The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-06-25
The War in Virginia.

A gentleman'- who left Winchester
Tuesday morning arrived in this city
last evening by the. Central train. - In
relligenee hs'sugtd by him confirms, and
t" some, xten, core berste-, the news
contained III The. a.telegram>from Harris
sonhosg, pGblshad in another column
Of this paper. We give his account.
General 'Ewell, surrounded Winche<
Ter on Saturday evening. when there
easned some diminishing and driving. in
Of pi>kets. On Sunday mnruing. Gen
eral Ewell. formally demanded the slr.
render Of the town. Milioy replied that
i,a .&euld moi surrender. and threaten
ed. VI <in attempt WAS made to storm
the position to fire every building in
I the town. General Ewen sent him
wMd 1kae De would carry tho place -Ly
Assault and if single house WA, fred
he would give no quarter, and hang
everr Ianlsee he captured. Soon after
ths parley, al a given signal, the assault
was made from several quarters at once.
| The outer works were speedily carried.
and in tw" hours the Yankees capitu
lated. General EweII at once pushed on
with apn; Of JtiS force towards Martins
burg, leaving General Early to tax"
, care:"f the prisoners. &c On taking
possession Of the town. General Early
learned that Milrov. @ith six hundred
cavalry, had =. Whilst the fighting Was
guing nn, cut through weak point in
Eour lines. and made his escape. The
! Yank ees fired no house, aud made no
attempt 10 destroy their stoles We
! to',k between six aud eight Thousand
prisoners. much ammunilion and stores
and u rery large number of wagons! !.aut
! fine horses.
Our loss in killed and wounded i,
| this important action is believed no: Il
exceed fifty. The stsy Of Genera
Smiths death is without foundation.
! When our informant left Wincheste
it was reported that Gen. Eweh hat
crossed the Potomac at WiIliamsporl
md, marching down The Moth bank
taken possession Of the ,Maryla
Heights. opposite Harper's Ferry, willis
another body Of our forces had approach
ed and occupied The latter place by th,
direct road rom !Chstlestown. a
ifatper's Ferry, it is said, ws also cap
! ti,ied immense stores, much. Of 1whiel
had Been sent. fren Winchester by Mil
roy. IL was also said rha. Johnson
division had captured, at Berryviile,
reinforcement Of TWO llrousaud men, -ol
! their way to MiiroJ from Harper
! Ferry.
Il is thought very doubtful whe,he
I Milroy will he able to make go ID hi
escape, as the whole country from WIN
chestct-stp the Pota,na6. j. swarmin
with oar uoops. and Jenkins, with
t-esr force Of cavalry, is hoSeriug a!oni
the bordsrr ..
From Frsdericlsbuig, we lraye moth
4 Ing Of importance. About noon yester
! ,dav heavy explosions we're heard IN IN
!. direction Of Aauis creek. 1t vas be
: lfeved the egsnty was blowing Up III
,. wharyes and buildings at thai point. 1
,larQe fosce Of our .cssaaTy crossed ist
y Slsiias.la at 'fslmoottrs With tie aesig
I'of picking up Yaukse, struggles, ,-Aescts
lfmnasetlsOf whom, sfs-pEowling ab0u
the county :. Twenty sevea We,e 4eaggi
! yea,ei day morutpg and sept 10 thhs-cil
s by tsik.s The poor people OF Ffedefick'
4 burg are seaping alich harvest OF spqi
5 fontsha enemy sdesssaed esmps.