The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-25
AFFAIRS AT HARPERS fERRY-THP DARING OF
SfOSEN ALL JACKSON

AFFAIRS AT HARPER's rERRY-THR DARING OF
sf0NENALL JACKSON.
A correspondent of the New York Tribune,
writing ION the Baltimore and Ohio railroad July
u, Z. NJ" says:
From Harper's Ferry to Wheeling the road
ebounds III stirring rumofs OF rebel movements in
the Valley. Whether Jackson, or Ewell or who.
ever the Confederate commander may be- IL is Ger.
tain that the long roll beats again in camps for
his approach, and that Winchester Is once more
immnently threatened The fact H. this Jackson
has, by lis igor and audacty, impressed himself
upon tue people of the Nalley--upon loyal no less
than secesh'--that those who heard or have heard
or his blunt address at Winches ser (on the occasion
of his raid against Banks,) when he promised ''to
return again shortly, and certainly al now"
count as confidently On his keeping bis word As if
our own brave troops were pledged to make it good
instead of turning II into stumbling block and
foolishness.
Intelligence Of unmistakable authenticity has
been received at Cumberland, c0ntrmins rumors
ahoat on the road yesterday morning, to the effect
that the Garibaldi regiment had been driven from
bfiddletown 10 Winchester. The rebel force il re.
ported very strong, and consisting almost wholly
of cavalry what infantry they have is supposed
to be cavalry dismonnted for the special service
The situation, therefore, is a threatening one
Crossing over to Bath and Sir Johns Run and de
stroying the Great Cacapon Bridge, as they did be-
fore, and at the same time repeating their demon
stration upon Martnsburg, and reducing the Ope-
quan and Pillar bridges to ashes, they can com.
mand the road again, and get New Greek in their
clutches at last, where, fortunately, however we
have but little left that would be disastrous to lose
These are the movements which are contemplated
with the yeliest alarm by those tinid loyasts who
forget that this time, the familiar rebel 'if" is rep.
resented by the man who says he has always seen
the backs of his enemies
On my way TO Martnsburg this morning con-
versed with very frank and intelligent Captain in
Dom Patts command, just from Winchester He
tells me that Piatts brigade, of 1900 without cav
air "A
10000 Of the Ashby horse, three miles from Win
chester and fell back their Notifications where
they have twelve "a FOUNDERS
Piatt considers his force, thus entrenched amply
capable Of coping with and repelng three times
his number Of the enemy. At the distance of halt
mile he shell them with great spirit; and for
closer quarters, he has pent up for them storm of
canister which no rebel Ajax will venture to defy
He declares that he will neither surrender evac.
uate-.hat "if the rebels want his room they must
kill or capture his entire command"
My informant il satisfied that the rebel cavalry
Is the old Ashby force, but by whom now com
manded he knows not The seeesh of this region
say however, that Ashby has been succeeded by
Colonel Ninide, of kentucky-a man with one leg
but noted for ''inde pendent exploits in Mexico
All accounts agree that for their present operations
in the Valley the rebels are employing but an in
significant fsrce OF infantry.
Yesterday met Capt. Robinson, of Robnson's
battery, on his way (to Portsmouth, Ohio to re-
cruit He was at the battle of Port Republic
where his brother lost three guns, and was wound
ed and made prisoner. Capt Robinson who ap-
pears to be a very modest and veracious man. re-
lates that While he was working of his guns
S,onewali Jackson, whose form was familiar to
him. came within easy hang distance and, stand
ing erect in his stirrups beckoned with his hand
and actually ordered him to bring the gun over
here"
Captain Robinson replied by eagerly firing three
shots at the ubiquitous Presbyterian, but without
even the effect of soaring him. II might have
known" said he, "that could not hit him"
Capt. Robinson 10 utterly at loss to explain this
extraordinary personal demonstration OF the re-
doubtable "St0newall" Whether he nistOok him
for one Of his own men, that some fneomprehen-
sible involved in the act, he does not pre-
tend to guess. But one thing he does know" that
Sionewan Jackson is the great man of the war; and
that our troops in the Valley believe him to be
humane AZ he Is rapid and daring.
A GRAND NATIONAL FESTIVAL.
The great natioonl German demonstration Of the
summer the German Federal shooting match of all
shooters guilds of the German race, is fixed for
the 18th till the 18th Of July At Frankfort.
Two hundred persons, organized al ten commit
tees are experimenting the running up of All ex.
temporized whole suburb Of tents booths and fss.
tai halls Of brick gift temples" with upwards Of
ive hundred honorary prizes Of ceramic art In sil
and gold shooting balls, beer and wine halls,
fountains telegraph Offices, sc. The central fssfsl
place. fenced In sl around, four hundred aud eighty
thousand feet square, In surrounded by & far
greater one accessible to everybody paying for I'D
missioD
The inner fsstal place contains the shooting hall,
with hundred stands. 40 fest by 10 feet; the
uft temple. g lsst In height, with 0srmania on
the top the Sssfal hail. 100 fest BY 100 fssk The
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