Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-08-21
Affairs at Haper's Ferry - The
Daring Of Stonewall Jackson.

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune, writing ION the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, says
From Harper's Ferry to Wheeling the
road abounds in string rumors of reb.
el movements in the Valley. Whether
jackson, or Ewell, or wherever the
Confederate commander may be. ii is
certain that the long roll beats again in
our camps for his approach, and that
| Winchester is once more imminently
threatened. The tact is, this jackson
has, by his vigor and audacity, so i'm
pressed himself upon the people of the
Valley-upon loyal no less than secesh
that those who heard, or have heard
of, his blunt address at Winchester.
(on the occasion Of his raid against
Banks when he promised ito return
again shortly, and as certainly as
now" count as confidently on his keep
ing his word as if our brave troops
were pledged to make it good, instead
OF turning it into stumbling block
of foolishness.
Intelligence of unmistakabIe authen-
ticity has been received at Cumber
land, confirming rumors adoat on the
road yesterday morning, to the effect
that the Garibaldi regiment had been
driven from Middletown to Winchester.
The rebel force is reported as very
strong, and consisting almost wholly
OF cavalry what infantry they have
is supposed to be cavalry dsmounted |
for the special service The situation.
therefore, is threatening one. Cros-
sing over to Bath and Sir Johns Run.
they destroyed the Great Cacapon
Bridge, as they did before at the same
time repeating the demonstration up
on Martinsbnrg, and reducing the Ope-
guam and Pillard bridge to ashes, they
can command the road again, and get
New Greek in their clutches at last,
where, fortunately, however, we have
but little left that would be disastrous
to lose. These are the movements which
are contemplated with the liveliest
alarm by those timid loyalists who
forget that, this time, the familiar
rebel "if" is represented by the man
who says he "has always seen the I
Dack Of his enemies"
On my way to Martinsburg this {
morning, | conversed with very frank I
md intelligent Captain in Don Piatt's '
just from Winchester. He ]
ellis me that Piatts brigade of 900, '
without cavalry, had smart skirrnish t
with. nearly 10000 Of the '
Ashhy horse, three miles from Win S
hester, and fell back on their fortifi- |
ations, where they have twelve a
FOUNDERS. :
Piatt considers his force, thus en- '
amply capable of coping with g
nd repelling three times his number
f the enemy. At the distance Of half a
mile he can shell them with spirit /; 9
nd for closer quarters, he has pent up il
II them storm of canister which no C
ebel Ajax will venture TO defy. He
eclares that he will neither surrender
or evacuate-that "if the rebels want a
is room, they must kill or capture his il
ntre commando
Ny informant is satisfied that the a
,bel cavalry is the old Ashby force,
ut by whom now commanded he
nows not. Tho secesh of this region Il
ay, however, that Ashby has been d
lcceeded by Col. Minfe, of Kentucky C
"a man with one leg, but noted for \
independent" exploits in Mexico. All II
,counts agree that for their present p
1erations in the Valley the rebels are c.
nploying but insignificant force of A
fantry ii
Yesterday | met Capt. Robinson of re
obinson's battery, on his way Ito Il
Ohio) for recruit. He II
as at the battle of Port Republic. d
here his brother lost three guns, and A
as wounded and made prisoner Cap tt
in Robinson, who appears to be a +
'ry modest and veracious man, re- OF
tes that while he was working one re
his guns, Stonewall Jackson, whose hi
rm was familiar to him, came with hs
easy hailing distance, and, stand b'
g erect in his stlfrups, beckoncd with pc
) hand and actually ordered him to tl
ring the gun over here" fe
Captain Robinson replied by eager al
firing three shots at the ubiquitous oy
but without even the M
ect of soaring him. I might have th