Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-09-24

The following, Official Intelligence come IRON
Gen Shsridsns "A

Gen shsridsns III
winchester, Sept lo--7:3op p. rn.
To Lieut. Genl. Grant
1 have the honor to report that / ss.
tackled the forces Of Genl. Farley over the
Berry vile Pike at . croossing OF The
0qequsn Greek, and after most desper-
ate battle, wtichg lasted from early In the
morning until late ii the Afternoon, com.
plstely defeated him, driving him through
Winchester, capturing about twenty five
hundred prisoners, ave pieces 81 ARTILLERY,
aud nine army flags. The rebel Generals
Rhoads and GordAn were killed, and
Farley and three others were wounded.
Our losses are severe. Among them are
Geni. A. B. Rnssell. who was killed By .
cannon ball, and Geuls. Mackiotosh and
Chapman were wounded. ] cannot teIl
our losses. The conduct Of our men was
superb. They charged and carried every
position, taken up by the rebels from
Oquequsn Greek to Winchester. The
rebels we're strong in number and very
obstinate IN their 6ghsipg. - y..l
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This department has Just received the
following Telegram announcing the continu'
ed pursuit Of the rebels By Sheridan. ''
Cedar Greek, which Sheridan was cross
ing yesterday at 8 p. N. isa short dis
tance this side Of Strasburg. -
! He had pursued the rebels over 80 miles
from the point where he attacked them, st
DAYLIGHT ON Monday
II Hs-. T. M sss.ie~ = y ~ -
Reliable news from The front states that
our army was crossing Cedar Greek yester'
day at three p. m. There was no fight.
Ing. ss ar4H .a. 81 saais
The following list Of rebel Generals kill
ed and wounded 10 correct: Generals
Rhodes, Rsmiese Gordon, Terry Goowip,
Bradley johnson, and Fitzhugh Lee. =
From oil I can learn the number of pris-
opers will approximate to 5000. ey
Indications ere that the rebels will not
make stand short OF Stanton, o. they are
evidently tso much demorslixed TO make q
fight. ell'' q
- n.1. Jxo. D. STEVENSON, Bhsadier General.
Gen. Grant transmits the following ex
tract from the Richmond Sentinel Of yes
ter day: -. ..,....a
.a A slight ripple Of excitement was pro
duced here yestardsy by the report that 9
raidiog party was advanced on Gordons
vile, and we're within few miles Of thai
place. The result Of ell our inquiries or
this head Is, that early yesterday q party
of Yankee raiders, whose numbers are un
known, visited Rspidsn Bridge, aud sfte
destroying il proceeded to Liberty Mills
5 or 6 miles above, which they also destroy
ed. 'a '~A'
From the latter place they are believed
to have gone back to Culpepper. 54 ''AA
The operations alluded TO by the Rich
mond Seutinsl was by force sent out pre-
vious to the battle Of Monday. d'
f ll'll lisN ei9 sFoH3 'R.M srAxros.
Information received by the Governmen
to Wednesday, make II certain that Sheri
dan has secured 5000 prisoners. and ev
cry hour more sre being rent 10 the rear
Information from the army Of the Potc
mac is to the effect that nothing Of impos
tance has occurred for the past three 0
four days. p" a.U 'i D''F
TIE attack Of the enemy which was Of
pected on Monday did not take place q
though from indications it is believed th
rebels seriously meditated an assault.
Scarcely shot had been heard alon
the line for - hours a'"f -I p"
Numbers of deserters we're coming
daily but they brought no news. io
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