The New York herald., 1864-09-23
TE1E SITUATION.


New York. Friday, september s3. 1864.
TE1E SITU ALTON.
eheridan's magnificent defeat aud OF tho vaunted
riys forces appears to be complete piece OF
manshp In warfare as has lately been executed. Not
content with sending his defeated adversary "whirlng
through Winchester" and holding that important point
Sheridan swiftly and furiously following him up
the valley Of the Shenandoah ever SINCE sashing away
On his rear. Secretary stanton has dispatches from
Sheridan to nine O'Clock Wednesday night, when he
was at Flint Hill, beyond strasburg. strongly in.
trenchcd work Of the rebels at Flint Hill been
attacked captured and held by our soldiers portion
Of the rebel cavalry who turned towards Front ROYAL
were pursued attacked driven by our cavalry who
wore pursuing them at the date Of the latest accounts
Mr. Stanton says there reason to believe that later
dispatches from General Sheridan those. refered
to have beep captured by Mosbys Winchester
though tbs supply train went safely through to that
place on Wednesday evening. Tho additional graphic
details Of Mondays battle, another or our CORES
YoDdea published this morning, will arrest the alton
Zion OF our readers.
Tho Richmond papers greatly excited reports
which reach them from Macon Georgia. to eject that
General Sherman sent informal request to Alex
ander H. Stephens Vice President OF tho rebel confede
racy Governor Brown, OF Georgia. Hersohel " Johnson
and other prominent citizens Of thai State, to meet
him at Atlanta for the purpose OF conferrpg as 70
Georgia seeding from the bogus government and re-
turning to osher allegiance to the Union. The
ness with which this subject discussed by the rebel
editors gives the matter air Of probability. Eis
plan OF each State returning % its allegiance I,
ths Union in its separate capacity is which,
our readers viii recoiiccs, proposed advocated
10 the HsRALD Immediately after the Niagara peace
fasco That tho air is filed with of pcace.
whether we arc TO have immediate peace or
not, is undeniable. Ono of our Washington CIR.
respondents sends which current
there yesterday, that q messenger had left Niagara
Falls FOR tse capital with propositions from jon Davis
20 President Lincoln through Jacob Thompson Of Mis-
sssppi proposing that The rebels shsuld lay down
arms, STIMULATING, among other conditions, tha, ai the
negroes who FREQ shall remain so and that those
who are st saves shall remain slaves. Br, the
IS osaFcr O tnrsc propositions
bas 90, yet been IN Washington.
All Remains quiet IN the army trout OF Petersburg
though battle Is thought to be Imminent The news
OF sherdsn's maguihcer victory caused the greatest
rejoicing throughout the army ten shotted
guns from each battery along entire fred at
sunrise Wednesday honor tho gcroas act ieve
mont
BY ihc arrival OF the steamship arago furnished
with the details Il recen. operations Charleston
vicinity S nsrratsd by os correspondents. The
nripg tho city Of Charleston was continued in the
regular manner, though the range had been somcwha,
increaned aud rortions OF 1t which had Until recently
bceo unviyted by the drcadfu, messengers by
guns snfcg Ing from their ire, ard deserters
port that immense camsge being TO the city
Genera Jooes the rebel commander at Charleston,
would cot grant General Fosters request 70 DO al
lowed send sup les Of food and clothing suffer-
ing soldiers row prisoners Gcorgs. scvers OF the
rebel officers conhne; priso Morris lsaDd
had expressed take the oath Of allegiance
the natoaai government. Admiral Daasgten had soae
o. au expedition up tbe coast.
DESPATCH N TIC Rah-ao-d Ezrmsner mentions large
nres which occ-sys. In Charleston SATURDAY last.
These robahv cGect o. the Of Of
the uu'co gucs bearing 90 the city
In ecaGr,aation OF dispatches published yesterday
relative to tho robe General prlccs contemplated inva
sion OF siissou IL q how stated that he has force nf
between twenty ati thirty thousand the Arkan-
sac river between Little ROCK Fort Smith, vita tbs
supposed oesgu Of invading Missouri on The southwest
while Shelby viii cooperate with him by entering the
State. with column under his command the south
eastern section
The arrangements for the exchange OF prisoners at
FORTRESS Monroe appear bs working more fav0ra0 81
present than they did formerly Over Gee thousand.
rebel prisoners from Fcr Delaware wcro sent up the
James river Monday last cih the under standing that
IN equal number or Union prisoners would be sent ior
from Richmond 10 re,ur,.
D Tue Richmond Eyerpsaer confirms the report when
recently received from washneon, that Mostly the no
Serious gucrla, v1s wounded In OF his forays lie
ws wounzed In the thigh, the lsth insi., but tho
vsoe paper says he expected 70 bs In the nei again in
kses or two
Tho Richmond papers publish order from the rebel
War Department for enrolment or all whlte males be-
s~ssn seventeen and nry actually serving with the
rebel ARMIES in the Geld
nIscELLANEoUs NEwBI
Tbs Board Of Aldermen we're unable 70 mu.ter ouorum
yesterday, Consequently M n,hl,a nu...~.