Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-15

Ragement was occupied With feelings more
of interest than excitement. The ground
on which the fight came of did not pre-
sent any peculiar features to remind one
of the contest. A dozen or SO graves in
dicAted where were hastily buried some
of our own or the eaemy's dead. A few
trees with shattered limbs Indicate where
shot and shell had done their work, and
some people whom We met told tales of
Breckinridge's mansuVres before and after
the 6ght, and explained the really gallant
manner inwhich the young cadsts boys of
from sixteen.t to eighteen years oldl fought
and charged "ths YRnkes-lines and artil-
lery." Judging from what the citizens
say, it is no wonder General SigeI was de.
feated. Gen. Breckenridge bad engaged
six brigades of infantry, -ImbodepIs forces,
the cadets and other scattering commands
l-mAking In all q total fitld fnFegor nftten'
lin.l lanad mem i5ou the. other hAndGGen.l
SIgel had in the field only ave thousand
infantry and two thousand cavalry Of
which entire force only thirty-fve hundred
men were actually engaged during the
fght.
Having encountered no serious opposi-
ton at or in the neighborhood Of NemwAr-
ket, we pressed forward 10 Harrisonburg.
On the way mp the enemy undertook to
be somewhat bold, by making one or two
attempts at skirmishing; but our advance
was SO steady and "solid" that the rebels
best efforts were to them OF no avail.
AT HARRIsoRBwG.
Attending the occupation of Harrison
burg there were no fighting operations of
a remarkable character. In the place
| (Harrisonburg) we found a newspaper
Office, which had been hastily evacuated
by the editor and his "deHl" apprentices.
II was the nearest approach to not merely
zone horse" but hardly a horse at ali,
concern imaginable. Amtug some Of the
private papers picked up 10 the Office was
one referring to the subscription flor the
paper) book. This induced an iuquisitiye
genius to look for the subscription book in
question, and on examining the "privAte"
account 1t was found that over ore half Of
the subscribers were in arrears for the pa.
per, that few of the Advertisements had
been paid for, and that the proprietor or
editor, or somebody else about the concern,
had squared up with mapy ptronizers on
the, trade principles and the like. For
the insertion of one square advertisement
it cost from $40 to $40, according to the
part of the paper in which it sppeared.-
Letters and private papers we're found loose
in different places throughout the town,
and they plainly showed hDv difficult the
tradesmen and merchants ionnd it to con-
tinue business. Many OF these letters
showed, too, how little faith they placed
10 an expected future Valls of the rebel
circulating medium, knows as script.
There are tolerably good hotel accom-
4 ImOdations at HarrisonburR besides much
TO interest 4 stranger who desires to criti.
-aisa tha peenliArities Of the reSidsnts, their
i modes Of living aud the chAfhster OF their
dWSlll6gs. ses7.
EEH1 HHsGdBnRiT-T1GHFISG AT MOUNT
oRAwFoRDSAND PoRS REIUBEC. S,---
On leaving HarrisOnburg lur column
| was divided into two parts-oue. taking
the direct road to StaunIon, and the 9th.
er bearing toward Port Republic. Il was
our design to demonstrate against the en-
emy's right, while, as we afterwards dis.
covered, the enemy had conceived the no.
tion ofattempting to turn our left, which,
as a natural consequence, brought on an
engagement at and in the neigbborhood of
Port Republic, place some shat famous
to Union commanders in Virginia, who
have always experienced more or less diff
6culty 10 approaching OF retrsatiug from,
or manouvreiug around this point. 1t will
be seen that Port Republic is situated on
theline of Middle river, body Of water
emptyinR into the Shenandoah river. Be-
fore the place there is considerable width
to the river, besides islands of various
sizes. Port Republic is well situated for
defence, as it is protected on one side by
South river, which. empties into Middle
river, and on the other by the riVer!of the
latter name. About the same time the
left column was demonstrating against the
rebel position at Port Republic, the col
umn to the right, in the direction of Mount
Crawford, got into an engagement at
North river. AS the sound of cannon both
right and left was made evident to our
hearing, we knew the plan was working
we'll end the work Of defeating the rebels
near at hand. While we were moving up
the valley the enemy made preparations to
make a stand at the points named. and to
that eud brought down from Stauntou
some of the militia forces, with all the
regularly enlisted rebels that could be
mustered for the occasion. The left of
the rebel line was entrusted 70 the COM
maud of General Jones, and the right to
Imboden, 80 famous for partisan warfare
and petty raids. %.
Our advance on the rebel position was
conducted with much gallsntry. Both men
and officers of the three branches of the
service behaved admirably. Liue after
, line of Infantry was advance steadily aud
, to the purpose. All this time the rebels
kept pouring in Arapid Gre from field ore
nance :aud musketry. Many of those who
fought against US were mere boys, who had
} broken through the crust of q military
education at some one of the various mill
tary institutes of Virginia. And here they
3 were-boys who had but attempted to
3 learn the art of wsr-being, not drilled in
a comfortably fitted up, well aired school,
room, but practised iu the face Ofau enemy,
t an opposing army, and engaged in the full
t glory of actual warfare. In return for the
!. hot fire which the enemy opened from his
8 artillery, directed against our right, We
j. returned a similar compliment that had 6
: very: good effect for the interests of oul
J, side. 1t made the rebels more than ouct
. ninn unr nnh m hnnht they unnIh hnr,