The New York herald., 1862-01-27
OPERATIONS m NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
Movements Of the Rebels on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad.
Efforts or the Rebel General Jackson
to Stop Supplies from the
West for Washington.
WORK FOR GENERAL LANDER,
Co., &C., &c.

OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE.
BALnxoRE, Jan. "A, 1882.
Recent Movements of TIE Re6el General Jackson-wAas are
Hs DessgssS-D Does Ne Conemplats Isuasion Of Penn
sylra~ia2-Hts Instyuctioms from the Rebel 0overwme,
&C., dc.
The resolution just adopted by the House Of Representa-
tves requesting Of tho Secretary Of War information
20 10 wi et and whom the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
can bo placed under military protection hat the
pany mag be enabled top 4 in running order, bc
LIST answd by referring the events Of tho last four
wkks Tho telegraph accounts Of these have been go
confused and contradictory 70 require connected and
verified narrative.
idle disguise the fact that every military move.
ens on the part Of the rebel army Of the Potomac has
boen made IN pursuance OF regul systematic plan
II is Of the highest importance there ore to ascertain
what part of that plan is in pursuance Of which Gene
raj jackson has driven the small force Of Union troops
from Bath and Romney, shellod the town Of Hancock
destroyed second time the freshly reconstructed track
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, burned the new
bridges and blown up the culve rs, carried Off the
new iron OF the rails, and is operating me who're
near Romnsy All this hc has done since tho beginning
d the present month He has been assigned the spe
eal servce which he h dischargng directly by the
rebel government, and, although he is tant com
unication with General Beauregard and
Aas bssn variously stated. Az arst when he began
move from Winchester towards Martinsbure, was
posed might amount to 900 men, half starved aid lily
clad ~ the rebols are always represented After he
had reached Aastinshnrg, and advancing towards
Bath II discovered th,t he had 10 900 men; but 1t
was said only part cf them were regulus, and It
only the regulars who armed After he had sheed
Hancock and was marching on Romney II Supposed
that he might have regiments about fifteen
thousand mer. lsf~tis, he has under his immediate
orders At least w nty ousand well disciplined and Of
secive TROOPS His orders clear that part of vr
Snia between Harper's Ferry and the line OF
Maryland OF IL presence Of Unon troops destroy
whatever part the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad might
have been rebuilt between tho south branch Of the ro
to0ac river and Hancock and prevent the
n Of that road at all hazards Also retain
u the country up far the Potomac river fighting
Whenever necessary, long the Union forces sent
against him were not superior TO hs In that
he was ordered TO retire towards General
len wing 1t Goose creek but to make stand the right
bank Of that stream, no matter what might be the
strength Of the Union troops In pursuance Of these
orders. General Jackson advanced from srasburg TO Win
chester, and from Winchester towards Martinsburg II
Was then nearly the end Of December but tho roads
esss still good and the weather mild for tho scason
Up 70 that time the reconstruction Of tho Baltimore and
proceeding vigorously Ia pursuance Of the military plans
Indicated in my letters Of October Is and II.
A. the time General Jadkson began bis march towards
Aartiusburs the Fifth and Fourteenth Connecticut rer
Dens were ~ Hancoe and 500 cavalry with two pieces
cannon, ct Bath The telegraph had Just sent all over
eho country the comfortable that ths routs
q the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad completely guarded
and al n sae On che Sd Of January the Eighty fourth
Psnnsyvanis regiment and the Thirty Illinois res
nsnt were sent TO Bath but the whole Union force was
driven from that place on the lth, after sharp skir
nish, in which the Union troops behaved most gaany
7hs latter rstrestsd across the Potomac Maryland
lssving thirty prisoners in the hands Of the rebels
These prisoners, after being closely questioned BY
General Jackson. were sent down to Richmond, whore
they are now. On th1 1st OF January the Fifth Con-
nseticut regiment ordered from Hancock 70 Frsd
rick city, and tho Massachusetts, Thirteenth were
ordered back to wiamspor The retreat Of the httls
feros Of Union troops from Bath TO Hancock on the l,h
q January conducted In excellent order although in
tAs face Of vastly superior rebel foree reflects the
greatest credit the ocers in command. The rebels
pursued to Hancock, ana Sunday morning General
Jackson sent Colonel Ashby cavalry officer over tho
river with nag Of truce. BE informed the Mayor Of
che town that General jackson intended 70 cross the
Potomac u that point and unless the Union troops evacu
assd Hancock immediately he would lombard the town,
and would begin TO do hour after Colonel Ashby
returned. The and children were sent 10 place
q safety and the cannonading began and kept up
with spirit on both Sides On Monday January Gene.
raj Jackson mon began TO tear up and carry away the
rails Of the road and the 7th he returned TO Bath
1hey hsn burned and destroyed all the bridges and cul
vers over and the Cacapon river They took away
enough railroad iron TO finish the railroad between win
chester and strasburg The who burned the bridge
over the Great cacapon river sent do the same 10
HI,~h
west; but 10 said that It s only injured, and can be
repaired.
Leaving the greater part Of bi, force al Bath Genera
Jackson moved upon Romney with 10 900 troops He ar
rived at and entered that place without opposition on
saturday, January H. On hearing Of his approach Gen.
Lander evacuated Rcmney the 10TH and retreated
wards Cumberland. whilo this retrograde movement
being made by Gen. Lander large bodies Of troops
were beng prepared for his assistance. On Friday
January TO- the Governor Of Ohio received teeraphc
despatch from Washington informing him that there
an urgent necessity for troops In stern Virginia,
without nstant's clay. The ov srnor replied on
Saturday morning that 1000 Ohio tr,ops including
regiment Of cavalry would be ready to start Sunday
night But Friday night Gen. Mcclellan had received
dcspach from Gen. LANDER stating that he had evacu
sted Romney As the additional troops had been wanted
for the defence Of that place. Gen. Mcclellan teegraphed
back to the Governor Of Ohio Saturday an order
counermanding the march Of the Ohio troops for the
present They have since, however, received orders
march to Cumberland, and are probably now there.
After retreating fifteen miles the road to Cumbcr.
land, and finding that he pursued Gen. Lander
halted at Pattersons creek One account states that he
10 there fortified the south bank Of tho Potomac
Another account states that he subsequently resumed his
march, and Is now at Cumberland. At all events, there
are now between Cumberland and Patterson,s creek a
large force Of Union troops with forty pieces Of cannon
The people of Cumberland expect attack from Ger.
Jackson bat probably that not the point at which he
viii strike. On finding Romney evacuated, he returned
90 Bath where the greater part Of his force still remains
Much apprehension exists in those parts Of
near Hancock that he win invade that state
OUR POINT OF ROCKS CORREsPONDE NCE.
PorSr OF Rocks, Md, Jan. %, 1862,
The Movements Of the Rctel Jackson and his Frce7he
Ldte A6afr at Harging Rock-A Saow S,orm-Raid
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