New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-04

dorsd Gn co1sred s r.formson aud back the
ensSy had His field for operations during The en-
but was poysd ia sapporng the hoIss arey
b,ice, III ihe eestet aud Va dItns up "fss''e''
The uuder M1r Mys rendered dnlos ~, ,hs
s Astiet. a, 81 scum MO- n .srycs
odoea by s .rvce oher h-ds e',ewhere tnn
corr. has g,pt easd lie tile TO an independent ana ioi
Ths S1.a deyoyns upon 'taG dn,iaG tho seiion were
important sgiths pe,fomsasea 81 ,9s a a Of tic
I nn !. s.,m @t ,heir isdivdssl services.
Vh tts day osed this asmois9l. battle ~ wbc pe,,
W. I.,iIv Two hundred tboussnd men were for oute.n
ar. prsg-d IN combat We lad attscksd ,he ensny 10
poslion. dyen them on hs, re I 1ag sa dsar.sn Of
tsyerses wo had achieved victory over an ad,er-
with tho prestige Of farmer saccesses aud in
sAS lin r-oert triumph Our forces slept that night con
onerors on Geid by their raiSI anu '''0iou WV" S
eesa ano bowsver pIe.enlrd serious Questions; morning
bouoht with grave reap0bsbiies no reoe" VIE e'ssA
a an tus 18Th or to defer win tho chance Of tho epe
,eliremsat asr day u suspense were the quest rs
hrf,e mo careful and anxious survey OF tho eoadtion Of
my command and y ano~ast o. ms
- succss, AZ rouswod tho attack without 1eeai1iebg
coumnL Wow Of he shattered 'ta'e Of some Of ire eyP'
aud n tba my duty the army aad the colnry forbade
tne ri.Is involved iu hsiy movement which might result ~
I'M, los, of VII had been gained tue previous dad imleIsd
by this asased the arrival OF my r7sooiee
uens atGI sdvntsse Of the occasion 70 collect os.nel Tue
on fhr Coucus DIVISION although marching
win Ispidy, wa, not IN position uaiI as
hour i the lornns AID humphreys division oil troops
tsprd yih forced uaehe, Striving Throughout, the
dsy bnt were not available until near Ito close Lsrfe 70
enocemsns from PennsyysuiA when were eApse'eu aHs
Duhns ia. Ish orders rivon for ,snsw.l Of the At
nemy alter having been psslins troops al tue of part Of
the day from .be virginia shore 80 tneir Is'ioa peHiui
Sasrpsoo a. seen Sy our III noysms1t bsy e.scu,od
bsiots d. Wight Being but short distance from ne ve
the eyacustlon presented but little dfseui'y ~s' how
wa, nod, scrO. tho river tho evening
Of The 1852 which resulted in s,eeFtsiuns ths near presence
~ de- enev in some force and In cspt9ns fI guns
A second Reconnaissance, the nett morning. which, VIII
IL, G:.t made by small ossehueh1 rom fotior'
ofp resulted IL observing heavy 4,ec o. Tue e.n 'eeIe
The detschm-nt withdrew with slight ios 'usmit mere
with list Of tho killed ~Sande5 ~. a ; s n .ne
los. i, believed bes! sources Of ini0f@son to be
nearly y hou.snS Tier dead Ts1 1G s.s s, on ne
Whs it flsss pleasure To speak o. toe CALAMITY and DO
vsoa Of officers and nsn, generally dsp'y.s .h,Snso ,ni
men sluited their pisces IN the ranks unli .ne os'e
DEATH on she apo. p. d Re ,.s 1 GI ~
be ,en thened with al the power Of sae o0'onsAs 70
s earl, and dis,racefuI susuaer Of Harpes Ferry Do
privel INV operations Of results hich would have Joined
brilliant .squenes TO The inoanu,, ana sJs'uyn. susse',
Mould In all probability have captuea th.t Pnt we
snemy force Gagged in the sisoH on VOC ana sn,s
have been drawn reeaorcs on the DAY oil the dsens
o.,,lseeItainJ on the m0tnies o. The lSh woaa tu'
have been position 10 have ds,eysd the Rebel srny
Under tho ecn,.ncs had the be.eIss force on the
at aYpsps Very not
"a forty thousAnd irGi Don 10 oorounsT
Al and have captured or Destroyed Al opposed
70 ua As IL vas had to eng,se "a .fny ire'h from recent
and 10 them great victory af 30 reap tho disad'snsso, Of
bsi being fsoshy and beautifully supplied vita sumuHision
aod suppl!sA "a, ., ----,- = 4
uuulsd az a. iolow.. IN the tegnDIs OF the month Of
the Of the national capital was seTiov'y en-
BIZ the presence Of tctofious enemy who 5000
.,f crossed mo Maryland aud thea directly ahr.stsnod
W,.hluzton aai B1isrs while tGsy she sob o.
oy stse and thrstto ed Invasion Of FsunsJT.niL Tss
army tbs Union. inferior ia Members ws.nd by long
chez. s.nSu Yss worn out ~ nesfeGs
Dsi es the Of ~hch had NOS been 'neoos.iu bret
eoyeIsd by its movement the important ces OF aahus
nt,n aud Baltimore boldly a,4eked Tie vieofiogs
In their sf0UT pstign aud drove them bsel
with al ,5sir superiority OF pumueTs into the Stat. Of w
gl thus sayin< Sisss lson nvuSn, and TSdsy
ds.nx tins Rebel dTesaas Of osrpsE tho VA inle oui
county aad suhssuk upon our Ie.eafees Ihrtssn gans
thar - 90 stand u ,as arms. and Dois
90 pOnrfl were hs trophies WHICH sstst Tie sue
Cess OF
K,pd.ng thants 10 rvips rrovdsnes for h blsag upon
close ths brief Iro beg ouy 70 aid the
hope that she arys efforts hs osuse IN which
asd will be d-.ed worthy 10 the sdAon Of
| The Goy.rnmout sHd the county.
| 1. a., very Ie.yeeuuly your obecens .ervui'
GEO. II. MCCLELLAN,
| MAJOR 0si,srsl u s. Army.
Bis.Gen H. THOMAS, Aiia.In, GeasrA U D. Army.