New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.


Gen. Banks's Department. On Saturday our troops
at Front Royal made an excursion five miles out
on the road toward Winchester, driving Ashby's
Cavalry before them. There q continual skir-
u,ish, with some loss 10 the enemy, who were seen
carrying off their wounded. On our side one
Lieutenant was killed Seven of the Maryland SOL
diers captured at Front Royal were retaken. Id Inc
engagement the previous day our cavalry 'ooA i'V
prisoners and retook IL of our own men. One cin'
non. and ten wagons laden with Stores were also
occurred. Col. Keny's wounds are not serious ana
he is doing WELL From Harpers Ferry we learn OF
reconnaissance yesterday along the road toward
Winchester by the 5th NewYork Cavalry. They |
did not find the enemy, they bad left Winchester
on Saturday, pushing southwark. Conr',bands as
serted that Fremont bad a fight with Jackson on
Sunday morning. but they did not know the result
Another and later dispatch from Front Royal re-
ports reconnaissance on Sunday as far as Stras'
burg. through which the enemy were rapidly re-
treating. A force at sent TO cat of the
Rebel baggage tran, bu. their rear guard was found
to be too strong Oar men had reports
from the negroes that Rosscrans had at
tackled and beaten Jackson. These vague
rumors about Fremont Were settled
by the receipt of dispatches from the General
himself dated " Headquarters, S;rasbnrg." With
an energy characteristic Of the Pathfinder he had
marched his strong column, with very little means of
transportation, nearly 100 miles mountain ridges
of the most difficult character, aud arrived near
Strasburg in time to fall upon the rear Of Jacksons
retres,ing army, which was III foil force on the
Winchester road. Fremont's advance brigade,
under Col. Cluserut, first came upon the enemy, who
were strongly posted, and Immediately opened with
their artillery. Gen. Fremont rapidly brought up
his main column, and formed line of battle, but
jackson declined the challenge, and, while holding
Col Cluserut in check, drew off bis nam force
and continued his retreat. Our cavalry took %
prisoners, and had seven wounded-nOne killei.
The latest dispatch from Str@sburg states that Free
mont's advance occupied that place on Sunday night
without resistance, and that Jackson was hunyng
southward Asbby's Cavalry, which seems to be
covering Jackson's rear, had a taste of the sater
from Colonel Of Frenont's staff who with only
fifteen men, charged and put to flight a squadron
commanded by Ashby in person.
N Dispatches from General McClellau's headquar-
tes are up to 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. His
entire srmy is now within four miles Of Richmond,
three miles beyond General Casey's position Oh Sat-
urday. The enemy has made no further nportant
demonstration. We have the commencement Of the
Associated Press correspondents account Of tie bat
tie of Saturday, but interruption in the line
beyond Wilmington leaves us without the conclu-
sion. Our Slecal Cores ondents Latest letter dated
White House Sunday, gives brief account OF the
fight, and better idea OF position than we have
before rad He estimates our loss over 1860; 9TH
ers put the figures still higher. The 9Sth New
York and the S5th aud lOjth Pennsylvania
lost most severely. General Palmer Of New
York is reported to be dead; Col. Bailey,
LIST Nev-York Artillery, killed; Col. Howes, sJth
PENNSYLVANIA, wounded aud missing; and many
other commissioned officers whose names will be
found in our letter. TIE attacking force We
10000 to 90 600 strong, led by Gen. Johnston. The
X, bels are said to have played the white-lag in
fanny and repeated their Bull Run barbares upon
our wounded.
Washington dispatches state that all the military
intelligence received at the War Department yester-
day was of a cheering character.
The I'd Iowa Cavalry, Col. Elliot, with G.
Halleck did brilliant service on the 18th ult. BY
forced marches very difficult country, and in
the teeth Of the enemy, they reached the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad at Bonneville, twenty miles below
Cornth, destroyed the track blew op a culvert,
burned the depot, locomotives, and train of twenty
six loaded with supplies; destroyed also 10 900
stand Of s1a harms, three pieces Of artillery. and
great qusntity Of ammunition and clothing, and pa |
rolled 1900 prisoners. Col. Elliot's command sub
sisted all this time upon meat only which they seized
a. they went along. They broke up the deserted
camp of Price and Van Dorm, where they took
eral hundred barrels of beef. At Bonneville he
found 9, 500 Rebels, sick and wounded.
Mobile papers of the 10Th nit. have Dispatch
from Charleston, saying that the Union fleet had
passed two batteries in Stone River, and was within
eight miles Of Charleston. The news Of the fall Of
that city would be hailed almost joyfuliy as the
capture Of Richmond.
The IT, s. steamer State Of Georgia and the
Victoria recently captured, of Wilmington, N G.,
the Rebel steamer Nassau, formerly the Gordon.