Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-23
March 2Sth. 1891.

Latest Intelligence from tIse Army of the Valley
Through a gentleman just from the headquarters OF
Major General jackson, (otonewaII) we have obtained
a summary Cf tue latest aud most authentic lnteIlgence
of the operations and condition OF the Army OF The al
ley.
The troops are in fine health and spirits although the
sick list has been considerably increased by the late Sc
we're march into Morgan. For four days the weather
was very wintry aud transportation difficult from snow
and ice as one OF the results of this almost mpracll-
bic transportation many of tie troops were for many
hours without food, and had to bvouac in the snow,
without tents and blankets. Still their ardor ard pa
trOsm continued u0abated through all these hardshlps
When Gen. Jackson left Winchester the entire cou1-
y OF Morgan was IN the possesson and under the con-
troll OF the enemy They extended their torays even TO
the Frederick ue pluGderng and destroying the prop
erty of friends and arrestng and driving them from
their hOme8 Upon the arrival of army IN the cOun-
y they had force Bath OF 60 cavalry from ,5U8
20 1000 Infantry, and two pieces Ct artillery besides
large bodies OF troops the opposite side OF the river
at Hancock and other points After brief resistance
they fled blore our sklrmshDg parties and advance
column. The main body OF the enemy was net seen
east Of the Warm Spring ridge. They were posted on
the summit west of that ridge from which point an
imDroyed and descending road of two miles and halt
would take them to the railroad and river. By this
route they escaped army approached the town OF
Bath. From the firing from the enemys plckets and
from ambuscades after night, near Hancock ard Gac4-
pon Bridge, our losses five killed and twentyslx
|
cock We took eight of their pickes prisoners, and
eight at Bath and its neighborhood Fifteen OF the
prisoners were seut to Winchester and one paroled
as too sick to proceed with the army.
The railroad bridge over the Great Cacapon WAS de-
stroyed by troops and the road rendered unit tor
use east OF that point a rms and quartermaster aud
cqmHssarY stores were found at Bath ard he depot
opposite to Hancock, some of which we're appropriated
for the use of troops and the residue destroyed
some shells and balls wele directed at a brick church
1yCh ch he
their cannon but serious purpose was entertained al
anv time OF firing or destroying the town
There is not Yankee mercenary now to- be found IL
the Valley Of Virginia from Frencbbarg, SIX miles east
of Romuey, TO the Blue Ridge 1t is hoped and conf
IDENTIFY expected with some TelniOrcements 10 Genera
Jackson army that not one will, in the course OF
short time, be LETT 10 Virginia between the Allegheny
and Blue Ridge Mountains.
The foregoing is truthful account Of affair which
the Fedeas have distorted according to their custom
to suit their own purposes.-Rtchmond D1SPales.
The Department OF Missouri alt is generally ur
derstood that the President has decided to appoiD
Gtneral Van Dorm 10 take command as Maj jor.GeOera
of the Department Of Missouri and Arkansas. Al
though no order has yet been made IN the War Depart
ment we are assured in other quarters OF iHiormato
that the President favours the appointment, and hav
reason to believe ta the nomination has been sent int
Congress It will be recoleeted that the command {
this department rendered some time ago to Colont
| Heth, when there soEle dispute OF the matter
the press.-Richmond Eromfner.
WASHINGTON UI1Y UNHEALTHY.--Ihe New YOr
tribune, in article typbus in Washington, says
!" u" II Congress will not move, and move with speed an
# energypassing over the army medical board-if Coz
gress will take the affair in hand, and appoint aclY
and trust Vcivans, invested with sufficient unc
for cleansing the city aud purifying the atmosphere IL
typ1us, and not Beauregard, will long force bot
the government and the inhabitants generally to aba
# don the doomed city.
THE BRITISH AND THE YANKEE NAvIEs.-Tha disparit
between the British and Yankee Daves shows at glsne
the result on high in OF between the tw
ountres. The British navy composed OF 6lS vessel
guns so 600 sailors That Of the United 81 ates nun
bers 26 vessels 1882 guns AMI 90 eco sailors Apart fro
the pleasant little diversions afforded in snppressng
So them insurreetion,' the Lincoln Cabinet might We
ponder seriously such circumstances before taklr
up the gauntlet Of war; recently offered by John Bull