The Cecil Whig., 1863-06-20
WAR NEWS.


The advance of the Rebel army into the
loyal States has been the all.absorbing sub.
;oct of exo;,.,,or, ,,;s .l Tt L.
49,. ,,N..'nl "A' ne'e mas
Doen II" "'h"."e'"o!e huhoer OF reports
ana rumors both IN the papers and among
the people From the confused mass we
| have gathered the Eollow;,o t,,,;,,o a.
49,, =, 'u'"'"s a..
s0o"'' "",en Is o'u''!eSs ieaf3 correct:
on FRIDAY, the l2th, 1t was ascertained
that a large body Of Rebels were moving up
the Shenahdoah valley, on the Strasburg
PIKE road, and from other directions.
Every preparation was made by Major Gen,
erai ocnench 10 meet them. General Mil
roy plcke,s, lew miles from Winchester
sneoul'eleu en- .hem on Saturday morning. -
lheir main iorce under General Eweli IN
person marched directly on Winchester,
Gl'h 'he We" oi surrounding ana besieglng
ueheral Mllroy forces there. The main
3ous Is sang S 10 nave - numbered e'ghteei,
.nousaha. Inc "noie hebei lorce engaged
III 'he movement IS lho0ght to be about
,"1h'y y'h'e thousaha men. General Mliroy
haa s'rohgiy iof'neu ms position, and was
hnie " noio the Rebels at bay during the
at,oal.s n ~ III, ",.I 'uioas ~, ~ seseial
Ssvnrnl,, ranrlnea and To-, ,e;I'. neIis F:I "eie
;ns ,bn; ,b. a,er, ""a 10. ho,,;I rlnu
ava n,an;teO,;,,n ,n, .tii e.'o' III
invast tha ,Ianae pdfl . pua M M;l.o ao.ous NY
wh;l.t !. ,ras -, rl.a .',t.o e's;.N.leu -;
ont and ;o;n ,ha p H, ~ ~. ms way
Ths n,orsnn, 9n ," .o.ee' as ,ia'p letly'
hnt not ,,;thont onns;janatia Lny.1 s.',.;''
in which onr troons acn,,;ttsd tbarn,s,,i.ss Z,
walI. G.noroI N;lrou ,,rs,,,,,a st.. ,ts .
movement dnr;ng Sunaapu pr'p pn,,h, 4oa ond VI. w,
three o,clock Mondoy n,nr;, sn,, "'au al
TO move out on the road tnw.rd Mornar, .
Ferry. The Rehels Coon d;soernsd T.,
cnsnal ali the w.v from W;nnhas,art g ,i'i,i,
in n fnw m;lar If ,h. Forru g. sano ~ ",'n ~.
fncts ora now known avarv at,.ni "f .he he
Rebels wae rannlsaI. tbonoh nnt win a,,
considernhle 1pSs an o,r ,art fnr ub;nh -
full penalty was exncleI Ahont ,nos II, ~
head of the retreatino columu reached Hall
town. three miles from the Eerrv. and
couriers soon after announced thar ,;srar.I
Milroy had brought nearly the whole of his
force, between nine md len tbonsana man
safely in. and that he saved no,r,, tha
whole Of his runs and trains. Those I, ,hs ,h.
works. Which conld NOT he moved wnro
spiked.
The frat onrrooo, ot TIM p.ho,s -
parrr,;llo ,ih;ah ~. "" ia ia ""'
W;n;'ha,a "".I m Gai m"s % an ou'post ~ 81
fn,na nnn,hero ainut . nnn n,, ''o;usi ;i ii,s
tba S;xth Marvland "t Ren;,nant "oI I"Ii"s unnnas
and Canto;n aIeronders E;rst ~ Mar,'innj rUI"ei
Rattorv / ona.trna,,s pahal Carns - sn;i
70 hoy. odvanead on th;s sn,,Il do,,.I =. Soy.
fron, Sn;oLar,s Gar nd ,,as Ia,d j., aha,.
f,r noarl,, s;;. I,"ip p' Sa,''na' tLn ,n,i,
whom ,hsv wsrs ovsr,sbai'nad Nv ."1 s7,na; an;n,
nn,nhars ,nl f.I, h,ot on W;noh:y,a y n.p'l'Da M
eth Mainland Ror;,,ant o,d ~, ~, Man..
lond Rai,erv bore y lsrae share nf tha haa,:,,
Gabt;na at tb;s ,,o;nt 1,o,,ta;n ai.Innda..
with his Ratterv, su,nortad hv ma Gth had
charge nf tho uork, aanj rs,,rIs.d tl,, anar,,,
several times with great sIamohtar They
maintained their ground until the balance
of Gen. McReynolds' troops had started for
Winchester, and had made good their re-
treat when night coming on and the Rebels
closing around them in great force. they
were compelled to abandon their guns ard
retreat. The 9Th Maryland Regiment came
marching into Harper's Ferry Wednesday
afternoon, with their flags firing, arms at
ease, and singing Hail Columbia" with
the gallant Colonel Horne at their heed
1t appears that at the commencement of the
assault on Winchester they were entirely
cut off, and being surrounded by an i'm
H1 l"ehse 'ulee Suirenuereu. anu were 'akeh s,
o''.n ~ W. "oiNn ia .nG e11usto" VI 'he
aS:aol. :a, pG'ns liane pS we heoeis lhey were
ea 'el!"C, ca,"I u 'IIu Mu VI pep ".ipef . e"alu,
any any, co'ohel ioine hno"lhs .he country
Mell' an ana seeing an opportunity 10 escape
~ a'ue lo"u, lot,heo n ms nleh III ',he; ana
~ n 'Ae rL ua' ni'ess VI 1ne
on, ny! WIZ .r"'pe''Tu w 'aAe t'lc"'
.t .ious lo"u :? :e"en .nI iei.y, ou. "ent oli
:"tn way 'eloie'ns WIN 'ei'ner Ill enemy
a. a. o " 80. " ''e go "p'''"
their guns. And many of them mounted
their artillery horses and escaped. All the
Maryland boys are reported by the com.
mandng General to have fought bravely.
About O. clock Sunday afternoon a body
of Rebels. said to number from three to
five thousand, appeared in the vicinity of
Martinsburg, and demanded the surrender
of that place. Brigadier General Daniel
Tyler in command of the Federal forces
at Martinsburg, declined to accede to the
request to surrender, when battle ensued.
General Tyler sustained the fight until dark
on Sunday evening, when under heavy
fire from the Rebels he crossed the Poto
mac at Shepherdstown and moved down to
Harpers Ferry, where he assumed chief
command.
r,a r,:u,, p,.:
E;ahtr.saan.h po,l;a;a ea'as ;,l "nb
ns sct;on ,nt" or ar,;lanr l had sam % VIII,
some four hundred Rebel cavalry on Friday
afternoon, near Middletown, Va. Tho
Thirteenth skirmished with the Rebels a
short time, and drew them into an ambus.
l. Al. i. Il !