, 1864-08-15
TIE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
From the Army OF tho potoIuac-Hu-
moTed Reinforce nlent Of Eurly-I4u-
NOR that 1c Needs them.

WAzn1Soror, Saturday, aug. 1s.-six re-
fngces and q deac5terB IRAN the rebel arm =
arrived to-day from City Point. The former
left Richmond By stealth On Thursday night.
They eay that on Saturday four cars arrived
burg, said to be division, and thcs LETT i'm
rnediately on the Cent? al Road to reinforce
Early. A large body Of rebel caval.
r. arrived tie eame dag by rail-
road, and departed for the same destination.
Une Of tb1s purity orkcd On Belle Isle, and
states that when he &elt there were but five
been sent south to- Georgia, There are few
FEDERAL prisoners In Libby prison, in fact
none but sick and wounded were there
at the time the Danville Railroad was cut,
When our prisoners were made to walk on
foot come seventy miles before they took tue
railroad, aud these n:eu beard guards when
they returned say that many gaye out aud
died on the road
ARMY or TIE PoToMAc, Friday, Aug. p
The firing between ptckets yesterday aud last
night was much sharper than for some days.
Since daylight this morning Regular
dael ehas been going on in front
The HtruIds City Point correspondent Of
the 18th sayg, the loss by the expedition will
be less than s.; and probably not more than
:a5. Rebel refugees continue to come into
our lines in large numbers, and report that
f.aflY HQ9 pe9Q l4EEElT FE1ll0EEeu.
The Htralt{'e correspondent near Martins
burg, OF the 11th, Gays q deserter reports
That Gen. Lee and the Secretary of War re-
gently visited Atlanta and that Beaurcg. n
WIS left IN: command.
A small force Of rebels entered Martins
burg to-day and drove out our scouts and
refugee citizens. Tney took OFT I'LL the mer.
ehandise and liquors they found.
The rtbcl regiments nrc becoming SO small
that large number have bacu consolidated.
Tho Her0fd'x Cnmbsriuud correspondent Of
the 18th BaJs that the rebels had ali left that
section, except McNcill's gueril1as and rob-
te1s 1t Ia .ecertafued that McCaus1and in-
t.uded to burn Cumberland and destroy the
railroad its entire length to the Ohio River,
n, d tle6ce tuc1 into the KrnaWha Valley,
hut his tsefeat By See]ey prevented 1t
The Nero'fx Harrisburg correspondence Of
countered body of rebels nloviu. from
aIastinsburg. a brisk fight ensued, aud the
rebels we're whipped aud driven,
The Utrata's Barper's Ferry correspondent
of the 18th. says that She rtdan advanced via
Char1estown and Bcrrysvi1le to Winchest II.
Our Cavalry bad some 6kirmlsbinE with the
euemy at various points between .BeErysVille
and Winchester. They cume upon party
of fifty rebele engaged In threshlug grain,
Early was completely surprised by the up
proach OF our army, and mace but slight re-
siatancc. He found bis position aanked by
-klrm1suerF, and fell back during the night,
having ATTEMPTED aa artillery duel
This sutu1day::p. N: our latest Information
IL to tbs effect that Sheridan passed through
Winchester. yesterday morniny. No details.
| Cur Losses are received. There were some Ii
| Or 20 billed and wounded, who are in hos.
i pitnI ut BerryvIi1e,
a letter from the Army of the Potomac,
lated 18th, Gays deserter from the 9Th ALA
'blmn, who formerly lived in Massachusetts
aud was conscripted into the rebel army,
came into our lines yesterday lie says
Harrfs' division with Iongs!reet, had passed
/. through Richmond on Its way to the valley,
accom- panied By large ammunition train al
the head.
Prominent officers say Lee has also gone in
/ that direction. Also reports Of enemy
mining in our front.