Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-08-02
n. ~ ~. 90. q-nl-aI .I1ln.lan.

/ They took the road to Berrys ford on the
/ Shenandoah road, l3 l-2 miles, over the Blue
Ridge to Piedmont Station on the Manassas
/ Gap road, 5 miles, making 28 / . miles, re-
| quiring two days march.
There remained az Winchester 1000 troopg
until Saturday afternoon, when they left Cor
Z Strasburg, one-third of the way 10 Manassas
/ They had in position at Winchester 81
pieces of artillery and in the fortidcations
about ten f2-pounders. Some, thought to be
columbiads, were left behind The remand
er Johnston tool, with him.
The tortfcauons that surrounded Winchcs-
ter, except TO the southward upon the high
grounds, were very heavy earthworks, made
with bags and barrels filled with earth. In
front of the earthworks deep trenches woro
dug, communicating with the inside Of the
works The guns were all masked by art-
fetal thickcts Of eyergroeus. which were in
tended in some cases to bc used as an am.
buscadc for rideman and sharpshootors.--
Among the regiments was one of Kentucky
rihcman. who were also armed with heavy
bowie knives. They refused to take more
than one round of cartridges, and proposed 10
place themselves in the bushes for an assault
BALTIMORE, July 20.
Private Letters from Gen. Patterson. dated
atom retro,t.j =. U;aal-!s ~! 'o"' '0u"
thrown nm ovtonsi,. ortronat...,. Nv % u"'i
loroe rpn,hor oc -, ar,' nAo
turned his rosi,;on az So Iyu'u nav
rear hut no h,d rooo;,,l - -" '''1
from Mississinni Aiaf,r,o ~ c.
total force of o,er r., ooo Caas.I1.s.Ie 80. 90, q
and 4 OOO VIM, ..;i;,; ~ 'lse
tbnn 90 ooo - ~ lyl'' y less
term was mn or would D., lii. -.
fused 20 stay one hour over their time
It is reported that Con. Be,progard h,,
gone in the direction of Harper's Ferry
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ly..,..., o.,. i'N'FA" hHAf' July 20
"o '''" 'o' wn,cu tOe troops rom Penn
go ,l".a u,o v''''u NY" service, having ex-
p''.N' "TU le'''! ''l ui lnon naVing returned
.ue'' "o,ngS' Sne N9hmHnains General, by
,, Va ''c " ' Depui ui'heh'' reHhqnish-
eo'','ninu ol 'his uepartment on the eXpIra-
;.,. ;.sH G, y. WY 'eln VI service Inc command
- -, esie's W icaNe you, out ltis with
oIss, ~ H'o~ing tnat you nave steadily
ausuleeu IN 'ue iace OF the enemy IN greatly
"A ta,,i. IIlp "aaIpV,s II, unu a''Iicry, ana oheT-
~ o''.'o Nn'0" 'noy REUSED uhtll protected
y vy 'neir sIons enuehenments at winchester
~, ou INV uone az 'nh' was possible ana more
'na" 1 .S Soulu nave ocen expected or demanded,
anu .e :, uu'an,1ge mas not neen taken OF your
have hocr los, ,bo c,rI, -, -
ron H. ,S NJ 'no ,au'' c.i'io1 DC IMPUTED 20
staT ha ,onJosa ~ NY ue 'li.''1al' alu
sid and aovo,;,, ''' ''e" ei''0''N'
fg,;.,,,r1 N i pAT.gt,peo,r
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IT. ,. ALINANDRiA' July 25'
~ Sonuu0' VI 'io soiu'ers Ia AleNandfla
''s oeeh ulsUtuorly' drunkenness be-
lne p'oSou,nan'' ,nii me guard houses slave
PSH' ~" Jun arc ne"rly "h ui' Inc provost
=. isn" BuaIu ,is',eu 'nose urihkihg-housos
,'aiy' ~" nae ie 1een seil'us Hqeor after
ueen H9'"eu' an" destroyed all re-
a,",us 1n Inn manu-
company H. OF Mozart
~ -" uluNe uhu run rom the
! sua,Ns Ioou' oush 'n's evening whAe they
80 W huuoSun hiin' anu oeing
oN " u",' nc reused "heh ne was shot
-! "i'tioei VI hiS own company
~ - aSoetspingu .1 ., as isct that the rebels
%ete ne1 wSI .nlItnleu ol al our 4, movements
House and advance nosts was nor,;or of
their plan in drawing our troops into tho am.
bush which led to ruin and death bonce the
imperfect condition of their earth works at
Farfax and other points which excited rial
,ulo among military men,
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A dispatch from Richmond ds,ad o5a a.
soon after nraver in The Confoac~ats Coa,,ra's
the foIlowinc disrotch vs. roa1 e., ,hat S,d.'
"M,NAss,s Trxor,on SnrJov u;,,ht'
Nigbt has closod mon a hos1 e''t a.tl
)ur forces ava ,;c,orsIns M ~ ~ ".'u
outed and Aod nrecinitotol, ohand.y;,,
arge an,onnt or a,p,s an,n,,,,},;o' 'aH t,,ayH
md baccage Thc aromnd 'raa atr s,sd,s ,I'Ss e.
,,;Ios ,,'i, a. ttu.5 va sUV"n lor
md ,be Ground around "C wero @ '@' sa5 Iouses USE
yonrdsd pnrs,i, ,ras r,;,,',.1 - W."
,,.I ro,,,os ,arar,ls Taa,L,,r'i'I
NH d,so." o,aoJ .oJ'yi' nu ool''s'E,o
,avo cantured scyeral eoid ho,,or;oa -
r arms AMI rToion a,,5 So a.. 'S9nus NM
,risoncrs have boen toLcn Too 5i,,h 49, 49,
aa, ~ La,.I 49, 90 h'Bn PIslse
Sn ,,riUci,oi ogoa,. ',' ~, s'r So n1i 'iu ,a'i.
m opy tropns Tbe bat,Ie ,yos r,l;nl,, e'n,b,
m onr lar O,r f,sce ,,os * ooo' 49,
bo onemv estinnted M "A ooo
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