The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-09
All Their Artillery and Five Hundred
Prisoners Captured.
Detailed Account Of the Strength and
Organization Of the Invading Force.


THE COMMANDING OFFICERS.
Where the Engagement is Now Ex-
pectsd to Take Place,
Secretary stanton TO Major General DIX.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, August 8, 1884.
70 Major General DIX, New York.
Major General Sheridan has been assigned tenn porariy
% tho command OF the the Middle Military Div
sicu consisting OF the Department Of Washington, the
Middle Department and the Department Of the susqus
hanna and Southwest Virginia He transmits the fol-
hwng nteli enc-
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DEpARrRsT,o
HAsrER's FERRY, Va, August S-4:40 r IL !
Major General HArlEcK, Chief OF Staff
Brigadier General Kelley reports that q scout has
Juss arrvca al New Creek, and reports that General
Averrl enemy Morefed yesterday and
attacked him, capturing AL Of his artillery and five hun
ared prisoners. Nothing Official has been received from
General Averill, however.
p. H. SHERIDAN Major General Commanding.
EDWIN NJ STANTON, Secretary Of War.
DsNeat Of the Rebel Generals McCaus-
laMd and Bradley Jonnson. &C., &c.
DLsPArCHss FROM GENERAL KELLEY.
CUMBERLAND, Md, August s. 1854.
GOVERNOR BoRExAs-iy force rspused the enemy
aeam yesterday New Creek General McCausands and
ssoera Bradley Johnsons force attacked that post at
Ihfee ocCck II. Tho fight continued till long after
aark. The enemy retreated during the night leaving
tAsir killed aud wounded TIE enemy loss severe;
not heavy win exceed twenty i've killed and fifty
wosnded. The sarrLou made most gallant defence,
snder the commands Colonel Stevenson, Colonel Hoy
B.F KELLEY, Brigader General.
NEw CRKiK, W. Va, August 5, 1854
Gov RoRsxlN-1 have just arrived here The enomy
sGectuaIly repolsed and rapidly retreang TO-
wards Moorehed. We have saved West Virginia from
terrible scourgng by this invading army OF rebels and
Invaders. Is. X. KELLY, Brisadier General.
y HEwsPApkR ACCOUNTS.
rf'rom the Wheeling iuteligencer August g.
We at liberty TO publish all the private news
osming to us IN relation 20 the situation around New
Greek and camoerland We may say IN general terms
gressmg promlscgy we expect TO near sun iur,ner
b their programme so tar and think that with the
so eiatIon he IL receiving toleraoy decisive oiow
vii be struck.
Tn enga emcnt near New Creek, recorded in his de-
ches Governor Borcman, was stubborn fight In
the enemy we're worstei and driven OIL All praise
- the gallant who bravely did their duty. The
xebo retired towards Mooreaed They Will probably not
- allowed TO tarrv long 10 that neghbor hood
Inc Baltimore road intact between thls aud Cumber-
band md are the Telegraph wires. The train VIII go
this morning at SIX O'Clock ana hereafter at that
hour thus making Connection q. Grafton Tor the North.
vesse u road
mr.. Theodore c. Wilson's Despatch.
wILpAMsroRr, August s-A. NJ.
The following informant is strictly reliable and
te depended upon In ali respects for its accuracy
sraGNGrn AND o. GAME srIoy
Tue present effective strength and organization Of the
rebel army that has beel operating in visriuia and
Maryland Is as follow -
General e rly commands the army.
Generals Rhodes and Brockiurdge command each
corps.
The corps commanded by General BrcckInrldgo is COM
pool Of divisions, commanded by Generals
whar,oo aud Gordon. In Rhodes corps IS Rimseurs d.
vision and Rhodes old division. With these corps
artillery battaiicng end cavalry brlgades.
IHs ISfASrRY.
IN, strength OF Early's force Is as fDllows:-
wharton's division, sweniy i've hundred strong
Gordon's divso1, eightcon hundred strong
Ramseur's division, twenty two hundred strong.
Rhodes old division, three thousaad strong.
REBEL CAVALRY
M entire cavairy force nfy.nvo hundred strong,
subraoing veughns, Jscksons, Imboden's and MEGA
lads brigsdes.
rnx nrBEr ARTILLERY.
General Long chief Of artillery OF the invading rebel
army artillery organized into three battalions
~ fellow
Jobnston's brstolon, eight guns.
Nelson hal twelve, bat lost our captured by Averil
Brsxtou's bsttaon twelve guns.
Mclaughlin has twenty guns under his personal CON-
nand. consisting OF ba,lalons OF artillery united.
nrsckiuridgos corps.
ENTIRE STRENGTH
EarIys rebel army l., infantry, six thousand eight
undred men; cavalry, ays thousand Ave hundred men;
sA til cry, six hund men, aud forty guus. Total,
tun i've thousand hundred men, forty pieces OF
ar lery This does not include two regiments Of nfan.
arr left at Winchester to guard the rear and sccumu
aa,nc stores does include seciions OF dying art
i,ry ah ,ached TO tho cavalry.
now REHEts CROSSED THE POTOMAC
IN the late movement Gordon and Wharton crossed 4,
Hhephcrda town and Ramseur and Rhodes nj wiamsport
RAmscur and Rhodes marched the river banks TO
powusve, and then formed junction with Brecknrdge
anA Gordon "a, tho interior.
waY THEY DIDN'T sror
We had made movement that compelled the enemy to
oaks bas,y rstreat nto Virginia, and 80, by Sunday
orning the whole Esiys force rssrsated ov ~ shs
river, via willamsporI
wEKRs TINY ARE now
mo eusmys piokets appesy to-day on the south bank
~ the river opposite this place; but we judge from In
Sormaou received that Early 10 moving up toward Bun.
kw Hill or Winchester.
rHs nAiIIMcRs AND ONO rsuRoAp
- cera sesc.asay ses,cNgeS NNNsWSrsSy ySss, W
ssh Mountain desot she ouvsrs blown up. hs bridges