New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-27

wbs. disconnected by the bold front Of the
Unionists, as they had been told that Winches-
ter had been all but evacuated by our troops,
and expected to enter it in triumph without
meeting serious resistance.
The Rebels renewed The action on Sunday
morning. masking an effort to turn the Union
right by heavy fire of artillery and fesned
attack on our left. Their cannon, superior in
number (23 to 24), were advantageously posted;
their infantry were covered by woods aud a
high stone wall. The Rebel right was driven
back half mile by an infantry charge, but
gained strong position whence, by the help
of their artillery, they reganed all they had
lost. A heavy cannonade and fusillade was
kept up BY both parties till 3 P. NJ, without
heavy loss though tho armies were for tho
most part but three or four hundred yards
apart and at times still nearer. At the in
fantry of the Rebel left debouched from the
woods and charged our right, intending to
capture the battery tbero stationed. Their
first charge nearly succeeded, but was repelled
by q storm of grapc-shot. A second and stili
weaker charge was more easily repulsed; ard
then Gen. Tyler, commanding our eit, ordered
on advance on the Rebel batteries in his front.
Two charges were successvely repelled with
slaughter, but the third prevailed, routing the
Rebels who opposed it, and capturing two guns
and four cais,ons. OF the 0,th Pennsylvania
which led this charge, Col. Murray and %
other men we're killed aud SO wounded-in al
iO9, out of the 800 who followed its standard
into the battle.
This success decided the fate OF the battle.
/ The Rebel LETT was utterly broken, and fed,
whereupon their center wavered aud gave
ground. An attempt to retrieve the da! by
charge of the Rebel right utterly failed III
| Iri.h battalion, which was pushed forward in
advance, utterly refusing to FIRE on the Union
ists. One account says that 30 OF the 80
composing this bottalion were killed or wounded
we tru.t not by Union bullets. They GER
I tainly we're not fred on from our side if their
position was understood.
Fifteen hundred muskets we're thrown away
by the flying Rebels, and picked up by our
pursuing troops. Gen. Shields reports the
Union loss at 80 killed and 300 wounded;
that Of the Rebels at 500 killed and 1000
wounded, of whom he has 800 prisoners.
Gen. Banks, who was on his way TO Wash
ington. returned 10 Winchester on the frat
tidings of tie fight, and directed the pursuit OF
the flying Rebels. lie had followed them FIVE
miles beyond Straiburg on Monday; constantly
barassing them, aud increasing their denoral-
izaton.
The importance OF this success is not
measured By the number of killed and wound
ed. Too long have our soldiers on the foio-
mac Rested under inpatations OF comparsti'"
inefIoency wbsch they have been anxious but
not allowed to remove For sample OF these
lmputatioDs, witness the following Incidental
remark of III, Spectator one Of tho few Lon
den journals that have treated the Union cause
with reasonable fairness: The Spectator ], irest-
iDg Of Fort Donelson, and says
The b.ils .iao,. exclusively BY men ron Ill
-oi. who c,nPei ior hies dsy IN hs an. utdsr
thout hou and heart 100 often ~snns on TIE ~
tom.e"
This ia perhap. natural. but most upju,t.
Ball, Bluh and Dranesy ille-both directly On
the Potomac-eynced "a courage aud heart
which have seldom been surpassed. The Army
on the Potomac ask but the opportunity 10
show that they are loyal and worthy coinrnde,
Of those Western heroes who at Fort Douel
,on aud Pea Ridge with their swords wrote
their names high on the scroll Of patriot fame.
And that opportunity Will be- accorded.