The New York herald., 1862-11-23

impstanoe for their unsavory snd starving people hsy
sssn % regard General Eshos' late retreat from the v
~ - ngierious - that OF General Lorng, who
came into the valley last September, driving our
iis'ie force before him. with great flourish of trum
pets and the issuing of and bombastc pro.
CARNATIONS promising the inhabitants that they would
not leave the valley again. In few weeks Loring re-
treated on the preence that he ordered reinforce
Lee 10 Northwestern Virginia. going wrong route
70 enect TINS measure no put under arrest and Gen
Echols whose sangunary character was more to the
tastes OF JEFF Davis and his bandtt cabinet was placed
in command Well Echos and his ragganufhns came into
the valley about one week after Lorng retreaed as
his army advanced into the valley he went about like the
enemy OF the human seeking whom he might deyour
He found Union army to dispute his march, and he
took the next best measure, he thought. to wreak
his vengeance upon Here and there he found n moor
farmer who had patriotism enough TO declare his senti
In favor Of the Union, and his love for the
gepmod banner. To this class Of people Echols
was peculiarly savage. He swore at them violently,
and me rebel vernacular he said the Union was
played OUT and that he would make them feel that the
confederate States the power that ulos in this region
ie original way to make the rebel power fsby
robbing henrooss, stealing cattle, blankets, &c, and
what he did not steal he and paid for the goods
in Confederate notes payable six months after the ra
hcaton Of treaty Of peace with the United Sates He
finally reached the salines salt works and put the
tire machinery at work to manufacture this SO much
needed article He caused these operate night
and day and by dn of managed TO secure
anu carry iutO Eastern virginia about 7bUUO DuSn
els OF prime salt. His In the valley however
cut short by the advance OF General Coxs army, and
learning the superiority OF force, he rereated
the mountains II is said he is returning
repossess the salt works and remain in the valley this
winter Our troops however. will dispute his advance
Stonewa Jackson. with force Of forty thousand rebels
Is said Is preparing to execute OF his peculiar
prouette movements from Northwestern into Western
gnia by turning Gen. key's position at Cumberland,
gaining his rear and continue the destruction Of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, aud, If the movement succeeds,
may possibly visit Wheeling IL is matter OF public
torety that Jackson is clever prompt energetic, dash
ing ocor but he has chaked out the programme above
reported he may possibly entrap himself. The
mons of jackson and Echos supposed to be concert
one army to make fent to keep the Union troops from
leaving this valley reinforce kelly, while Jackson
gobbles up Kelly's army sa1atim.
The weather is quite open yet and military movements
practicable The secessioniSs in the valley seem positive
that their army will make grand effort to drive
the Union troops from the valley before winter sets in
Colonel Siber, Of the Thirty seventh Ohio Volunteers,
has succeeded General Morgan In the command of this
post. The latter has been sent other and more i'm
portant duties Colonel Siber Is known this army
the "hghting Dutchman." He has given the rebels,
several occasions illustration Of his mettie and in all
cases he has off victorious. He is officer Of
ceent military education, and was an officer in the Prus
sian army and if merit is to be the standard OF promo
tion, he will soon exchange the eagle for the
AS predicted in my letter Of the 31st ut the guerlas
or bushwhackers have appeared on nanks and
Yesterday one of our Quartermasters fired at by
concealed rebel while riding along the road the Red
House. about thirty miles from here. Other and similar
occurred last week. Measures will be taken
to prevent these predatory rebel hghwaymen and
derers from carrying out their future designs.