, 1864-09-26
| NEWS BY TELEGRAPH II.
| FROM GENERAL SHERIDAN'S
| ARMY.
The Great Victory at
Fishers Hill.
! EARLY COMPLETELY
ROUTED AND MAX
ING FOR RICa-
M0ND;
Sheridan's Forces in Pursuit.
Torbett in EarlJ's Rear.
ONE HUNDRED ARD FIVE REB.
Ell OFFICERS CAPTURED
DURING THE week.
Resignation Of Postmaster
General Blair.
GLORIOUS UNION MEETING AT
QUINCY, ILL.-GRE8T EN-
| TRUSliSM-
Keytesvi1le, Mo, Captur-
ed by Gueril1as-Uni-
on M en- Murdered
and Copperheads
Spared.
LATER FROM EuaOPE...DE-
CLINE Of THREE PER CENT
TN TIE REBEL LOAN.
Great Panic in the Markets. De
cline in All Kinds Of Provi-
; sions.
The Gold Figure 2O4.
Keytesvi1le, Mo, Captur-
ed by Guerillas s-Uni-
on Men Murdered
and Copperheads
Spared.
LATER FROM EuR0PE...DE-
CLINE OF Three PER CENT
TN TIE REBEL LOAN.
Great Panic in the Markets De-
cline in All Kinds Of Provi-
slonS.
The Gold Figure 204.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tzibune.l
WAsnHGroN, Saturday. Sept. II.
Yesterday afternoon at four o'clock Major Gen.
e1al Sheridan attacked the rebel forces unde. Gen.
Early, int1enched in strong position In Fishers
Hi, thost distance south OF strasburg, md after
. severe struggle The rebel army was completely
routed. Gen. Sheridan reports that his forces
gained most sigral victory, and that the enemy
ned In great confusion that only darkness eayed
the whole Of EarlJ's army from total destrucllon.
Al halfpast eleven o'clock last night sbeddsn's
arnoy had pursned the rebels 10 within eix miles Of
N'nodetock.
lSisned1 E. II. STANTON, Sec,y Of War.
War DErAETxEEr, ~
WAe"soTo&, sept s4-1000 4. Nj
TO Major Gencr1 DIX:
The following Official dispatch hat inst been re-
ctred tsou General Sheridan, detailing come Of
rnepazticu'ars OF the battle and Victory at Fish
cr's Hi.
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE D1y1Mox,l
WooDsTocE, Va. Sept - 3-sa. m.
To Lieut.. Gen. Grant, City Point:
- esnnot a. ret Etss zou any definite seso1nt Of
Gen. Crook struck The left AanK Of the enemy,
donbled It up, and advanced down thetr lines.
RjCkett'E d1F1s1on, OF the bt0 army Cofpe+ EWING
in and joined Crooks. Cetty4s and Wheston's d.
virions took up the same movement. followed by
the whole linz, and. attacking beautifully, carried
the works OF the enemy. The rebel. threw down
tlelr a1e end fed in the greatest confna1ou aban-
oo1ug most Of their artillery. II was dark before
the battle ended P1rrued on after tie enemy
during the night to this point, with the tth and
18th cu1ps. and hage stopped here to rest the men
and teeue Earfocs.
II Gen. Torbett h1s pushed down the Luray Val
ley, according to my directions, he will achiese
efea. results.
do not think that there ever Was an army SO
badly routed. The Valley soldiers are hiding away
and going TO their homes,
| caunut at preseut give You any estimate Of the
prieune1f.
pushed On regardless OF everything. The NUM-
ber Of pieces OF artillery reported captured Is
Eixteen.
P. Il. SHERIDAN, Major General.
Ton ere directed to cause national salute oi
one hundred great guns to be fred for the victory
General Stevenson reports that 5000 prisoners
from the 6eld hzd reached Winchester last night.
Rcinfarcements and supplies have been forwarded
to General Sher1dan.
lsIgned,l EDWIN II. s1Eyos, see'y Of War.