Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-22
GHR NkRa,
1AaLr's vIcsoar II VI. r4LLrY.

Wtr0nef-
| ter, August l7th
"0ld jubilee" las the boys call hir) has sgsin
and Jet another glorious victory has trsnsplred here
Like the rest It was q complete rout; pel-mel they
were driven through town. Early when the
Yankees are reinforced falls back to pr-
vent being Aanked to. sIrast u'g Then he takes
running START hrathss the Yankees there without
stopping, and away they 60 for "My karylEnd."-
Til s tine Sheridan, who Is In command of the er-
tire fore, lad the 10 IA corps. lately from Banks,
| the 9Th, Hunters the 6ib, Wrights (SedgWickP),
with not less than fifteen thousand CAV. Icy uuder
Wilson, (about 10000 10 sll) 0nly small portion Of
their infantry In the Hght yesterday. They left In
the morning. leaving 10 900 cavalry and some 900 in.
faniry 10 support them. Holding, as they did, all
the commanding positions around Winchester, with
artillery commanding the approach for miles, It
was not to be supposed they could be dsodged except
By artillery, heretofore For hours heavy skirmish
ing was heard from our side with musketry, which was
answered by the deafening OF their artillery but
abcu! night was tincty heard the "Rsbsl yell'then
it was known the body Of ElrlJ's men were up. On
they came up the hiIl-one more yell and away asu
the Yankees
As before Early had left Siratburg In the morning,
marched 20 miles, routing the enemy with his adyan
tkrmishsrs, and followed them as far as the
darkness Of the night would suffer him. The
enemy they retired from Strasburg, literally destroy
cd everything in the way of food for beast
With their immense cavalry they extended their lines
from Froit Royal, In Warren county, to the NtrGh
Mountains West of SrAs ug, and burnt every bushel
Of what, in stack, barn mill in Frederick Warren
and Clark, well oats and hay; they have really let
absolutely nothing in thOee three counties They drove be-
them every horse COW, sheep, hog, CALI aud living
animal from the country. What the people are
10 do, God only knows. General Early, two weeks
SINCE gave riders not to have busiel of grau taken
from below Srasbug, as hardly enough left for tho
citz.ns Our crop for Of labor 10 cultivate
aud the drought, Is failure 80 that starvation on the
border Is no joke.
| l can but mention performance Of Harry Gilmore
tho night OF the 6ght He rode in party of thirty
Ave Yankees, aud found himself alone aid entirely
surrounded. In q moment he called out surrender
you id thieves you all be shot. Then as il to his
men-he had nOne) hold on, boys, don't Shoot they
surrender" and enough, he brought in every man
with his horse, and handed them over as prisoners
Now, this is 10 romance but the fac. We have about
400 prisoners, taken here; few killed or wounded.
Il
would be burnt the night the enemy fell bick think
the chances are, il would ksve been, If our men had
not driven them out when they did. Il is bu. justice
| 70 say, when General Emory, of the l9h corps was
here he kept perfect Order and protected all property
| in town.
Friday morning, 18th, army Is advancing towards
Martnsburg, the enemy falling back towards HArpers
Ferry.
An Official despatch states that portion Of our force
in the Valley crossed the SSenandt al at Front Royal
on the l6b, and drove the en,ms cavalry, which le
treated towards Winchester, burr ing the hay and wheat
stacks In their route. On the l7.h Sheridan began 10
retire from his position, pursued and divisions
OF the Oh corps with large force of casaty, over
akon Winchester and d. vsn through the town losing
over two hundred prisoners The enomy ell back &C.
| Walds Harper's Ferry.
| FROM FLORIDA.
The following official despatch was received ytster-
day:
CHARLIsIoN, Aug. 20 -C,p:sin Dcii ls9n, wi
greatly inferior rca force engaged the enemy'o
cavalry aud artillery at Gainesville, Fla, the 18Th,
and completely rout. them, capturing one bundled
and City pris1 rs, piece OF artillery and hun.
dred stolen negroes. he enemy pursued fourteen
| miles and scattered.
Sam. JONES' Mi. General.
FROM PETERSBURG.
There were numerous Iumors thoat yesterday coz
cerI ing the n O1ements at Peters5urgsome exrava
ganty favorable 10 arms, and others slightly the
her way We are inclined to believe that all were
alike without foundation. We have reliable inofma-
ton, however that there WIS lighting going on along
the Weldon road all yeserday-an account of VIII Oh
ough. to reach without accident before going to press
HORrH SIDE.
Like fair ground when there Is no fair, or factory
on Sunday the north s6s of the James, recently the
scene OF battle and carnage, has relapsed into state
of queiude. Yet, Il may be only temporary respite
and before another moon, may 1t again polluted
~ the tread Of groat Yankee army-for Ulysses Is
getting as erratc q comet aud aimless and IN
methodical in his military movements as a mad bull
He first assaults and then mines at Petersburg, mex,
crosses the river in force, aud in few DAYS returns
only to try over what has already proven to be i'm
possible w: for-hm either to whip or outwit General
Lee.
There seems to be doubt that Grant has carried
back to Petersburg all of the two corps he had crossed
to the north side week efOre last While not far from
Dutch Gap yesterday learned from several sources
that no Yankees remain this side except Fosters
DIVISION which has occupied Deep Bottom long enough
to acquire a sort Of fee simple title In all the lands
around there. 49,
The PoEro IN BRIDGE AT DUicH GAP CUT
A few nights ago the Yankee pIckets commenced |
firing piCkets in the neighboIhood of Dutch
Gap. The Hampton and Drewry not liking the idea Of
being disturbed by apy such proceeding at such an un
seAsonabe hour let into them with few rousds of
shells, Which it did not sop with ssncing the
nkees but Of them passed over the Gag of truce
boat and struck the pontoOn bridge which crosses the
YER at that point SCATTERING in fragments We are in