The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-20

OUR FORCES REPORT4D To BR
IN MARYLAND
KKPORskD CAfrURR or M,LsoY.

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OF our forces In Northern Virginia are Of the
most Interesting and encouraging character,
and II reliable transfer the scsns Of
military operations from the coil Of Vir.
ginia to tho easmy's own territory
There 10 nothing official a. to tho mose-
menss Of our army, but well attested re.
ports represent that q portion Of 1t crossed the
Potomac few days since, near Point Of Rocks,
aud At last accounts were in possession of
Mary land Hsiehts, overlooking the town of
harpef's Ferry, cutting of the escape of the
Federal garrison at that point The ssms re-
ports state thai brigade Of Confederate cav
airy had advanced as far as Hagerstowp, Md,
but five miles from the Pennsylvania line.
Whilst we cannot vouch for these rpnlors. wa
have faith In their accuracy in the main.
The news with reference to our victory at
Winchester, already published, il fully con
Hrmed, and there ID little reason to doubt that
:opr captures there are nearly equal to any
since tho commencement Of tho war. Ono
statement is, that Milroy, finding himsek una.
BILE to defend the town with success, evacuated
it ON Sunday night, taking with him the main
body OF his forces, leaving only a small force
to defend the works and retard the advance of
our columns, and attempted to escspe on the
Martinsburg road. This movement, however,
was anticipated by Gen. Eweit, apd the retrest
ofthe Yankees intercepted at some point be.
tween Martinsburg and Winchester, when
they surrendered without Offering battle
There is nothing Improbable il this statement,
though it does not exactly correspond with
onr previous accounts of the capture:
THERE'S yet nothing certain in regard to the
capture or escape Of the notorious Mliroy--.
Rumor has ii that Mrs. Ewell, wife of Gen.
Ewell, now in Charlottesville, received Let
ter from the General on Thursday statipg that
Miiroy had been captured near the Potomac
There may be soms truth in this rumor, but Of
course We have no means of verifying it.
There are other runlors numerous and inter
esiing, but we cannot decide upon their accu-
racy.
Ia addition to the above We have some facts
about the capture of Winchester
FROM OUR owN CORRESPONDENT
STAUEToN, Va, June lS
Several days ago could have written you
quite an Interesting Communication, had /
been willing to receive half the stories brought
to this place from the lower Valley. l pre-
ferred to wait for such details as could be re-
lied on. have this morniog conversed with
gentleman who was with the army during
the late important trabssciiopa, and who left
Winchester Tuesday morning, and will give
yoa a few items derived from him.
Our glorious Ewell--under whom served
during last years campaign, and for whom l
often felt jealous Though he never felt jealous
for himself has indeed caugh: ths mantle OF
the ascanded Jackson. Brilliantly has he re-
enacted the scenes of the spring of 'G2, on the
same theatre.
Having first occupied every road approach
ing Winchester, jackson like, he made roa,f
leaving the Valley turnpike near Kernstown
for Elk miles further on, bearing towards
The Martinsburg Fad. BY means of this
road, he led his army half around The town,
and attacked the enemy, who We're expecting
An attack from forces Oh the Martinsburg road,
on she flank aud rear. The surprise was com.
tack from the direction In which it came, that
they had placed there all The wagon trains.
which thus actually were between us and them.
1t seems that skirmishing all around was go.
ing on during Saturday, the enemy's pickets
retiring. 1t also continued Sunday, and Oh
that day Ewell, with great secresy and wish
Painfai toll, conducted his army over tha new
road, getting them into position about r. M,
when the eannOnade commenced 1t continued
for two and half hours during which the
Louisiana brigade galiantly charged, with
cheers, the enemy q outer Wcrks, and took pos
session Of them. Here darkness closed active
operations, but on Monday morning the enemy,
utterly disorganizei, evacuated the town, leav
leg horses, wagons, cOmmissary and medical
stores and artillery.
They seemed to have destroy ed nothing
Some three or four hundred wagons were Sc
cured; also, ssaty pieces Of cannon, and 500
horsss, among which large number We're un-
usually fine animals.
Three miles above the town brigade en-
masse was captured, principally, l believe, by
the immortal "StoneWali Brigade Besides
this, duriag to day large numbers of prisoners,
in squads, were being brought H.
Tns avenues of exit from the place were
stIewad with The knapsacks and clothing OF
the fngitivea
It was feared the brute Milroy had escaped,
but if 10, it was after the style in which his
master Lincoln entered Washington.
Our " hole loss in killed and wounded does
not exceed 2OO. OF course We lost mons III
prisoners The ensmy's loss in killed and
wounded was comparatively small, but we ap-
pear to have captured nearly the whole force,
amounting to 5000 or 1000. Probably &t
least as many muskets as prisoners were taken.
Is not all this noble achievement for our
manned Ewell3 Right glad am that he rides
as Of old.
From this place and from everywhere else
refugees from the lower Valley are tiocking
thither. Merchants and spectators, male and
female, jew and Gentle, are also crowding to
Winchester. Bat it will he no 20, as there arc
few if any goods there. isarn that the town
ID in filthy condition. As you know, q slaugh
ter house had been established in the centre Of
the place. The market and some Of the prin-
cipal buildings had been used as stables. The
) ankees had been the principal sufferers from
the ''chotted fever" though kind of typhoid
fever hsd prevailed among tho citizens.
was pleased 70 hear that the country this
side of Winchester is less desolated than last
year. Many ferces are up, enclosing luxuriapt
erase or corn or wheat The season there has
been better than in this region.
learn that on Tuesday morning our army
was three miles below Martinsturg ordered TO
march at /. O'Clock with three days rstfons.
MAssAKUTTEN.
NEW ORLEANS.
A young gentleman who passed through