The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-28

The TNI., oommcuds the cuorl, Of the police
to suppress crmc 10y enforcing the law against
the SUNDAY liquor traffic, and claims for them
the support Of all good citizens. Its London
correspondent says;
Never were victories more Opportuuc than
those Of Roanoke island, Somerset, Fort Henry
and Fort Donrl-on. These blows lcll upon the
BritI-h sympathiscrs with the South with stun
ming force.
Whatever may he the effect Of the National
successes on the war in America, they have been
sufi .ientlv decisive in the British Parliament.
II has decided that the blockade IL a good
enough blockade, until there are some Couirlc-
rate victories
A Winchester correspondent Of the HERALD,
gives the following incidents OF the late hattlci
soon after 10 O'Clock the enemy advanced his
army. which now consisted ul H. regiments Of
infantry, numbering II 900 men; batteries ot
artillery, with total Of rs hcld pieces, AMI
battaliuns Of horse, under Ashhy aud Stewart.
HIS line Of battle extended about mile, Ou ih,
right of the village Of kcrnstowu, aul mile
and three-quarters on the left Of IT, and the vii
lago lay ON the road, between the rebel right
and centre,
our most advanced regiment was the Eighth
Ohio, OF General lylcr's brigade, and oui, the
rebels made furious onslaught about halt past
ten o'clock 4. NJ, uu THURSDAY, with the u.,u-
ton Of turning our night Hank The Ouo
Eighth met them ghlhutly, withrr.us thrm
he autumn louNcs b,lurc the breath ot winter,
hy their deadly fire Of rifles. Five several
times did the enemy emerge from the wood- and
from behind their stone patapd with vastly su-
periur numbers and try Vdluly ~ aCCumpll sh
their object. The battle ragged along The whole
line with great fury from eleven A. VI. ull half
past two T. NJ, when General Shields, who r.
oeived accounts Of the progress ot the tight on
ragged the hottest, to charge upon the enemy.
That was an awful charge. The lnit It the enc
my prepared to repel our gallant troops, but
their rush was hs IrrcilHtiulc as the tie in the
Bay Of fuuiy.
Oar whole force now engaged was about six
thousand men, while that OF the enemy was at
the lowest estimate eight thousand. The rebels
had also change their line, and extending both
their wings, presented n COucaye front to our
army lh.y had also reinforced their left wing
and the charge 10 be made by our light was all
important in lts consequences. On II, at three
O'Clock, depended the fate Of tho entire battle
The gallant TYLER lei the charge, sword in hand
at the head Of the line. The rebels fired from
the woods with artillery and small arms while
our men adyHncedaguinst their murderOus show
ers Of lead and iron, returning few shots and re-
serving their fire. Up 10 this time the armies
had not been much nearer to each other than
three hundred yards, unless In some few in
stances. The wood was soon cleared at the point
| of the bayonet our men discharging their pieces
at twenty and even five yards distance from the
rebels and then dashing at them with the bayo-
net. The rebels fought well, however. They son-
tested the ground foot by foot, and marked every
yard Of il with blood Retiring behind their
stone wall on the ridge, our men jumped over
after them, and drove them along in the great
eat confusion and with fearful slaughter upon
their centre. The panic communicated. Kimbls
ordered charge along the whole Line, and for a