Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-04-04
THE SENTINEL,
ROCKVILLE, MD.

Mather, and eight men were killed, and two
taken prisoners, by a party Of Confederates
in ambush.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says that, on the 9th ultimo, a
party of fifty Confederate soldiers entered the
village of Fairfax Court House-tore down
the Union flags, and destroyed all the sutlers'
stores at that place.
The official report of the battle of Winches-
ter, which is furnished by Capt Schriber, of
Gen. Shields staff, shows that the struggle was
fierce and obstinate, and that the Confeder-
atcs did not retire from the field until darkness
had set in. They fell back fighting, accord
ing to Capt. Schriber, at seven clock in the
evening but it was not until an hour later
that the musketry entirely ceased The Fed
eral troops captured but one iron cannon and
two caissons, instead of three cannon, as pre-
vionsly announced; and they lost, during
flank movement, one of their own brass pieces
There is no mention made by Capt. Schriber
OF the disastrous rout OF which we had pre-
viously heard so much and, what is equally
noticeable, we are left in entire ignorance Of
the number of troops engaged on each side,
and of the losses incurred
The correspondent of the New York Times,
writing from the hotilla, concerning the OPP
erations before Tenth Island, puts the follow
ing arthmetcal question q If we are detaiu-.
cd fortnight by Confederate batteries at
Island No. 10, how long will the same force
be detained lJy the defences of Fort Pillow.
Fort Randolph, and such others as bar our
progress to Memphis ~ The nearest approach
which he makes to a solution of his own pro-
hem is, that "what has been weeks here, will
become months there and consequently,
Memphis removes itself so far into the dis
lance as to be almost invisible, whilst it would
need dozen cternities to reach New Orleans
by such boat as the Benton" The prospect
ahead, therefore, is by no means consoling.
A telegram from Wilmington, n. c., gives
what purports to be reliable information con-
corning the battle at Newbern The Coufed-
crate forces engaged in that affair, consisted,
We are told, of five skeleton regiments of in
iaHtry, and few companies of artillery but
that battalion came upon the scene of action
in time 10 recover the retreat. The entire
force is estimated at not more than five thou
sand men. The troops under Burnside are
represented TO have numbered TWENTY-FIVE
thousand. The Confederate loss, in killed
and wounded, is reported at from one hun
dred to one bundled and fifty. The Federal
loss is g variously estimated at from five hun
dred TO ono thousand
According to the fredericksburg Herald
10000 Federal troops were in the vicinity of
Dumfries on the Goth ult
It is reported that Gen. Magruder burned
the town Of Great Bethel before he evacuated
it on Thursday of last week The buildings
at the place were so few that two thousand
dollars will cover the entire loss.
There has been some diminishing on the
Rappahannoek Major and two captains in
the Federal service, were surprised by tie
Louisiana Tigers, aud takcn.prisoners
From Strasburg, Virginia, we learn that
some two thousand Confcderates re-appeared
on Tuesday last. One Of the regiments drew
up in line and offered battle, but, in the Ian
guageo of the despatch"a as we declined going
beyond the lines, the enemy did not make an
attack A Federal captain on Monday was
surprised and fired upon by the Confederates !;
he lost his horse, but escaped by taking to the
wood
The reason why Gen. Curtis has fallen back
from Pea Ridge Arkansas, to Keitsyille, Mo,
is because his forage at the former place was
exhausted. Another reason, we are told very
frankly, was that a retrogade movement was
thought prudent and expedient as it places
tile army in less exposed situation" Gen
Price, who appears to have an astonishing
faculty for being routed one day and reap
pearing in fighting trim the next, after hav-
ing entirely crossed Boston mountains, with
but small number Of troops, is now again
reported, on the authority Of the best in
formed military men" to have force.under
his command fully up to forty thousand .
Gen. Curtis has accordingly sent forward ur-
gent dispatches for ammunition.
From Tennessee we have it reported BY the
correspondent Of the New York Express, that
the Federal troops are anxious to fight in de-
fence Of the Constitution as established but
are greatly dissatisfied with the recent procla-
nation of tile President in reference to eman-
dpation. Still more discomfort we are told,
exists :" with regard to the proposition to pro-
hibit officers Of the army from delivering up
fugitive slaves We are also assured fur
iher, that the rank and file are anxious for
peace, and DESTROYS Of returning to their
particularly in view Of hot weather
which will soon be upon us with its Southern
diseases, which must prove fatal to thou
sands"
ABOLITION or SLAVERY IL THE DISTRICT OF
CoLuxBIA.--The Senate on Thursday disposed
of the bill to abolish slavery in the District Of
Columbia. After rejecting the several pro-
posed substitutes, the bill as originally re-
,,or.od .vae amended IN eavaral irnportart