Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-28
our MILITARY eupoeT.
THE SITUATION.

telegram from Harper's Ferry Informs US tnat
the rebels under Jackson, after leaving Winches-
ter, bore southwest Of the Paris Gap, as though
making for Chester's Gap, through which TO cross
the Blue Ridge. II 50, IL simply proves that they
were even In greater hurry to escape due pun
ishpent than we imagined. Passing through
tina. gap would bring them out into the Piedmont
country west Of Front Royal, and though COM
paratively safe from danger of being oveftaken In
their retreat down along the eastern base OF the
Ridge, by any troops that can possibly move upon
them from the east and south, certainly easily 70
be Intercepted by the prompt movement OF otner
troops from point where there were more tnan
SUFFICIENT to that end, IL what must have been the
orders from here were carried out. IL the COM
mander of the force last referred to is q compe-
tent one the public will soon hear that Jackson
has met wall of Union artillery and bayonets
outnumbering his; and, II not able to force him
to an instant engagement, quite able to hold him
as In vice" until troops enough arrive from
another direction to gobble him up in an hour.
But we repeat, the question whether Jackson 10
to be intercepted in his retreat, (and he will
surely be defeated or captured II he Is intercept
ted, } must depend solely on the celebrity with
which the directions to that end from this point
have been carried out by the commander OF our
troops who were in position to effect that object.
CUM GRANO SAILS.
We see no reason to believe the telegraphic
stories about the firing Of women from houses In
Winchester on our troops on their recent retreat
from that town. Nor do we place implicit faith
in those ofthe alleged unprovoked barbarity OF the
rebels practised on Kenlys command. Though
they are brutal enough in all conscience, we re-
quire more than first telegraphic dispatches TO
make us swallow those accounts. The people In
rebeldom, deceived by lying stories per telegraph
aud otherwi.e disseminated, very generally be-
lieve that the conduct of our troops TO their
wounded is quite as reprehensibIe as these ac-
counts make the conduct Of theirs in these cases
All know how unjust the aspersions are upon our
gallant troops and we should therefore recollect
that i! may not be impossible that their allegtd
brutality at Front Royal may have been more OF
less exaggerated.
| GEN. BANKS.
| The press, without exception as far as we can
| perceive, unite In awarding to Gen. Banks un.
stnted praise for the manner In which he recently
saved his command from the horde Fremont lei
| Icose upon him without giving notice Of theil
movement essl. We learn, ere going to pres
| this afternoon, that he (Gen Banks) 10 again In
| Virginia with his command, and take II fol
| granted that he will very shortly again move
| down the Valley.
NAVAL.
The U. Z. steamer Susquehanna, which dis
tinguIshed herself at the Hatteras Inlet and Por
Royal fights, has again been assigned to active
/ duty, and sailed on the gath for Norfolk to join
l Com Farraguts squadron.
| The following Is a correct list Of her officers,
| including, 1t will be seen, the names Of some Of
| our Washington boys:
Captain, Robert B. Hitchcock; Lieutenant and
L Executive Officer, Aaron w. Weaver; Acting
Il Masters, George B Livingstone, A. 9. B. Zerega
Il VIM. II. Churchill, Louis Kempf; Surgeon, Jos
| Beale; Assistant Surgeon, fl Nelson; Paymas
ter, Washington Irving; Captain Marines, Philip
4 r. Fendall, Jr Chief Eng ineer, George Seweli
l Second Assistant Engineers, James NJ Hobby, F
i r. Brown; Third Assistant Engineers, Jas Rem
shaw, Jas. Butterworth, d. NJ. Greene, E. X
Arnold; "symastsr's Clerk, F. G. Besle Boat
l swain, Charles Miller; Gunner, VIM. H. sum
mers; Carpenter, 6. Morris Doughty; Sailm aker
| John c. HERBERT Acting Masters Mates, F. G.
Adams, John Coffee.
HANOVER COURT HOUSE.
The movement Of General Fitz ohm Porter or
| Hanover Court House. Of which we learn by tel