Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-10
lTELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
FROM THE UPpER PoTo nae.

RRTREAT or THK RRBEts FROM LspsBuRe-rHR
/ TOWN AND HoRTIF;cArIoSs OCCUPIED By THE
FEDERAL FoRcEs-MASr PRISONERS AND STORES
TAKEN 81 l.- '
PooLFsvt11K, March s--Bf,g. Gen q. VIII
hsms, Washington: Leesburg was entirely evac-
mated Yesterday morning by the rebels, and the
reports are thai Col Geary's advance IL there
Il NJ. DANA, Brig General.
LEKsBpRs, Va, March Col Geary has taken
Leesburg, and driven Gen. Hill with hiswhole
| forts. The 'Stars and Stripes" now wave over
the ensmy's works t-r- : r.. f-,f -.-s,.,-1TJ
Gen. HIil's army fell back towards NJ iddlebuTg.
Last night, Col. Geary left 1ovettsviile with his
eommand. and marched through wheafland and
Waterford, taking prisoners at both places aud
putting the scattered forces OF the enemy to fight
Shortly after sunrise this morning he took posses
sion OF Fort johnson which was renamed by the
OH cers g Fort Geary - He then entered the town
with flags flying and bayone:s fixed,
The rear Of the rebel troops, who hid thought
this one OF their greatest strongholds, could be
discerned through glass retreating
The command took nnny prisoners and stores.
and are In possession nj the bank, post ofce and
public buildings. Forts Beauregard and Evans
This brilliant achievement, by well-tlmed
blow and sktllf1l movement, is Of vast impor-
tance.
The command is well and In good spirits. A
detachment Of the 1st Michigan Cavalry did
much service under Col. Geary in this move
ment. -
THE NEWS CONFIRMED. e.
port Of last night that our forces bad occupied
Leesburg is o1icisllv conf med The enemy
evacuated the town on Friday morning aking
an their supplies ard baggage to Middleburg,
thither or started towards Winchester
Col. Geary occupied the town unrcsisted, yes
tefday morning, capturing considerable property
accredited TO the rebel army.
All was quiet at our outposts last night.
CAPTuRR prpvT on ro~
REDERATB SCRIP.
CHARLEsTOWN, March -GsaeTdl McClslida
To-day, Mr.. Garter, member Of BayloT's cav
airy, together with three liable horses carriages
and other articles were captured and turned over
To the division quarteymAster. A considerable
arholInt Of Confederate scrip was also seized. IL
Private Whitney, Of the Michigan cavalry who
we: accidentally wounded On Friday night, died
Col. Broadhead, of the Michigan cavalry, has
been appoihted chief of cavalry for this division
During visit to ths residence Of Col Lewis
Washington, near Haltstown, your correspon-
dent was Informed that Subsequent 20 the de par
tnre ofthe proprietor, In August last the Confed-
eIatts PAID visit and appropriated large col;
his family, being probably the only collection Of
the kind extsnt
Il is to be regretted that previous TO the order
oI Ten BANKS come wanton depredations were
coLnmitted on private property In this vicinity,
but II is probable that the perpetrators will be
detected and severely punished
Inefe nas nothing or an Important character
+l go THE LATEST E
CHARLEsrowN, March 9-p m.-TesteTday,
Tor the hrst time since our arrival here country
carriages came into town. and the oce uyints held
sot ial intercouEsa with our Ulcers and soldiers.
suits OF secession grey ave gradually giving
way TO other hues, and the lad ~ are beginning
10 Ireqnsnt the streets on business ard pleasure
Dr. w m Alexander, an emineat physician and
unfilnc hing Unionist died at his 'cosntry resi-
deEce In this vicinity last month His son yester-
day returned home from Charlottesville College,
deeply imbued with secession, and hai been sent
t0 Washington. .st [t- 80 -
Hundreds Of ccItrabands are arriving rom the
country. H
The course adopted in fsgard TO them is, ii
they have been employed by The secession au.
thorites 10 turn them over to the div ision quar-
termaster to be employed by tine Feds raj govern
nsnt; but II proved otherwise, they are returned
70 their owners ....H.. .'ns'
On Friday Capt. Coles company ae Maryland
CayalEy, 40 In number pursued scoirt OF Ashby's
Cavalry for two miles, between Bunke. Hill and
winchester, when he came upO1 aboni one hun
dred ana hfty OF the latter. sksrmisL ensued
lasting about one hour resulting In killing six OF
Ashoy's men and wounding i've Cam Coles
had three men wou AIDED. A section Of Mstthsw's
BATTERY came up to Coles support, when Adju-
horse shot under him. s.'.a Fai, ,-...' t-..'f
Itis believed generally at Bunker Hill that the
force at Winchester has been greatly reduced,
leaving not over from three 20 six thousand men
there. Others again say that Jacksons force has
been strengthened by the regiments from Lses-
burg. -
Captain Coles scouts last fight reached a point
only four miles frem winchester, but epcount-
er, no resistance except from ssmsll cavalry
picket. s = 1s
1t Is stated that buf AGO OF the 10Th Mississippi
regiment remained IN Leesburg at the time of the
evacuation and these retreate in the direction Of
Manassas Sap: .-. .t' p. Ai -
This mOrning the rebel scouts attac ked Gen.
Hamiltoh's pl6kets near Smith vile, killing one
aud wOundiag another private OF tbs 27th indtans
They were pursued by the ID Wisconsin, WHO
had not returned al iast aecounts fas.'. '-l