The New York herald., 1862-03-13


and advanced upon the town In time TO see the rear
guard Of the rebels retire for ever.
Largo stores OF ammunition, provisions and many
oorses have fallen into hands, and the Union DAG
oes trumphantly over Winchester.
Tho reception Of our troops by the people has been
most snthusiastio. r-.
General 0orman has come IN, and he and Gsnsra ham
elton are exchanging mutual congratulations.
WASHINGTON. March IL, 1862.
Information tonight. received from Winchester. IL
chat our forces to-day took possession Of that town.
THE ADVANCE on TIE POTOMAC.
OCCUPATION BY OUR TROOPS OF THE RE.
BEL FORTITICATI0NS OPPOSITE BUDDS
FERRY.
WASHINGTON March IL, 1862
In compliance with orders from General Hooker early
on Monday morning detachment, under Lieutenant
Colonel Miles, First Massachusetts, regiment, took pos
aession OF tho rebel works Shipping Point and Evans
port while similar body under Colonel Mott Fifth New
Jersey regiment, occupied those at Cockpit Point F
1t was found that the rebels had attempted to destroy
everything possible by blowing up their magazines and
bursting their guns The guns loaded to the :nz
zles with eod shot and sand bags, and Gre was bull.
under then which burned tho carriages and heated the
guns sufficiently to ignite the powder In this way they
gun out o! twenty. one left In their works.
They had in the Shipping Point battery one hundred
and twenty pound English r1od gun, Bakelcys patent
OF 1861 weighing 10, ,75e pounds II Is banded at the
breech, IN manner Similar TO our Parrot guns while
The groove is different from any have seeu being but
square down on one sde and gradually sloping the
next groove. II was lod with shot and sand and the
carriage burned, but the immense thickness at the
oreech prevented its being heaed through sufficiently
cause an explosion 1t is probably one Of the guns
brought by the Bermuda no time since.
Among the other guns unnjured sis q nine inch Dahl
gren n, which was cast in 1885, and supposed TO bs
ono Of those stolen by the rebels at Norfolk.
All tke guns, with the exception Of the English gun
mentioned doubt these stolen from the United
states at various points. The Northern gun at
Shipping Point bursted ard inscription the
or the breaswork states that "ts gun burst the 10Th
of February, 1882" There was runor at thai time in
our camp that il had burst. killing two wound
ing one, which this Gate seems TO confirm.
Three scouting parties were sent out from Shipping
Point in different directions The FIRST proceeded up Guam
dco creek discovering the lately deserted camps OF tho
enemy. They proceeded 10 within mile o. Dumfrcs
capturing young man belonging to a company In a
Texas regiment, caod 'TLe Yankee Killers" He appear.
ed quite willing to be taken ard Gays lie had twice at
tempted to get away from the rebels. lie is a very gen
tcei licking English lad scaIcely ninaLeen years old
and says lie has been in this country but year. Hs in
ss that there two brgades OF rebel soldiers at
Dumfrcs; but his story is not believed.
second company was sent up hs south bank o. Guam
tco creek ud discovered numerous evidences OF large
force OF the enemy having laely occupied the place
suffers store, with stock Of some three thousand
dollars worth Of goods consisting OF boots and shoes
tobacco and segas, meats, vegetables fruits &C. was
Sound. It had been hastily deserted that some two
or three dollars in change had been left in the money
drawer. They also found q silk 1ag beautifully en-.
proidercd and inscribed randolph Hornets and Oh
the reverse "Onward 10 Victory" also a fine silk banner
which had been thrown into the creek bearing on one
eide the Arkansas SEAL and the the following
Inscription, which give rstalim, ct puneaatdm:-
~~~<S~~ -->>,-.
: OUR, RIGHTS. rEAcEArlr If wy CAN ToRcSly - s
We MtsT
'~ss"''Ss~ ->>S>---3
Numerous other trophies OF almost every description
xerc found.
The third party prccesded 10 southwes,ery dirsc-
sion, with similar The latter two brought in
sovsra etrasglers some OF whom were known Union
nen and who state that the rebels have been moving
on in the direction Of fredericksburg fast tho cars
would carry them for days past and that the las,
left on Sunday.
letter written by an artierymsn says" Our guns
have been sent away-whsre 10 do not know--but we
shai probably follow the guns" The guns referred to
gro no doubt those Of the Maryland artillery, which had
twe baItcrieson the ground.
One OF our men picked M roughly drawn map OF the
rebel batteries, which gives the location number
Of guns in the various batteries copy Of which
20 the HERALD. II was probably drawn by Of the
rebel soldiers FOR his amusement and;s in the main
quite accurate. Although not drawn to SCALE gives
good general idea Of the number and location Of guns
ard troops in the immediate vicinity OF the batteries
Battery No. 1, Shipping Point, had but two guns in
positionone having burst and the three southsry
having been mounted their paces being supplied
oy three heavy oak logs covered with CANVASS intended
90 deceive our baliooniss.
General r H. Holmes seems TO have been in command
OF the forces and Captain Chaard in command o the
uavai batteries Of the Potomac.