The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-17
WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE
VALLEY

| WHAT WAS ACCOMHLlOdEO LIN LIE
VALLEY.
We have seen a gentleman who arrived in Rich
mond from the command of General I. j. Jack
son, and from him gather some interesting par-
tculars as to the results of his late rout OF Banks
and re-occupaton of the Valley
He occupied Winchester on Sunday, May 18th,
and lying over one day with his Infantry and ar
tillery. reached Boliver Heights just above Har-
per's Ferry on Wednesday From this point he
shellcd the last of the Yankees out Of Harper's
Ferry The enemy had battery, supposed to be
a fixed one, on the Maryland Heights, with which
to protect the bridge across the Potomac. This
bridge, which has been rebuilt by or for the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company since Its de-
struction by Gen. Joseph +. Johnston in 1861,
was not destroyed by Gen. Jackson; doubtless it
would have been had he deemed it Of sufficient
importance; it may be that he reserUcd 1t for fu-
tire use General Jackson remained in posses
sion of the Heights of Bollver from W ednesday
until Saturday morning, when he fell back up the
Valley The Federals re-crossed the Potomac on
Wednesday, supposed to be under Gen. Dix ZEN.
Jackson, in falling back, secured most of the fruits
of his victory. In Charlestown be left consider
able amount of -four belonging to the enemy; not
having transportation for it, aud not deeming it
advisable to burn it, lest it should be made up by
forced contributions on the inhabitants. The real
value of our captures will never be known, as the
soldiers were enabled to supply themselves liberal
y, and independently from the battlefield, and
from the Yankee stores in Winchester In the
wake of the Yankee militant always follows the
Yankee cAcatant their maxim being to rob by
ingenuity all who escape plumber by violence. This
army Of noton-venders pitched headlong after
Banks flying columns, leaving their wares and
merchandise behind them, and our boys were ena-
bled to supply themselves literally with india rub
L., I ,L.t- IL ,io Golt hate
public stores our informant thinks the small
captured, must reach 10000 stand, with eighty
wagon loads of ordnance stores 200 fine army
CONS, from 80 to 10000 pounds bacon, 200 ele-
CANT cheeses 100 head of Ohio cattle, cavalry
horses, saddles, gear and many other valuable
ticles Among the arms were about four hundred
recolcing cdrbineS six shooters.
The enemy had relaid the Winchester and Po-
tomac Railroad with fine heavy iron, and trans
fsrred it as gratuity to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company Col. Ashby thoroughly de-
moshed it upon our retreat. The death of this
brave and valuable officer our informant confirms,
though he had not learned the particulars.
In the battle of Front Royal we lost three other.
valuable Cavalry officers, Capts. Sheetz, Fletcher
and Baxter; Lieut.. Col. Dorsey, of the Maryland
Line, was wounded at the same time; also Major
Davis, Commssary of the Sth Brigade, who volun-
teered in the charge of the cavalry
traitor, Dave Strother, in Winchester, and again
in Charestown. 1t is said he left Taylor's Hotel
in the former town, as troops were entering
the Suburbs
The wild Joy with which the inhabitants, es-
peeiay the ladies, greeted our army in Winches-
ter and Charestown, can be more readily imagn-
ed than described. The Second Virginia Reg-
ment, composed of volunteers from Jefferson,
Clarke and Berkeley, marched through Charles
town with scarcely halt; such was the pressure
of the military discipline in which their brave
mander trains them, that they neither asked nor
received the privilege of hating to shake hands
with their friends and dear ones, though twelve
month and more has elapsed since they took the
field. The activity Of perpetual 'J0rpdrd''
seems to pervade this whole army, in every de-
partment In the Ordnance they never get out
of ammunition, in the Quartermaster they never
lose baggage or stores, whether drawn from our
Government or captured from the enemy; in the
Comnissariat army in the field has been so we'll
almost luxurously fed. Is it wonderful that in
another column we chronicle fresh victories won,
and fresh glory gathered by such an army
Richmond Enquirer.
SENTENCED TO BE SHOT, &c.-A Lieutenant
of the G. s A. appeared yesterday at Castle God
win, and in presence of Capt. Alexander, the
custodian Of that institution, read to three of the
inmates thereof sentences passed on them by the
General Court Martial now in session. The &C
cuscd who have been on trial for several days
were all members of the Purcell battery Two of
them, John Wilson and Henry Smith, had been
found guilty of deserving from their company
The sentence was that each of them should have
his head shaved, be branded on the left thigh
with the letter d. and then be drummed out of
camp. The third prisoner, whose name is John
Squres, was found guilty of attempting to desert
to the enemy, and sentenced to he shot to death in
the usual manner, on Monday June Is. We un-
derstand that all of the sentences will be carried
into execution on that day.-Richmond Disputed. !
z. F. Neugher Kiled.-We rejoice to learn
that among the killed, on the Yankee side, in the !
late battle near Richmond, is the name of Thomas
Francis Meagher, who, himself an exile from an
alleged despotism, stirred up the hearts of his I'M
countrymer, to help fasten the chains
of despotSm on the South, in comparison with
which, the political suffering of his own Erin is |
perfect liberty. We pity the fraities of the poor
deluded men whom he seduced to this battle field |
in tyrant's cause; but we thank God that Meagh-