Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-26
Gan. pattarsonIs Column.

HARPE,t's FERRY, July "a Gen. Johu
SONS force at Winchester was estimated nj
! $4,000 before his march Southwark, to
Manassas, including infantry, artillery aud
cavalry OF this torce 800 were Virginia
cavalry, under Col. Stewart, and 800 from
Southern Suites. Forty regiments and
$500 men left Winchester AT P ~, on
Thursday. by order of Gen. Benurcgard.
They took the road to Berry 'saFord. ON the
| SHENANDOAH, l3 miles thence over tile
| Blue Ridge 70 Piedmont station. on the
Manassas Gap Railroad, making in all %
miles, requiring two days. The freight
and passenger cars had been hguled up
the rOad last week aud on them Juhnson's
| forces were expected TO be transported to
the Juucli0n,r,l distance of 50 to 10 miles.
| There rsmniued at Winchester 7,0UO rrOops
until Saturday afternoon, when they left
| for StnIusburg, excepting about 2,5O0 of
the militia of the surrounding cuuntry,
| whn were disbanded and sent home. A
ilarge quantity of arms in boxes were sent
over TO ,Strnasburg. The Yirginin cavalry
under Col. Stewart went 10 Herryvile 10
observe the movements of Gen. Pnltersun's
column. The rest. of the, cavalry went
with Gen. johnson. They had sc VIM
chester sixty-two pieces of artillery in
position inltbe Qualifications. About ten
42-pounders, some of which were column
hiads, were left, but the remainder were
/ taken withJohnsca. iz
4 detachment. OF the Washington artil-
| lery, from New Orleans, had eight heavy
guns, ,-of which four we're 32-pounliers.
These were handled By % persons each.
j A part ifsnot all OF these were brass rifled
guns. The fortificat;ons surrounded the
i town of Winchester, except on the soulh
side. Upon the high ground we're very
heavy earth works, made with logs, bar
rels filled with earth, &c. In front Of the
I breast works were deep trenches, coinmt-
nicating with the inside below. or the
! works, the guns were all musksd by arIi-
ticinl tiIickets of eSergrcens, which we're
intended in some cases TO be used 10 anu
buscNles for rifemeu and shaTp-shoufers.
Among Jife regiments was one OF KEN
tucky Ridem N, armed with heavy bowie
Knives. They refused 70 take more thnu
loue round of cartridges with them, and
proposed to place themselves in the BUSH
es for nssanlt. iir ISL =
/ All the fences in front Of wihchester
were leTelled, and the forti6cations ex-
tended two aud 4 half mites. Trees had
been felled between Bunker Hill and Win.
chester, TO impede the advance of our
troops. ~
Fifteen bundled sick are nov at Win,
chester. They ara generally confined with
measles, dysentery and typhoid fever.
The prisoners taken FROM our column
have heen sent 10 Richmond.
4 II is said that Governor Wise has beer
reoalled with bis troops from westrsTi Viz.
Iginia. Davis and neaureE6Fd bind don.
This ia opposition,to Gen. Lees ;advirt.-
4 The report inlsome Of The Northern ant
Eastern Newspapers, tilas IS Regiments o
this line had ,Eetlssd TO march Hnderl Gen
Patterson, was wholly naiEua, The Il
regimentsaf three months men d1snitnous
lily declatrd that IL they went. over thei
time, they would only go under Gen. Pat
iterAou.
A successful expedition. consisting o
. Ipdrts of the 9th and 2slh New York Regi
mrntS, returned from Gharlestown ye.tcr
day, bringing with them the remainder o
ltLsir baggage, which they were unit5!e /.
remove last Ttiesiay, aud taking pris9ne
Capt Henry WslmoreS ofEf3rldley john
SONS iAIArybt1d RegiHieHt. tgFelimOre rs
( ltiFnste's Gen. J6hnson's foSoes 1t 20, 0et