The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-05
Rirlmonn 54ispatrb..
HURsDAY raoarIn4... JUNE !. 1ss
). PROM THE VALLEY.
TEE E1osxosp DIFF 1,cn

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Pc 'pis of Sthunton received the rews lest
Monday, of the glorious achievement Of "OId
Stonewali." ;" in driving the f.1ksss from this
part OF thsvalley You can hsar thep ,spsciai
I ly tie 'rsfusses from this section. laughing.
and h+uocing TO earh otnsr' eross the street,
and see Them shaking hapds at every s.fset
corner. AS the facts vera imms ainte!y teie-
sraphedt 10 6iohmond. and 4as nora .,s.ae1tse
da,aiis we're to be had, deter rcd writing you
| t.ii.i should get nearer the aoens Of action
| cn Tuesday morning. WA one ot many ON
| the road for ibis riacc. -. - e. '"e'
|. The essay ist, Rogers tolls Of. . women In q
German town. who haa llysd tooaG Gaod CID
| age VI .hout goiug out CT Ihsr Aa.;valo oe.t.-7
The ki"g herring of the casa, apd tniRsipsit
| told lneIy for the cou ten tmsn. and hap.
p;Esss .oI his psopla, maze ar ealst ta' It
| this svemsn ehonid. rot lseTa s,heT naive
| t1sn Whsrencca :he, ola. pfsa urs., who
l had nsver before ~ishoi 70 SIR, tscsin ) ep-
nresssd with sease. Of imprisonmsits aqd
liaatuailY died IN consequence. ia like snan
| Der, while / have always wished to r!sis
the lower Valley. aaye for ys3Is lived very
eoataofcdly vi .hou! Rsi:ir & loe!oV arsiaon
l. bug; ,bgtGs roipt af,er rpinE hzcsEne inac-
Cass; el1 by yaa.or OF tta' cccnS Sa,ion ~ Ire
| sa-,ay, Is,"re auc ,n.c'e fe't thGt i: w8s a
necessity 70 me &c get ;G,;I ti.e &C u. ~ aa
tsfuIe Hsgi&c.e,l - see. l. ysas, ihsraFora.
/ NTH a,pscuitsr aLsa OF Telief Il at siPI tel
6owa, feeling that 10: coast va, cIsar 10 tats
place, AID perbal re very long to Bl.tmfre
I itself " =
- At Mpunt Crawford VI. fiad the frst sign
CT the eEsm7 in tina two burnt bridgsa over
t,s river. Our first thocgir WAS, " hs. il pity
70 destroy such suts:aEttal bridges, whe;,
thu ford IS good; h0: We were eio i1ded that
.'he water was hi-n ween me YaDksss wers
along, and w@ro es.ured' ny :atel1isent men
taat most probably the burning Of ths bridges
here wss all that sept the essmy from
Staun:on Morscver, we were a1ssred With
reference 70 the many ali bridges burns
on the road, that, besides their Gessruction
being military necessity, isIsayed, " the de-
build them. AT mt, Crawford ws talked
with an Influential < snt t,emen, rho, whiia he
lad no power 10 keep the Yartsss rom tax;
Ing his corn. :aissd very plainly to them lie
sald, 'GeI tlsmel, yeu seem. to ba hint
ing - lad out my sentiments; I Will
/ cave you the trouble and ts,l you all, am
| With my StNte and tho Sc 1th hearth? q nd
] forever" One of them replied, .yen are cao-
I did. AID we like yen much better than we 10
such ia. favor ID now and turn against US
when Unr backs are turned" He told Es
nhas ue heard ereryehere, that &c ling what
they asked for, either ss fres gift or for their
abOm ina bic scrip-wOrth not one mill--they
would 60 and steal anything they could lay their
h0,sds on. 80
From Mount Cravf to New Market
there are no special signs OF an enemy, save
tn 1t grain aDd all provisions are gore, and
ner1 and thele ferce is burnt. But Efter
passing the latter place the desoiations begin.
For miles ve travel, saeIuS sca rceiy \ lire or
cross fence, ard 'uxuriant clover and wheat
fields trodden down and exposed to utter do.
struction. We need not to hsnr tho women
and children, ana even tn 9 servants, il order
- s:e what q fee has Cesn through the land
Where forests abound tepces have been brrn-
ed, evep yard fences and fates; atone walls
have been wantonly pulled down. The Var ks
seem to hete Stons,eaU. Here 10 q deserted
house and there the esmoulderins ashes cf ora
they have buInet. A. Strssourg ", "a N the
iornfi'ations OF the enemy. on commanding
ND q 10 hNY %0l In HrHSS ShnA
suppoaed of course, they would make q stand.
How different was the result.
All 1aat week an impression prevailed along
| the entire lins Of the enemy that JACKSON
would Do upon them very soon, and they Cenl-
| nsno ed to fell back, prcbabss to stS nd RI fais
placs. On Saturday, s'oid 3tonswsu," hRv.
ing taken const1iers bie part OF !sso regi.
Msnts and .some ceHHOn ut Front Royal 10 .
day before, "a achsd the tatiay .urapiks naar
hnddletcwn, and fianked tas wagon train and
forces moving from Strasburg Here he popr
ed shot ent sheti Iuto them tiil dark and
took large mum osrs of loaded wagons and
many prisoners. The next morning ne re-
sDmed Cpera1ione cId sch asat the enemy 10
he edge os Winchester, where saey lu. ,nstr
cannon IN pcli ion and fought v h fleet fur
some time, when f1naIly they fed through
the sreeie, our men par suing, with Jackson
at their head. The citiseps say that ths
rout was perfect and that sae elemy's
eavaIry fiad dissracsfully, p:sr.rsd by nun.
hsrs smaller fhan their own. Unllk- Jack I.
son, Ban ks Kept T. long way ffom tie flushing
OF the Guns. On both sids.. -tnis ertire af air
was comparatively bcodless. Cur loss. in
killed and WOUNDED, did n 0. exceed ;orty. Uol
Campbell OF the ASth Virginia. was wounded
in the srIa-~ A Lyuisiala lIGjar WIGS killed
We took in pY soIeis. soIle Z, 900 CT 1000, in
cluding thoae taken 81 Front Royal, AND they
gre still pei, & crCuaht in Many more wou ID
have bee. secury d aut ,he larger psrtQ Of cur
cavalry were pursuing 8 portion OF the Yam
zee army whr Il I'd tow ards honney.
As tne YaEbsse I'D through. Wlachester
they fred ths.su9V;, nsxt 10 1le depot, where
were most Of thaiT stores, ard sayernl large
buildings were Destroyed. They Attempted to
fire iii hacppsr eEd. an. had the. succecaeA the
explosion o. the magaz,ne would have caused
terriOle dsstructson OF property and life. We
have taken oOnsiderabt bts quantity of cOmmis-
sary stores, several hundred horses, wag ons
and dambulances, between ten and fifteen thou.
sad stsnd OF imrroyed rifles and ,maskets,
besides many unopen n Cd boxes of revolysrs. -
l Large quantities OF spiies,z store. have slEo
been secured IL Is updsrstoca, hsrs tia
| Ia, GO quantities. Of sseres have also been ] a.
/ ken ~ Gharies so-R. and Elsriias sbnrs.- Il
/ walked TO dry smo TIE prlscr-rs. They
oro ioaiicg hi thelr .sass IL ths court yard All d
at the depot, & unrded p-incirni.Y hy CO mps ~
l.F.' - OF Nt2tnond. . .. ~-,-. - ,
I ron stlasbuIg, aud aspeeisiy from lid
desE> ~n, tho ros i, lllsd with evidences of
Of eqaipase, half burnt wagoas, letter.
by buGGredS and grain, poured on the road,
lie every where. From N!idtlstown to Win
chester are dozsa: OF dead horses. many OF
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7 of SSturday r. IL. and Sunday morning,
read many letters to Yankse sOldieIs from
friends at home. kene are fit 70 send you
The cniy onenot a.uoid Was s.too fopi to %
read, and shows q bad state Of morals at Nor
Tis, Ill. Que latter was from girl, and said,
| 'This is the dsviltshest pen" An0;har from
| a girl apologlzrs for bsink the second without
| ,hous hs s"upladylike. /" Another says, "Bifl ~
have received your picture, aud yon do .,ook
| Bully. Another Gays. "We dc not miss youex.
Ing only sz6 home, aud asks "Wnat have you
doue WITH the restf .Yon have drawn over
| o40 We have san. you paper and stan ps -
N hat did y6 u need to huyS" All the letters
| speak OF hard times, and Inapy TAX a. II til y
ffuhy expected the war soon 70 end.
Icennot tell you half OF what hav We heard
| OF the YaEkse doinEs at Winchester. A big
piacard stares yen ct svely turn, IN Whicl
! Inc ccmnandaut OF the poat in ons bceath
| tries to be very oily, and In the next warns
1 the people to avoid any offscce 70 taa Union
i lfovernmenH or It's representatives You can
| i'm Inc the JOY and relief vi the people at
| their otsenthi aiineit insy seem 10 GI.atas
! free again. :xhs women, dod bless them,
| seem u love onr southern soldiery aud Oon'
| federacy with all their hearts. ThsY used 10
| stIew the Eraves,of our ksrnstown heToea
/ with nowsros 3s' - -r -ti - 7,rt
l. Ga. ,ns occasion the guard followed two OF
them TO the &c 10 etery to prevent this II a.
tempted. The Yankees spread q secesh nag
On the street, and hung one across, so that all
~ aSt PaSs uncer ina latter and over the former
] WAa. does noble girl do but kneel hnt 6gain
| and again kiss the dear Son, hsrn. a AT You
| have heard Of ths. Yankees usins one of the
churches % . stable. ThsS 6irestsd ssvs;al
I.dies hsre-one fsr shouting for JET. DAVIS.
5hs preachsd Them a proper sermon, AID
| when released repeated the offence. You may
| bs sure the Ysnks found little sid and CO u
/ iorI here. Msny Of the slaves Were per4usasd
/ 70 lscve They were directed TO GET into ,ae
| lower snd Of :he town. and told that II would
~,
| rode thus mprpipx over; ths Ksrnstown
| battla 0sld, In COMPANY WiIh O0lonSl who
Was in the battlS. Xhb hill from which the
snsmY shsllad our msa Y .nost command.