New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-17
Important from Winchester Gen. uisroy
ut Inrpsr's ferr,-A successt"i Re
treat.
In. Of IN. P.l,lme,. American.

/ been long talked ABOUT, j. DftoWiHs MI
fact ns Won already know. IL is difficult, In the
confu.on and excitement prevailing Lere, 70 GsceT-
tain the real fac T. or To- feari'e the true from the
,core Of iH-e and exaggerated reports lying about.
There il Do doubt, however, Of tho one great fact,
/ tin, a force II considerable magnitude under com
maud Of Gen. Ew,ll, If in the valley, and that the
Rebels have conducted the movement with their
usual celebrity aud tkill, aud are evidently deter.
mined upon bold movement.
EVACUATION OF WINCHESTER - SUCCESSFUL
RETREAT.
Tleir main force, under Cen Ewel in person
marched directly on Winchester, with The view ~
surrounding and besjoedng Gen. Milroy's forces
IS OOO Tho whole Rebel force engaged IN tic
movement is thought TO be about 25.OlO men. Gen.
Milroy had strongly fortified his po,iuop, ana war
allie 10 hold tho Rebels a. bay during tie whole OF
Saturday aud Sunday. REPORTS ray tnd' III reVera'
attacks ON tie works the Rebels Were severely re-
nnlSsd. and Lost heavily. Finding that the enemy
ere heavily reinforcing and manlfestng purpose
to thoroughly invest the place, Con Mi.roy deter
mined while u was in bis power 10 cut MS way on
and ION the forces at iIarpers Ferry. lhe move
uent wss successfully executed, but not without
considerable hard fighting, IN which our troops ac'
Quilted Themselves well.
Gen. Mihoy prepared for the movement curing
Sunday night, and at 3 o clock tins morning con-
menced to move out on the road toward Harpers
Ferry. The Rebels soon discerned ilc movement,
auJ followed A running fight ensnej all tho way
from Winchester 10 within few miles OF the Ferry.
~ far a. the fncts ere known, every attack Ci
tic Rebels wins repulsed, though not without con
sideraLle loss part, Tor when d inii pehaiS
was esnctel. The sound OF the artillery hIing oar
inc the morning gradually approaching liarpeTs
Ferry Indicated that Gen. Milroy was falling BACK
.ud an Intense interest WAS Of course excited
ALont noon the bead OF TIE retfeatlng COLUMN
reached Ilnltown, three milcs from the ferry' ana
couriers soon after announced that Zen Mllfo} hAd
brought nearly the whole Of his force, between
q OOO and 10, OOD msn, safely in and that lie saved
nearly the whole Of bis guns and trans. lh0se ~
The works which could not be moved were spiked.
A strong supporting force was thrown from mar
n.r's Ferry but Judging from the cessation of The
dripV. the Rebels apparently concluded that they
hal been foied, aud gave up the pursuit.
EVACUATION OF MARTINsBtRG.
The troops from Marinsburg, under General ~
Ter tog,,har with those from North Mountain, under
oriere from General Schenck. having sent OF oil
their stores on the trains, prepared 10 retreat on
JI,fper's Ferry on Saturday evening. EVeryth bB
b,iny removed, about seven o'clock III the evening
he took np hi. Iiue Of march, and had some silght
,krnlshing in which our troops behaved very well
Mailing of value was LETT behind, aud the whole
affair was managed well his troops reaching iiaf-
per's Ferry early on Sunday morning.
TIE FIGHT At BEERYtiLLE.
The frat approach OF the Rebels was on Merry
vile. which was held ar m outpost OF Winchester
Inv General McReynolds. historce numbered about
1000 men. including the Sixth Maryland Regiment,
ColoneI Horne. aud Captain Alexandria Fret
MARYLAND Battery. BeryyilIo IL about hall way
between Smokers Gap and WincheS'er' Long
treets Rebel Corps In said TO have advanced on ,s
small command from Smokers Gap, ana was heiu III
check for nearly six hours on Saturday, wheh tney
were overwhelmed by superior numbers, and ~
back on Winchester.
Tic 9Th Naryjspa Regiment aDd tie LII mary