New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-19

Alarming RumeFs in rbe VaIEeg- WiSciaes-
ter Thrcnseped-E shivn, ish- Bonn Pr
att,s Positfsp-AVdscity Of ssepewsif


From Our Special corspoDd.Dt
on rHr BiIrip0Rs .rp OaIo RfnKoap,}
July l-9 y ~.
From barpers Ferry to Wheeling the road
sbouDds IN stirring rumors Of fresh Rebel movements
in the valley. Whether Jackson OF ETell, or who
ever the Confederate commander msy be, il il GER
tain ths. the long roll bsa.s again in our camps
for his approach, and tba: Winchester 10 once more
imminepty threatened. The fact ia, this Jackson
has by bis vgor and audacity 60 impressed himself
npon the pc pie of the Yalloy-upon loyal no less
than Secosb that those who heard, have heard Of
hi, blum, sddress at Winchester ION the occasion OF
his raid sgsinet Banks, wherein he promfed =" o
return aPain shortly, and certainly now,
count a. llGently on h.s keeping his word as II
onr own rsys trcope were pledged 20 make !, good,
ip,'e1d . >iDg ]. into o stlmblnf-biock and
iooli-hno
InielEg.Jc, = unmis,sksble Authenticity has been
received ~ Cumberland cOgbrn.nR rumors atoat on
the road yesterday morning 20 the effect tina, the
Garib,ldi regiment bad been driven from Middle
town TO Winchester. The Rebel force 10 reported
az yesy .trong and consisting almos. wholly Of
cavalry; what infantry they have il sup
saryice. The situation, therefore, 10 g threat.
ening one. Crossing over 10 Bath and Sir Johns
Run, and destroying The Great Cacapon Bridge, -
they did before, and AZ the same time repeat
ING their demonstration uIon Msrtinsburg, and
draw moree reducing the Opequan and Pillar
bridges 70 ashes, they can command the road
again and get New Creek in their clutches at
last where fortunately, however, we have but
little lef. that would be disastrous 70 lose These
are tho movements which are contemplated with
the liyee-t alarm by those tlmid loyalIss who for
get that, this time, the faniia Rebel "lf 10 rep
resented by the man who, Gays be, hos always
seen the backs Of his enemies
On nv wsv 70 Mar,insburg this morning con.
versed with very frank and intelligent Captain in
Donu Piait's command just from Winchester He
tells me that Pats brigade OF 3,cO0, without cay.
airy, hsd a smart skirmish Yesterday with nearly
10, 900 Of the Ashby horse, three miles from Win.
chester, and fell back on their for,icail0ns, where
they have twelve 4-ponnders.
piatt con,iders his force thus intrenohed amply
capable Of coping with, and repell'ng, three times
HE number Of the enemy. A. the distance OF half
milo he can shell them With great spirit; and, for
closer quarters, b, has pent up for them storm Of
cannisier which no Rebel Asx will venture 20 defy.
lie declares that be will neither surrender ayac
uate--;hat "f the Rebels want his room, they must
kill Or capture his entire command
My informant is satisfied that the Rebel cavalry
is tue old Ashby force, but by whom now CON-
manded he knows not. The Sscesh Of this region
Say, however, that Ashby has been succeeded by
Col. Miuiie Of kentucky-a man with one leg, but
noted for independent exploits IN Mexico. All
accounts agree that for their present operations in
niicsnt force of infantry
Yesterday 1 ruet Capt. Robinson, Of Robinson's
Battery on his way homo 10 Portsmouth, Ohio to
recruit He Was AZ the battle OF Port Republic,
where his brother lost three guns, and was wounded
and made prisoner Capt. Robinson, who appears
70 DO very modest and versrlous man, relates that
" lie he was working one OF biz guns, Stonewall
ackson, whose form was familiar TO him, came
within easy baing distance, and. standing erect in
his strrups, beckoned With his hand and actually
ordered hiln to bring that gun over he.e."
Capt. Robinson replied by eagerly firing three
shots At the aba oitous Presbyterian, but without
even ihe effect OF soaring him. 81 might have
known" said he, " that ! could not hit him.
Capt. Robinson " utterly AZ q oss 70 explain this
extraordinary personal demonstration Of the redoubt
able Stooewall." Whether he mistook him for
one Of bs own men, or thai some incomprehenslble
ruse was involved The ac,, he does not preteud TO
guess 'Bui one hing he does know that Stone
wall Jackson il the great m,n ~ the war and ,ha,
our troop in the Valley believe him 10 be ar humane
as he ia rapid and daring &c.