The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-07

WiNidmspOrt, i1y 2s-C OtrtspOGd nee Of the
Associated Press Wien your correspondent tom
p1rary left camp at strasburg, on sunday, pre-
viuus tn the. bloody affair ut fr.nt K'ys, II was
known that hordes of guerril'as were swarmins the
mountains ani vH-. oi the north and south ioik 81
the Shenandoah ca our rear ami Hanks, tut no IN.
dcntinns could lie obtained of any contemplated
attack Still the very weakness oi our army would,
II known t. tie rebel commander, Ice sufficient 20
induce an onslaught with even equal numbers. No
favorable responses having l''r received from
Washington AS g. remit r'tH.c.t-, M oihc.r was
specially sent thither { lay TIE chse before the
Wa Department n person, but before completing
lis du,cs Lcvrs came vi the attack 1t Front Royal.
and i,v hours .ater ~ Ill. retreat u Gen. Banks
,utir, army tow ards Maryland.
Al the hotel in Front Royal, on The night Of the
18TH, your correspondent saw an accom- lishsd
uro-t tItn who has figured largely ~ the rebel
cau.r sul. having seen her ht "A snort time pc
yio'I.i at Mat u.hur. her presence at Front R'ya.
At o time when the rebels were rurtuludil : ~
suspicious WEI" aroused that bic utaut !-c.iei.
-4c ws- pointed "ut 4 t." miutii! com nh4a-Ia
tuorc aud hct arrest advised. II ~ row known
that size tie bearer oi M extensive c'ucspond-
cuce between the rebels inside All outside OF our
! lines. | have IL" iplirNtns statement rom al
on Ocr Alo Iartia l1tod Ia tuc ilttic At ftHut y
! n': Aitat Won l,'t Front RoSa, .'lr b. j nude
! atrpt W...,li,r, tu company VITA "a cavalry
] ut'e'r. Wilde there Size was arrested ly the ar
/ u.rry authorities, u VIII her usual uir".tn,ca
nud ass lued luuo0 urc, size got ear Of huF charge
90 tr,.,.,rN, and r'tur.rd O. lroft Royal ns'ir.
Al ho.r previous /. te attack "a 90. kei.y,
Belle went ot uu rise CO.. s.'uad south 9i -
wards tie point from Which tho centre d" tie attack
. Was made"
.lu,oy uiat the i'r't uiis, hlt Wd.tA'. Tee '..oi
cvr t. lc,'o' h"r trr,".n. i'r." uo" r.io-'' on
/ irr DO tos iH TIE Cont don't uuHp,
TIr - ilt" .ou.' Gu. u. nit'.. ID ! %. u -
. a. was first hr,'l ut a. Wu'i..'rr ls olr .f 'h'
Ir. Iiltris ,u.i uill w.s 'r.rtfhcd a. tttnorai
/ B.,A-, nj ou,-uur.. hy t'ft. / w.. A7-i'ttut-
Q.rt'ra st.. l.~ \. o. HiN' ,.!'. 4
/ I.i.. a., ..h". Nrrr discovered c'l. c.. .D., .
%. d I "a Hi ffI Il u
,. the r..r.,r.n. Hair, having uecn I'lIsl,i'
are omitted in this letter
TIE .at-e quantity D." medicine. NM rH 20 o;'-
| mat fitlorts. and hospital stY'e4 II Wusnos'er
were te.'r 'rl hy VI tlicnl Pur,ryof nty'Dr, while
tc enemy were IA town. Dr. ba>tr Ias-ed
ur.u- A. d. st rin " .ls sud ahc s,Hud Aas several
time. fred ON from IL. T.y or ~ .u-, where he
t,aricd nv w,rts.
cons Zousyes dN0quc hattlon q the Ira
| Hariis Gunid. uud Col. be Flrr'-t capt. lluml.
tom, 81 thr PM. ',~t - itory rN q" 10 m'I. AND
atirql body of infantry, were cut I'll 10y tie mniu
body o't-e enemy between Mddl't'~u and Win
chester.
Tie whole urc. consisted Of less than one thou
sand men. Tie 4 lnyos and ynlry lIl hoen de-
tailed 10 detrHy the bridges N obrrtttrnt CAPT.
iiarnlt ne after securing las guns went to tle f,ar
o. ttln-, ot lis battery wagon ami forge. fmnng
their retreat cut III, they r,rncci the rnnd 10 S,ras-
burg. several times Hampton checked pursuit 10y
the enemy'7 cavalry ly muuHtiu, u stove pIo on
hls carriage, AMI placing Il IN position I'll he IN.
iautry had posed ahead. The r.ue was not Dis
overel by the enemy. Rcachii Stra-hurR ths
force collected 81 abandoned wagons loaded with
| cummi-s,ry stores. Th' 80 they t"k the mluu-
tain road rii and hy a clrcui'ous route, and
came IN sigtt 0 Ninche,t only I" tint themselves
% tic euemys rear. Taking the road T. Bath,
| followed hy battalion Il rcp'l cavalry, they
| ;ua. 8 reached the Potomac, near HnuuoD *, hNl
reached here last night With but small loss. On
rs on the Ipuaves tulv about % IN numb, r
kept at lay, for quarter uf Hu hour, lf'."ic OF
the enemy, and perhaps saved the whole for g. The
Zouhvc- aye Cen. Banks body guard, and 1ppcarf
To- hive l,,n wcI selected ioi such nn mn "rtHu'