The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-06-25
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IL VIII Df 0PSeFycu 7thal tnls com m0ni-
cation - dated June 81, but was moi Feceiv-
ed by u until The 18Th. having gone all
oveEcrealion, aud parl oi York 5 ate before
reaehiue uS There are some poilis in II
SET % interest. hence the qualifications OF il
as tbs Iaie taaP. l-ED. SraR-
LekAs, VtaesslA, June 1862
Friead WiA mo donbt you will be sur
prl<ed n receiving letter dated at this
i.oIni. but no more surprised Than we were
when ordered here. When last xrofe YOU
we were At Caslelt Station Al d expected 10
remain there a lew days. bn, IN the alter
s'oon oil The satae siay | wrose you, we were
ordered on iorceh march TO Front Royai
and since that Tine through scorctfIag suns
~ day aud dfsnchng rams By night, with
no chance OF resi-. ever moofitailss, throngh
feileys atnosi innndaied Win water AID
rp1li, marching. counter F-marchng, advance
ing rssreaiing, skrni<hing: witt small ra
ssons. a ii many oil the men barelooted, we
Ia, nishi arrived al this place, and spent
another night in the rain without tents, as
they were seit behind 81
Tie coh<eo osetcss OF this over-exenion
are, The nien are cou.pieteiy worn out dis
pirilet, ds~heafienet aud discouraged On
Friiay ne 3Btli our advahee took the Febes
troops, stationed Il Front Royal, ny surprise
and caf5sured about 2Oo OF sheHl Ia Regi-
snent of their iniaGiry showed tight, but
spirited dash was made on their line, by
our Casairs, ~iien. alter d lew rounds, they
Erpke aud fed nur loss was eIglf: Killed,
The fei,eI loss did not ascertain they
burnt the DePot aud several cars loaded
wtth coinnis~ary sieFes. arms, &c. but al
;liuo9it they fired The bridges our troops
arrived ia tiue 10 arrest the flames before
they had dosse snprts sdama.H " Z now,
far fks fir~r time, t't-asi 10 see lat1 The
movements oi orr Generals A trap had
ss,ren sci inf Jackson, wha Was al ahcil.s
down The 3sisey, wIih an aru.y oi 10 UUO
InesI. BalkS feiI back iriTr Sffaasburg IN
order draw the febehon back son tsi al
the tempting ha'8 and iolIo @ei hin up
Wssil ~nafp nsh ing aid thus leil into ths
Srare Banks being ~iornyfy reinforced
faces ah,.i.1 and hegitI~ 10 acI on the often
I've. Sipe IL asivanceS hy fapih marcne,
aH.i fakes p.<~t.~>sur OF f.tiie maunsain. pass
~ Ffpns Rps al G-ary aplss the BsrryrfIIr
pass Ffefisnns Is aasanclns doss,i the val
fey IN Jackson's rear, aud Ro<efcral,- and
bsetk er are safsancstg hs sise Rsimney pass
fhnS ynu see he mad but oife opening Is.t,
and thar was lie L1ray pass Blu, StsialcS
being reinforced by MeihsweA's Division
McDowelf assuming command. Shields at
sstsces up the Shenandoah RlseT. amt takes
,I0sse-<Ion af sErS point fhe rear guard
lelt al this place burnt two bridges here,
which hss< pre- vented NJ from advancing
What the result OF ibis great movement
will be- know not. But one thing - Ger
laiE, and thai is. y we de- ups capture JACK
sos uow. ue may as well hang onf tiarls
npnlfu.e wIiiass-
g t1ss Saturday flaSi we were ordered out o.
feconfoi~rancp aini sdyMlcr.l salsoRt t~o
miles when the retsi- sEddenly opened
,. 0ur
Brigade was soon formed iE line OF battle,
he artillery advanced ard tock up a posi-
ton and opened npon the rebels with con-
siderable effect. splendid artillery duel
nf hail hours dnIaqo'. now ensued. The
Sllh p Y was thrown out upor the righi
ct the road as rkIrmisi err, aud the IfU.h %
The Lett Ia Ibis uftler u-e moved on the
rsbeis falling ack as We sdsancei, still
sending us their compliments, III the shape
OF shell. grape and canister. We 'sanced
about FIVE n1ileS further on and hen tell
hack tie casnafitieszoh OR side, was one
I.ieuienaiit OF The first Va. (Uafon} killed
the si.eIl passing eiiiireiy itfoush him aud
lien exploding aud three wounded. On
Sunday heavy firing was heatd in the direc-
ton OF Sffan<bnIg and orr whole division
with thai OF A1cDoweis was ordered oui.
Shields taking The road 10 this place while
B1ci)owelI held Front Royal aeo
On X0nday The cannoilading was kept mp
until about one O'Clock when II ceased;
what The resull was, know not, buisI can
assore wa fIaf II was a hard t0Dght baffle
As The iirinx was terrific What the ne1:
move waIi be know mt, hnt this ] viii
say, ihat unless The AboliIonists cease
their infeTnaf aud dissraceiuI proceedings,
the Southern ConfeJefacy win be acknowl
edged which God forbid, and our boasied
Union lie in rnsnse ButE have not time AZ
present to urise more than merely add
! few lines IN my own defeiee. Some
abolition sconndreln your Comfy has writ
len 10 friend in camp saying, that had
Ia nv commnnications attacked Corporal
D Larish, OF Co D., and that should have
said. that II be ever was shot it would be in
ihs back This denouaee as base,
heariIess, groundiess lie. mads oni of whole
cIo.h and the anfhor thereof, with lhe resi-
Of lhat ealEmnialing party, must stand oui
before ihe world a. 40 nnmitig ated liar
There is most assuredly some hing wrong,
IS no Star made lis appearance in 0ur camp
and has mol for one month, whento my
own knOwiedge ,hey were mailed There
is eome scoundreI al one end Of the ronIe
q the other, and lei them look sharp OF
fsTo0dissu nay attend le them
Asio The Individual that said nsorne one
ought to come down here and shoot Too
des.s' he had best stick close TO the tfsdUsr.
since he lefs the goose for thai insirume nj.
or he may &c, broadsidls from "Toodlssn
that viii not only settle hHn, but efeciuaIIy
cure the tmeasies1 in all the hogs in Light
Strea, 50 that Johnny need lear The disease
no nadfe Yours sc. TooDLss.
y ''Old A1rn succeeds in bis grand plan
Of emancipaiine the slaves and colonizing
them 10 Central America, he will not be
likely 10 find much difficulty in obtaining
officers to govern them. SunrEK viii prob
able voiensser 10 aci as their President
LovE5os As their Vice President, GhkELy as
Commander IN Chief, and PHILIIPs, GARRl-
e and 8ekcHks will readily go as their
moral instructors.