Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-22
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WAsHlSGToN, April 2l.-The recent or
der Of the Treasury Department, forbid
ding the shipment of coal to foreign ports,
and to home ports south of the Delaware,
has been so far modified rs to coniine it to
ports north of Cape St. Rogue, South
America. and west of that longitude.
Saturday afternoon tue President, ac-
companied by Secretaries Chase and Stan
ton, Captain Dahlgrcen and D. D. Field, OF
New York, went down the Potomac in the
revenue steamer, Miami, TO Acquih Creek.
General Mcdowell, came over early the
next morning, and accompanied the Presi-
dent back to Washington. He will imme-
diAtely transfer his headquarters from Cat.
let's Station to fredericksburg.
The Presidents return to the Executive
Mansion from the Navy Yard was accOmpa-
MED by an untoward accident. AS the
carriage was descending Capitol Hill. the
horses became unmanageAhle and turned
suddenly to tLeside of the street, against n
bank of earth, which arrested their further
progress. A good deal of alarm was man.
ifested by the bystanders, but the Presi-
dent experienced no inconvenience beyond
being compelled to take another carriage to
the VI hite House.
WAsmNGroN, April 2l.-A State pris-
HlSll Os lS' w lIiNl INlIS IlOuA
Md, was shot bya sentry yesterday at the
old Capitol prison, and died n few hours
thereafter.
NEw MARKET, Va, April 10, 9p. M.
TO Hon. z. ". Stanton, Secretary Of War:
To-day have been to the bridges on
the Smith Fork, of the Shenandoah, in the
Map Millcn Valley, with force of infantry
and cavalry and artillery to protect the
two important bridges that cross the river.
We were within shight of Snrny Mt South
ampton a sharp skirmisll occurred with
the rebels in which they lost several men,
taken prisoners. Their object was the
destruction of the bridges One Of the
prisoners left the camp on the Rappahnn-
mock on Wednesday morning. He says
there were no Notifications there up to
that time. Other reports indicate stron-
ger force at GordonsYille. a contest there
is probable which is resulting in belief
that they are concentrating ut Yorktown.
believe that jackson left the Valley yes
day, he is reported to have left Harrison
burg yesterday for Gordonsville by the
mountain road. lie cNmpcd last night ut
McGrangertown, eleven miles from Hnrris-
onburg.
[Signedl N. P. BANKS,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
NEW MARKET, Va. April 90. y. NJ
To Hon r. NJ Stanton, Sec " Of Var:
The flight of jackson from the Valley
by the way OF the mountains, from IIar-
risonburg towards Stnunardsville and
Orange Court House, on Gordonsville, is
confirmed by our scouts and prisoners.
[Signedl n. p. BANKS,
Maj. Gen. Com'd'g.
HEAD QUARTERS, WHEELING, Va,
April goth, 1862
To Hon. E. ". Stanton, SscY Of Var:
Intelligence has just been received from
General Milroy, stating that the enemy,
numbering about j, 500 men, with two bat
teries, including two rified guns, ure con-
structing Notifications upon the crest of
the Shenandoah; reliefs Of five hundred
men are constantly ut work day and night.
The rebel encampment is on the eastern
slope of the mountain, extending down
three miles from the summit. notorious
rebel, named Fred W. Chemung, hos been
captured byN cavalry company under Gem
eral Milroy.
LSigned,l ]. G. FREMONT,
Maj. Gen. Com.