The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-10
GEN. JACKsoN's VICTORIES IN THE
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.


sons achievements in the Virginia Valley, as fol
lows:
We recaptured large number of stolen negroes.
The Hankees had married 1t number Of tie negro
TOn1eR and 1rere taking MeXl home aciM them. |
nave seen that refused to 90, and others that
had been forced off, had returned.
At Front Royal we captured 1470 prisoners,
and 300 at Winchester, and several at other points
AT StraSburg took six pieces of artillery.
| Winchester has assumed quite lively appear
ance since drove the detestetl Yankees from
its vicinity and the people more breathing
the air of freemen aud not of slaves. / heard q
lady say that she more free, and the
n1ygers were niygers again.
Up to the 2Sth of May we captured and had in
our possession between three and four thousand
prisoners, and | learn that 600 more we're cap
tured between Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg.
! We have now in Winchester 5000 stand of
arms taken since we entered Front Royal, besides
number Of pieces of artillery, together with the
largest quantity of the best ammunition of all
grades that [ ever beheld.
| The medical stores captured are estimated by
the drugg lists Of this place to be worth at least
! S2O0,0 600. Among them articles very scarce
/ in the Confederacy and much needed by the gov
ernment. We captured 500 pounds of opium and
200 gallons castor oil, both Of which are greatly
needed and have been shipped to the hospitals in
| Lynchburg.
During the sojourn of the yankees in Winchcs-
ter the people not allowed to communicate
with any one, either North South, without the
letters being first scrutnzed by the Provost Mar
shal, and no Nirginan who would not take the
oath Of allegiance to Lincoln was allowed to pur-
chase goods from the North or elsewhere; {; but
yankee importers did all the business and upon
our approach left at double quick, leaving behind
all their stocks Of goods. Some few Jews were
permitted to traffic who had the audacty to refuse
our money for merchandise, but old Stonewal has
had them all arrested, and their goods like those
of their northern friends, have been confscated
and their dens closed.
The following letter, furnishing the particulars
of the operations of our army near Winchester, is
copied from the l.ynchburg Republican
''We got to Front Royal, where met the lst
Maryland Regiment, and after fight aud a
charge, we captured every man of them save ff-
teen. Our cavalry then dashed ahead and took
two hundred more prisoners, at little town be-
tween Front Royal and Strasburg, the railroad.
In ALL We took nine hundred prisoners at Front
Royal, including Colonel, Lieutenant
Colonel, Ma jor, two pieces of cannon, horses
arms, &C., in abundance, and $500, 900 worth Of
Quarermaster and Commissary stores, also two
locomotives, and three passenger and fifty tonnage
cars. These facts are reliable, and you may rest
assured thereof, as | will write you nothing but
what know to be true We slept on the bare
ground that night, and the next morning very
early were off at tangent for somewhere on the
! Winchester road On our way to Middletown
the road was often crowded with prisoners, wagons
and horses, which our cavalry had captured aud
were conveying to the rear. When last heard
from, we had 800 prisoners at Front Royal
Banks who was at Strasburg, when he heard of
our doings, cut stick and broke for Winchester
in hot haste but we cut his force in twain at Mid
dletown, sending Taylor's brigade (Ewelrs divi-
sion) after the Strasburg wing, who captured
many of them and demoralized the rest, and we
hurried on swiftly after Banks down the Valley
Every few hundred yards we passed Of his
wagons, left upset, broken or teamess, full Of
baggage, stores, &c, till just this side Of Newton
after checking awhile with artillery, he burned
up thirty of the trains and then the rout and flight
became beautiful and exciting beyond degree
Prisoners brou9 ht back by and hun
drcds, and then you ough. to have heard the boys
veil and make the old woods ring with uproarious
ioy. Three miles beyond Winchester, yesterday
morning. the enemy n:ade stand, and the fight
began about a. m. In two hours drove him
pe-mell, helter-skelter off the field, and through
the town towards Martiusburg. Our loss is very
trfng. | think fifty will cover our dead and l3O
our wounded. Tie enemy had, soon after the
fight opened set fire to the depot in Winchester,
and destroyed all Of bis stores, and some say he
ordered the town to be fired AT all events, some
houses were set on fire, but the citizens exingu-
shed it before great damage was done.
TIE CREEK INDIANs-We copy the follow
ing from the Fort Smith (Ark.) Bulletin, Of a
recent date
1t reported some tilre since that the Greek
Indians had held a secret meeting in their nation
and appointed delegation to proceed to Wash
irgton city, for the purpose Of representing to the
Lincoln Administration that the Greeks were an
xious to be once more on good terms with the
United States Government; that they had been
grossly deceived and misled by the Contedratcs,
and induced to take up arms and fight against the
friends of the Union; and that they regretted this,
and hoped that they would be forgiven, aud if
forgiven, they would promise to bring forth fruit
meet for repentance. In conformity with the
request of some Of the leading men of the nation,
we pronounce the report without the slightest
foundation in truth. They say that the Greeks
have taken their position, believing it TO be just
and right, and they are determined to maintain 1t
in spite of any and all opposition. They intend
to remain as true the Southern Contedcracy as