Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-17
IHE NE WS.
PROM THE VALLEY

Yesterday the Valley was enphstcally the interesting
seat of military operations to those Of our ctz,rs wi
wont to congrgate where tee news Is discus sod
aud ventilated. The Of another success by Farly
Srasburg, in which the Yankee General Crot ks
corps driven Cedar Greek and as far as New.
town, miles from Winchester, $50 report ssid) was
not without its cheering ,ff4ct. In our telegraph Q
column will be found dispatches from our ohallo.es-
vile correspondent containing such particulars Of
affair as have reached him.
From the Chariot.esvl, Chronicle of Saturday, ve
learn that is ascertained tha: in tie clvary fight
on Sunday last Losses were nine gu7p, twelve
wagons and the ordnance train of Munforas brigade
(Wickbami) Rosser's divisien lost, 1t is estimated.
about 100 men, killed, wounded and missing We are
no. informed oil The l1seI in LonsIs division.
Il is ascertaintd that the repulse grew Gu. of our
following the enemy too far. Ga Sunday morning
later continued and warm pursuI. of the epem, 3
cavalry for several dy found ourselves confronted
aud Aanked BY his iniantry-and had nothing to 90
but to beat hasy retreat They wsrs In among OUT
traits before Of it, and ough. to lave de-
mOlished US.
The guns captured we're tho blttere1 (lorse artillery
Of Shoemaker and Chew-.ho former from Lynchburg
The casualties mainly in the 81 and An Virginia
cavalry. Tae fight occurred four miles below Wood
stock.
Au escoped Confederate prisoner, who came through
tho Valley confirms the completeness of the ex scution
Of Sheid,ns brutal order. He Gays he did not see
hog, horse cow barn or STRAW -rick between New Mar
kst and Port Rspnbic.
Passengers by the Central train Inst night from
S,aun.oD report that Enly gave Crook most uDmsr-
cul whipping Thutsday and that ms toad o. taking
only eight hundred be took two thousand prison-
ers and aay quantity of Y Inkee truck" They also
state that be has crossed the mountains and now con-
fronts Saeridan's main body. From Northern papers
received yesterday We learned that owing to the inter
i,r.nce Of guerilas who prevented the army commit
sOners frtm reaching sheridsn's amy, his men were
declared from exercising, the eleventh. the glorious
and ines;imsb bic right Of Yankee suffiags. VIVA! sin
and shame.
POINT LOOKOUT AND ELSIRS.
The former in Maryland q; the mouth OF the Poto-
msc eni he latter 10 the interior Of Nav York are the
the principal points at which COME lerae prisoners of
war confined. We thersfors sppend q b.ief de =
crp.ion of these two localities from tho Charlottesville
Chronicle ~ E lWsrd V. James OF the h Louisiana,
who has j1,t reached our lines, having escaped from
mira on the 9th o. july, after a g. urn of one
day:
Point Lookout enbrrcss thirty acres, just upon the
beach, ieIcad in by wall fItee feet high. There ia
a:torG Il ouSsd Of the all four fact from top
VII on is paroled by Yankee ls-there bs' ten
yards within each post. TIE prisoners ave bou ed in
tents, fixtaen 10 ten; Rpd Were suosed 10 walk
abo t in the enclosure. There two meals a DAY,
one at ak N. and the other a. p m A b.ealfst
the prisoners got Jour crackers about three incl es
tqara and tin cnpofcofse with two ounce, OF meat.
Az OHM they Tee we'd tv crecksris tin cop OF bssn
soup. and quarter of pouad of mea, Tia lasted
TO- Line days An order thea csme rom the ,cr starry
o. War stepping the c. e Q, and reducing the mss TO
one qnsiter ~ pound per day, AID tie breed two
ouacel ito twelve ourcse) Toe n stf red hab rail-
~ wtn tupger, and sold their colhipg fer tread
jor Weymouth commanded the post, but thu 40 i've
officer was Captain Ojase.
Elmira Is town Of considerable Importance The
prison Is tHo miles from the plac 81 ted Ia bea1i.
ful valley. The prisoners here are In barracks. bull
irs ops-sOry high With bsrIha IN three lsrs around