The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-25
y.....,,,n ar Harper's Ferry.

W. stated ae@he ,irss of the reported e'acu-
,;on 81 U.rner's Ferry, that there were unr
aorh,oalv military reasons tor II, "nion'
..san r,,hlic. would be entirely saus,ac'oi!
- rtr,o.r;ng from the Richmond E"9""
sr,.,aav which We have reason 10 hho" ''
.S;raIy accurate, fully sustains that oPi'i''"
uTur RETREAT FRoa, AND hk NE W., tIih. |
v 90 UAsPsa's PBRRY w are no" .,jo
TIos W ~, the best authority, TO make PuoiiN
81 - ,,rna motives actuating Gen. Johnson IA
That the Northern and some o. tne ~ H.
..,,e1s have called the 'Evacuat ion Oh iai
pai's rarrvn The General, like other mn.
pei wa, Of education, had long known that
Ua1per's Ferry in itself, IL faulty anu uh e0 n
! ahIe from the facility with when ~ TA "a "a
| turned 1t lies, as 1t were, In sns 5nh conid
| 80 frnnel' the broader end OF when coulo
| -itb prea. ease be occupied by the enemy
| The heads directing the operations "a en-
| Yankee forces were well aware % 'Ais "a.
| ant forgot that there were luiiy a ~ 80
| haoae on orr side The minute anu aole ~
| uastjgations of Major Whiting, Chiel ing
| go 70 den Johnson, had satisfied our leao-
ers of the business OF THESE sieS, 49, 70
| ,rau known that Gen. SCOTS plih WIS "
| tnrn Uarper's Ferry by column tIoih en-: o
svlyauia, under Gen. Patters son. ehecL !" So1 ,
| ton near Winchester or Strasouis WIN o.
otbar column of McOlelian's army pIss',s
| ohronyh Romuey and cut of BeauTegaru
| ~ I0hnson's armies from each olneT. Ah's
| MAN WAS completely foilen, aHd INC ~ L AZ !,
checkmated at their own game Dis We ''A"A'
Don or about Thursday, the 10th inst, Gen
| Johnson having waited at harpe! + ~ ~
| Iong enough 70 make the enemy Deiie'e 1u'
ta Intended TO contest that Fositioi W t ~.
| - md lea rning that they We're advancing
"a Witnamsport and Rompey, sent pofiol
of his force 10 Winchester by ralI' va =
day he continued this movement, eens 10 -
, ! h;S tent eouipage and other heavy baggage M
| Cick &c &c set fire to and burned tiie an
l road bridge, and such of the puo!Ic oulioln
, | as could be burned without endapgerihg PR
! yatp ,,roperty spiked such OF the heaFy gun
~ II irnar's Ferry AS could not be removed
6 | and on Saturday moved, with ms Whoi
army, marching on foot, III the dlrectlot =
i | Winchester, encanpipg about . miles sou ~
o | vast of Charles town. The enemy, tdhtuS th'
wCyanant as it was intended they shout
;, take it, as Il retreat, crossed q pTlSace u .ut
n | advance division, COMMANDED by 'trh' -
waIlader, twho joined their forces on oatl , "a
| or sunday mornIng,) WHICH was HAoFeu i''
- ward towards MartinsburS: ,,-
"On Sunday morning, however, tener;
IL Johnson changed his line OF maFcn, at risi
D. angles and moved square towards 4ndrLIn'
- encampipy at Bunker HILL on the w II
chester and Martin shurg Turnpike, tWel'
I'd miles from Martinsburs, 10 Offer battle lnSr
IN or advance an stack II necessary.
~ movement placed the enemy III pTeult
Is, | ,ont lie had not crossed his whole tore
cd and if the opposing forces hid ciCsed ne III q
{" 80 heen heaten in detail. He therefore q
knowledged the corn, turned TAN aHu
hr | treated recrossed the river ana eFacuaLtu
valley retiring beyond HagerStoWh. Llet
an | Colonel and another (member OF the .
to | Pennsylvania Volunteers were taken priso
ers during this retreat: 49,, ,o., ~
Ter "a day or two after this, Col. Hill, l5th
ca. giDia Regiment, in command OF i part OF
forces who had 'retreated' from Harpe
rid | Ferry and who had been pus hed forward
md wards Romney, as our readers have 'eaTE
from our Saturdays edition, sent Tor Waro
ave wards New Creek, on the Po;omac NV
eighteen miles west of Cumberland, tour co
nanjps of Tennessee and Virginia troo
uuder Col. Vaughan, of Tennessee, VINO lot
the Yankees posted on the Marylan slo,S
ism | the Potomac. Our brave fellows, II Inc
-. | of the enemy, forded the stream, waist oe
irt drove them OF i'll the utmost confusion, 9
md | tured two pieces Of loaded artillery ah'
stand of colors, DIES troyed the railroad OIL
ives Mt that point and returned 10 homaey, III
ant ing the march OF thirty six miles ana gam
brilliant victory within twenty hours:
sun uOur readers viii thus see wAat Zen. Q
our sons retreat from Harper Ferry
,oh done. II has thoroughly broken up Gen
w. Scott's paper programme, destroyed
Gill whole western combination, and oolnpe
VOC him to remodel his whole plan. II our
treats do thus much, we wait win &C
and dence 20 see what our advances Will 40.
ina the meantime, we bag leave to recali 10
readers recollection the old motto OF ms
De- per Nous VerrOns. "