The New York herald., 1863-09-25

stand, In full view or each Other This pos ion was
na'ntsined Yesterday and snder these c'cumt nor- u
our inornants not mistaken IL Is aim 81 unpossib
" soc now HE tse armies ctn Keep from fghiing
u was also reported that . forcc Of the enemy :
cavalry were at Nowtown King and Queen med taing
raid upon the railroad. Ths remains TO be confirmed
The Central tIan brought down twenty-five Yankee
PIisoleTs, taken 90 the Eapidan.
FROM GrssrAl Lvrs AvMy.
Correspondence II the licnmoLd qnIrcr.l
Aass on NoRlnRs viReIsD. sept u so5
ou'Wednesdsy night Captain Moore. of the seventh
louisiana crossed the river Racooon Ford and sue
ceeded N capturing somt thirty belong 70 the CON
msnds of Kgatr,x and Ipi,ord who were acting
serves 10 the rkes the river tnaf point Iher
oarblnes and rIsto's taken along with them and
also three commissioned cc With this exception al
rs quet .I.
Warron's corps is krowa to b. Capspper certainly
SIX risoners apture pear waentcn arrived here e.
heavy rain is falling this morning and oil is quiet
ARM D. aoalrLsN VIRGINIA, sept 20 i-ts
There has been battle YET and s i quiet along the
lines thr beautiful sabbath morning though ine Two
tie arins aro con'rontng each other on the Rspldan
and their pickeis are " hang distance Of each other
Meade has brought hs ah l. army from fsuquier, and
has Il all iris side OF the Rapf ahannock IN Cn
reprer county. Who're Iongstree h and Eweil are of
cru &c am nj bety 10 sly, but This vii say, Tint
General Ire win be Tor Meade whenere tho lat
ter shall announce hs readiness for battle.
runof was circulated yesterday that the enemy had
north fork ~ the iiapden. Al time ii reposted
thai wloc mpsny q cavalry bad been captured but
win turn ont lhiLk that not than one or two
prisoners have been taken 90 that river.
ncsertors and captured Yankees all concur IN repre-
TINT nc has only raned by the rise of the Rap
day, caused by the clnoca. gales Tho river however
= ros fofdah!a, and Il he meas 10 come !c h!n Come
along.
1t Is said by gcnteman Of character w; from Cu
rep o. iha two ladies we're wounded during The selg
last s,inGsy-one Miss H and the other Mrs. Sione
wife Of the missionary cf that name II Is also given out
with good degree Of confidence In M tru,hfuness that
lumber of rersons killed in the house OF Mr. JUS
keep. at the foot Monnt lny. These thus al
legged 10 have been killed citizens OF the neghbor
hood who had assembled there Tor saleiy.
tha fight OF last Sunday They the enemy near Ste
vonsbnrg. and engaged them calamity though compelled
70 give back before be superior forces of tho enemy and
nnay fell back. with but slight loss, to Rsccoon Ford
There reports of The strength OF the Yam
kee army. am disposed to believe, from all that can
Pick up, mt their elective force IN all OF the
vice IS ahnut seventy thousand men. Their cavalry IL
under Pleasanton aud Is the best Of the service
Many days srrciy cannot pass without general battio
somewhere Oh the line Of the Rapidsn.
AFFAIRS iS THH VALLEY.
From the Richmond Dispatch, sept %
gentleman lately frCAn the valley furn shes with
Information from th1i section On Saturday evening
last three men dressed in Confederate Uniform. visc
some or our eonscrpi gatheres at that point passing
themselves oil as Confederate soldiers. During the night
Yankee cavalry dashed into tho place. under command Of
Cpt ey and captured the conscra cathefers and
four or hye oi Of Major Glmores battalion, who were
iopie FOR WnehoNef 60 bring out some OF sick no
had been left at that point. Among Baeys men were
recognized the three individuals who had tho evening
before passed themselves of az Confederate soldiers.
On Tuesday last detachment OF Captain Bnyiors
pnny, Twcith Virginia cavalry and detachment or
Captan Backfords Of independent Rangers had
light with two companies of the enemy smilhleld In
JeIsson county. Our succeeded In defeating the
enemy capturing twenty twenty Ave men and
about thirty horses bat the Yangocs receiving reinforce
rncnss made assarlt upon them srcceeded in
covering rorton OF their borss ard mon and captured
some hall dozen Capt Bayl men, among them Lieut..
George IA, ior.
General Mci,eynods, who has been commanding the
Yankee forces Il, the valley since tho
forces has been removed and subordinate let
porary u conmaad The report is pni great fears
entertained that 1t Is correct. that silroy he sent
back TO take command there. AS yet they force
stationed AZ Wnchesar Their picket lines extend fron
Bunker Hill 10 Kcncysyic. The Baltimore and
Ohio aireaf Their force IN the valley OF Harper
Perry and south Of Martnsburg, amounts 10 only few
companies Of cavalry.