Washington telegraph., 1863-07-08

| independent government in >he South, whilst
| those who now pretend to be our best friends
will clamor for the stars and stripes and the
| old Union as it was.
FROM VIRGINIA AND THE EAsT.-ln
our last we published the Northern &C
counts Of the advance of a portion of
Lees army through Maryland into Penn
sylvania. The following Southern dis
patches have been since received:
Richmond, June ia dispatch Of
the 10th from the Richmond Register to
the agent of the associated press, says
Ewell attacked the enemy at Winchester
on Saturday, and also fought them on
Sunday. He renewed the attack yester-
DAY (Monday) morning, at o'clock, and
after struggling one hour the Abolition
fac was lowered. Our victory was brli-
liant. we tool. entire possession. The
whole command of Milroy surrendered,
numbering six or seven thousand, toge-
ther with al their stores, including sevc-
raj hundred horses, wagons, equipments,
artillery aud trains.
Our loss in killed, wounded and mis-
sing, does not exceed one hundred. No
officers killed.
Gen. Mllroy was endeavoring 10 escape,
but it is since rumored that he has been
captured.
Col. Lilecot, who was endeavoring to
reinforce Gen. Miroy, with about 1000
men, was captured BY Gen. Edward John
Ion on Sunday, near Berryville.
Richmond, June lS.-Passengers this
evening by tile Central train bring little
additional news from Winchester. The
number Of prisoners captured are fully
1000; horses 1000 to 5000, with an
immense number Of wagons. The Yab-
KEGS have entirely disappeared from Stat
fcrd county. The bulldogs at Aquia
Creek were not destroyed.
Before the capture Of Winchester, Mil
roy notified the rebels, as he called them,
tnat he would burn the town il au at tempt
was made 10 storm lis position Ewell
replied tha; lie would hang every Yankee
captured.
II Is reported that Ewell has taken Har-
pcr's Ferry, with immense st).es.
From fredericksburg there j. nothing
important
Heavy explosions have been heard in
tie direction NJ Acq IIa Creek.
1t is believed that the enemy are blow
inr M tile wharves and buildings at that
point.
The poor people are reapins rich har
vest from >pois uf tile enemy, who destroy
"a iher camps 10 Stafford.
Richmond. June 10 -Apprehensious
nl 4 lrvurtt III thi- vicinity, were relieved
by copiOus aud refresing rain last night.
1t - reported that the wife Vi General
Milroy was captured on Snniay
The Martinsburg Sentinel says it has
received . number of communications rel
ative ID, and Indignantly 4 ,nies that our
cavalry were surprised at Brandy Station d.
Pickney Walker, Esq, is officially re-
cognized d Acting British Consul fur the
States Of North and South Carolina, be
having submitted satisfactory evidenc e.
Of his appointment.
Rich uoud, } Inc 22.-Nothing by the
Central train, except il i reported there
was cavalry fight Oh Thursday and Fri
day at Midilcburg on the railroad betweeu u
ChaubersbuIg and iiagerslown, close u
the State hue. Rubcrtsvns brigade
Chiefly engaged. The enemy were ne
pulsed with severe los; large portion Ut
the ljlst Rhode Island regiment were
captured. No particulars uf casualties
Richmond June 23d.-Ten transports
appeared at H :3iie llouse, on York river,
thi, morning. 4 small force landed. and
il i reported their plckets advanced a.
far Tuns'ai. No apprehension was felt
in utiic:al circles a. to the efficiency ot
measures taken TO prevent an advance ii
any be attempted
lGchnund, June % ~ ImbOdcn ha, de-
s;royed oil workshops, machinery, loco-
motives aud cars, at Cumberland ferry.
Inc brid-c from Little Cape, some dis
tauce west of Cumberland, the immense
tunnel, ], destroyed, and the grand iron
bridge is knocked to pieces This is IL,
greatest blow Of the kind ever given them
Richmond, June 26.-Otiicial Congress
sio0al election returns in this State. show
the reelection Of eight representatives,
to-wit: Brooke, Goode, Dejarnette, Good
win, Mullen Johnston and Russell. The
Baltimore Gazette says all we are permitted
to know with regard to Hooker's move
ment is, that he has advanced backwards
with considerable celebrity.
IL The denunciations of Gen. Penn
berton were 80 direct and vehement, that
for day or two our faith in him was