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ially as members of Congress, they would probably be, on adjournment, incarcerated in the jail of this city; for there are parties now there who have said less than Phelps, Valiandigham and Burnett will say on the floor of the United States Congress. The Administration expect two grand battles to-day or to-morrow. One between Gen. Wise's and Gen. McClelland's armies at Huttonsville, forty miles from Phillippi; and the other between the forces of Generals Patterson and Johnston, near Martinsburg. Baltimore Exchange The forces under the respective commanders is believed to be about as follows: McClelland20,020 Wise11,000 Patterson23,000 Johnston16,000 The usurped, or Western Virginia Government, were about to disorganize to-day for want of means. But I believe they have managed to steal a considerable sum from the State proper, which, together with an enormous tax on the Yankee squatters in the Panhandle, will keep them going for a few weeks. Governor
A letter from "H," dated Martinsburg, July 3, is omitted, simply because all the facts communicated in regard to the engagement near Hainesville had been anticipated.
n; but finding that they would not advance, or leave the town of Martinsburg, where, for several reasons, it would have been unwise to attackbears with sore heads, because they were not allowed to march on Martinsburg and pitch into the thieves. I mixed freely with the army two daers of the enemy. It would not do to attack them in the town of Martinsburg, where there are three or four thousand inhabitants, with women r sacrifice the lives of our men. The distance from here to Martinsburg is twenty-two miles. Nine more prisoners were brought here yesterday from Martinsburg, taken by our pickets, making 63 we have in jail here. They make the rascals work under guard during the day, in h I do not think so, before an attack. The enemy's force at Martinsburg cannot be over twenty thousand, and probably not more than fifteS.--Gen. Johnston, in a note, invites Cadwallader to come out of Martinsburg. --The invitation was declined. Johnston told him that he (Cadw
From Martinsburg. Baltimore, July 8. --A letter was received here to-day, dated at Martinsburg, July 6th, in which it is stated that Capt. Doubleday and the Rhode Island battery had arrived--Gen. Patterson's entire army is encamped there. No forward movement had taken place. The same latter says that Gen. Johnston had been reinforced by 7,000 men from Manassas, and had taken a position for a fight. From Martinsburg. Baltimore, July 8. --A letter was received here to-day, dated at Martinsburg, July 6th, in which it is stated that Capt. Doubleday and the Rhode Island battery had arrived--Gen. Patterson's entire army is encamped there. No forward movement had taken place. The same latter says that Gen. Johnston had been reinforced by 7,000 men from Manassas, and had taken a position for a fight.