Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-06-18
THE EMMY IN MOTION
THE CAPTURE OF THE TOWN OF WINCHESTER
AND OF MARTINSBURG.

THE CAPTURE OF TIE TOWN OF WINCHESTER
AND OF MARTINSBURG.
RETREAT OF OUR FORCES TO HARPERs FERRY.
The following are the particulars of the move
ments of the Confederate army in the Valley OF
Virginia, and of its invasion Of Maryland and
Pennsylvania. They are compiled mainly from the
correspondence Of the Baltimore American.
BATTLE AT WINCHESTER
On Friday it was ascertaned that large body of Con-
federates moving up the Shenandoah valley the
Strasburg pike road and from other directions. Every
preparation made by Major Gen. Schenck to meet
them. Gen. Mlroys picksts, few miles r,m Winches-
ter encountered them Saturday morning and later in
the day general engagement took place between Gen
Mroys forces at and Winchester and the Confede
rates The latter repulsed n this engagement losing
number of prisoners. Their loss in killed and wounded
said to be From the prisoners taken it was
ssceraned that the force attacking Gen. Mroy Lieut.
Gen. Ewels corps varousy estimated at from ten eish
teen thousand Gen. Miroys command is estimated
at about ten thousand men.
THE FIGHT AT BERRYvILLE.
Confederate force Of considerable magnitude is in the
valley large body of them Saturday afternoon ap.
preached Berryvle, which held outpost Of Win
chester by Gen. McReynods His force numbered about
three thousand Berryville about half way be-
tween Smokers Gap and Winchester Longstreets rebel
corps said to have advanced this small command from
Smokers Gap and was held check for nearly SIX hours
on Saturday when they we're overwhelmed by superior
numbers and fell back Winchester The 9th Maryland
regiment and the st Maryland battery bore large share
of the heavy fighting at this point and suffered severely
Capt Alexander with his battery supported by the 6th
charge of the works. and repused the enemy
uta ha;r tbor ap1o
Gen. McKeynOdss troops had started for Winchester and
had made good their retreat when coming and the
rebels closing around them in force they compe
ed to abandon their guns and retreat The 9th Maryland
cut up and captured, but small number escaping, and
Capt Alexander and Lieut. Evans, of the artillery with
fifteen men, all Of his fine command who reached
Harper's Ferry. number of the missing taken
PRISONERS Gen Keny reports these commands as having
distinguished themselves beyond all praise They did not
yield until the enemy brought thirty pieces Of to
bear upon them.
EVACUATION OF WINCHESTER.
The main body of the enemy, under Gen. Ewel in per-
son, marched directly Winchester, with the view of
surrounding and besegng Gen. Mroys forces there The
main body is said to have numbered eighteen thousand
The whole rebel force engaged in the is thought
TO be about twenty fve thousand men, Gen Mlroy had
strongly fortified his position, and able to hold the
bells at bay during the whole of Saturday and Sunday Re-
ports say that in several attacks the works the rebels
were severely repused and lost heavily Finding that the
enemy heavily reinforcing and maDesting purpose
to thoroughly invest the place, Gen. Mlroy determined
whilst it was in bis to cut his way out and join the
forces at Harpers Ferry He prepared for the movement
during Sunday night and at three o'clock this morning
~ out the road toward Harpers Fer
ry The rebels seerned the movement and follow
ed. running fight enspsd all the way from Winchester
to within few miles of the Ferry So far the acs
known every attack of the rebels repulsed though
not without con'derabe loss on our part for which full
penalty exacted About the head OF the retreat
ing column reached Hatow three miles from the Ferry
and courers after announced that Gen Mroy had
brought nearly the whole of his force between nine and
ten thousand men, safely and that be saved nearly the
whole Of his guns and trains Those 10 the works which
could not be moved, were spiked -is
DESPATCH FROM GEN MILRoY.
An official despatch of Gen. Mlroy addressed to the
Government after he had reached Harpers Ferry says:
II am in with the greater part Of my command. The
Notifications at Winchester invested BY about fifteen
thousand rebels and twenty pieces Of artillery They car
red my outer works by storm at six o'clock on Sunday
evening spiked all my guns Sunday evening and left
with the whole of my command at one O'Clock Monday
morning. bringing all the horses of artillery and wagons
but intercepted by overwhelming force with art
ery, four miles this side of Winchester, the Martins
burg road and after desperate fight Of two hours got
through We were pursued BY large cavalry force, who
picked up numbers Of my weary boys think my loss
viii not exceed two thousand in killed. wounded, and
prisoners. - -
EVACUATION OF MARTINsBURG.
About four o'clock on Sunday afternoon force Of the
enemy estimated at from three to FIVE thousand men,
manded the surrender of Martnsburg then n command
Of Gen. Tyler The demand of the enemy having been
refused, fght ensued which Gen. Tyler sustained until
dark Sunday evening He then prepared to evacuate
the position which fact the Conederaes discovering they
attacked him 10 strong force and most sangunsry fight
kept up during Gen. Tyler movement to the Poto
river which he crossed at Shepherdstown and sub
sequenty moved to Harpers Ferry with his Forces and
assumed the chief command. His loss in killed |
wounded and missing is said to have been severe was
also that of COnfederates that be
away all hs cannon The Confederates at once took pos
session of Msrnsburg and the Immediately surrounding
country.