Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-07-03
From the Sentinel.
InIBODEN'S COMMAND.
Capture Of Cattle and Horses Great de-
truction Of Railyoad Bridges, Sc.
DLooMERY FURNACE,

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Hampshire county, June 81, '63.
This command rests for an hour CT s.
here. We have been cut off from South
ern papers for week or two, and canno
give the connection between our move
ments and those of Gen Ewell Gen I'M
boden, who commands this brigade, ha
operated as a tanker" to Ewell. On thu
9th he crossed the Shenandoah mountains
to Mooreield, in Hardy county; sent bacl
fine drove Of cattle; pushed on to Rom
ney, the Federals. 1,500 in numbers re
treating to New Creek, depot on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. Onward he
pressed to Spring feld-the enemy Their,
also falling back to their strong position a
New Creek
He commenced threatening New Creek
the enemy being A 600 strong, and mean
time sent regiment Of cavalry around
them and captured Cumberland, Maryland
one mile and half from Pennsylvania line
We were the first Rebs in Cumberland
since the war. 1t is beautiful city, con
tanning sixteen thousand inhabitants. 81
completely had the enemy been deceived b.
the felnt on New Greek, that Cumberland
surrendered without much resistance
Some ammunition and quarternaster store!
were found. but their destruction woult
have laid the place in ashes. The regimen
turned its attention to the fine bridges
these were utterly demolished, the wooder
onos burned, the splendid iron ones knocked
in fragments oy rife cannon. The depots
were turned into smoking ruins. The ca
nal was put through" generally.
The people in Cumberland say the rail
road never would he rebuilt durin Thu
war. Jackson destroyed it considerably
but now it lies dism antled. or will soor
from Cumberland to Harpcr's Ferry. The
fct cattle, horses and sheep, blocked The
road, believing and blating-and such cat
tie
The country was in perfect panic when
they heard of the coming Of rTmboden, the
Guerilla " as they call him. Five thou
sand Pennsylvania 'Melish' advanced to
meet him on the National road He let
the ''Melish' stand and wait for his COM
ing, while a squadron of cavalry Went
around them aud gathered the Gne horses
they had left at home
must close. Though rainy, cold
Sunday morning, the command is ordered
to assemble for service before they s.saddle
up" The Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Lafferty. is
treated with marked re spect. and the Guer-
rilla Chief is present at every opportunity
The bugle sounds. Adieu.
The Washing ton correspondent of the N.
York Tribune writes
s'sChief Engineer Wood, United States
Navy, now on duty in connection with iron
clad vessels, has made proposition to til e
Secretary Of the Navy to the following eff
feet, viz: He offers to take a Monitor ur
the harbor Of Charleston. removing on his
way any distractions that may impede the
progress of ships. Or, it the Department
only desires the destruction of Fort Sumter,
he will accomplish that" A State Senator
of California, who enjoys to large degree
the confidence Of Engineers, also offers te
accompany Mr.. Wood on the important ex
petition named T understand that the
President and Secretary Welles look to the
proposition with favor, but the action Of the
Government is, of course, notknown."
The Mr. Wood spoken Of in the extract
from the Tribune is " ". " Wood, borr
and raised in Wake county, few miles
North of Raleigh He has eyer been re-
garded as one of the best engineers in the
old navy, and we had supposed had resign
ed when the war first broke out, and gone
to Europe, and we regret exceedingly tt
Learn tits not so.--N c. paper.