New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-18
INTEREsrIyG FRou VIRGINIA.
From iAs Wa.lia gem Star, OF. IS.

From Lhs Was.ilstyB Star, OCT. Is
A gentleman ha, st arrived 10 Washington from
one OF the UPPER counties Of Nirginia whose name
r prudential easOis we do not here menlOnh ana
who brings some Interesting Intelligence rs W AlaH
in upper Virginia.
On the 81 OF October, when our in'ormsnt cane
through Winchester, there were no Conieden@H
troops there whatever, IN. there were from 2,UVN
300 militia at 81 ,riinsburg; aad Turner Asheit
Cayal Company, 400 strong, wss between SkeP-
erd.town and Duff ! y station, on the Baltimore
aud Ohio r broad. The drafting system bsc bses
very vi,ianly enforced 10 ping every available
man between Ihe age Of Is aud 70 into NE Coided.
crate ranks l. is aluostIppo-sbe Tor those drsiIea
TO get exemption; and one man who Is 20 snort
sighted that be cannot Distinguish his own vile
across the room, tried in vain 10 get dlsGnsTgs
from the RI gimenral surgeon, who sVeffeo tla
short-sigedue.s wus DO cause Tor exemption Nc
however, got Oft by apIh anon at hesfquarter'
Toe COnIecerates were rather down 10 tps noun
q, The nou-,uece.s of Floyd and Wise in Western
Virginia, but sOlace Themselves with the belief 'hf
U,O Ma landers ieat 10 rise and JOIN Secesc
whenever Beauregard crosses The Potomac. l1en
is q strong under-current OF Union sentiment st Wm
chester y hcn the Confederate, br,bd as an ADO
hliou hole"l aud haJ Gen. Patterson moved 70 IE3
polpt. be would have been warmly welcomed there
The Union in tbs. part OF Virginia do not hsss
tate to brsI Pat e SON az traitor.
Groceries were get ing up 10 fnmine prices at Wiz
chester. Colee was selling &C from 40 TO " cena
per pound, sugar from % 10 81 salt $l5 per sex
aud o. her things in proportion. Corn aud honr were
az moderate prices, W there was no chance TO ef'
port IL. ., mi.
Winchester RrpubEicia of Sept. "a. Til: ons
handsome aud houIishing paper hss shared the az
OF 80 mary other secesd Jouruais, ana ~ reoeseu
one half tie former size, aud Is printed on iuienof
paper. Il has quite evidently run out Of Sorts
more eep-citly caps" and is so hard run as 70 20
OBLIGED 70 desecrate the SahbaIh con inually IN s
editorial colamns), speling it With little as"
From this copy Of Tae RsPu6I'ea" We take w
following:
the HON. JAMES II. MASON, coNPEDERATt
MINISTER TO ENGLAND.
The hon, James M. Mason lett town yesterday, "a
route TO Richmond, on his way TO England az ~
Confederate Minister 10 the Court Of st. James
Nav success attend bis mission, and be return via
renewed health and yigOr " his n,any hiends.
WHAT ALEXANDER r.. BOTELER HAS TO SAT.
The following extract from y letter received froa
the Hon. A. X. Boteler, IN relation TO The canvas
for Congress, has been sent ne foe publ siion;
'Inrsard 70 the canvs FIR Coz sress lave been rsG
tut. Silent a. have sDeeii rep snsnce 20 wnse'a y
seln ss ihsusns nyeli Oh the public bot you can ~ ~
mo that h.ve consented 10 become eanddAte wieh -
pos, will be sufficient In Sitos 20, howeseT us ON .
tns. should .sy tsA h. d.ns AZ n sno ioa.S ss
Of coDs usioael equality EN- usiiy Isso's's ~ tss n
sS sss or S Ss's IS, 1 gsss
ra' Do '"s :. y ., -. So a. r. BOfElEA'
! MOVEMENTS OF TIE C0NFEDERATes UP klIs
For the Tas, few days we baye hsd yaney 49, -
/ minors az TO the movement OF he enemy sovvJ
| @ onac as ~en rs in Hampshire. IL rs psnsSS
however, that a aiyision OF Bankss command, 80
strong, has sguiu returned 10 the upper fTvus
extending their lines from opposite shephs'o'''-
| to WilliamspoTt. than
Brig. Gen. Carson has gone for 70 mes go, a.
and sbould they sftemps 70 cross toe :. T. y;nci.
another glorious victory i'll be won oy o 80.
BILE troops. Gen. Carson Will for the Rsess, aEssa
lish his heado aarters in MHrGinsbgrg. - ma
hy come that be will psss the Rubieoa, sns FRO.
MARYLAND, but we do not cne1it zoe IoPo hat Col
Harspshire we have the exciting rumor 1870 w.
| McIIanala ana his entire command was sanvu"Tbi ria
few .,iles west OF Romney, aid esp's Ia .rvst "a
news however We can scarcely credii, sAs
he sbie 20 give reliable Information o. nn nr.ss
resis,xncc 70 the Federalits beiofe gops tom Col
y. S.-Lato AND reliable pews mrecs .As,srste{
MELLON Id 4 camp. gives the lie 70 INC ~ Seath,
runo,a =, ~ go Wnsield, Sheets, and JeioAa
A o. Tnssasv n,orning The enemy spfes nsS Ire
v.,leIo,ing Numbers near RoniDey, sne ia-ld no,
rnon HI. Camp. Finding that biz cssn;n iosslty a
h.. made available owing 70 the penn =, nile ths
ths conntrv. Col. Mcdonald fell pacA s.,s si.h .
aide OF Roniney. On WEDNESDAY a,hsr with he
/ considerable force o. mintis, s,s,uy from thar
csvaIrv. he returned to drive me enomy Ssys pos
o 1919 Tire result Of this expedition We rA''
yet learned. am WORK,
tn. res;dance of John Stephenson, esq., asv,
county. was fired a few days since lass S''"'