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Prom Gen. Jackson's Coirmend.Particulars of (he Fight at Romncij.—Dasta, dhf Conduct of the Yankees.Lynchburg*, Ya , Jan. 9.—The “Republican,** of this city, will publish to-morrow, two private letters dated at Winchester on the 7th and 8th insts, and furnishing interesting intelligence from Gen. T. J Jackson's command.The first letter says there has been no fighting beyond some little skirmishing, in which three or four casualties occurred on each side, and the capture by the Confederates of two cannon and ten or twelve prisoners, when the enemy retreated across i Im Potomac. We burnt the bridge across the Capon river. The force of the enemy was estimated to be from two to tlnee thousand.The second letter says that Gen. T. J Jackson was on his return, having accomplished the object of his visit, which was the destruction of Dam. G on the Chesapeake Canal, and some bridges on the Pal tirnore and Ohio Railway. Gen. Jackson lost in the expedition about 20 men. There was only a small force of the enemy in that quarter, and but little fighting. It is believed that we may have lost more than the enemy did.On Monday last six hundred of the inilitia stationed near Col. Blue’s on the North-western road, about 14 miles this side of Romney, were attacked at daylight by about 4’000 of the enemy from Romnev and were poon put to flight. We lost se me three or four killed and some few were taken prisoners—we lost two pieces of artillery and three baggage wagons. The enemy burnt the mill near by and several dweding houses, including Col. Blue’s with his extensive barns, stables, cand destroyed all bis personal property and live stock. The Federal villains shot an bumble old shoemaker, in bis own bouse, and then burnt the building over his body.The latest intelligence received at Winchester, states that General Jackson bad captured two pieces of cannon, between thirty and forty thousand dollars’ worth of clothing and military stores. Among his wounded is Capt. Alexander of an Arkansas Regiment, who lost an arm.rJ be “Republican*’ also has a letter from its special correspondent at Camp Alleghany, dated on the Gtb instant, in which it is stated that no attack has yet been made on that camp or on Montery, although it has been confidently expected for several days. The enemy after destroying what they could in Huntersville, put off in double quick, and not taking time to release a Yankee prisoner who was confined in jail.Our force, recently at Huntersville, was'about 600, but the commandant at thatpost had unlucky given furloughs to about 400, thus leaving a very small force at that point—But for this deficency in our force, we could have whipped tlie Yaukees off, as they did not number over 600 men,6’nowLas been falling at Camp Alleghany for the past 36 Lours, and is still falling. Notwithstanding however the severities of the weather the soldiers are all contented and prepared to drive the mercenaries from our soil.
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Milledgeville Southern Federal Union
Milledgeville, Georgia, US
Tue, Jan 21, 1862
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