New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-17
FROM BkMgS'S ARMY CORPS.
Another SkirmiSh with Rebel Cayalry'
THEY ARE AGAIN DRIVEN.
Particulars Of the First Engagement.
wnens.rrn. Va. Sturdy. March Is. 1892.

WrcuEsTra, Va. Saturday March Is. 1852.
Ten. Hamilton, yesterday afternoon, wa5 waited
upon 10y nearly all the officers OF the Division to
congratulate him on liz advancement, and also 10 OK.
prcsa profound regret At he necessity Of his depart
ure. a Pennsylvania regimenial band gave him
sefeDade, and the STAFF Officers accompanied him rs
i.r as Berryyie.
This morning, Ashbys Cavalry with two guns
were driven three miles beyond Neytown by a force
Of our artillery, infantry and cavalry. Many shell
were thrown on both sides, but, rs far as known, no
one was killed.
CAPT. L. T. Penletor, Quarternastcr d Ashby's
Cavalry, was captured Yesterday.
The cars reached point three miles THE side OF
Harpers Ferry to-day. The road is in the wor.
possible condition. requiring extensive repar' to be
available for heavy transportation. Ga several oe-
casions distractions have been placed On the track
by SecesioDists.
Col. Gordon Of .he 81 Massachusetts Regiment has
been appointed TO the command Of the brigade, va
Gated by the transfer Of Gen. Hamilton.
all is quiet tonight.
WINCHESTER March 10, 1862
The members Of an Indiana regiment publish a
have a large, wo.edited paper published by regi'
ment al Leesburg, called TIE Adrance GRard.
The churches opened here to-day, and were well
attended by citizens, officers, and soldiers. II Ii
worthy Of remark that have not seen or heard OF
single invasion Of private rights or Intrusion since onr
arrival in town. This course is highly appreciated
by the secessionists and teu6s greatly 10 disabuse
the Southern mind OF the impression that we are all
baiharians.
Joseph Sca'on's theatrical coTs, Which has for
weeks followed tho oiy.s.on opens here to-morro"
night
Suffers freely d.qcnse The necessary groceries to
citizens taking IN some instances corporation shin
p'isterr in payment.
fi.sl Cur Special Correspondent.
wEcrrs4Es Frodesick Co.. Va, March 70. 1852.
This city WAS occupied, not captured, ior Jackson
Dad eyrcaaiel day before Yesterday. Gen. Shields
brigade having matched down from tie Upper
Potomac qurr.er-d here Yesterday and Geo.
Banks and ,.af arrived here from Charlestown Of
Johu Brown memory, - miles, ct o'clock ths
morning ADD for the present established here hH
headquarters. The Rebels are presumed 10 bave
lrien back on TStrsbnrg. Two races afier partes
Oh. their cavalry by battalion Of The Van Allen reg-
uent under Blaio- Mix. covers all the lighting thus
i4r-the MAJOR bas lot one man by capioTS' ana
taken n Of the enemy. Whether the enemy viii
make a sand al Strasburg is questionable. Last
ui,ht he burned all boats at Bsrry's Ferry, point
ten mile, es.t Of here. on the Shenandoah. HE
cavalry. Col. Ashbys, q which 90 much has been
fa!d. sul hover .n tho ne.ghJoslool. Tie iorIica-
lions here were Of the most trivial cAaTaeier--one
small fort " Lieh may have mounted hall "A dozen
pans and q few lines OF Indifferent breasiworAs. Ia
bis re.reat the enemy took with him about hundred
rrisonera. taken al different timcs rom u, ana
hundreds OF Union citizens, with which this county
4, rr.ttv eaeotually covered ~ Quaker Valley,
four mi 80 norh-wcsi, is large society o. Quaker,
all sieadfast UIs.enist-. Two OF three regiments
lave been qunrlered upon them NIL the Winter, and
their release from that 'hradom made their welcome
Of onr soldiers extremely warm ard grateful. lror
time 10 time their leading mon have been hurried OF
% Riclmoud-ihey deyogiiy pray that Mcclellan
may send thea home.
W4nches,or "a a city q 900 Inhabitants, the me-
,roroi- ol ,lis section OF the slue and famous as
t'e rc,i4enc- Il ore james ~. Mason. In the heart
ofthe Valley Of e. Shenandoah, one Of tho finest
r.r,ions 81 virginia il should be II iirs,-cas5 city.
Yankee thrift would have gathered 5000 iahabl.
,ants, and made the country around blossom a. a
l4llen ofioses-that order OF thuh has not been
here, and his city $ irsignii lnt, and the country
does not blossom. TLo money Ia circulation IS cor
poraton shiupla3ters-ro.ln g Gle. fuy the most
siaing article You way ten pfices, aud 8e, bif' Of
r-'oting paperia change. Confederate notes. thoe
:.aod %, the r. hmoud Government, are not cur-
rent, and even the Saccssiousts viii not touch them
killing lerc iron, iiarpcrs Ferry / met WAGON
after wagon loaded vi1A coara,ani women and
children, followed IS tbe men on fot, and convoy
Of .od,rs-.n 'act scores arc cent back every day.
On,6 o.her aaad, tacif asius mastcr'ta1e many Of
Them souts 50 that he Age population o. THIS le-
e.on rno. increasing very RAPIDLY. Nearly every
nc..o Aa,s conyc,sel wfa j. confident tl9t hi-
freedom j. caaed-aui iltt