The New York herald., 1863-06-17
OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM GEN. MIlRoY.
The Fortiflcations Invested by
Twenty Thousand Rebels
and Carried by Storm.
General Milroy Spikes His Guns. and
Cuts His Way through.
Pursuit Of the Union Forces
by Rebel Cavalry.
IL
The Union Loss Two Thousand
Killed, Wounded and Missing,
&C., &C., &c.
0 Aeprvoro- Iuca


WASHINGTON, June 10, 1855.
The following ocisl dsspatch from General Nlroy has
been rscsived:-
/ HARpns's FEaRy. June Is, 1883.
am In with the greater part Of my command.
The forncations at Winchester invested BY abou,
fifteen thousand rebels and twenty piscas Of arssry
Thcy carried my outer works BY storm O'Clock
sunday evening
Ispiksd oil my Sunday evening and left with
tho whole Of my command at one O'Clock on Monday
morning, bringing all the horses OF my artillery and wag
ons, but was interrupted by an overwhelming rebel
force with artillery, four miles this side Of Winchester on
the Martinsburg road and after desperate dght OF two
hours got through tuff
We were pursued by large cavalry force who picked
up number OF my weary boys.
think my loss will not exceed two thousand in killed
wounded and missing
No Attack on Harper's Ferry.
n WASHINGTON, June 10, 1888.
1t Is officially known here that up TO this hour the
rebels have NAde no attack upon Harper's Ferry.
The enemy Is in considerable force at charlcstown,
eight miles from Harper's Ferry.
AHairs Ina the Vicinity OF Harper's Ferry.
.t Mr.. y. @. CHAPMAN's LETTER.
r s,s HARPKR's FERRY, Va. June 1o--l2M
General E,oeu Xoring Upon Haypers Ferry, de-
wrote you Friday of the fact that General Milroy
at Winchester, had informed General Kelly that force
Of rebels were reported be moving down upon him
from the direction Iuray, but that he General Mroy)
did not credit the story. Blu, that there was
more truth in the report than Dame Rumor generally in
corporates into her flying tales and that tho reported
force real one under the lead OF General Ewe Of
which the squadron which made the descent upon Pooes
vile on Thursday part or parcel.
THE ATTACK UPON nERRyvuLx. aFl8
On saturday morning early firing heard in the
direction Of Winchester supposed that TO be the
location Of 81 but Il that such was not the fact
but that General Mcwams, at Berryville was the re
cpient OF timely visit from the rebels and IL was his
reception Of them which heard. How the aair went
is unknown but the result that forces fell back
upon Winchester leaving the rebels masters Of the situa
tion. The fight very brisk and severe one ~ is
said but what the rebels losses we're is un.
known. slat ftc-aJpr ~
rvEIl's roRcks MOVING IN luREr corrnss--nnRor
agr ATTACKED = luH. s
II sems that General Ewell divided his army corps up
into least three divisions for shortly after the firing
began be heard BerryvIe reports OF artillery we're
heard much loudly and distinctly which proved TO
have enanated from Winchester where General Milroy
vas attacked from tho. south by the main body under
Ewell Immediately after the iring commenced the tele
graph wires cut, and nothing further is known at
headquarters OF the matter General Miroy had under
his command only about thrce thousand men embracing
those Mt Berryvie and Bunker Hill tho last usmed being
II is said captured on Sunday afternoon .,r.
write the sbove from aud Information or refu
gees vouch the truth OF part t. except that
Of which have auriculr proof but more important
part Of the narrative can vouch for have ocular
proof Of Its correctness tt
THE pnaASp TUE suRRxSpHs EARTiSsnrRg pxyu,rp
Yesterday, at between three and four O'Clock 10 the
Afternoon, largo rebel force made s appearance al Mar
tnsburg, twenty miles west q here, and demanded or
General Tyler surrender Of the place. Forty ve minutes
we're given him TO the demand; ana n he was
averss 10 that time would be given him 70 remove the
women and children The General refused, aud light be-
gan but with what result 10 unknown = tslsxrapbIc
oommun caton destroyed early II the evening, su,
rprssums General Tyler would fall back upon this p,aos
Y hstly pressed.
Yesterday (ssn6ay) heavy csnnsnadlng vas heard 4.
shs dirsc>isa q Winchester snd prsuns the rsssis
lad rspswsl ths attack upon Mrcy r. hs ha 70 vsoass
Winshsssss hs yin have 70 20 toward Rcmnsy, y sbsrs
ere srssg bodies u rebel troops between him ssd M,
and The road vsst Of hsss 10 hsld By ths rsbs,s
IN ncrIno neG % r. nAxnRoRs AND ONO axusoAv
General Tyler 90 wind q Ne coming OF the rsbs lous
enough before their arrival 70 enahs him 70 ssad on All
the rolling stock Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ana
very large number of locomotives and cars have roma
Etrepcrt says all upon the road between Relay ous,
and yartnsburg. DO not ksow how l'ns we shall have