The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-12

Gated where shot and she'll had done their work, and
some people whom mot t9s tales OF Breokinridgss
sneuvres before and aftsrhs sght and explained the
really gallant In VIII ch the young cadets boys Of
from sixteen sight>s years o) fought and charged
'ths Yankee lines and artillery" Judging from what
The citizens say,n " wonder General sIgel vas de-
tested. General ssscknrdse hnd engaged sx bEigades
Of Infantry, Isedens forces The cadets and other scat
terns making IN all . total Geld force OF
sf,ssp shoussnd On ths other band, General sG.
had in the ooly Ave thousand infantry and two thou
sad cavalry u which entire scres only thirty i've hun
drsd mer we're actually engaged during the fight
Hayns encountered serious opposition st or IN the
nsshborhoo6 Of Nswmsrkei we psssed forward 70
RsrTwosbrrE
On Tho way MP the epsmy undertook 70 bs somewhat
bold by making two attempts 81 skrmishing; but
our advance vas % steady and ssolid' n ihs rebels
bsst EFFORTS we're TO them ef no avail.
Ar sArnSeSsrsc. @&k
Attending the occupation os Harisonbirs there were
NO fighting operations o. renayfabse character In tho
place arrisonburg) found newspaper ofncs, which
had been hsssy evacuated by the editor and Dis s"dsv
apprentices wss the nearest approach 70 nos merely
zone horse, bu, hardly horss =, all, oo,csrn masi
nahs Among syme Of ,hs private pspers pckca up N
the otcs WAS one referring tAs subscrptIoa cf the
paper, beos Ths lnaueed an lnqulsiiivs genius 70
look Tor shs subscription book In question, and
on examining the privnts' accounsis was found thsa
oycr one bali shs subscribers in arrears for The
paper that but few q me advertisements had besu paid
for asd thai the proprietor editor or somebody else
about the eoncsru squared With many pasrenissrs
On ,he tHdsiscrle and the Ike. For the insertion Of
ane square advertisement cost from $40 10 $40, 90
oordns 10 the part Of the paper In which appeared.
Letters private rars were found loOes In different
places throughout ihe town, and they ps,rly showed
how diincu the tradesmsn and merchants found II 10
continue business Many of these letter showed, too.
how little faith they placed in expecteda iurs value oi
tbs rebel srcakting medium. known ssssrsr
There arc o;eraoy good hotel accommodations nj Har
sisonburg besdss much 70 interest stranger who desires
70 oroxe The pesuliAes Of The residents, their modes
Of living and The chArsossr u their dwellings.
rxr rsaAcmxsr-nosnso scurr oaAwp m AND ron,
pErrBIdc-
On leaving HarrsoDburs our column was divided into
tive taking the direct road saunon and sbe
other bearing toward Port Republic II design
10 deens.rass against shs snemys right, whils ~ We
Afterwards discovered, the enemy had conceived The
notion Of attempting 70 turn ie which, ~ natural
consequence brought an engagement a and In the
nsshborbood OF Port Republic place somewhat famous
20 Union commanders In Virginia, who have always
experienced more less diouay In approaching or re-
creating from, msn@uvring around tps point. n win
be seen that POr, Republic 10 situated ooths line MD
do river body OF water snptying into the Shenandoah
river Before lbs place there Ia considerable width 70
the river besides Islands of various sxss PORT Republic
n well situated for defence ~ n protected % one side
By soush river, which smptes sto Middle river, and on
che cthcr BY the river q the latter nams About The
same time The len column demonstrating against the
sbs position - Port Republic shc column 70 the right.
ths aSscsSon Of Mount Crawford got Into an engage
sSI ~ North river. An the sound d both right
and St was maSo evident 70 cur hearing. We kssw the
rebsls nsA' al hand. while ws were moving ~ the
valley the onNny made preparation 10 make STAND Al
tho points pams and 70 that end brought down from
stanton soms os o miis forces. with all ,hs regularly