The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-11
OUR CORRESPONDENCE
The Third Occupation Of Wine hester Scenes
on Tie occasion ~Re.Occupation by the Com
federates, &c

WHICHEVER Va, Dec 9Th 1852
1sia eooi CID Town was thrown into the utmost
eon'nsion en- Tuesday, december I'd, By ruen with
taeF servsnts and teams from CLARK county st:nr
that there mere large force of Yankees
from Iarper'a Ferry by ths way Of Charlestoyrn
aaa oafFyVllia, and were stealing sIi the korsav.
cattle, and sogs, that came in taeir wsy Then
toa packing OF ciothi1s in Jones's army. asd thes
nss.e to ssrasburg, YVES enough to confirm sas fact
tnst tns \ ansecs were certainly coming
rhe Yankees took mp their march from Berry
vile tuesday morning shelins the woods as ;nsy
came, aud arrived and encamped Just this siSs II
the opeqsan Greek, in Ash Hollow th, same sy an
ing, waers they remsined quietly uutn ThIrsds A.
morning cary whsa they eautiou3ly took up their
fhere were only about IS men of the 7sh V;ruinia
Oayairy IN the place, who were withdrawn anont
one mile south of the town, while tie Major IN
command, with four msn, took their post Just Ca
tne NIL beyond Mr.. Bakers hou5e on the Berry.
viiie roed, to see in what manner thew ,yonid
move We hadn't long 10 Sa! for we 800 A, dis
covered squad Of Yankees approaching Wits u
nag OF truce The Major received fror, item sn
ofoer from Cons al Gea.y, demanding an uucoudi-
Gonai surrender of the town, 10 avoid sa uuuacas.
sary profusion of blood. This uissIye the Major
answered by asking his Generalsbip to allow him
enc hour to evseuate the town, which vss granted
As we passed through the town on cur way TO
Bowerss hiil we toid the Union people TO infcrm
them t2t = nesdn't have bsen any ways alarmed az
there were only Eve Of Us lsit 10 rssis. them as
ter we had arrived upon tha nils beyond town.
coluna in motion They moved in Inns OF battle
fto1a Diak.as fsru, upon the Berryv.;o rosd uatl
shey reached Mr JOSEPH Bakers house, where
their main oo.oun fled off 10 shs light, and with
CUT touching tAa town, nrsie thsir way directly 4,
the bToasswcrks. While squad 0, men rnaGs
thoi- WA into town to 6eoan. the surrender OF the
town from ihe Mayor, and smother squad, with the
doeto. pracet dec 90 the hospital to rsroi the sick
and wounded that were ief. these by c III army
As soon ss they had all arrived in tins sorts yfa
heard tremendous h0zzahiny, OF which we sun
posed some one W AS making them q speech. After
reaching the tort they were LOT long &c ting .Eleir
artillery IL position They m1st have thought
Vei9 Father inpIdent-tHey upon one hill and we
upon another. about ieeq qlarters Of mile ara t.
watching their n1oVeEoents; so they opened lheir
artillery upon Us which caused ns to take refuge
behind the hid. They only hted ten shots. 1t was
not long aftSr ths firing before discovered their
columns il molten the road towards martins.
burg. Our boys entered she town before they had
fairly gotten out, fol we took several prisoners
How they were received by the people of Win
chester, you can We'll imagine. "a | 1ss making
my way towards town [ discovered aruoug the
great cluster Of negroes only tb--e lloa that wei.
eoinsd The Tansees. The tirst one is e NOS. neso-
rious gambler, who exhibited the Yankee flag bus
they did not notice ii. The next cEe has hereto
and was still holding enc Whon they tried to at
tach this county to the GisrpJnt Government L.
took the OATH and was in As III .siatrste cf
the Pierpont 0CveTnIent- The next one Las far
some lime followed the drug business.
When the flag Of truce bearers z.Cra making
their way aloDg the streets they were followed ~
gang of negroes, while the little boys fo.!oaei
aioug, hall"o.ng "EeEe's your mule,' and PUN
meled tte negroes ever the hseds with rocks Cr
anything that came in theif grasp Baryu,G's
show, when entering town ssversi years $780, dilfn't
create al much fun fer ths boys as tssarys grant.
entry into winchester.
The only 1nis.bief dope to CeIaoas IN tLig plase
wss done 10 pEofsssei Uuio1iats. Ihey took lou.
Uses froIa Gaorgs W. 0gTia. lie luala agaa hoa
eyer get them back by proving himself & good
Uniop msL; his son idantiaAd .hs horses ard
broCg-t fhrIn in, wha :Ara Gibbons was staadrur
2: ths window waving ttV Ya1see fag snd taking
To tksLl here we're none wuTth u4nntiuniux ea
eep' the 40 We named peTs3as that made ar : 6e
n.t aiol, wa-tavtr- Ibe uuiy thiGg pcrc1a.-a
by t-.e yg.4LeCs s0Ic9 tobacco wlie. ,gas oala
for ~ Conf; isrs,e nurer.
Eie2-. ,fhols force wa5 six th3a3au,i l.ss8 "a
I25 tH:-ive cIss Of artillery. 2is wagon IRAN
n7sElh,r, ! b0u: ..z:y wagoaS Tus peopio of tnIi
place t.pa the aeXt tine GeArY comes this Wa
thai mss ill give hia DSttle.
while Il } TaIEses were 1t the York Ecs2itai
p6-ol1g IL srly al the auGgsG gesne o+ TIE sitA
eone5'ed u ense.Yga ia -oo1a, eEd ls..gked sIaali
pox oqcu Il Q door. T7Aich they d;1 nj eater.
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