New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-16
The Hostilities. in Western Virginia
GENERAL IIOOKER'S MOVEMENTS
General Milroy Safe at Harper's Ferry
special Dlsre,ch TO Tho n. Y. Tgibuue.

II is positively ascertained from one Of your cor
respondents lst arrived as we'll ss through semi
official cbsnnes, that no property worth speaking Of
was destroyed by the reargusTd of our army before
abandoning Falmouth and vicinity Of Acquia Creek.
Everything that WAS vausble was carried away.
Considerable rubbish was burned.
LIES WHOLE ARMY IN THE VALLEY.
The ke2n5i.cd. Of tbs evening says; That
Lees whole army ia in the Valley, stretching nearly
its whole length, and strongly reinforced from the
Peninsula, from Suffolk, Richmond, Gordonsv lie.
North Carolina, is almost certain" There is'.ry
little doubt, too. that Lee is making a rapid move
ment toward Pennsylvania. The whole of lis army
has left Fredericksburg, the last division moving
out on tie Plank Road toward Charlottesville yes
terday afternoon.
The Star has the following information in regard
to the new movements Of Lee:
"As long acc as Sunday ard Monday last, yes.
,srday and to-day week Longstreet and Ewell
passed through CulperNer, headed toward the Shen-
sndoGh Valley, marching 10y two different rou'es.
TIE dispatches In the morning papers speak only 81
EwelPs Corps Estimated at hom 10000 to 1890
men, as having made their appearance III front OF
MiiIov.
1--WE take il that I.ongstreets corps Is also IN be
taken into account as II Cre4sng iie Con;edeu iie
fore there Gud we shall not te surprised 10 hear
chester LongIrect was moviug across the Wiz
ehesior and Potomac Railroad toward Martin sbnrr.
On SaturCay morn ng Gen. Reynolds wes attacked
~ Ferry vile twelve nile. eas, Of Winch ser Oh The
Washington arc Winchester turnpike, ~ an over
pOw-rinC force Of the enemy under ten. lriube and
fell back 10 Miuci ester sfter a fierce combat.
con the sane dsy, aud about he same tims Win.
chester WAS stta,Led on the south by Ewell. ard
Milroy on that day repul.ed E1ell sharply. force
OF L.. enemy, apparently OF the taHe tbat moved
IL. liz 4 -.ft Inv orA
D. q. Yesterday demanded tie surrender Of that
place giving hsi an LOur 20 the women and Gill
orcn g. leave The town Gen. It Ter rciu.cd TO sur
render and an artillery f.bt followed. !, is evil
dent taai the Confe0ersjes have received sufficient
cheek IN their advance 10 rlye OppoHunny OF lead
ing them or in Their forward movement q invasion
aud OF mtercei ting their retreat"
GEN. HOokERs MOVEMENTS.
All that we have 10 say OF Gen Hookers move.
neuts at the presen. moment i. that be Is not X.
norant of tho action OF tbe enemy, and is wa.ciing
aim closely.
GE:;. siiLROY SAVE AT HARI FRS FERRY.
Gen. Milroy has safely reached Harrer's Ferry
with the gan ison Of Winchester. Scouts repor:
Rebels tin. eide Of Aldis's, Smokers, or Thorough
-iare Gaps.
RiBEL REPORTS ERoM FREDERICKSBURG.
TIE Richmond Sertinel Of juno 18Th bar the fol-
lowing:
From Fredercksburg tie report s that all con.
tinue, ouie;. I he eurrny have thrown up works on
this SIDE of the river rear tile Pontoon bridges
prO:ection. Our Generals could shell them Oh, u
they thought il worth While. Both sides however,
lie still. Fredericksburg is IN our POSSESSION, I'M
rOles,ed bv toe enemy.
From Culpeple r we 60 DO learn urch additional.
Cspt Thos. Towson Of Stafford, one Of toe slaiu
i'll The late battle. HE remains have been t.Aen u
LynchLurg for sepultro.
CONyALEsCENT SOLDIERS.
A large portion Of the 5000 sick and wounded
vho have been removed 10 Washington from Poto-
mac Creek and the diiIsren; corps hospitals Of tie
Potomac Arroy are ccnyalezcent and already III
20 enter The Invalid Corps.
OFFICERS RETURNING TO THE ARMY.
Lieut. Col. O. IS. Yost, Asst. AdJ Gen. 80 Army
Corps. arrived in tbis city to-day, route for the
battlefield he has been At homo on a leave oi
absence for the benefit Of his health.
Cap. Frye, Aid-de-camp to MAJOR Gen. Siekles
arrived his morning. snd is bis way 10 tie ield
of battle. lie was wouodod al the battle Of Guam
ceofsvlle ard he's far recovered sc 70 be able 10
attend 10 his duties in the field.
AERIylL or PRISONERS.
Capt. S. Z. Dusbaw, an officer Of Cen Lees staii'
and Cup. james W. Foster Of Mosbys guerrilla
band with eleven priyates, recently csptGred ny
Gen. S,abel. arrived here to-day.
CONFINEMENT OF a MURDERER.
John L. Gray, charge witt firing into group OF
negroes on their way 10 Washington, from the
lower counties Of Maryland, killing one, and severely
wouudng seyersl oilers has been brought 10 Wash
iue,ob, and PIT in clos custody.
ASSESSMENT IN ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.
Tae Commissionero for Virginia will complete
their assessment Of The property ia Alexandra
County, Va, 10 DO cold Tor non-paymeDt Of tie d.
rect tax, under the recent act OF Consrsss, at the
end Of tbs week. Tho estate Of tie Rebel Gen.
Lee has been ssessed, and will be sold with the
rest. Fairfax County to be taken In haLd next.
Many persons have already Indicated desre 10
purchase these coniiscatsd estates.
OFFICERS FOR COLORRD REGIMENTS.
Twenty more applications for commissions as OFF,
csrs III tho colofed regiments have been received To-
day. The sIplcan. examined in tac,ics,
knowledge Of the regulations. and general kno~l.
edge Of geography and history Thus TAR, only
thirty have passed tho examination
Hfzz EXAMINATION OF SABRE WOUNDS.
Dr. Brinton, u. s. A., has just Returned from the
front where he has been engaged In examining irto
the nature and character Of revere tabre cuts re-
oeiyed at the recent cavalry fight at Beverly Ford
APPOINTMENTS by The PRESIDENT.
The President, ia accordance with provision In
favor Of the Sons Of army and navy officers distin
guished in tie service, has appointed ~ the Naval
Academy sons Of Maj Gen. G. +. Smith, killed at
Fort Donelson: Col. Fletcher Webster, who died
Of wounds received in battle Ma. Gen. Birney;
Maj. Rodgers, u s. ". Capt De Camp. u. s. N;
Lieut.. De Haven. u. $. NJ; Surgeon q. c. Palmer,
u. s. n; Commodore Wainwright killed On the
ship Harriet Lane near Gslvestonj Capt. Wake
and Com. Ward, who were killed in action of Mat