Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-09
Frsm the Upper Pstsmac.

lOOrrespOnuence OF the Aee0cidte0 freet
The following. just received by mail. contains
some items and details relative 10 the movements
on the Upper Potomac not heretofore published -
Reporter 7 = IS - e. - - -
MARIIsssuse, July 5 There was no a1atrf
lastnight visited that part Of the Federal picket
turnpike, YESTERDAY evening, az er * bad been
mounted. Away Of TO tn left a number of the
cavalry videtes of the enemy were visible upon
the outskirts Of a road and IN coyrteld They
were evidently keeping a kern lookout The
euard sad ftev number, d, as near IS they could
Judge, about 800
Yesterday afternoon a national dag vas, by the
ord:fs OF Gen Patterson placed upon the caurt-
house Lieut.. McNally and others were con-
cerned In raising It, ten NagIe's brigade was
present In full force. The other brigades were
parading at their camps which being situsted on
the high grounds around the town, were in full
view, and gave nine rousiDg cheers the flag
! was spread to the breeze.
Samuel Alburtus. brother u Capt Alburtus, Of
| the Wise Artillery, and editor Of the secession
| organ, the "Virsinia Republican" having shut
| up bis Office and fed from his home the privates
In the various Pennsylvania regiments took
| possession of the office, and commenced the Is
! suing Of paper called the american Union 4"
| Yesterday the printers In the Pennsylvania Thir-
| teenth Regiment published paper called the
"Pennsvlvania Thirteenth" but just as they had
issued 800 copies they received orders to march.
4 They reached here last night.
| The Marine Rhode Island Ba terry arrived here
last night Thus gives the column seventeen
1
| non IL expected here tomorrow morning. 10
| will make the 18th piere. The soldiers have al
ready given them some odd names, such as pretty
boy" peace maker, " conscience settler, +" use.
| cession pill machine" etc.
| From a prisoner 1 obtained the following par
| tculars concerning the LIST Virginia Reg iment of
Cavalry which was engaged In the action at
| Hainesvile. Loudon Cavalry, so men, Capt
| carter; Rockingham County Cavalry, 60 men
| Capt White; three other com panies from coun-
ties unknown, commanded by Capt. Yancey; SO
i Gan r.. a
| men. Besides these there were four other COM
Panies, the names of whose captain my informan,
| could not give me.
Wn. Kerfoot, a member Of the Berkeley Border
Guards, under Capt. Nadenbush, was arrested
| yesterday. He has been very violent secess on
LIST, but is now released upon his parole of honor
| because Of the sickness of his wife
| Yesterday the troops found twenty-thfee stand
OF arms in the county jail, concealed under the
lists, has fed.
A large amount of valuable information about
the plans OF the enemy, their past operations, and
the number Of their forces, have been CLEANED
from the private correspondence and pa pers OF
Capt. .Nadenbush, commander Of the Berkele,
| Border Guards.
RumOrs prevail Of Gen Johnson's column
having been reinforced from Richmond to tn,
number Of seven thousand. This, however, 1.
deemed unreliable
Unless the wanton destruction of private prop
erty 10 stopped upon this line every ten miles the
column marches an additional regiment will bt
required TO protect property. The commanding
General has given strict orders, but as vet M
example has been made
General Patterson's dispatch relative to th,
nutnoer OF tue enemy engaged at Hainesvlllc OF
Monday has been sadly perverted by the tele
| graphic operators His letter-book shows that b,
wrote two thousand and not ten thousand
The Sth Pennsylvania regiment, Col. Emby
commanding, reached here to-day
WilliansPort is guarded by the 18th Connection
| regiment
MARTrSsBURs, July 6 There Is no movement
as vet towards Winchester. Some firing was ex
| changed between the pickets Of the Seventh Reg
iment and Captain Gerards company Yesterday
which resulted In the retreat of the rates
| IL 10 believed that some were wounded NJ
hostile advance has yet been made by the enemy
| MARTINsBURG, July 6, p 1.-TWO Of the Fede
raj plckets were captured this morning at the
| house Of man named small about two and hal
| miles below here They were surrounded by til,
Confederate cavalry. Their capture was entirel,
. owing to their imprudence In venturng beyond
their posts Under false report the Sth 18th anC
9TH Pennsylva Regiments the Scott Legion aut
captain Royals Company Of the second Caviar,
turned out and marched two miles southwark to
day at noon There was some firing upon the ex
IRENE right at a few scattered troops but no casu
: altes occurred, so far as have been able vet u
| learn -
| Gen. Johnson, I believe. has t~euty-nu
thousa nd between this DO Mt nd w ,ster
, His cannon have been increased to twenty. tg,
| pieces OF various calibres. In the affair to-da-
! TIE Scott Legion led the advance ard marches
fartherest towards the supposed position of tn
/ enemy. General Cadwalldder and sta rode i,
advance Of the column
| In the affair at HainesviIe the other day. Gen
rdrson commanded In p rsOn, and gave II tn
ofuefs issued about the disposition Of the troops