The New York herald., 1864-09-01
S e e R I ID e. ~ i.
MFR. Theo. G. wilson's Dispatches.

MFR. Theo. G. Wilson'S Dispatches.
MARuSsnuRc, August 30, 1894
Once moro we have advanced to find the enemy pur.
suing the usual tonor OF his way upward and onward,
towards safe retre in the upper part Of the valley
Like faithful followers have bccn for some time
past we are again in hi wake. vcwiog tho o.
his late ard the farms that he has robbed of thor
accumulated riches In grains and other crops.
1HE ENEMY-oUR ADVANCE.
II was on Thursday evening lust as the lined in
the west that became evident intent!oa tho
part OF the enemy again the river. On Friday
mcrning following General Averili broke a. tair
lay Maryland, and marched TO rerfore the First vr
gna cavalry Of lis division, then engaged with the
my wilamspor IDthc early par: OF tho morning Of
ths day the enemy made his appearance at several
points the sou,h bank OF tne Potomac aud engaged
pleisets T2hugh Lee went T., " Wismsport, limbo.
den to hcCoys ferry some distance abovel aud the
| rebel infantry column toward sncpherds,owu.
wuIiANsrohT.
On arriving opposite wiamspori, Fitzhugh Ice made
bold dasa encountered a portion OF the
First virginia cavalry, aud forced 10 fail back
tho hils. His artillery then brought up and planted
10 tho iording aud possible drive OF our
Without giving warning of bis intention without SO
much giving time TO ito Union commander 10 got the
children out o! town and out OF range OF
tie snclstit1hugh Leo opened fire from his artillery
Whe the guus la action the enemy made several
attempts u cross bot sienaiy failed OF Hhnc his
purpose she. after shell whiEgog he
river, some 81 them tearing through the houses OF the
town, causing inany escapes from injury, but
rtuuntcy wiG few casuses oLe shell passed through
three lick waits, aud burst ia q place where lady,
with her yolIg children had taken refuge from the
danger suddenly ana unexpectedly surrounding them.
The firing frcn our site did considerable injury,
learn for certainty that general officer
whose uamc carno, learn, was killed. wrlting this
subject rem,Uds that there reports from several
sources that the rsbel Gcnera Mudwa Jackson badly
wounded McCaGsand killed, and Vaughan absent from
his conmaud il consequence OF having broken hs leg by
his hUrte against irea
ATTEMPTS 10 CROSS THE roToMAc DrFrAIKD.
AZ you have already learned 10 orie dispatches every
attempt OF the enemy prcven cd by the
bravery and galcntry of Aserhis uiccs Finding his
day towards BGakcr lin and Winchester, and this too,
in O somewhat hasty manner In retiring the enemy
took with bir, through Meriinsburg, an ambulance well
guarded contuing body OF the killed general otcer
Averi's success cs a, nsm No. a. wnliamspcrt and 40
Coy .erry has prevented the enemy from making, At
least lor the tre being his great raid iuo southern
20 m aaa sss usn Some P''S1s
not yet shown hts hand AZ far as this
great o. "a. RAID eoncsrned and that Tue
.,'empng TO ca ,aro portion Of General Toroerts ca.
| Iorberts recout cavalry noy ement.
| Further ADVANCE.
On Learning TIA, the enemy had retired from & tho
one moving across the river by the ford At Williams
por and the other BY the ford near snsphcrds,own
who crossed Of the latter place The crossings were
| made on Sunday mornna 10 moving forward, on sun.
day General Averills column had two sxirmshes
with tho outpos.s ~ yaugbans brigade Last night at
| sundown General wilson, with his column,
Kearneysviiie, the line Of the railroad. During tho
I day Wilson had skirmsh but no hosvy cngagemsnt
| sKIRasHNG.
This morning the advance continued by Averill's
column from tho neighborhood OF hartnsburg. Early
In the morning tire rebels found woods,
mie from Iny Spring They showed rather strong skir
mish line Captain 3 n Howe, with Q detachment OF
the Flrst Virginia cavsry engsRsd them fon,ngly Al
nrst, In order TO make them deve,op their strength
| NorE wAVspE.
General Early had his headquarters al smith.
neid Saturday night last
| General Ttzhush Lee. whom hs advanced TO attack
General Averi on Friday last Ind with him four thou
sand men and ten psccs of artillery. His men wers>we
dressed aud ccau looking their horses 10 good condition
and vol shod. Many Of his had extra brides and
nosers Win them and said they we're going into Penn-
General Mudwai Jscrson 10 mortally wounded In the
groin. Citizens say he died the day after hc was wound
our ia,ss, information is that Mccausand is wounded,
| but not dead
Captain BIN Ramsey, Assistant Adjutant General Sc
| coud cavalry division. has been promoted 10 MAJOR
| nARriSsBuRo.
Perhaps Dot the least curious thing Ia the fact that the
boys OF Martinsbars, having divided into two parties
declared against osch other and the following Is the
manner OF their conducting belgerenl operations
the side tho arstocrstsv and the other the
e0eiaDs They spend hours In the collection OF kos
big nails and sharp stones and In the manufacture OF
when the other party ready thcy hold
council OF war and agree upon an offensive movement
10 fCrce, aud sally out TO the attack These fights
both night and day aud are quite 0erce In their chsac
ter II being not unfequensy tho case ~ hear o OF
the oombatants receiving severe wounds. Whom uehsr
the Union rebel troops occupy the town these boys
take possession Of H. and act 80 boldly that the women
hnd fear them than they do tho soldiers OF either
side. so beliserent have these boys become that
somScccasioDs they attack each other with old sabres
bayonete, aud even loaded IRE arms.
When the rebels last In Martnsburg they robbed
many Of the poorer citizens q the last thing they had TO
eat. They even carried Oh women's and cbldrens
clothing
xu.