Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-07-31
WAR NEWS. AND OTHER ITEMS.

HAnpER's FERRY, July 24--Gen. John
sons force at Winchester is estimated at A.
600, before his march southwark to Manassas,
including infantry, artillery and cavalry. OF
this force eight hundred are Virginia cavalry
under Col Stuart, and three hundred from
Southern States. Three thousand FIVE hun
dred men left Winchester at l p. m, Thurs
day.
By order of Gen. Beauregard they took the
road to Barry's Ford Oh the Shenandoah.
thirteen and half miles thence over the Blue
Ridge TO Redmont station and Manassas Gap
railroad, making in all tweuty-eight and a
half miles. requiring two days. The frei ght
and passenger cars had been hauled up the
road last week and on them JohnsOn's forces
were expected to be transported 10 the. juno
ton, a distance of thirty or forty miles There
remained at Winchester seven thousand troops
until Saturday afternoon, when they left for
Strasburg, excepting about twenty-five bun
dred of the militia of the surrounding country,
who were disbanded and sent home. A large
quantity of arms IL boxes were sent over TO
Strasburg.
The Virginia cavalry. under Col Stuart,
went to Berryville, to observe the movements
of General Patterson's column. The rest Of
the cavalry went with Gen. johnson.
They had at Winchester sixty-two pieces
of artillery in position in the Qualifications -
About ten 42-pounders, some of which were
colunDiads, were left, but the remainder were
taken with Johnson.
A detachment Of the Washington Artillery,
from New Orleans, had eight heavy guns of
which four were thirty-two FOUNDERS These
were hauled by twenty-eight horses each i
portion, if not all of these, were brass rifleG
guns.
The fortiications which surrounded the
town of Winchester, except on the south side,
upon the high ground, were very heavy earth
works, made with logs and barrels and filed
with earth. &c In front Of the breastworks
we're deep trenches, communicating below
with the inside Of the works. The guns were
all masked by artificial thicketS Of evergTeeDs,
which were intended III some cases 20 be used
as ambuscades for rifemen and sharp shoot
ers Among the regiments was one Of Ken
tucky rifemen. armed with heavy bowie
knives and they refused to take more than
one round of cartridge with them, ard pro
posed to place themselves III the woods lor
assault.
All the fences in front of Winchester were
leveled The Notifications extended two and
half miles. Trees had been fslled between
Bunker Hill and Winchester 10 impede our
ndvarce.
Fifteen hundred sick are now at Winchcs-
ter, they are generally c--Gued with measles,
dysentery and typhoid fo.er. The prisoners
taken from our column have been sent TO
Richmond. Il Is SAID that Governor Wise
has been recalled, wiki h.s troops. from west
/ ern Virginia. JEFF Davis and Gen Beaure-
gard had done this in opposition to Gen Lees
advice.
The report in some Of the Northern and
! Eastern papers that eighteen regiments Of
the line had refused to march under General
| Patterson, was wholly untrue The Is regi-
ments of three months men unanimously de-
cided that if they went over their time, ihey
would only go under Gen. Patterson
| A successful expedition, consisting of parts
/ of the 9th and 2Sth n Y State regiments.
returned from Charlestown yesterday bring
| ing with them the remainder of their baggage
which they were unable TO remove last Tues
day, taking prisoner Capt. Henry Wellmore
/ of Bradley Johnson's Maryland regiment
Wellmore estimates Johnsons force at 10 GOO
men, last Thursday Eleven heavy guns
six tbirty-two FOUNDER. aud FIVE twenty
four Founders were left by johnson al Win
chester.