, 1862-07-22
GEN. P0PE's OFFICIAL REPORT.
Descent on the Virginia Gem
tral Railroad.


W 4ot~e eAta9i VI L uPe Ut ncGleltan, before
cooperation became possible OF course
Jackson's advance reyives the old scare about
the safety OF Washington.
Notbirg more is known as to the position
Gen. Halleck is to ocrnpy. It is certain he ia
| to have the command Of the sruies oUcra1ine
In Virginia.. Int whether be is to have the
| general command Of al our ar,aiss in the
fed, Ii unknown. A member Of the cabinet
| said yesterday, he himself had no doubt that
Ealltck was to be general in chief, bnt be
added that he had no positive knowledge on
the subject, and presumed that nobody but
| the president and few generals knew.
Officers trom Gen. Pope's command report
| the troops in the corps both Of Gen Banks
and Gen. sigcl, as in the best Of spirits, full
Of confidence in their general, eager for fight.
| and sure that they are soon to have work to
| do. They have entirely recovered from the
| exhaustion caused by the recent marching
and countermarchfng in the Shenandoah Val
| ley.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-There is report in
secession circles this morning that Stone wall
| jackson is at Or near Gordonsvilie with a
large force. They affect to have received direct
| intelligence to that effect.
a cavalry captain from Hatch's command
m sl1lyGd g: to day, bringing five prisoners Of tue
"a s1rg,nla ,, :; sAxalr{s cap!ured at Madison
/ captured, but has not arrived.
t GID. EWelfs troops are reported to be at
Gordonsyille. Their number is not stated.
| The Presidents orders are received by the
| t:oops with enthusiasm, but citizens hare ter
| rib]y long faces.
NEW YORK, July 21.-The New York T.ib~
| 'Es Washington dispatch states:
We have adyices from WarTenton 10 to
| Sunday evening. The news that Gen. Hitch
| has reached Charlottesville aud cut off the
most important source Of rebel supplies, Is
| the subject Of great rejoicing In the army.
These movements, and the recent warliks
! order OF Gen. Pope, begin to inspire some
thing Ike admiration for him among the sol
dlcrs, VINO have not as yet seen the face of
their new commander.
In obedience to the spirit as well Us the
temper OF Gen. Pope's Instructions, the rich
aEd aristocratic rebels ct Warren:on have
already been placed under contribution for
The support OF the national army The lead.
ing families hare received notice that all their
spare mattresses and bed clothing will be re-
qulrtd Tor our sick and wounded soldiers,
And that all the upoccupie& rooms in their
mansions, and, If necessary, the entire build
iDgs, will be used as an hos, ,,1tal.
Col. Meyers, Of McDow:l's staff, today
took possession Of Dr. Barstow's large female
ee eeu.Inary- Two thousand sick can easily be
accommodated. The grounds and springs
surrounding the hoteIs aud cottages are said
to be finer than any other watering-place in
the whole country, and all the Leading ply
sicians in the army OF Gen. Pope are Of the
opinion that not one.half SO many deaths will
occur here IS in the hospitals ut Washington.
The -telegraphfc lines were completed to
sperryyille to-day. Gen. Pope now has tele-
graphic Communication with his three army
corps.
Headquarters ARMY OF VIRGINIA.
To Hon. E. II. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
The cavalry expedition I directed General
hlug to send out On the 18th has returned.
They left Fredericksburg at p. n on the
1911, and utter q forced march during the
night, made descent at daylight in the morn
Ivy On the Virginia Central Railroad, at
Beaver Dam Greek, twenty-five miles west Of
Hanover junction, aud thirty i've miles from
Richmond. They DESTROYED the railroad and
telegraph lines tor several miles, burned up
the depot, which contained &c, ,0C0 rounds OF
ammunition, 1Co barrels Of fiour and much
other valuable property, and brought in
captain In Charge as q prisoner.
lhe whole country MAS thrown into great
state Of alarm. One private was wounded on
our side The cavalry marched eighty miles
in thirty hours. The affair was most success
tul and Reflects high credit upon the credit
upon the commanding officer and his troops.
AS soon as full particulars arc received
will trarsmit to yen the name Of the COM
1nandibs officer Of the troops engaged.
Your obedient servant,
JoHS POPE,
Major General Commanding.
NARRESToS, Va, July 2l.-The burning of
| the ra;Iroad bridge over the RAr1dan River
vas caused By mistaken idea OF ZONE OF the
! soldiers, instead Of sny orders emansting from
! Gr. Buu1s or the immediate commander Of
the sSIcdi1:on, Brig. Gen. Hatch. Tie Il ,pi.
| dan River, however, is fordaoie at this season
a. n,sny POINTS near the bridge, and its de-
structlon eau be matter OF no great imDor-
| tsnce ei;htr way.
| Arrivals from sperryrille report almost
| daily skirmishing between SiZelfs pfckets and
the rebel scouts near the gap at Luray, and
| several Of the enemy had been killed.
They also rcport that a reconnaissance in
force wcn1 from Sigel's command on n Nednes-
day towards Madison, and several guns are re-.
| ported to have been heard in that direction bY
Travellers the same day.
Parties from Winchester by way of Front
| frequent visits to the principal routes Leading
thither, and In the Vlcluity OF Slraaburg and
AiIdlstown. AL the stores 1t the latter
| plac.s have been removed to more secure DO
t siifons.
Gen Mcdowell arrived here yesterday and
hss pitched his headquarters in the field
On "Wednesday evening Gen. Banks paid
+; visit OF courtesy tq Gen. Hartsuf's brigade Of
Gen McDoxells curps. 1he brigade was
fermtr1y commanded bl Gen. Ahercrombie in
Gtu Banks corps His visit was unannounced,
but, Notwithstanding the darkness of the
rounds Of cheers greeted LIS presence To
each ot the regiments Gen. Rauks addressed
/ q few brltf and pertinent remarks expressive
of his past and present pleasure in n,eetins
! them.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF y1ne1s1A, !
| WAsHINGToA, J1ly IL, 1861,
| GENERAL ORDER No. 5.-Hereafter, as Tar
! rs lracticab1e, the troops Of this command
Will snbs1Et upon the country in which their
! Operations are carried on. In all cases sup
plies for the purpore will be taken By the Off
GERS to Vhoee department they properly be-
long, under the orders Of the commanding
] ohlctr OF the troops for whose use they are
| Intended. Vouchers will be given to the
i sWne!s, stating On their face that they will be
! parable at the conclusion of the war upon
sufficient testimony being furnished that such
/ OWNERS have been loyal citizens OF the United
{ States since the date Of the vouchers. When
eEer 1t Is known that supplies can be furnished
ID any district Of the country where the troops
subsistence will be dispensed with as tar IS
possible. By command Of Maj. Gan. PopE.
GEO. D. RUGaGEs,
| Col, A. 4. G. and Chief Of Saf.
=: HEADQUARTERS DKPARrMESr or VIRGINIA.
NAsH1nsroH, July IS, ls6a +
dANERAL ORDhR NO. b.-heleAltef In any
operations Of the cavalry forces In this COM
msnd. no supply or baggage trains Of any
description will be used unless so
stalled specially In the order for this
movent- Two days cooked rations will
be carried on the persons Of the men, and
al villages or neighoorhoods through which
THEY pass will be 1ald under contf1ousi "a in
the manner specified BY General Order No. s.,
current eeriks, from these headquarters, for
! the Buhefstence Of men and horses. More
n'tnts OF cavalry must always be mAde with
CELEBRITY, and no delay In such movements will
be excused hereafter on any pretext. When
ever the order for the muVemens of any por-
ton of this army emanates from these head.
quarters, the time Of marching, and that to be
consuued in the execution OF the duty will
be expressly dtssgna'ed. and no departure
theretcm will be permitted ito pasa unno-
ticed, without the grasest and mostconcln>ive
:raEone. CommaudiDg officers will he held
reasonable Tor strict and prompt compliance
WITH every provision OF this order.
By command Of Major General PoPB. ): Z!
+ :. GEO. D.:RUaeLEs, = *, =
T. - Col; a. A. O.. and Chief Of STAFF.
7'..:' '' HsAnquAErEas Aa,zI Or sFiRatz11, I
IT, '.-' n ~AsH1aaToa. July Is 1854. +:
IT, GRNERAL ORDER No; 1.-THE phople Of the