Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-23
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nla ls tnouSat 10 Go tha tapping OF tho grcat
Central Railroad, running from Harrisburg
to Lancaster.
Tho refugees represent that the robsl at
tsck at Martinsburg mas by force cf four
thousand mounted 1in.men-s detachment
from the main body Of ths rebel cavalry,
which numbers from twelve to fifteen thou
sand.
Gen. Milroy he'd this force at bay with but
i've hundred men until the government stores
aud wagons, which were tho main object Of
the attack, could be got heavily loaded. They
succeeded in escaping ali pursuit, and are safe
II camp hore. The drivers a!e nearly jsdsd
on..
HAERsauRG, June 1.-THE sspec! Of aG.ira,
so fas 60 csa bo judged by the reports from
the border. seens to DO this
The rebel force occupy H,gerstcwn und
such other points rs lerve them FREQ tc opo-
ssts eitEe' against Harrisburg OF Baltimore.
Apprehensions are entertained by the pso
ple of Altona and other points on the line Of
tho Pennsylvania Railroad, that the rebsls
will strike Tor the West, and then 80 back to
thoir own sell BY wsy Of Pittburg and
Wheeling.
le.l:Ahe far.ifca.ioas constructed. on the hills
opposite Harrisburg are considered sufficient
pro:ecsion fer The city, and m tlsnsive move
meat On cur part is aot unlikely.
The psoic is over here, and the people s.e
disposed to underrste the danger of the line
of tho Shenandoah becoming the ss.t Of war,
tsouga .us'e is high suthorisy for stating thst
such An attempt nsy 30 made by Gen. Lee.
|. FROM vIcKsBUAG
The Herald" reports the siegs of Vicks
burg as progressing favorably. The l.tess
news from that poiut is to the l2.h:
CH;cKisiw BAYOU, Jano@l0-Nous from
tae front represent that our Eeige works $40
te!Dg pushed clcsS TO tho rebel lines in Eovsr-
Il places. A coli5i>n is considered imminent
TIE army is in better spirits than st any pre-
vlous :ime. The rebels have m;ds their ap.
pes7aucs within four miles.
HAIars' BLrrF, June 12- mo general at-
tack from General Johnston is expected for
somo dsys. Firing is continued upon Vicks-
burg from sll sides. There are no iur.her
demonstrators on the Louisiana side.
HEADQUARTERS, WALNUT HILLS
VcAsburg, Juns l2-Eyenicg.
Tho best Information credits G.pe,a! LoYicg
at jackson with 1000 yehsls. Gene al Wal
ker st Yazoo Oi,y With 5000, and Go ersl
Johnston st C.nton With $4,000 These vii.
bs rlasacd to attack Gen. Grant's rest; but
! hs holds 81! the fo,ds on the Black River,
hich must Do crossed by Generals Johnston
and Loring.
Rebel cavalry are contiunsly scouting out
side of Gen. Grants lines.
Much sickness is eaid to prevail in V:cks-
burg, end tho citizens desire its capitulaticn,
which Gen. Pembersoa absolutely efuscs.
TIE CAPTURE or WINCHESTER.
A Washington despatch, dsted Juno l5.h
/ says:
The following is supposed to be the present
rebel military situation on information derived
from very responsible sources:
As long ago as one week Sunday and Mon
day last, Generals Longstrest anu Ewell pass
cd through Culpepsr aud headed toward the
Shensnd7ah valley, marching by two different
| ,outse. The dispatches in the morning papers
speak only Of Ewell IS corps, estimated at from
i ten 70 eighteen thousand men, as having msdo
thei- appearance in front Of Miro. Loog-
streets coros ls. also to be taken into account
IS increasing tho Confederate force thsrt; and
while E1ell was engaging Milroy at Winches-
| ter, Longstyeet was laoylpg across Winchester
| and the Potomac Railroad toward Martins
burg.
Ga Saturday morning General Mercy
nolds YVES stacked at Borryyillc, twelve
miles east of Winchester, on the Washington
and Winchester turnpike, by an overpower-
ing force of the enemy, undsr Gen. Ttimble,
and fell back to Winchester after 3 fierce
combas Ga the same day, snd aNout the
Sans time, Winchester WAS attacked on the
south side by Ewell, and Miiroy on that day
repulssd Ewell sharply. lie was also attsck-
cd on yesterday aud rad fallen back to usr.
Per's Ferry.
A force of the enemy, spp.rcntly the same
thsl moved On Bsrryvlle, advanced to Mar-
,insburg, and at 1 P. Il yesterday, dem.nd-
cd tho surrender Of that place, giving half an
hour for The women and children to leave
town. General Tyls. refused to surrender
AID an srtillerv fight followed. I: is evil
dent, however, that the Confedsratos have re-
ccived sufti eient check in their advance to
give us an opportunity Of heading theD, otf
| IN thel: forward movement Of invasion, and
OF ,n.sicepiing thcir retrest.
The Hsrper's Ferry correspondent of the
Baltimore "Ame7icss," writing on the l4:h,
ssyp, in relation to the escape of Miiroy:
Gen. Milroy prepared fer tho movement
during Sunday night, and at three &C eek
this morning commenced to move out on the
road toward Hsrper's Ferry. The rSbels
| snou tiiscerned the movement aud followed.
A running fight eDsued ell the way from Win
chester to witkin q fow miles of tao Ferry
80 far ns the fsc!s are new known, every st
tack Ct tie rebels was repulstd, though not
without considsral 10 loss on our part, for
which iu penalty wss ex,ctod. The sound
Of the artil cry htipg duling the morning
IL l1p cn;on H.ypar'I ;,,G,
| Gated that Gel. Milfoy WAS falling back, and
an intense lnteres. was of course excited.
Abcu! noon the head of the ratrsstiDg col
umu reached Hslltown, three miles fiom the
Ferry, and cou1iers soon atIer announced thst
Gen. Milroy had brought nearly the whole of
his force between nine end ten thousand men,
safely in, and that he saved nearly the
whole Of his guns and trains. Those in the
works which could not be moved were
spiked. A strong supporting force was tbrown
from Harper's Ferry; but, jud ing from the
cessation Of tho, Fl ring, tho rebels spparontly
concluded that they had been foilsd and gave
up the pursuit.
EVACUATION OF MARTIsSBUiG.
The troops from Marlins6urg, under Gen.
Tyler, together with thoss from North Noun
tain, under orders from General Schenck,
having sont # sll their stores on the trains,
prepared to retreat on Ha.per's Ferry on
Saturday evoning. Everything being re-
moved, about soven o'clock in the evening he
took up his lins of -1nsrch, and had some
slight skirmishiDg, in which our troops be
hsved very we'll. Nothing of value was left
behind, and the whole affair was managed
we'll, his troops rescbing HArpsr's Ferry ear
ly on Sunday morning.
THE FIGHT At BsEgYviLLe.
The first approach Of the rebels was on
Bsrryville, which was held as an outpost Of
Winchester by General McReynolda. His
force numbered about three thousand men,
including the Sixth Maryland regiment, Col.
Horne, and Captain Aloxauder's First Mary