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The Daily Dispatch: March 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], Literary intelligence. (search)
ampaign in the mountains of Virginia — and it was hoped that we should now have good weather; but, alas, it commenced snowing early yesterday morning, and continued during the day and night, and the ground is now covered. Friday was observed by the citizens of Winchester generally as a day of fasting and prayer, in accordance with the recommendation of the President. All the stores were closed, and the churches were well attended. Quite a skirmish occurred Saturday morning near Martinsburg between Capts. Henderson's and Sheet's and the Yankee cavalry, in which we killed several, captured two and a number of horses. One of the prisoners is slightly wounded in the head. They state that Banks has a force of over 20,000 men, and that it is his intention to get possession of Winchester and the Valley of Virginia. Perhaps he may find a few obstacles in the way! The enemy are, no doubt, slowly but steadily advancing, and you may anticipate stirring news from hereabouts in a sh
The Daily Dispatch: March 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], Wanted. (search)
eans, 13; Fair Mobile, 13½. No other quotations given. The stock of Cotton in Liverpool is 479,000 bales, of which 178,000 are American. At London on the 21st February, the increase in the bullion in the Bank of England was reported to be £148,000. New York, March 5.--The Herald of this morning says that affairs on the Potomac are quiet. The late Foreign news states that Earl Russell expresses himself satisfied about the sinking of the stone fleet in the Charleston harbor. The Herald's Paris correspondent says that the Emperor Napoleon is the enemy of the Union cause, and will show it after he humbles England in Mexico. American stocks are unchanged in London. The French troops will not leave Rome. The difficulty between Austria and Prussia is widening daily. Washington, March 4.--Gen. Banks's forces occupied Martinsburg on yesterday, without opposition. It is believed that Gen. "Stone-Wall" Jackson is at Winchester with a strong force.