe,e they VIII
permitted 10 nxnriaie over he departing g0fies OF
cesson The next trip they take viii most possibly be
Along the road 10 that bourne from whence traveller
never returDs. they viii have most ample opportunity
before that time arrives 10 etGdy with the mlDprest
the morality OF allegiance and duty the correative rea
tions OF obligation and projection.
slight Skirmeh yesterday between PORTION Of one