Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-10
GEN. BANKS, COMMAND.

CHARLEsrowN, Va, March 8.-To-day
Mr. Carter member OF Bay lor's cavalry, to-
gether with valuable horses, carriage, and
other articles, were captured and turned over
to the division quartermaster. a considerable
amount of confederate scrip was also seized.
Private Whitney, of the Michigan cavalry,
who was accidentally wounded on Friday
night, died to-day. Col. Broadhead, of the
Michigan cavalry. has been appointed chief of
cavalry for this division.
During the visit to the residence of COL
Lewis Washington, near Hallstown, your cor
respondent was informed that subsequent to
tie departure of the proprietor in August last,
the confederates paid it VISIT and appropri-
ated large collection of portraits OF General
Washington and his family, it being probably
the only collection OF the kind eXlant.
1t is to be regretted that previous to the
order of Gen. Banks, some wanton depreda-
tons were committed on private property in
this vicinity, but it is probable that the perpe-
traitors will he detected and severely punished.
There has nothing OF an important character
TRANSFERRED to-day.
CHARLEsTowN, VA, March 9-10 p. Nj
Yesterday, for the first time since our arrival
country carriages came into town, and the
occupants held social intercourse with our
officers and soldiers. Suits of secession gray
are gradually giving way 10 other hues, and
the ladies are beginning to frequent the streets
on business and pleasure. DIR. VIM. Aexan-
der, an eminent physician, and an unfiuching
Uuionist, died at his country residence in this
vicinity. His son yesterday returned home
from Charlottesville, deeply imbued with Sc
cession, and was sent to Washington.
Hundreds of contrabands are arriving from
the country. The course adopted in regard
to them is, if they have been employed by Sc
cessiOn authorities, to turn them over to the
division quartermaster, to be employed by the
federal government; but If proven Otherwise,
they are returned to their owners
On Friday Capt Coles company of Mary
land cavalry, forty in number, pursued party
of Ashby's cavalry for two miles, between
Bunker Hill aud Winchester, when he came
upon about one hundred and forty of the lat,
ter. A skirmsh ensued, lasting one hour and
resulting in the killing OF six OF Ashby's men,
and wounding five Capt, Cole had three
men wounded. A section Of Mathews battery
came up to Capt. Coles support when adju-
tant Wilkins, OF Gen. Williams staff, had his
horse shot undtr him.
1t is believed generally at Bunker Hill that
the force at Winchester has been greatly re-
ducsd, leaving not over from three to six thou.
sand men there. Others say that Gen jack
sons force has been strenethcd by the reg
ments from LeeSburg. Captain Coles scouts
last night reached point only four miles from
Winchester, but encountered no resistance
except from small cavalry picket. 1t is said
that but four hundred OF the 18Th Mississippi
regiment remained at Leesburg at the time of
the evacuation. These reIreated in the direc-
ton OF Manassas Gap.
Second Lieut.. Eugene Pickett has been pro-
noted to first lieutenant of Co. a. ninth New
York, and Corporal Stone elected second lieu
tenant of the same company.
This morning secession scouts attacked
Gen. Hamilton's pickets near Smiths Mills,
killing one and wounding another private Of
the twenty-seventh Indiana. They were pur.
sued by the third Wisconsin, who had not re.
turned at tile last accounts. Approved by
Gen. Williams