The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-17
FROM JACKSON.

FROM JACKSON
Again Jackson tehgraphs the War Department
that through the blessing of God he has peen VIC
torious, and has completely routed the enemy,
capturing six pieces of his artillery
FREMONT AND SHIELDS ROUTED.
STaUSToS. June 1I.-On Sunday General
EwelPs command and part of General Jackson S
attacked Fremont Gross Keys, five miles from
Port Republic Fremont was repulsed with :
siderable loss On Monday Jackson crossed the
north branch of the Shenandoah above Port Re-
public and burnt the bridge. He then went in
pursuit of Shields, who was eueamped at Lewis
ton TWO miles below Port Republic, the east
side Of the Shenandoah. He attacked him at sun
rise and after terrible battle of hours completely
routed him capturing six pieces of artillery, Gall
Shields had) and number of prisoners The
rout was as complete as in the case of Banks.
Shields had nine thousand men and jackson about
the same hummer. Fremont was reinforced, and
On Monday appeared en- the west bank of the
Shenandoah, but could not get over to aid Shields
as the bridge bad been burnt. Fremont is still
there. Jackson is on the opposite side now, few
miles above.
Gen. Ashby, the gallant cavalry officer, was
killed. He is great loss to US.
AN English Baronet, Sir Percy Wyndham, a
COlonc! u the yankee army, was captured
TIE ENEMY's RECENT LOSSES BEFORE RICH
MOED-The Northern papers demonstrate the
important fact that not only did the Confederate
columns aim well, but to more purpose than the
mere moving down the trained hirelings that were
sent forth to oppose them, in the recent battles
below Richmond. Their published accounts
euumcrate loss Of brigade, reg mental aud CON-
psrg Cticers which counts up two to our one,
while rhcir losses in killed and wounded private
soldiers grove to be beyond doubt at least three
to our one. Their story Of having buried twelve
hundred COnfederates the day after the battle,
and their " brilliant victory" on the occasion, are
unworthy the dignity of formal denial. Out of
their own mouths they convicted Of lying,
their ossn accounts showing upon their faces that
they were whipped terribly
RELEASE OF SURGEoNs.-From paragraph
III The r. w York Herald, of the It'll, we learn that
Secretary Stanton has decided to release all the
Confederate Surgeons now held at the North as
prisoners of war. The reason of this course is
that Gen. Jackson released uncorditoually DIR.
Mitchell Of the lst Maryland, and DR.. Stone, Of
the IL Massachusetts, regiment, taken at Front
Royal During the late battle at Winchester, Mar
25.h, ten Federal Surgeons were captured among
the ether prisoners. They were released upon
the 81 by our Surgeons, who afterwards received
the sanction Of Gen. Jackson to their act.
AFFAIRS IN NORTH ALABAMA-The Knox
Vile Register, of une Sd, gets the following items
Of interest from Col. William Hundley, who re-
Gently arrived in that city from North Alabama ::
Col, Wm. Hundey was taken prisoner by the
Yankees but made his escape, swimming his
horse across the Tennessee river He reports
thar he Yankees are perperating all manner of
outrages in the counties of Limestone and Madi-
son, robbing the citizens of money, Clothes bacon
horses aud in fact everything else not unf.cquent
y gathering their horses in the houses Of planters
and otherwise abusing them, until such reign of
terror has been inaugurated that no citizen dare
raise much as the little fRger by way Of protest
against the barbarism of the invading force