Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-06

THE ADVANCE OF TROOPS UNDER
GENERALS PATTERSON AND Me-
CEELLAN.
BALTIMORE, July 5.-The following is by
mail from Martinsburg
Thursday Nooa.--The whole army moved
here yesterday aud encamped where we are
now quietly passing the Fourth. AT Nadens,
burg captain OF a company in Col Aliens
first Virginia regiment has had his house COM
pletely Quilted by straggers from various regi-
ments, Ballier's twenty-tirst and Davis TWEEN
ty"third, Of Pennsylvania, are mostly blamed.
McMulens rangers are now keeping guard
over 1t. The soldiery got into his distillery
ana began to extract large quantities OF Ii.
quors and empted it into the creek Genera
PATTERSON has given strict orders to shoot the
hrst man caught stealing private property, and
Tie order will be rigidly enforced.
a ruihoF prevails that Gen McClellan's col.
uiih Is only Two days march from us, but
am unable to trace it to any reliable source
The nearest force OF the rebels to Ms IS at Biz
Spring, on the route to Winchester tbree
miles below here. This is only double nick
ct guard johnson has moved forward the
heaviest part OF his column to Bunker Hill a
small village ten miles below. His column has
been seriously weakened by sending 1000 men
forward to assist i'll opposing McCellan's nd.
vance. 1t is therefore reduced to about u.
600, and is numerically less than ours by 1000.
Col. Burnside's Rhode Island battery will be
here TO morrow. The Wisconsin and eleventh
pennsylvania regiments have gone back to
WlIllamsport to guard the battery to this
point and also the provision train.
Yesterday, Company b of the tenth came
across rebel patrol Of cavalry, and fired upon
them, killing one and wounding two. About
5O rebel cavalry, yesterday, passed through
here in full retreat, just before the head of the
column OF federal troops reached here They
were III very great hurry. The people of
this town received our troops with demonstra-
tions of joy.
The pickets, by mistake, fred upon each
other last night, and one man of Col Nagle's
regiment was killed An officer Of the medi
cal staff OF Col. Jackson's brigade, as it retired
from the battle Of Monday at Plainvie
through this place, said he had with him I3
wounded men These, with what are known
to be in farm houses in the neighborhood
would make the rebel loss fully 25
have as yet seen but four prisoners taken
by the federal troops from the lines of the en-
envy in the flight of Monday. No advance
VIII be made from here until tomorrow In
the engagement at Hainville, the first city
troops were exposed to the fire of the enemy
TOR some time Yesterday NOR. my.
HAGERsTowN, July ga number of IN
fonnGed rnmors are afloat here. The guard
were ordered out last night, under the appre.
tension OF an attempt to blow up the town.
Capt Eddy took all precautionary measures,
but all was quiet, and strict discipline was en-,
forced
The Washington Star has despatch from
GRAFTON, dated 81, which says that General
Morris attacked and routed division of
Wises army, Monday morning, at Buchanan
lie killed %, took 200 prisoners and 70 horses.
II was foot race, not Que of our men being
Killed, and Gen. Morris has scnta large force
IN pursuit OF them. Gen. Mcclellan was ex
pected to attack the main body under him, lat
Laurel Hill on the 4th
BUCHANAN, July 5,-Gen. Mcclellan is
here The enemy are reported to be in con
siderable force few miles west of Beverly.