The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-25
NEWS FROM RhRpER'S FERRY.
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. JOHNSTON'S REBEL.
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ARMY.
HAK,his FERRY, July "a 1861.
General Johnstons force at Winchester was 1000 men
before his march TO Manassas composed Of infantry art
ery and cavalry, as follows 800 Virginia cavalry under
COL stuart ana 800 from tho Southern States forty regi
ments Of Infantry and $500 artillery They left winches
ter at p M, Thursday by order of Gen Bcaurcrard
and took the road to Berry ford ON the Shenandoah
thirteen aud half miles, the Blue Ridge to Piedmont
station, the Manassas Gap Railroad fifteen miles:
making twenty and half miles, requiring two DAYS
march Freight and passenger had been hauled over
the road the last week, and them Gen. Johnson's
force expected TO be transported the Manassas Railroad
from Piedmon to Manassas Junction, 50 or 40 miles
There remained at Winchester 1000 troops until Sat.
urday afternoon when they left for strasburg onehird
Of the way TO Manassas except about $500 of the militia
of the neghborng counties dsbandcd and sent home.
large quantity Of arms in boxes sent to strasburg
The Virginia Cavalry under Colonel Stuart Ber
ryve to observe the movement Of General Paterson's
column. The rest Of the cavalry went with Colonel Johns
ton.
Trey had al Winchester sxtytwo pieces OF artillery in
the fortifcacnG, a,Sp,h ten AZ Founders Some they
thought were Counbials left, the remainder
taken with General Johnston.
A detachment Of the Washington artillery from New
Orleans lad eight heavy guns which fr thirty
horses. Each of the rest ;lNcsmaon guns by six o.
four horses Part of hem,, liz not ai Of tAein. ware
brass 80 guns.
The Notifications surrounding. Wihuiestbr; except IT,
t1n southwark upon the high ground, worry heavy.
The, eaithworks are madN with logs aud bar
rcs ,sd with earth, &C. In front Of tile hruastworks
deep trenches were dug communicating heow with tho
inside Of the works. The gunswpxc all naskcd by arti
ca thcketa Of eyergreens, witch extended in some cases
to be ri1emeuv nd sharp shoot
ers
Among the regiments Of Kentucky riAemen
armed with heavy bowie knives. They refused 10 take
than round Of cartridges and they proposed
place themselves in the bushes for assault along all the
fences in front Of Winchester.
The Notifications extended two and half miles and the
trees have been feed between Bunker Hill and winehes
ter to impede advance Fifteen hundred sick troops
Winchester confined with the measles dysentery
and typhoid fever.
The prisoners taken from our column were sent to Rich
mond.
General Wise has been recalled, it said with his
troops from Western Virginia. General Bcauregard has
done in opposition to General Lees advice.
The report In Northern and Eastern newspapers that
eighteen regiments or this line refused march under
General Patterson is wholly untrue. Eighteen regiments
Of three months men unanimously declared that If they
went their time they would do under General Pat
terson
successful expedition consisting Of parts of the Fifth
and Twenty eighth New York regiments returned from
Carestown yesterday bringing with them the remainder
Of their baggage which they unable to last
Tuesday, and taking prisoner Captain Henry wemore of
Bradley Johnsons regiment. Wellmore estimates the
number Of Colonel Johnsons at 0G0 Last Thurs.
day eleven heavy guns and six thrtytwO pouners and
the remainder twenty FOUNDERS left by General
Johnstons forces at Winchester.
OUR HARpER'S FERRY CORRESPONDENCE.
HARPER's FERRY, July %, 1861.
General Patterson Denounced By Nearly HIS Whole DirI
sioa-The Movements Of General JOHNSON Kno,rn to Him
on the Departure Of the Rebels from Wimchete-No Eff
forts Made to Cut of Their Advancement Tb,cards the
Gap, dc.
The great battle at Bulls is the topic OF con-
versation here today. The troops feel highly in
dignant that General Patterson did not make an
fort to prevent General Johnston from joining the
rebel forces Manassas Gap. Before General Pater-
sons division left Charlestown he had reliable
information of the movements of Gen. Johnston Win
chester Three hours after the rebels had left Winchester
the fact was made known to Gen. Patterson by two
who directly from lhe town and about hour
he had received the first Nformlton confirmed by
another person. who rode into Gen. Patersons quarters
with view OF furnishing him the particulars.
The direction that Johnston had took have from rei
able person here, also communicated to General Pat
terson so that had he Immediately pushed forward he
could have of General Johnstons forces about miles
this side of Manassas Gap and which would have
doubleday resulted in the defeat of the rebel force at the
fight on Sunday.
The offered by General Patterson for not ad-
vancng General Jobnson's division, is that he was
compelled to retire back to Harpers Ferry by orders Of
General Scott to release the Eighteenth regiment whose
term expires during the coming week. This
seems to many here almost improbable, for it
is hardly to be supposed that General Scott knowing
that many Of the regiments be drafted Of
service would have permitted them to have left Martins
burg without intending that they should take Wnches-
ter. II was certainly evident that General Scott
anxious that General Patcrson's division should
advance Winchester before the three months
regiments time expired, and it is almost the
entire opinion OF the leading officers here that
Patterson was anxious TO avoid conflict with Johnston,
and, to enable him to carry his design, fell back
Harpers Ferry, representing that it useless to ad-
to any other place until these relieved
and new regiments furnished in their place.
safely state that, with the exception Of but two
or three regiments from Pcnnsyvani, the rest
nxiOus for fight, and willing to remain for
two weeks longer it the wish of General Patterson
and already large majority Of them have volunteered
remain for week ten days, in order that proper
force might be kept at Harper's Ferry.
SOUTHERN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE AT