The New York herald., 1862-01-26

Potomac and burn the Capon bridge and tear up soe az
caded by the enemy but the two regiments noby stood
their ground, and the gallant Thirty seventh charged
them a the point OF the bayonet which, OF course, the
enemy could not stand they decidedly opposed to
cold steel Our regiments then proceeded to perform
their workthe destruction of the bridge-n the execu
ton OF which they were at arst annoyed by the enemys
long range guns until Marye sent them bowling away by
afew wall directed charges OF grape and she'll Ihep
succeeded In burning the bridge tearing up some OF the
railroad and hen returned to the main body on Monday
They lost in tle engagement two men III each regment
and several wounded. Colonels Rust, Fulkerson and
Carson and Majors Manning and Williams were in the
thckest OF the light and nobly led their men on; but
thelr gallant men did not need much entcng to engage
their hated foe regret to that Captain Alexander
OF company Third Arkansas, lost an arm in this en-
gagement. Both OF these regiments belong to Colonel
VIM b Taliaierro's Fourth brigade, and the other two
twenty third and First Georga-were on picket duty
from saturday night till Tuesday morning, when our
army procce' 70 return. having accomplished its OBJ
ject.
The result his edition. as far as am able to sum
up, Is as To- Tho capture o. thirty or forty pr
soners, the driving OF the enemy from this part OF Vir
ginss soil the capture OF number Of guns overcoats
clothing Shoes four wagon loads OF fine dressed leather
aud number Of other articles the destruction OF line
bridge and portion OF the railroad track.
Tho s9isrDgs Of the troops have been intense, and
several have died from exposure TO the cold and in
clement, weather. There are large numbers now SICK
and one brigade reports $50 on the sick list.
We reached present encampmsnt Wednesday night
and are now waiting further orders. Where going
next and what we are 70 do, dsponent knoweth not.
Brigadier General Lorins met with an accident yester
bruised but pleased 70 say THAI his injuries
slight.
Maryss Battery. Company ?. and tho sharpshootsrs,
from your city, are with this army The men in
tolerable health. believe, and have behaved WELL Col.
John H. Patton Jr Is also with u.s. and in good heath.
GENERAL JAcKsoN's coMxAND-rHE AFFAIR At
ROMNRY.
The Richmond Eraminer Of the 23d inst. says Tho
Yankees are said to have stampeded from Romney in
such haste that they left to fall in possession four
hundred tens, thousand Overcoats, many papers,
hArQ fhnaan hair lint nd
plea OF -four, beef bacon and groceries Thus Romney
was won without the firing OF single gun. General
Jackson has sent strong force into Berkeley county,
which will have the effect Of checkmatng the contem
plated operations Of Generals Banks and Lander, who
have united their forces and have concentrated them in
the counties Of Washington and Allegheny in Maryland
We may add that the War Department yet, with
out word Of advices from General Jacksons command
and has never even received notice official way
that he had left Winchester Whatever may have been
the retcence OF this intrepid general, happen 10
know that he has received and positive nsruc
tons from the government with reference to the limits
to which the first experiment of Gan advance movemsat
on the lines OF the Potomac is to be allotted to CO.