Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-16
Banks and Fremont Driven Back.


From passengers who arrived by the
Central train last evening we have some
interesting particulars Of the movements
of our forces ia the Valley. The propriety
Of giving publicity to these movements is
questionable, but such is the public ankle
~ to learn the movements of OR army
that We present such information as we
hive been able to gather from the most
careful inquiry.
The forces under General Jackson left
Stanton on Wednesday morning, and on
the evening OF the same day the rear
guard Of his army eneamPed four miles
Hest of Buffalo Gap, fourteen miles from
Staun,ou. Cen aohnson's forces had adj
Tauced to Shenandoah Mountain, in 2ur-
suit of Gen. Milroy, Who vas falling back
before the united forces Of Jackson and
Johnson. hope was entertained that
the command of Gen. johnson would over.
take and engage the enemy under NiI1bury,
WHO'S said TO have about 8, 900 under his
command.
Among the passengers on the train WAS
az Adjutaut Of the Fifth New York Regi-
, ment, vino was captured at Harrisonburg
on Tuesday last This prisoner mani
Tested oil the inPTfiHeaf IyaPfoHit srAieh
E characterize those lrho are fooliEkiy eNiearoF-
( ing 10 su5jIgate tie ISsEth. In an Interview
: with him he stated that this vas his first
visit TO Richmond, and -aIthough he was
/ not attended with lhe same Company and
SURROUNDED by the same circumstances
which he expected 20 attend his entrance
TO the capital of the Southern Confeder.
acS, he had no dOHbt thEt a fFi1 1reGEg lrOuld
sstiIs Tie mailer and iritgets he old fog ROat.
! iag orer the public 6Hildiags of RiehRond
! He sgOke with entlre confidence in the
ability os the North to s1biugate the
SOuth, aud thonght the time not far dis
/ taut when the Onion would be restored,
| and all would live together in peace aud
/ harmony undeF the government Of our
! fathers. We are little surprised at the
hopefulness of this capture. In reply to
IAN inquiry as to the number of the Union
forceS,in the Valley, ne stated that they
had not less than forty Thousand nor more
than sixty thousand, and that Msjor Geu-
eral Banks was 10 command of this force.
Rosecrans, who figured so eonspienousIy
in Western Virginia last year, commands q
division under Banks. General Shields
Who was so severely wounded at Winches-
ter, the prisoner states, has partially re-
covered, and Is in command OF his diTis-
ion. The prisoner does not seem to under.
stand the retreat of General Banks from
HArrisonburg, and seems to think that it
was altogether strategic movement.
The prisoner was comfortably and hand.
somSly uniformed, aud had on, in addition
20 good clothes, breast-plate, which saved
his life at the time of his capture. II
seems that he was engaged in close con-
fict with our cavalry, and resisted TO the
very last the Irresistible assault of oHI
forces. A ball from the pistol OF one d
OR cavslrymsn would have killed him but
for the breastplAte which he wore, and tc
which he owes the preservation Of his IN.
profitable existence. This shielded him
from death; yet he seems to rejoice in tht
fact that his opponent was slain, while be
was captured, to remain IN bondage during
the remainder of this unnatural contest
which is now being Waged against TIE
South.