The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-03-20

sharp Fighting near Wlnchester.--The |
Town Evacuated by the .Rebels---It
is OccupiedbY our Troops. KS FL
CHARLEsToN. Va. March 10. .rThetowu
Evf Berryvhle, Va, was occupied BY our
troops yesterday, Gen. German directing
thsadvhnee. The enemy had 50ucavaiEy
hete eonlour arrival but the Genetal order
ed a cnaree Of the New York Third
Cavalry upon them, supporting the onset
with sufficient force Of artillery and in
lfanlfY, The enemy did not wal. to fight,
/ but ran hrlter .skelter toward Wipenester;
Twice last night were the pickets OF
tGeueral Germans brigade compelled 10
ifall back by the charges Of Ashby's Cos
sacks This morning General German
1mado reconn6isance in force to within
Two milesgof Wihchester, drawing lthe
Frsbcls into asttsp5 sThsy i%eFes again
lchargedaupon by our cavalry, losing tour
4 men b Several prisoners have been taken
from the enemy, while ioor to,ah loss.a up.
no this time, is one man and one horse.
Ga WiScHEsrEn, March 1s This place is
lat lsntgh recovered for tie Union. ','The
march Of our aiorces to Berryville, and
reconnaissance to this vicinity, succeeded
lin misleading the enomy, SO they did pot
know where to expect an attack. Yester-
day afternoon they commenced evacuatihg
the place. it"
Gen. Hamilton meanwhile advanced
from Bunker Hill, the Michigan Cltalry
leading Twelve hundred Of the enemys
cavalry gave battle supported BY asec'
ton Of artillery. This was about 8 2. M
yesterday. A b4ttalion Of tire First Mary
land Regiment reseniorced our cavalry,
and one OF our sections Of artillery came
, 1up and replied to The epemys guns. The
6ghtt was soon over. The enemy fed,
J leaving tIIeirtwU guns, ssvefs'htrses, and
| about lttifty MEN killed and wounded.
Our whole loss was four killed and fifteen
wounded, all Of the FirstMary land.' '.s,
r Large stores cf ammunition, provisions,
, and many horses. have fallen into our
bands. !. lo rgst eti tnr i1u Hg
:. The Union flag flies triumphanily over
r Wiuchester. The reception Of our troops
by the people had been most enthusiastic.
.GcnsraI Jackson's forces left here last
! night on The Strasburg road. The forces
. of Generls Hamilton and Williams are
Just entering the ,own. 3 4.,F .7g1Ier
y There was strong fort one mile out
!. which was evacuated by Gen Jackson last
night 3 ss,}sr at tr. ffa
The regiments as they pass along are
cbeerrd and greeted from the houses Of
the citizens. and responded to by our Off
:. GERS and men. The other column oI
Banks division, which will approach by
h the Berryyillc route, have not ye! arrived
Not shot had been fred yesterday.
J, The rebels arrested eighty of the most
. prominent UnioniSts, and sent them 10
= alchmonl. 10 ..t i llH ali.n glo4g.
! Coffee sells at 100 to 81 per pound
sugar, 25 to $40; calico. Soc; other arti'
1 cLrsafe more abundant. t5f F1e ~ II
4 1t is represented by the resident friend:
! Of the Uhion that two,thirds Of the, popu
4 lation of this town and county are loyal
J. but have been compelled 10 ,succumb u
/, the Secession pressure, so far as the ex
i preston Of opinion is concerned. u
"a Thare have. been no Richmond paper!
received here for y week, and the eilizen
"a are entirely ignorant OF the thriiin,
!. events which have transpired within tha
r. period. tta Ra1lf lo M aaa oi e
- Cotton dull and heavy. Buyers refus
,s to pay the quotations current yesterday
= there are no fixed prices this morniu
n. Coffee quiet, but very firmly held. Su
"a gars unchanged; 1870 hhds Cuba solds
Al 64o. Molasses quite active.4 avlaE
,it hspt D assa LATER 1juga g.a-r
in Gen. Jsckson's force. yesterday, cor
sisted OF Loring's brigade, several iel
d batteries, and 800 Of Ashby's cevalr,
lis about 1900 in ALL -a' I'd s-' .A'
e. They commenced eyacuating the plat
u about sunset last night, The cavalry wei
n The lasttb leave, They departed just b.
H. fore we entered the town. '''} af"Y +.
70. tis Represented that there is a lafl
- Secession force atStrasburg, and that the
ur intend 10 make a stand there. sl3 'h'
ur rf Owing TO the state of affairs at Mana.
ief sas il is believed thai General eJaeksd
DO viii make his way up the Shenandoa
ID. Valley to The Virginia Central RalroaC
be and thence TO Richmond. '' re lHf d'-
'I prominent S-cessionis,s here say, thi
~ the rebel forces will make stand at Go
.H louisville, aud have foNhedi: to a gre'
nd extent. t'i Hf .t "'t' w
o. Several prisoners and asmal amount,
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