New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-20
FROM THE MOUNTAIN DEEAhT'
MENT.
Fremont after yactsOn-Where wnh sh'e'"''
A Trick Of the Epemy-ENpio" "
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From An oco.sional Correspondent.

II From An Dec .sional Correspondent
MT JAoKsoS, Va, Jane is, 1852.
Why Shields in force was not st Port Republic is
a question everybody asks and nobody answers.
With NOT l., 600 men under Fremont, we Lad chafed
Jackson with At least 20 OOO from Sirasbrrg 10 tie
! Shenandoah. The bridge over this river, upon the
pike beyond llarri.onburg, was burned by some
GOOD Union man, and Jackson was forced TO turn to
the right and seek over an almost impassable road
the bridge at Pori Republic.
Fremont, with the indomtable energy Of devil,
assisted by such men Schonck, Mroy, Bollen.
and Cluseret followed close upon he heels OF the
e envy, and the miserable road brought lin mp with
the Rebels.
jackson was in an unpleasant predcamcnt. With
Fremont close upon biz rear he found enc brigade
Of Shields division in possession Of the bridge The
aJest General q tic Rebels was equal 70 The 'n'r.
geucy. Al Cro,s Keys he selected stroug position,
ana on the Slh fought with such vigor t although
defeated and terribly en-. up, he enabled 20 move
on and drive CAROLS light brigade from ibe fridge,
pass over and burn the structure bClnd aim, holore
we could come up.
Had Gen. Shields been in force al Pod Republic,
ia no. army would PROFESSIONALLY have been cat
TO pieces hs imhsl se lg..n captured stores tab d
from him. aud bis = ,,ouers set ~ he. v WIZ
not Shields there
IL was a subject of 10 snail modification 10 us
after our hard march 'i ralions, and yet harder
fighting, 10 rush on the hight above the burning
bridge and rec the long train rafting away IN Tie
ds;snce, and large bodies Of Rebels disappearing ~
Tie woods and mountain gofges. " C FASTENED thcr
fiQLt by q few well aimed .hells from DeBeck Is and
Rleb, r admirable bat',ri,s. We would have done
much execution blt for q Yankee Tick played on
Us by the enemy. To our LETT we sa~ some two
thor sand men. They were IN The blue uniform aat
without Ins. Were they cur sOitere, or p,sonera,
or Secesh rascals dressed in our Uniforms. These
qnesjons kept US from sholling them, as we might
lave done.
The toubt was somewhat solved 10y Lieut.. Chese-
brough OF the Ilth Regiment L. =. A.. and AID 10
Gen Scheuck who rode his horse over dc ford and
taking a remarkably c!oss aud cool view OF tie
forces, came back and reported t,em undoabioi
seccsh. The is only one act out OF many done H.
this gallant Young gentleman.
| Vel, Jackson is of, aud We are taking a rect at
this beautiful village, and Gen. Fremont Is making
every ,Tlt 20 establish come sort of discipline in
thin ll.leukcssj division. Il Was high compliment
Ped Gen. Fremont that -ucn a body Of men should
be cent him as an army, and it is 70 Ls credit that
with nine thousand men such these in hs army lie
marched ~ lie did, and won ~ brilliant a victory as
that Of Cross Keys.
| We have more work before us. Tie Scccsh can
not give up th,se riL yallics and save themselves
-rom starvation. JACK On aiil be back here aud Ne
viii gave him warm reception.