Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-30

ansrd the long trains of their captured
55innder on its way tn Richmond. At Stras-
bnrg. II seems, they we're Joined by the re-
| infoTcenents that were sent to them by
Gen. Lee. The latter are those bodies Of
| troops that have heretofore mentioned as
having arrived at Warrenton and MANASSAS
function by railroad from Gordonsvilie.
PURSUIT OF The REBEL $ By rnE sixth cORPs.
The only organized or vigorous pursuit
of the rebels that has been made at all, was
| that made by the Sixth corps, under Gen.
| Wright, the facts concerning which have
derived from an officer of that corps. The
pursuit was vigorous and judiciously ex-
| ecuted as far as it was made. But the
i corps was recalled from the pursuit, and
ordered back to Washington at the very
moment that they had come upwith Early,
ard when In ten hours more they would
either have defeated him, or been them
selves defeated. YfH hH cd" 9H"ii"fl
-p.ds DETAILS OF THE PURSUIT. Iirl
Two divisions Of General Wright's corps
crossed the Potomac on the 10th instant,
above the mouth of Goose creek, aud were
Joined at Leesburg, on the 10th, by Gen.
] Ricketts, division of that corps, by General
Emory's division of the Nineteenth corps,
which was already at Leesbnrg, and by the
troops under General Crook, who bad come
from Harper's Ferry. On the 18th the
combined forces moved to Suckers gap,
with General Crook 10 the advance, Here,
for the first time, the enemy, or rather the
| euemy's rear guard, was encountered. But
| it was SO strong, and was posted in such an
advantageous position that General Crook
| was repuIsed with some loss when he at
tempted TO force the passage of the gap
and was obliged to fall back upon the main
L NU-ss, n,,tf Or
the whole of the rebel forces having crossed
the Shenandoah river at Barry's ferry, the
rebel rear-guard followed, and the WhOle of
the Union forces pushed through the gap,
advanced to the river, and attempted to
cross. .1ui4H las III ,irn-l 7HI hfiuti yHrH d
APPEARANCE Oh. TIE REBEL RoRcEs., G.
The rebel forces under EARLY Breckin-
ridge, and Ransom, were drawn up in line
of battle on the left bank of the stream,
presenting splendid appearance That,
was the true moment for ascertsining the
real strength of the rebel forces who had
besieged Washington-for, with the excep-
tion of camp guards and details for guard
ing wagon trains, they were all assembled
there. They were exactly the bodies of
troops described in my letter of July I6,
aud were now, about thirty. FIVE thousand
strong. The crossing of the river was ac-
tually effected by Gen. Ricketts' division,
late in the afternoon. But it was met on
the other side by the full strength of the
rebels, and obliged to recross to the right
bank, where our army bivouacked for the
night. On the 18th, aftera close recon
noissance of the enemy's position, General
Wright decided that it was too strong for
him to force, and issued orders for the
march of the army down the right bank of
the river, intending to cross near Charles
town. and hoping to be Joined there by
General Hunter and his troops from Har-
per's Ferry. s.- -a.5-t q. c.
BOTH ARMIES ORDERED TO RETIRE.
But on that afternoon courier arrived
at Gen. Early's headquarters, from Gen.
Lee, directing the former to fall back to
Strasburg, in order meet his reinforce
ments there. This order was obeyed by
Gen. Early in the course of the ensuing
night. Gen. Wright, therefore, on the 2Oth
crossed the river, and pursued Early as far
| as to Milwood. Here he was overtaken
by courier from the War Department,
directing him to bring the whole of the
Sixth corps and the troops of the Nine
teenth corps back to Washington imme-
diately, and to send Geo, Crook and his
| troops TO report to Gen. Hunter, at Hafper's
Ferry. The order was peremptory, and
an that General Wright could do was to
obey. If he had been allowed to continue
the pursuit ten hours longer he would
either have defeated Early and Breckin-
ridge or have been himself defeated. On the
2lst Gen. Wright's troops passed through
Lexington on their return; on the 22d they
recrossed the Potomac at the same point
where they had crossed just a week before,
and on the 23d they reached this city. Of
their movements during the last three days
it would be improper to speak now, but
they will soon be heard from So superb
a body of troops, and such splendid off.
GERS, wonld be an honor to any army in
the world. ~
QUA LOSSES IN THE BATTLE r5wScuEsr
1t was reported here yesterday, aud I
think telegraphed from here, that the union
forces that were defeated at Winchester on
the Path consisted, in part of Gen. Wrighrs
corps; but it will be seen from the above
relation that such was not the case. Our
forces at Winchester consisted of The troops
under General Crook, General AveriIt, Col.
Mulligan, and q part of General Hunters
troops from Harper's Ferry. Why they
were ordered to go to Winchester, alter the
experience of Gen. Wright as to the great
strength of the enemy il, that vicinity, is a
mystery which the Secretary of War alone
can solve. To the eyes of ordinary NOR
| tails, it would seem that they were sent
there on purpose to be defeated or captur.
ed. Few details of the battle at Winches.
ter on the oath, and none that are wholly
reliable, have reached here. There is no
confirmation, as yet, of the reported death
of General Averill, General Kelly, and Col.
Mulligan, although there is reason to fear
that It is too true. But it seems to be be.
yond all question that our loss in men and
officers, and 10 artillery also, was very
heavy. Two regiments of cavalry, aud
four batteries of light field pieces, are said
TO have been separated from the rest of the
army in the retreat from Winchester to
AartinsburgI aud TO have fallen into the
bands of the enemy. ''' o. t-s s"-f.,s- So
Orders FOB Oh, The He. EVACUATION OF FREDERICK
am as yet unable to speak positively as
70 the exact present strength of the rebel
afvancincy forFa reinfnrea6 mr. NJ tbo;, 4.