Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-11
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OF MARTIN BURG BY TIE FED
EpAI. TROOPS

drr, trocps vlruuly estimated at from ff,een 10
.Ssutv thousand crossed the Potomac Tuesday La
a Hulilmspor;, aud at fords above aud below ID
swn Oa .neif march towards Var nsou;c, they eo-
,oultered an advance 'oIcs Of Confederate rlopsSSe
~ nufnher-abcut SIX mlles ucrh a Mir,ushurg. T.iI
sa force checked the eLCmyS sdSaucs for two hours
"a An ergig-mcnt which lasrad neatly that length OF
me 7, Is impcsi5lv TO estimate viii accuracy the
.oemys lcsI, although there er0 good dliS uPol
zach 20 groGad TIE h-el that a. least l5J OF
7, wilkins were Killed Cnf WCuIled. Firmtr' In
he visicIoy Of the b,tIs state tnal a large number
% the SIAN we're buried after the engagement. Our
5rall and gallant force OF $50 sgS,ns. TIE enc
1y's advance column estimated OUO) 10 addition 20
be number they ktd and Noundod also took hisy-our
prisoners who were tho fooEirg day sent to ths place
Wnchestsr) and given 10 the charge OF Mr. Jas Jones,
well knoSu custodian Of the enemies OF peace anu good
morals IN this comnui y. We lost ouly two men killed
nd FIVE or siI wounded, al OF which, Of the hler wa
recover Npally the entire So OF killed and wounded
Sas corfnsd ia. Winchester coun ntals, under con-
nlnd Of Cap. John Avis who, Ee aar', "a his noble
ncu, occupied advascs position and took an aeuve
ana gallant part in the contest We canDet PARTICIPANTS
o-dly les. we might DO injustice, by OMISSION some
II those who participated 10 the action We shall avail.
the ccia report bs.ore attempting TO do just ee TO all
engaged 10 an affair c'iug so much honor on the III
lie Spartan band on this occasion.
The Baltimore Sun, and oth,r lying Back Republican
sheets claims a great victory on this occasion. They
are welcome % ell such victories. As evidence Of the
cite the tact tha; al mention Of the % prisoner, taken
oy our small band is omitted In their lying report The
prisoners belonged TO Pennsylvania Regiment. Some
officers and surgeon in the party. Their guns were
surrendered with loads 10 then Two attempted 70 es-
,aps Ehen ordered surrender, were shot and killed
~he running Such large number OF prisoners marched
IN foot in Indian file, into town, caused no it'll,
,epsaoa There some curiosity TO see what sort OF
l,cking beings they who bad come here 10 cut our
shroats own AOpes and hresides
After the engagement, Oar small force Tell BACK on
Gan J,cksOns command-some 0OO n hin the vi
cnty of Marnsburg when the whole returned to point
Sye or six miles south OF Marnsbu-g 20 await reinforce
m.uts TIE force is ample 20 thrash Lncolns entire
force OF thieves whenever a trisl is made.
"Wednesday moru7g, at o'clock, the Federal forces
under Cadaslader and Patterson, entered Msriusourg
where they remain in and Immediately around the town.
Report saws they eEtFenehDg themselves at that
point where the cowardy villains fave hostages the
defenceess and children for protection against an
attack from our army. If they have come to fight and
not steal aud plumber let them advance upon our army
win they have the courage TO do it, Or will they like
one of their famous Generals John Brown aim to keep
out of hams way by taking shelter under the citiz
about 3,OOO-amongst whom they have quartereo
themselyesg We shall see.
Toe usual eusrages committed by Lneoln's Yandal
thieves wherever they have found their way into the
south are being perpetraed 10 hartnsburg. All clsi.
gems suspected of fidelity to the South are arresed and
thrown into prson-ther property taken for the use OF
bes rcgues-and that which cannot be appropriated TO
their own 49, destroyed day Of reckoning Is In sso;e
for them.
For the Information Of defiant readers, we will state
that M,rnsourg il 22 miles from Winchester, and VIII
E.msoort 10 or ~ miles North Of harunsSnrg.