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ly destroyed railroad car at Winchester: Instruction to Gen. Jackson; received at Staunton, May 28, 1862 by telegraph from Richmond. To Major A. W. Harman: Gen. Johnston directs that this dispatch be sent through to General Jackson as soon as possible, and that it be kept entirely secret. Telegraph to me at what hour your courier starts from Staunton with the dispatch. J. R. Boswell, Lieutenant of Engineers, C. S. A. Hdq'rs, Department Northern Va., May 27, 1862-- 9 o'clock, 15 min. To General T. J. Jackson General- have just received your letter of yesterday by lieutenant Boswell. A copy of a dis patch telegraphed by that officer from Staunton reached me this morning. After reading. I wrote to you by a special messenger, suggesting a movement threatening Washington and Baltimore, unless the enemy still has in your vicinity force enough to make it rash to attempt it. He has no force beyond the Potomac to make it ugerous; only what he has on this s