Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-06-22
THE WAR In VIRGINIA.
Glorious from the Valley.

- uISp2tCQ QaLeQ the 1Oku v IuC pOChIuSnaIn
Register, to the agent of the Associated Press, says:
Ewell attacked the enemy at Winchester, on Sat-
urday, fought them Sunday, renewed the attack yes
terday morning a. o0ack. After a struggle of one
hour, the y2nke ffa< H1R lowersd and our victorious
veterans took posssSSoa2 when the command of Mil.
roy surrounded, six or seven thousand strong, togeth-
er with all his stores, &c, embracing several hundred
horses, wagons, equipments, artillery and teams.
Our loss in killed wounded and missing does not
exceed one hundred. No officers killed on our side.
Milroy endeavored to escape, but It is rumored he
has since been captured.
Passengers by the Central train from the Valley of
Virginia, confirm this news, but they also report that
Milroy effected his escape, with an escort of cavalry.
The Richmond Examiner contains the following particulars
OF the tight at Winchester, derived from 3 gentlemas from that
General Ewell surrounded Winchester on Saturday evening,
UhsS shsre ensaed some skirmishing and driving in Of pckets.
der ofthe town. Mlroy replied that he would not surrender, and
fire II every ho "a a1 in a town, G : n a%el h0 ssnt hlm 2 v PDnt s6at he he
GGred he would a give RG ne q 9 I Sau and n 4 : e = SH YanR ponf e e sas
tuseq; sosa stter tns parleys at q given signal, the assault
speedily carried, ad in 1--WE hours the Yankees capitaaia.ed~-
Martnsbprg, leaving Cen. Early to take care Of the prisoners,
that Nnroy, with Six hundred cavalrr. had whilst fg6ting was
going on cat through weak point in our lines, ana made his
destroy their stores. We took between six and eight thousand
When our informant left Winchester it was reported that
Gen. Ewell haa crossed the Potomac at Winiamsport. and
marching down the north bank, taken possession q the Mary:
S DUR forces resd had sSdm apRPF 5s9Shstos and occupied e the latter place BY the
also captured immense stores, much of which had recently
been sent ff:m WipchssseI y MilrS9y: It was also said that
= Of two thousand men on their way to Miroy from Harper Fer
It is thought very doubtful whether Milroy. win be able to
H ta the g P@to mas IS swarn nj the Win Who o.. Country n +. from Winchsstsr
alagge force of cavalry, is lowering along the border.
The Yankees have gone from the vicinity of Fred
erlcksburg and all is again quiet there, as will be seen
from the following letter in the Wing:
q FREDERIOKsBURG, June 15.-As vas anticipated
. ffrem the indications throughout the day yesterday,
the Yankees have entirely evacuated their position on
the Stafford side of the river. A fe# cavalry pickets
Q could be seen about Falmouth early this morning,
but these have disappeared, and not a living Yankee
is to be seen, and not 3 vegt;ge of them remains, ssye
a deserted tent here apG there, and the smoke from
, sraouldering fires.
!; 1t is unknown in what direction they have gone,
IS but the probability sttey are moving up the river to
$ o-a aaa Ia1a a .aHSf 5reIaei@s j. ins
loTmauon from northern papers, Hacker had not
: abandoned his old headquarters on the 7th.
{: In their hasty retreat from their position at the
Bernard House." Saturday night, the enemy left
= four OF their p%ontoon boats, and . considerable guam.
tity of " ~plurider." Their Notifications and intrench-
ments are admirably constructed fer defence and pro-
to lection, and are models of the kind. They had thrown
" up two lines and had partially completed a third.
Our gallant soldiers who remained IN line of battle
exposed to the fierce rays of the blazing sun for over
a week, restless and almost frantic at the DELAY. deem
ly regret that the enemy did not give them . third
st opportunity to crown our arms once more with VIC
tory on tnlS line. $751;
q THE FIGHT IN cULPEPER.
The more we hear of the late fight in Cu1peper tho
ne better does it appear for our side. The Wh;r saws .
I'd DR. Ellison, the Surgeonin-chief of Stuart's Cayal-
ry, reports, from official returns, the following casu-
81 alties in the late cavalry engagement in Culpeper
ct Killed, 80; wounded $50; missing, 1853. Total. 4s3.
On the other hand, over four hundred prisoners
captured by us have been received in this CITY. As
to their losses in other ways, We can only infer them
from such expression as these, in their accounts OF
lie the battle; The 9Th Pa. lost heavily; Col WIND.
60 hams brigade suffered severely; { the brigade ofreg,
ulars lost,in killed and wounded twenty one out OF
D. ninety officers present. Gen. Buford's whole force
its was mach cut up &c. On the 10th, a train is men.
lal toned as arriving at Alexandra, with 1 re- wounded
and on the night of tie.same day another arrival O
"about 70, fifteen Of til EN- rebels" is mentioned.
w. From data such as these there is no difficulty il
determining that the Yankee loss very largely cxce.d
ed ours. When in addition, it is remembered tina
r we drove them back across the river, the man mus
be hard to satisfy who does not accept the days worl
~ as q victory. .' :.
Ii as IS sald, our men were surprised, it may result
Ter that such a lesson, just on the eve of setting out O,
such an enterprise as we believe orr forces are nov
engaged In, was not without it's use. We shall b
a surprised if the gallant Stuart does not, before man
he days, make the enemy repent soreLy the teurerity tina
- led them to undertake SO bold and insulting a feat.
" THE YANDALs on JAMES RIVER.
The Express OF Thursday says:
anu The Yankee Ieet consisting Of two iron-clad Mon
itors, five wooden gun GOATS, and four tr.nsnort
made their anuea rance in ,Iannec r;x.r obo,4 ~ -