New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-26
200 OF THEIR WAGONS DESTROYED
23O Prisoners Arrived in Baltimore
GENERAL SHIELDS SEVERELY WOUNDED
GEN. BANKS IN COMMAND OF OUR FORCES
Account of the Recent Battle.

1--WE Mrss BRroSD SrRAssuRs
"The enemy are still in retreat, and our forces In
hot pursuit The loss Of the Rebels must have been
enormous. They have abandoned wagons along the
road fll.l with dead and dying; the houses on the
ronte are found crowded with the wounded and dead
dwellings in the towns adjacent to tie battlefield oil
Sunday. are also found filed with the wounded Tie
inhabitants aided tue Rebel soldiers in carrying OIL
their wounded during the day, a1d in buryiug tAem
quickly ~ soon as dead.
"Our artillery makes terrible havoc among the
enemy in their flight aud the rou bios fair to be one
Of the most dreadful Of the war
Information received here shows that our army
YVES at StIasturg this morning, and that tue retreat
of the enemy 10 flight.
No details of the battle of Winchester have yet
been received.
Officers of the army and correspondents were too
busy yesterday pursuing the Rebels 10 hnd time 70
give information to the public regarding the battle.
Our army camped last night several miles distant
from any telegraph station.
WlScnEsrsR. Tuesday March 25 1852
The latest from Strasburs is to the effect thai Gen
Banks. with Gen. Shields. is there with Gen. Jack
son in sight and battle was expected to-day.
preparaiions were being made to strengthen our
forces.
ACCOUNT OF TIE RECENT BATTLE At WIN
CHESTER.
On Saturday, at O'Clock in tie afternoon, the
enemy showed themselves a mile and half from
Winchester.
The enemy consisted Of 800 Of Ashby's Cavalry
and two guns. They drove in our picko,s, ard then
.kirlnished with the Michigan Cavalry and portion
Of the MARYLAND lat.
Gen. Shields brought mp his forces and fred rounds
Of she'll drove them back and took several prison
era. Gen. Shields Was wounded in tie arm by the
first ire Of the enemy
Jackson bad been informed BY the Inhabitants thsi
,he town was deserted by tbe Union troops aud he
advanced 10 Fe'ake 10.
Gen. Shields force sept on their arms On ssinr-
day night
o. Sunday morning, at runrisc, Jackson being re-
enforced attacked Gen. Shields near ReaTns,own,
three miles distant.
The enemy's force consulted OF 600 Ashby's Cav
slrv. 900 infantry pieces Of artillery, with
serve of Is pieces Of artillery. The light was kept
M, iii unon when a cts.ge made by he OHIO L.
,sntry. lst Michigan and 1T Virginia Cavalry on
/ their right drove them bacl bali mile when tho
enemy got their gins N position again in a dense
/ wood, aaused by infantry. aud drove ne back.
! A ,lor artillery eusaf emen, en.ucd when Gen.
: " lids through Col. Kimball, ordered Col. Tyler
70 tur tleir lcfi baLk, which was executed by our
,roor,. but with terrible los. the enemy being pro-
| tec;cd by stone ledge.
/ The Ssh Peunsy lyeu.a and 18Th Indiana charged
(, their center, aad the f.hl became general w'th
q terrible massacre ON both sides. Col. murray Of
la. siih Pennsylyania was killed. The enemy re-
tired slowly bringing their guns 70 bear II every OPP
poruoiy.
/ our men rushed forward with wells when panic
anepg me enem, ensued. Olr troops followed, and
drove them iill dark, capturing three guns, three
e.4ilsons muskeis. equipments, &C., innumefabie
Oar troops byouac- Led the field and the dead and
wounded were sent there yesterday noon.
! Gen. Williams, first brigade COL Donnelly o. The
9Th NeW.Yoik commanding, reinforced General
( Shields forces. Gen. Banks who WAS on the way
10 Wa,Lneion on Sunday. returned, and assumed
command. Meantime Gen. Shields division com
p.,nded by Col. Kinbal pursued the enemy beyond
I Newton. sAe.ling tlen the whole way.
Jaek,on's men we're perfectly demoraiiled, and be.
yoad control They threw overheard The dead and
woundeo 10 Fgbien the wagons. II is noticeable
that nearly al tie C3n'tie.aleo wounded were shot
in the head and breast testing the superiority Of our
inrksmen.
The troo,s engaged on our side were chiefly Penn
syiyania, Ohio, ntd Indiana troops
Tho.e who conveyed the false intelligence TO Gen.
.Iacl.on causing ibis disaster TO the Rebels, have
heavy weight Of guilt 10 shoulder. II "ss evidently
Known 70 many in he town that jackson was aP-
reaching. from iAe holiday attire aud 5uoyahcy oil
spirit. among men and women here.
Zen. Shields /, 60 nmani being soreen ned from OBJ
servaton on tie east .ide Of the town. led the ln-
ormants 10 believe that al our troops were eyacu-
atno and that Jackson would enter uaoDstrucied.
This evidence il from prisoners
Good Judges say the enemy o.s u OYER 2OO
killed. 500 wounded. AMI 800 prisoners including an
aid 70 Jackson. Our Jos. il hiIied 10 %, in wound
ed at out -
It currently reported to.uislt tbA' Gen. Banks
bss over,aEcn and DESTROYED two hundred Of Jack
son wagons.
IaTr-T FROM ~iNCHi >ItR.
y,es,ac-Onr column is now i've miles below
srasJurs, stl in pl'suii o. ,he dying Rebels.
All ette-s sor officers aud soldiers in Gen. Banks
division shoai 30 directed to Winchester iili lu'her
B,frf.,sa T,o.day, Mach - i't''
Two hundred aud thirty Rebel prisoners capture"
D, the b.ttIe al Winchester arrived here ms al'e'
noon. and have been provided with quarters II tue
porb wing OF tie new City Jail, tho most coniona-
bic p.obably, they have enjoyed Tor man! iuon'ns'
The are IA miserable dirty, and about as un.o'dori!
looking crowd o. eyer weio seen' tue! wy q"
yirrniars, with the exception o. I'VE OF ''h DAi'
moroan,. who lef. here before the war oio"e o'-
n - ihn n,isnrerr on reaching DE qunrlcrs lhItN