The New York herald., 1862-01-27

tae snsmy, taasn plumber there, aud ,ur.d
sail, large amount OF stores ,he depo: oppos.t
andSiestroyed Cacapon railroad bridge. Ho said
have sent flag Of truce TO Hancock saytg that he
going to take tho storos there worth 5000 600 and
n ed upon he would shell the tJwG He bur d pvt Of
'e town, and therefore he m ist bcD fred UPON.
On Wednesday inornng JACKSON Was at Gross Rsis. q
teen miles this side Of Bath, going one kn;w whher
TIE affair q. Hanging Rock shameful surprise of
our troops. Tho enemy attacked in two directions.
learn that among those who s on our side At Hang
Rock was Ca tain Aleshire, Of Page county. He ~as
mortally wounded.
Concerning the operations Of Jackson I'm the vicinity
Romney, tho Enqsirsr contains the following sncs.
lars,-
There been no fighting beyond some atie skfash-
side and the capture by tho Consedcratss Of
across Potomac The force Of the enemy vas ssti
mated 10 be from 900 TO o00 General jackson lost
small force Of the enemy in that quarter and but little
lighting. II believed that we may have Lost
than the enemy did On Monday Last some Soo Or goo q
road about fourteen miles this side Of Romnsy
attacked at daylight by about 1000 Of the enemy
three four killed. and few taken prisoners.
We also lost two pieces OF artillery and three baggage
the at that poss had uuiucsy gwen fur
loughs 10 about 400, thus leaving very sa force
that point But for this dsnciency in our force va
could have whipped the Yankees or, they did not
Der 600 men. Snow has been falling at Camp AL
leghsny for the last thrtysix hours and II still falling
the soldiers all prepared 70 drive the
merccnaTies Oh our soil.
From above garbed Of the defeats Of the
rcbes tho Upper Potomac and in the direction Of
Romney, IL is evident they have nothing TO boast Of
from that quarter recently. Tho leading articles Of the
paper before much in the wans strain Of dying
tiger. They doubtless the expiring whnes OF the
monster rebellion.
There have been some cases Of ntoxcaton among the
troops recently Yesterday afternoon the Provost
Marshal made q raid all the liquor dealers known
have vendei Intoxicating beverages 10 the troops spill
ing their liquor and marching four Of them OF the
guardhouse. To-day they are more usefully employed.
Their prison abors consist OF hswing the use Of
the camp fires.
The adyke wife Of Colonel Geary arrived here yes
tsrday afternoon from Frederick, where she has been
stopping for time. The band Of the Twenty eighth
Pennsylvania regiment henorsd her last evening with
serenade.
PorN on Rocks, Jan. "a, 1862.
The Rebels on The Upper Potomac-Larae Rebel Camp at
Cl.ochn xoua,ain-1.e Lac Cheering Neos from Ken
tacky-Hoo Il Was Receiud in Caa.f-HsalA Of the
Troops, dc.
Everything along the upper Potomac indicates that the
army idy 70 move, and also that is at
hind Tho continuous bal weather OF the last fortnight
has, however, reduced the roads to such wretch
Ell condition that they absolutely impas
sable TO large army II is highly probable, from al
that be observed and learned, however tint with
the rst fine weather campa will commence on tho
Upper Potomac
Nothing known hero at present of tho movements Of
h rebel Cen Jackson and his forces except that he has
about fifteen Thousand men, and 10 in the
Of Romney The design Of generals bag him aud
his whole force This is the reason why he has boen
allowed In advance he Iao ouf
from the direction Of Romney in n very short time.
There is rebel camp Of considerable magnitude
r We hear their drums beating p,,oe ps pery p'lns @
tncty every evening. This camp Of the rebels
is acting as corps de o6serraton Last evening their
field music very audible here, owing to tile cold
stiffness OF tho night.
There was much rejoicing among the forces in this
vicinity recently the receipt Of the news of the VIC
tory at Somerset KY IL regarded as the rst wave in
the returning tide of Union victories.
Tsc rad made oy inc proyosi Mirshal on the quor
the exception of the men ncarcerncd in the guardhouse
aud their immediate friends. One OF them, who was re
leased yesterday resumed his old trade this morning but
was once more promptly arrested and his whole stock OF
goods the amount Of $500 worth turned TO
tho credit side Of 'Uncle Sans account book This will
efTectu2iy abatc these evils.
Quite frcshet occurred tho Potomac yesterday hut
have not heard o. any dsmagc Of q serious nature
having been done by IT, The danger from frcshct Is
now past for the fell nearly three fcot within tho
past twenty four hours.
The band Of the twenty eighth regiment serenaded
Mrs Geary, the wife OF the Colonel Of that regiment
yesterday afternoon, the occasion OF her departure
She was accompanied in the cars BY her husband far
The Union prisoners exchanged for The se.cshers
who are now hore awaiting the exchange have yet
arrived at the opposite side OF this river The ceremony
o the coming exchange is looked forward TO BY every
one hero as subject OF some interest.
The health OF the regiments on the Upper Potomac is
element condition OF the el ,ments Il my be added
that their discipline improves every week and that enc
ilea rervadcs every spirit in the army which s 10
aud To CJnQucr M AMI