The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-02
B ANK6 q RETREAT FROM
STRASBURG.

|
Details o. Ihursdays Orerctiens-Iie Be,
| s1e3 at 'front.' aoyal mi Wacbestsr-Ta,
| Three Days Operattoas.
! From the account OF the New York wo,f~,
correspondent We make the following an
| street;
fridays RIaaIIEG.
hAesRsrows, Md, Sunday. May 18Th.
| Mar land First had be. a a.ut from Strs.nr
| 10 Front Royal r smalt yiilags tive Va mill.
| Distant, Jusi baYond the Massauu!su rang.
| which com mencesl its course Just At this po,n.
ana upon the eastern bank of the Shenandoah.
| over which is the large bridge OF the mana,
| sas Gap Railroad, which has now again for
| the Third time, been destroyed by the rebels
Yesterday they were known to De- in d-u.
ger, and 50 much had our Apprehension for
| them Increased before night, tina. the com
msnding officers were ordered TO remain AZ
| their posts to await instruction At mid.
! night word came to the different b lx ia.
| that the ''Hews Fl ON Front ttoy.l wa, v.rv
nnfaveraols," with orders to prepare to march
| INN sdta tely
Col. Kau,y, the lam .ut ted officer OF The Ma.
| rylal Frat, received notice Of the approach
| OF the enemy OILY by tbs surprise and can
| ture of some OF his plchets No Antimasion
| Of thsir coming had ossn rece we'd, aud IL was
| therefore inn ossib bic 10 have su,.or ed him
| in season TO nave prevented the SAD havoc
| which sncceete
Bat he defended himself through the entire
day With An ability and energy which speak
| load praises for b i'm Ia the hearts OF all his
| loyal cOuntrymen. With scarcely thousand
| men in his command, he was com PEELED TO
sustain h, N self against the three full brigades
/! Of General EweiI, who had abandoned his
| camp, fifty miles above III the Valley, fer Tbs
| purpose CT IN aklng this descent upon Il rsgi.
ment Of loyal Mary,anders.
| Three O'Clock, and detachment Of cavalry
| one hundred men, Companies b and l, of the
Ira Harris Guard, commanded by Major
| vousht, arrived irom S'rsshurE. and reported
| tmm 1dia:eiy TO Colonel Kenlyt who ordered
| niur at once to charge the enemy. The cav
| airy obeyed the order, charging npon them
with great force, though greatly Inferior In
numbers
| Wm. II. Mapss commanding pioneer corps.
| arrived ard reported 70 CoIoneI Henley VINO
| gave orders INN sda.s!y where ihey should
| be stationed, and they continued with the 70.
| msiade OF the little force, c1iTg noble ser
| vice, and holding IN check success'u lIy not
| less han six times their number. Seeing the
| dsnser Of their position, the commander OF
| the brigade gags tha order 10 retreat, which
| Saey did IL excellent order, across he she.
nandonh. Mape3 was then ordsrsf 20 burn
tbs bridge, VIII ch was acooresusiy dred, by
placing upon IL plea of fgnce Tells gu. was
| MT destroyed. The r. bells cana - closely
! ant hoty that they we're driven Any, aud
| did not succeed IN me attempt 1hey soon
| arrived at and crossed The bridge on the norm
| branch of the Shenandoah, which they sue
! csedsi in firing and des troy lag, but not, how
aver, In detsinins the rebels, who, cavalry
L y
| were SION upon the other side.
| Soon was received tbs unUelcoms news
| that the enemy had surrounded thsm, iank.
Ing them with superior numbers both by
| RI, s ht and /, f.
Oar men, uniaunted, dashed upon than
| with such vigor 81 to effect ths,r escape, and
| cut their way out from the cola Of the rebels
| thrown around them, no. however, without
| being again surrounded and SC efecrualiy be-
| set on every side, bshind and osfoss. with the
| znoet insurmountahls uperiori!y, both IN the
l hsra "A <rps ~ hal
that they were completely destroyed or cap.
tured, together with thsir nohls Coionsl snd
| other field Ulcers,
The seysTity of the night beg aIs ell st.
| tempts At des rlpiion.
The forces engaged npon our side com prissd
| eigh. companies OF the maryland Fist, Two
| companies OF the Twenty ninth Pelnsyl.a-
mia, two companies Ira Harris Guard, two
pieces artillery of Capt Knap'e Battery, aud
Capt Mape's Pioneer CORP. of nifty men.
One gun, which was carried OF toe deld
| aud brought to withia fsW miles Of Win
| chester, was AbanC oned necessarily, and Was
| captured by tho snemy before the following
morning.
| A considerable number Of tina Maryland
Regiment have ComeIn.
sArURDsY's PIaHTIEs
| Atio'elock day morning was awaksd
to- m AXE preparations for Immediate retreat.
| The remnant saved from the battle at Front
| Royal had retrsited npon the road which
| connects Strasburg with Front Royal, aud
/
Their movement, TOO, seemed evidently IN.
| tended TO cut OF our conn ection win Win
| chester, and We saw. very naturally, befors
us the respect OF an enemy (EwelD in our
| front, while Jackson. whom We had known 70
( oe behind us near EaTrlsc burg, seemed N ore
| than probable nteading 10 push upon u III
our rear, placing us between two fires. each
dou otless larger than the little command
which remained to General Banks altar the
| withdrawal of 80 large portion OF IL 10
reinforce other less "posea divisions OF the
| army
Wa soon learned that the forces Of Eweli
| were on she road upon which We were re.
| treating, ard iu front of Us But we moved
Oh, and had proceeded three mites beyond
| St.osburg, had crossed Cedar creek orose.
AID ascebded the hill beyond A c0nstsrha-
tiOn seemed 20 have been created aheId OF w,
| Indicated ny the return OF suffers teams'ers'
| and servants, frig htsIed themselves, rnd gF-
ing warning to others 10 look out for tne
| smells, which would Immediately be bursting
| over opr heads There WAS for few mo-
| men Is g rush OF men, rouafsd and dismoont.
| ed. back upon the road and through the belos.
| a. II they had already seen large namoers Of
! the enemy. Everything seemed to indicate
| al Immediate bastle TIE soldiers received
| the intelligence with Il snt ut aud with aAi-
| mated facsa
| Orders to halt, right face, were INN sdiase.
| ly soou,sd from she head OF the column, and
repeated all the way down to the Other enc
| In momsn mt all were ordered to "a 10 n TIER
| knapsGcks, which were I'm nsdiately stacked
OPP by she roadside, and guards were arpoin'.
|
| once, and the men, though ordered 70 marcn,
moved almost at the xpsed Of double quick.
| Presently Gan. Williams, who had nos ye'
| left StrasburE, CANA riding rapidly, VIA nis
| STAFF. 10 the head OF the column and ths sol.
| diers raised hearty cheer N he pssssi. wnica
| continued up the column a. he advanced 70
the front. usn. Banks soon follower, ano va
greeted with similar m manifestations OF fie'-
| sure and cor h1encs In their comm amor
| We followed closely. and the road WAS hiie
| with was ons, some broken down, otn.rs Va
| the mules Gu 81 - en- y away, aud all essstnS
| by their crivers, who had taken IT ghi or sns
| appearance Of q few Of the enemy cavs,IJ'
| and ned ia u miniature Buii Run ssan peos,
| The Infantry were he = somswnat IN VIZ
rear until the General aud his eooy-SuAo
had advanced 10 ascertain the lostuon OF tns
| enemy. aud the spacs osSwesn was nitsc W.
| the baggage vsxoRs, which were esink t.
possessed by thetf&{l norous suardisns, uhoo,
/ the inspiring IL due nee Of thswakon EnAsel
| whip who, enraged at their eowaruif row,
was crivlng them back with MOST untnstens.
lashes TO heir deserted charge Men W.
now seen II Skin ba1g. aud tue essgas' Haia
WAS x ia supp,iaa with .ssA"s|sfs Ala
! On tgata We louvsG ia Aaa Ihfo"x Az
| dlstovn and ~han We reached ksN etI,
sis n { miles fson, Winchester. nam cets - tns
| enemv's cavalry were sesn, AMI We uasasA
/ in to Toe vii %, ana 'nto small grove Al .es
IN ,,p-st cod u tn, 4 W. l. @k ea s.NsFsi' -
tbs enemy were ssen as soon a. We arrives