New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-29
citizens dress) and his rine-and the Is men who
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citizens dress), ard his riAe-and the Is men who
accompanied him lost their arms.
After Gen. Banla had made his retreat he ad.
dressed his men and they cheered TO the echo the
sentiment Of determination to whip the Rebels as
soon az re-enforcements reached them.
Capt. Mapes says the contrabands with General
Banks oaiuumbered his army ard must have been
5000 strong. They were heeiug from their masters
on foot, on horseback and in all sorts of convey
ancs taken in haste from the premises Of their mas
teTs.
Mr.. Caverly met the eth Regiment NJ Harrisburg
about noon on Tuesday. The progress Of ibis gal
Ian, regiment has been a tiiumphal march.
THE ZOUAvEs D'ArNQuE sAFE--A rERiLors
MARCH-TnEEE TIMES CUT OFF-IIROiC
AND GALLANT DARING.
eciul III. patch to The Ipiia Jncuirer.
WunASsroRT, Tuesday May "a, 1904.
After three days and nights mach, without "a,
tons or sleep through the mountains have rescued
most Of nv brave men, who, acting rs Iear-guhfd
and hridGe-hurners, were three separae times cut
OIL They tonight brvely but suffered severely.
McCane and GilchIiet Killed. Ny men guarded the
Qmreuraster's stores train, aJd nave been brought
hy a circuI ous route safely 10 headquarters. They
ate harelcoted and well nigh dead.
CHARLES II. y COILS,
Captain Con, u,ndics Gen. Bsuks's Body Guard.
Col Murphy, of the 29th Pennsylvania Regiment
hos bern currently Ie"or'ed a. killed at tie late
Front ROYAL fight His Ten, Lieut.. VIM. Murphy,
oi the same regiment, Photographed on Monday night
10 his family in rilidel phla, that lie believed lis
father 10 have been captured, and desired his hr tner
Jacob 10 cone at once 10 the camp and take care O
IN. eiiects Many rumors We're prevalent on Monday,
in reference 20 Col. MurVhy's death or cap'uuie
Col Murphy has many friends in Pbilacelph a..
80, hoo loo, in n AZ l. 4
ing. dining the adniaif,ra;ion Of Manor NanN, held
he position of Marshal OF Police of Philadelphia.
it's sable manner, firm determination, and busne ~
Qualifications secured him friends in every circle.
II il sincerely 10 lie hoped that his services which,
iuce ,he beginning OF the war, have been given to
the Government, will hot now be lost by either his
death OF capture.
IRE Only Pennsylvania regiments engaged in the
cor diet on tie Upler Potomac were the 2tb aud
i6,n, the latter Of which has been reported badly
cut up.
CoTTesp ondeuco Of Tie Would.
HAGyRsIowy. Nd, May 26. l9e,
With fuller Information, resume the story OF onr
late disasters and proceed TO narraIe, in fuller de-
tails and with more Trustworthy information, the
melancholy events Of Friday. Saturday aud Sunday.
Tie sudden decent OF tie eDeInys forces though
really surprise, was not by many altogether unex-
pected.
Ewell had been well known to have hi. camps
stil located upon the Shenandoah, al Elk Run.
jackson was also Known 10 he III tic valley, upon "A
road communicating directly with our own portion.
and johnson wac al.o near by, having but lately al.
tackled the advance guard Of Gen. Fremont.
Situated az these forces were in relation TO orr
postion il seemed moIe than likely that we should
bc assaied by them, weakened as We were 10y tie
untimely withdrawal Of Gen. Fremont. Many were
ia constant expectation of attack, and II requires
but the slightest mi, lgence 10 perceive thai the
column OF Gen. B2nks was desperately exposed.
When, therefore, tie lst Mary land, stationed at
the head of The Lur'y valley, at 'be other END OF
which Ewell wss known 10 be eDcimped, wac first
lascertaiuCd 20 have heon attacked and so olsas-
irou-ly overpowered !, was only result which, II
would appear, might have been easily fOreseen and
prevented.
Let Others anix the blame for while our own oria-
ion is firmly established IT is not for ny 10 depart
FROM tie here Of recorder Of evento winch have
actually transpiIed.
| The attack Of the enemy, although forsseeu, was
not exIec;ed ut the time 1t nace, and Lis APP
pfoacn was not observed until lie was upon us.
lie did not cone directly through the i.uray
Valley though biz pickles thrown ont through that
part and The position If his camp would have sug-
gested that that would have been lis plan Of attack.
He descended upon the little force al Front ROYAL
through the narrow gor.es which run parallel with
ii down between the ranges oil hiils beyond.
His appearance sndden, and cutting Immcdi-
atelv the telegraph wires and destoyitg the railroad
bridges either side De prevented the transmhsiou
of dispatches and the senciug OF re endorsements
inns completely cut on, did Tue Mary iaha reg d,
maintain themselves against the three hfiHades OF
the r. bel Ewel until they were completely sur-
rounded, and destroyed or captured.
NV conversation with several Of those engaged IN
that fearful massacre confirms the worst oi me Ter
NJ le statements ia regard TO the nhuuan ieroeiy Of
the Rebel soldiers.
Wounded men without doubt, were pierced with
hayouets and the bodies Of our dead muiilaied and
ideiecaed by an abauc ned and unmercii1l soldiefy
Slow tie id Yankees 10 quarter war the
cry and men were lesId TO soy Nil them llbc
wonndedl we can't carry them.
This Il. Of a piece with an affair occurring but a
mile from where | was myself stopping upon the
same DAY. company Of the same force crossed 'he
mount sins and down to the banks OF the north
branch OF the Sheua; doah md, ft ding three men
| batting in the river Lieutenant Of artillery, a
private and a negro tervaBt-hTed from secluded
ios.lion q full yoloy Of muskery upon them, and
The rrivate pierced with three bules, fell upon the
| brink Of he river crying, Ny Goa, my uod, all
| killed. Write TO my mother, Lieutenant
| The Lieutenant and negro ESCAPED by almost Il
miracle 10 camp their naked bodies scratched and
liberated with thoTns and bushes, and tie Lieutenant
with d light wound from Il musket bal Ia his leg.
hat contract between this ana the cOnduct OF our
| soldjers at the battle of Winchester, VINO Kindly
plaoed the wounded OF the kebea, ia the MIDST OF tie
| isht, agoinsi IA tree or wall hay stack and gave
item water 10 drink from their csnitcns.
The few who ESCAPED al the battle OF Front Royal
from the enemy surrounding them were surely saved
| - 20 as By nfe. 49,. -.
Capt. Mapes, If the Pioneer corps, cutting hls
mules away from Their teams, escaped through 'ne
cloud of dust AID confusion caused 10y their Wlll
rar1i EIDE following Immediately in their wake a.
tLey broke through the lines Of the enemy, VINO
opened their ranks to let them pa.s. =.
Upon the same night, force was sent ont from
Strasburg by the road which branches from me
main turnpike near Middletown toward Front Royal
aud proceeded as far Cedarville.
This il where the stone pike from Front Royal to
Winchester approaches closely tie broken country
/. 4 ~ Al (e1sr luu flOyyg.