The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-29
PROM NEW YORK.


Nrw YoGK, May 2s.-The sick An.
wounded men that escaped from StrSsbur.
say that the rebels deliberately attacked ou
sick. firing into the ambulances and upon th.
fainting men by the wayside. killing In col.
blood men incapable OF making resistance
The traitors displayed a white flag viii
black bars.
A letter from Union prisoner al Rich
Hlond. dated the first dAy OF Nay. describe.
siih graphic fierce the terrible barbariIies
inflicted upon our men nov Ia rebel hands.
Nv YoRk. May 2S-The Herald has
pretty flll accounts OF Banks retreat. from
IL correspondent Only $50 men Of 200 o,
300 engaged escaped from the Front ROYAL
fight
Forty OF Gar soldiers, mostly sick. we're
captured at Newton. One named Das ii
Dickersoa. OF the Goth Ohio, was killed.
In the skirmish Of Saturday the Maine and
Nerm0nt cavalry suffered severely Com.
pany A. of the Vermont cavalry, were ALI
lost. captured or killed. except Capt. Plat.
his Lieutenant and half dozen men. who
made good their escape. Msl Collins /.
among the captured, and Maj. Sawyer. whose
horse fell under him and injured his foot.
made his escape with no further injury
Daring tbs Sunday fight, which continued
two hours before the retreat from Winehes
ter. Donnellys brigade behaved admirably
and repulsed the enemy. but being outdank.
ed by superior numbers. they were compelled
10 withdraw our forces. Donnellys brigade
on the left and Gorion's on the right were
Ia position along gorge between 70 hills.
The enemy are said to have fought we'll
AZ one point they came up in large hollow
square. single file On the font and back and
LA A ada al.
10 within a certain distance, they were or
dered 10 halt. fix bayonets and charge. which
lhey did in good order.
Col. Gordon and staif. are safe. also Gen.
Williams and staff
While retreating through Winchester.
women. from houses. opened fire with pistols
on our soldiers. and killed great many of
them. Lieut.. Col. Brown. Of the 2Sth New
ork, Is said to have been killed. Colonel
hnipe. Of the 10th Pennsylvania. was wound.
Ell and taken prisoner. Col Murphy, OF the
18th Pennsylvania. was killed and many
others.
The column reiterated in good order, pur-
sued by the enemy, beyond Martinsburg.
The baggage trains proceeded as far as the
Potomac. and many of the teams have been
conveyed across IN ferry boats
The telegraph operator at Martinsburp
had left the town the first rumor of a
battle at Winchester, aud had taken the in
strumsnts with him. The whole town
seemed deserted. Stores were closed. many
Union people came along with w. also the
negroes.
Cen Banks was in the rear Of the retreat,
aud shell exploded only four feet from
him. Fortunately without injuring him.
Winchester is reported TO be burned.
1po enemy had stationed force at
befrysyille TO prevent our re.reating TO
wards Harper's Ferry. and We we're com
PEELED TO take the road TO Msstinsburg.
NKw York, Nav 2s-The Baltimore A.
merican of the 9th. says Gen. Banks has al
ready received reinforcement of at least
ls,oOO well disciplined troops at Harpers
Ferry. Several carloads of seige guns each
weighing about six tons, have also been
sent up from the Washington Navy Yard.
In one of the trains for Harper's Ferry
was Assistant Sec. Of War Watson and Gen.
Hamilton and staff of the Regular army.
NEw YoRK, May 2S-Steamer =. X.
Spanlding has arrived, with 33l sick soldiers
from MeClcllans army
The bark Pollas from Belzer reported |
the U. ;. Steamer Tyler had captured an
iron steamer. loaded with cotton and sent her
TO New York. The Pollas did not learn her
name.