Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-27
THE SENTINEL.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
McCIelIan's Dispatches.
From tie Riclm0nd Dislaatcd, June /

McCIellan's Dispatches.
From the Richmond Dispatch, June l6.
We publish these documents in another
column They are curiosities in TIER way.
whatever talent the Yankee Napoleon may
have for other things, he certainly has won
derful turn for lying. lie has surely mistaken
his calling He ought to be editor of the New
York Herald.
He however, lets one secret escape which
we are glad to place upon record. Three of
bis corps were engaged in tie battle; that is,
about fifty thousand men. Our own force did
not amount to half that number; yet one sin
gle brigade of ours--that of Gen r. II. An
derson-broke no less than FIVE fresh lines of
their troops, one after another, in succession,
with the bayonet, and captured four Of their
camps, and other brigades did as much We
drove them all day Saturday. We did the
came on Sunday On Monday, there being
no sign of fight, we withdrew because the
ground had become offensivefrom the smell OF
dead bodies. They stole back and occupied
the ground and then Mcclellan issued his
bulletin. Was there ever anything more un-
generous, more digugennous. To sum up all
. in word, was there ever any thing more tru-
~ Yankee2
Mcclellan Acknowledges the loss Of 500
killed, aud about ., 600 wounded and missing
OF these latter we have 500 in safe Keeping
Our own loss of every description, does not
exceed 2. 300. Thus, be lost more than two
and a half to our one, besides sixteen pieces
Of artillery, number ofcamps, and any guam
tty of camp equippage and clothing And
this he calls q victory. How many such Will
il take TO annihilate the grand army?
Loss of the Ist Maryland Regiment.
We have the following as the estimate of
the LIST Maryland (Confederate) regiments
loss in the recent battle near Harrisonburg.
Colonel Bradley r. johnson had his horse
shot from under him twice The following
losses of the regiment in men we compile from
the official record
Killed-Captain Robinson Company /;
Lieut.. Snowden, Company d privates Har
ris and Schley, Company II; Beatley, ComPa-
ny D =; Murphy, Company G.
Wounded-Sergeant Wells, Company D
Corporal Mcintyre, Company D; privates
Guy, Coakeley, Sindall, Farm and Rogers,
Company II Ackler, Company d; Chapel
lier, Company i Color Sergeant Doyle and
Corporal Cole.
Colonel Bradley T Johnson commanded
the regiment
The Execution of MumlOrd.
From he Nsw Orleans PicayuRe, June 8.
Yesterday morning large crowd of people /
assembled around the Mint, it being under
stood that William B. Mumford, who was
condemned by the Military Commission to
suffer death for tearing down the United States
flag from that building on the Goth Of April /
last would be hung between and II o clock.
Between and 10 O. clock the condemned |
man, seated on his coffin in covered army
wagon, escorted by body Of troops-h0rse |
and foot-left the Custom House for the place
Of execution in the enclosure on the north
front of the Mint. Mumford, who was seated |
on the back part Of the wagon looked calmly
on the crowd that thronged the streets along
the line of the procession, and appeared cool,
collected and resigned TO his fate. On arriy-
ing at the Mint, the troops and the condemned
man entered the enclosure aud a strong guard
was posted on the streets around, to keep back
the people. What passed inside until the
final act, we know not, being unable to get
within hearing distance. We understand
that Mumford made speech, but what it was
we cannot say. AT ten minutes to II clock
the drop fell and The condemned man was
launched into eternity. Up 20 the last mo-
ment there was Il very general impression that
the execution would not take place, although
there were palpable evidences that every pre-
paration had been made to carry out the SEN
tence Of the Provost Judge. The assembled
thousands made no demonstration of any
kind, and when the drop fell, they, with IN
The Battle near Port Republic.
From The Richmond Dispatch
1t seems to be generally admitted that this
battle must be designated as the battle of
Cross Keys. The term, although derived from
Yankee sources seems to have been adopted
by both parties. The subjoined account of
the affair is from the Lynehburg Virginian, re-
ceived from an officer who participated in the
engagement
The battle ground is five miles from Port
Republic. General Ewells division fought
this action, and chiefly by Brig Cen Trim
ble's brigade on the right, who, by skflfal
selection Of hisp position, and judicous maneu-
vres with ,7o5, defeated in four several
charges two full brigades Of the enemy, num-
hering over 6900 men, and two batteries of
artillery, killing and woundiug of the enemy
overy ?, 200, and with loss in his own bri-
gade OF l24 killed and wounded.
Perhaps no action during the war has ex-
hioited such brilliant results, obtained by
skill in mannuvriug on the Geld and bv hard
fighting. General Trimble's theory seems 10
he unexpected and sudden assaults upou the
enemy and desperate fighting, when a great
point can be obtained No officer OF the army
has gained suddenly more distinction by his
quick perceptions and swift movements show
ing the highest qualities TO command.
After the battle, we understand, General
rrimble strongly counselled night attack on
fremonts whole army, urging It's complete
success, but in view Of the decision of General 1
Jackson TO attack General Shields the next
day, the night attack was not sanctioned. 4
Events afterwards fully showed that this
night attack would have demolished Fremonts
whole army and captured all his artillery as
his army was broken down and demoralized 1
20 such an extent as to have made but little
resistance
Prisoners Of Fremonts army acknowledge
200 killed ia this battle, aud nearly A. GOO in
killed, wounded and missing. Large numbers
Of his men awaited themselves Of the chances
Of battle TO desert. The famous Dutch Buck
tails and Eighth New York Dutch regiment
Blenker' smen-were entirely demolished in
this action--a Just retrihution for their ex-
cesses in the Valley, by insults, abuse, rob-
berry aud destruction Of property. After the
defeat OF Shields on Monday, Fremont retired
rapidly down the Valley, no doubt fearing a
pursuit. and did not stop until be reached
Mount jackson, where he halted as Il to make
a stand. Jacksons army is resting, both