Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-06


navy. No movement is made in either branch
of the service without his knowledge. Indeed,
it is assertsined that every apatch sent to
the ofiicera in '"nluand is first submitted to
him
BANKS RETREAT FkuM SIEAsBuEii.
DETAILS or TEUssnAT's oPEsAT1oNs-TaE BAT
TLEs AT FRONT RUFAL AND WiNcHssTER--
sEIlLFuL MUa4uvRiHG OF OUR TROOPS TIE
THREE DAYS OPERATIONS.
rrom the account of the New Io,k ;'Wor.d's"
correspondents. published yesterday. We make
the I,llowiHg abstract -
FRIDAYS FIGHTING
HAsERsTomN, MD, Sunday. hhy .j.-ihe
Maryland FIRST had been sont I'm S:rasburg
10 Front Royal, n small village twelve miles
slant, lust beyond the Mass anu;en range,
which commences is course just at this point,
and upon the eastern bank OF the Shenandoah,
over which is the large bridge OF thu Manassas
Gap Railroad. which has now ngain, for the
third liule been destroyed by the Rebels.
Yesterday, they ScrO known 10 be in dan
ger, and So much had our apprehension Tor
them increased before night, that the com-
manding officers were ordered to rem ain Mt
their p.sts 10 await instructions. At midnight,
word came to tho different brigndes that the
''ress from Front Royal was very unlavo,a
ble," with orders to prepare 10 march imme'
diaely.
Colonel Henley, the lamented officer OF II e
Maryland FIRST received notice Of the approach
of The enemy only by the surpriRc and capture
Of some Of his pckets. No intlustion Of their
coming had been received, and it was. there
lore, impossible 10 have supported him III S. a.
son to haye prevented the sud havoc which
succeeded.
But be defended hiInsnli through the entire
day with an ability and energy which speak
loud PRAISES for him in the hearts Of all bis
l)ya countrymen. With sclrcely Thousand
men in his command ne MAS nDpellcj 10 sus
tain himself against three full origsdes Of Gen
Escll, who bad abandon ed his camp, fifty
miles above in tho valley, Tor he purpose ot
makir this desc jnt upon regiment Of loyal
Mary landers.
Three o'clock, ard G detachment Of cavalry,
ono hundred men, cuippanie, B ard l. Of the
Ira Harris Guard, commanded by Major F0lght
arrived Irom Slrasburg, and reported mrnedi-
ately to Col. Henley, who ordered him ut once
to charge the oncmy. Tue cavalry obsycd the
order, charging upon ih!m with great force
though greatly in 'eror 10 numbers.
Vim. Fl. Mspes, commanding ponee: corps,
arrived and reported to Colonel Henley, xho
gave orders immedi itcly where they SHOULD be
star)ued and they continued with the re-
msndar of the little force, dJlng noble service,
and bold ng in check successfully not less than
six times their number. Seeing the danger OF
thulr position, the commander Of the brigade
gave The order TO retreat, which they DID In
excellent order, across tho Shtnsndrah.-
Mspes was then ord,re to burn the bridge,
which was accordingly tired, By placing upon
it piles OF ier:e rails but was not destroyed
The Rabels cauo on 81 closely AID holly that
no TeIo driven away, and did not succeed IN
the attempt They ION arrived al and crose G
the bridge on tho north brsnch Of the Shsnsn-
doah which they succeeded in hiring and &c
s,roylng but not. IL weveT, in detsining The
Rebels, wlv, cavalry snd infantry, plunged III
and ioi del it, and were soJn upon the utl.rr
side.
Soon vas received Tie un Selcotac LeWs that
the enemy had surrounded them, hsnking
them With superior Eumoers bath by right and
left
Oar meu. u..dtuutei. dashed upln them
with such vlgor ms TO ttftc. thar e.cspr. and
cut their Hsy Jill from the oil; OF Tue + ,bes
ihruIn around them, not, however, without
being again surrounded and So eh,ctu"ly
hesct OH every side, behind and before, With
the most iHsurmuuntahs superiority, b,rn in
tb enumtsJs and fire. :hTesS Of the RcLrl troops,
that the, Bcic C. implicitly destroyed OF cap.
tuIed, toga,h,r With IEeir noble Uoh;"ai and
cher field M. .:s
The severity Ut The fight beggars all attempt
at description
M msn upol ,ne field Of battle ever gc'srD.
cd bin m,D with more GOODNESS, judgment and
bravery than did Oul henley. His cry 20 his
men was nat go" but "come With mc, and
and they did 80 every msn OF them. Nnen
Ordered Ia auircr1er, nc saot the Nan who
demanded Il. lad when oveI powered nd sum-
luohe,i to give up his sword, he !noke The
tiadc &c halves, vas sho:, w5uldet "!.i planed
in an amhu'anra.
Ho ws;a B ,lt,;noresb, and IA Lawyer CT fac
ability, and esteemed ty e large number OF
irer.is Hi. lass il deeply tilt III tho divlsinn.
and ms worth acknowledged By all.
The forces engaged upon our side comprised
oight companies Of the Maryland FIRST, two
com panes VI the Twenty-nIhth Pennsylvania,
two companies la Harris Guard, two piecv $
artillery oi Capt Ensp's Battery, and Captain
Mane's P.oaesr Corps Of fifty man.
L'lG gun, which was carried oil the held
aud brought 10 ~lthln lew miles 81 W inches
ter, was abandoned necessarily, and n All cap
tursd b? tic enemy before tho following morn
Ing.
4 considerable number OF Inc Maryland
Regiment have com, in.
SATURDAYS FIGHTING.
Al, clock Saturday morning | was a|aked
to mako pref arations fo- in: msdiate retreat
The rcmr AIT sa7ed from the battle ct Front
Royal bad rctreiied upon the road which con
ncata StrasLurg With Front Royal, AID the
enern5 vo.u karwn 10 be in close pursuit
Their toavemaht. too, scu:Ead evidently h
tended 10 CIT 1T Cur cGnGettiGH With Win
chester, and We saw, very naturally, before US
tho prospect Of an enemy (E~ell IN ouT front,
" hilc Jackson, whom To had known to behind
Us near HarrsoIDuTg, seemed 10 be more than
probably intlnding tc push upon US IN Cur
rear, placing Us between two fres, each d1ubt'
Il SIS ger thHn the littlo ejmmand which re
maitcd to General Banks eftcr the withdraw.
cf 50 large portion Of il TO reinforce oihci less
EXPOSED dir siols u! thu armJ.
We soon lea. ned lkat the forces Of EFcll
we're On tho road upon which We ~cro retreat
ins, and in trout Of US. But VIC moved on,
aid had proceeded three mills beyond Strss-
burg, had crossed Cedar Greek Bridge, and
asconded ,ha hill beyond. A CONSERVATION
seemed to have been created ahead oi ua in
catirg By tho return 81 suffers tesmsters
ard servants, frightened themselves, and gv>
ing waning 10 Others to lock out fer tho
shells. which would Immediately be bursting
over our beads There IVES for lew moments
a rush ii men, mountcd and dsnounts3, back
upon the road and through tho fields, as II
they mad already seen large numbers Of The
enemy. Everything seemed to indicate All i'm
media, &c bstis The soldiers received the in
teil;gcnce with shout and with animated
faces.
ORDERS to halt, right face, were INN sdiaoJ