The New York herald., 1863-06-17
NeWspa per Accounts.
tCorrespo ndence OF the Baltimore Americana


Correspondence Of the Baltimore American.l
HARPHR's FERRY June IL, 1888.
The rebel raid or rather invasion which Das been so
long talked about, IN becoming earnest iact you
already know. IL 10 dhicut In tho confusion and excite
ment prevailing hers 70 ascertsin the real facts or 70
reports flying about There doubt however OF the
great fact that orce Of considerable magnitude
under command General Ewel 10 IN the valley. and
the rebels have conducted the with their
usual celery and skill and are evidently determined
upon bold movement.
Their main force under Gen. Eweil In person, marched
directly Winchester with the view OF surrounding and
s said TO have numbered eighteen thousand The whole
rebel force engaged n the movement Is thought TO be
sransv oreS hs Uosp and was able 70 b"d the
rebels at bay during the whole OF Saturday and Sunday
Report says that in several attacks the works the
rebels severely repused and lost heavily Finding
that the enemy heavily reinforcing and manesng
purpose thoroughly invest the place. General Milroy
and Join the forces at Harpers Ferry The movement
successfully executed but not without considerable
hard fghtng In which our troops acquitted themselves
we'll r 10 -.-f.a f
General MiIroy prepared for the movement during Sun
day night and at three O'Clock this morning commenced
rebels dscerned the movement and followed. A
running fight ensued all the way from Winchester TO
now known every attack Of the rebels was repused.
though not without considerable loss on our part for
which full penalty was exacted The sound Of the ar
tlery firing during the morning gradually approa hing
Harper's Ferry indicated that General Miroy falling
back and intense interest OF course excited:
About the head Of the reteating column reached
Halltown three miles from the ferry and couriers
after announced that General Mroy had brought nearly
the whole OF hts force between nine and ten Thousand
guns and trains Those In the works which could not be
moved were spiked A strong supporting force was
thrown from Harpsrs Ferry; but. judging from the ces
saon Of the firing the rebels apparently concluded that
they had been foiled and gave up the 2ursnit,
EVACUATION OF MARTiNsBURG.
The troops from Martinsburg, under General Tyler TO-
geher with those from North Mountain, under orders
from General ScheDck having sent on all their stores
the trans prepared 10 retreat Harpers Ferry Sat
urday evening" Everything being removed, about seven
O'Clock in the evening he took up his line Of march and
very. veil Nothing Of value was left behind, and the
whole affair managed wel his troops reaching Har
per's Ferry carly on Sunday morning
THE FIGHT AT BERRYvILLE.
The first approach OF the rebels on Berryvile,
which was held as an outpost Of Winchester BY
General McReynods. His force numbered about
regiment, Colonel Horne, and Captain Aiexander's
First Maryland battery. Berryvile Is about. half
way between Snckcr's Gap and Winchester. LOnRsreets
mand Smokers Gap and held in check for
y six hours Saturday when they were overwhelmed
BY superior numbers, and fell back on Winchester.
battery bore large share OF the heavy fighting this
point. and suffered severely. Captain Alexander, Win
his battery, supported by the Sixth hea charge d the
slaughter they maintained their ground until tho balance
Of General McRsynods troops had started Winchester
and had made good their retreat whsn night coming
and the rebels closing around them great force they
compelled 70 abandon their guns and retreat The
Sixth Maryland was cut mp and captured, but small
number escaping, and Captain Alexander and Lieut..
hne command who reached Harper's Ferry. number
Of the missing were taken prisoners
ksny sspors snsss ~ % q: having ing dis
bear upon them.