Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-06
Movement. of Gen Patterson. Column

MARTIssBrRe, July 4-noon. The whole army
moved up to this place YESTERDAY, and are now
encamped here, quietly spending the An Of Juy
Most admir- BILE order prevails although some
outfages have been committed upon private prop
erty. Capt. Nsdenbush. commander Of a com
piny in Col. Aliens LIST Virginia regiment has
from various regiments.
Col Balliers 2Ist and Col Davis 23d PennsyI-
vaEia regiments are principally blamed with IL
Capt McMullin's r Anglers are now Keeping guard
over II The soldiers got into bis dIsiillery and
began to abstract large Quantities Of liquor when
the liquor was ordered TO be emptied into thu
creek. Gen. Patterson has given strict orders TO
| sbont the frst man caught stealing private prop
eriy, aud the order will be rigidly enforced
rnmor prevails that General MsClellan's col
nnbs Go 70 sse o day. " march ,Gm u.s. but
nearest force Of Confederates 70 us is al Rio
Springs on the route TO Winchester, three miles
below hefe; This is only double picket guard
General Johnson has moved forward the heaviest
part Of his column to Bunker Hill small village
ten miles distant His column has been seriously
weakened by sending 900 men forward to assist
In opposing McClellan's advance IL Is therefor
reduced 10 about - 600 men, and Is numerically
less than the federal force by 600 men
Burnside's Rhode Island battery will be here
| to- morrow. Major Doubeday's heavy battery {.
nsw here. The Wisconsin regiment and 18th
Pennsylvania regiment have gone back 70 Will
Transport, to quad the battery up thus far, and
also the provision train.
Yesterday company B, OF the 10th regiment
came across secession patrol Of cavalry and fred
upon them killing one and woundiny two
Yesterday about fifty cavalry passed throu9 b
this place In full retfeat Just before tie head a
the column OF Federal troops reached here They
were In a very great hurry. The people Of this
town received the Federal troops with quiet but
deep demonstrations Of jov. Ladies' and children
thron ed the streets In perfect security and with
laughing, joyous hilarity within two hours after
the troops had pitched their tents After :
O'Clock not a soldier, save the guard seen In
the strsea.
The pickets by mistake rred uT-on each other
last night. aad one man In Col. Nagle's rig iment
was killed
An officer In the medical starf of Col Jackson 9
brigade, as II retreated from the battle Of Monday
AZ hainesville through this place, said he had
with him thirteen wounded men These. with
those that are known to be In fsrmhouscs In the
neighborhood would make the Confederate loss
fully TWENTY-FIVE
have az yet seen but four prisoners taken by
the federal troops from the lines Of the enemy In
the fight Of Monday. No advance will be made
from here until tomorrow.
In the engagement at gainesville, the First City
Troop, Of Philsdelphi were exposed to the ere
Of the enemy for some time.
Yesterday morning the picket guard OF Co r.,
Scott Legion, under Captain Hawswcrih, TOOK
four prisoners, among whom was q trooper Of the
en~my, whilst upon a scout
The eaemy passed through here on Monday
afternoon. with fofty-two prisoners, taken from
various Peunsyivania regiments some Of them
stragglers who left the lines to fight upon their
own hook; most Of them Were Of Captain Hease o
company Of the 18th Pennsylvania regiment. who
were surrounded by the enemy's cavalry, and be-
ing dressed exactly like regulars, Were mis- AIKEN
bv the captain for Federal troops until resistance
was useless
In the fght Of Tuesday, near Hainesville, Com
pany F, ID cavalry, captured 3 number Of tents Of
the enemy-said to be four teen