The New York herald., 1864-10-20

s In the vicinity Of Milford creek, Auray valley We
looking sftsr him with portion Of Powaps cavalry.
ooHeRA1uIA1oRY oRpsrs.
me following orders are OF Importance and explain
themselves
HkADQpAMas xDpts MnnAay DIvS,or.l
Ths following has been reesvsd aad pubIlshsl for
the Information OF the army.
This department tenders feanks 70 you md through
ssr, and sSs ecers and soldiers sndsr their oommssd,
for ths brilliant victories last Sunday BY their gal
ntry over The rebel cavalry d: shssandoah valley
Glen! arm in this country that u hAs proved IN ohs
COUNTRIES and winning By its exploits the admiration
+ n STANTON, Secretary OF War.
BY commsnd Of Major General SHERIDAN.
c. kMossuRy, ~, Assistant Adjulant General.
HEADQUARTERS, CAVALRY, lDDls Dy,nos,
This despatch will bsead s once q the head Of every
By command Of Major Gshera roRBERr.
VIZ. Rcsag.L .Jr., Assistant Adjutant General.
xossY.
Along the ins .. the Blue Ridge Mosbys msn are very
astve and keep W always alive watching and catching
some Of them.
Nr. Charles H. Farrelps DespateA.
NEAR HEADQUARTERS, AnsY wEs1 vnolsn,l
In THE FIELD, Dot. IA, 1854
have Just learned The particulars OF another cavalry
raid, which in point Of conception skill in execution
celebrity in movement and daring enterprise, may be
ranked among the first class exploits the history Of tho
present war.
On the sotn un Colonel Powell, commanding the
seoond cavalry division OF General shsridans army,
eeved orders prepare his command 10 60 expo
don TO Luray valley the country cast OF the Blue Ridge
The division eft Harrsonburg for Luray valley the
1st instant and proceeded Courads distance OF
twenty sbree mes-where they encamped for the night
dieposng camp guards and pcksts prevent
prise from the enemy.
TIE ORDERS GENERAL SHERIDAN
10 Colonel Powell were destroy all Touring mills,
barns grain factories and to drive Of all live stock and
cattle that he found his rogss OF march On Sunday,
the ii iust. Col Powell broke camp and moved to she
Of Luray AZ the troops proceeded the roads were
found in wretched condition, and almost mpracticable
for the passaso o, the division train. Tho troops
camped for tho night az Lsray While at the at'or town
Powell ordered tho destruction Of several barns,
engaged 10 TITS duty Of them. private Of
the Eighth Ohio cavalry, seized BY two rebels and
ear The body OF the soldier found tho next day,
and careful investigation was made 20 10 tho cause OF
ms death, With the above conclusion.
GUERILLA RENDEZVOUS DssTAoyKD
On she 80 INST the troops, Or At least a portion Of
70 the front and up the Blue RIDGE where
of the rebel guerilla rendezvous werc found and 10
rapid the movements Of troops that they sur.
prised q rebel guard who had charge Of medical and
other stores and captured the rebel army wagons The
stores captured valued AZ seven thousand dollars
one rebel soldier was KILLED during the arair.
On the 4th inst two Of the prisoners captured who
tSsves and "Sdcr"r were shot 70 DEATH in realsos
murder OF the unon soldier already referrsd to-
sE1ZrHs
On the Same day the command destroyed rebel gov
ernmen tanpery IN inis creraoD, IN which were eight
hundred thouserd dollars worth II leather and seized
three thousand oea-i Of stock.
FuRmEr
The command then proceeded through New Market
Gsp, route Tnornton's Cap On this day MAJOR Lar
raoe with the First Virginia cavalry, sent 10 the
railroad bridge the Rapidan rver. rear James City.
Major Iarrabce captured tue rebel pickes stationed
there They taken wholly by surprise, rs they had
been LED TO believe that General She-idans airy had
been dc GATED pear Fishers Hi the Sunday previous
The nam command proceeded Woodvlle laying
On the eth instait at three O'Clock p NJ Major LARA
bees detachment reoEed the main eody of the troops
and the whole force proceeded to Madison Court House
and Little Was hiaston and thelce 20 Luray,
ARaivAL AT riLFoRD
On the 7th crossed the liapidan river five miles below
Milford creek Captain Larrabee who had been ont
on roconnoIsssacc returned 10 camp, bringing with
var, captured the Eapidln bridre
DESTRUCTION FRONT ROYAL.
Tie divilion lett Milford at A. n, on the Sth
instant crossing the north and south branches OF the
Shenandoah Front Royal where they encawpcd on the
branch of the latter named river Colonel Powell
rem aimed Royal during the time occupied and
destroyed several barns and mns proceeded TO
Piedmont communicate with the troops OF General
Auger operating IN tina, vicinity. From Pied.
oat two squadroas Of the divson were gent 10 Powes
valley, where they destroyed several blast furnaces
which were then in iuli operation.
M'cAUELAND.
On the 1ltb, the division returned to Front Royal
through Chester Gap, and thence TO Sperryvile AZ
Thoncns Cap the soe pcksts OF Rcssers rebel brigade
cap,ured. At Spsrryvi.le Colonel Powell learned
thai General Accsusland's brigade Of rebel cavalry,
with OF MosSy rou5ers had LETT Madison
Court House on he morning Of the llih, pas
ne through Woodvle and Arnssvic ~ roatafcr Salem,
with the intention Of destroying the Manassas Railroad
bridge at point. Colonel Powell at decided TO
give them pursuit. He broks camp AGAIN at eleven
O'Clock 1t shs search Of rebel coinmn passing
through Gains crossroads To Anssvile. General Mo-
oausand on tnas voonel Wv y ns ,os
that po assing rapidly aert the country TO Amss
vile, on ais return 20 woodville and Madison Court
House the rebel guard being cny two and y ham
hours 10 advance Of Colonel Ptweis command
TIN runssgr AslSpoSsp.
Colonel Powell, being encumbefed with q heavy train
and having several o captured cattle % drive
before him, and now being constantly harassed ou his
tanks aud rear by Mosbys ruerilas gave mp sbs pur
suit Colone Powell ,ncn directed his march TO Gains
CROSSROADS from there sent out scouting parties IN
the direction Of Little Washington and speFryvIe COZ,
ectnc horses and cattle destroying and other
rebel property. AZ night the troops encamped - Fisos
Hill.
On the 18th inst division marched 10 Sandy Hoek,
remaining there til one O'Clock p. H., N the interim
sending small detachrents down to the head waters OF
the that place destroying the hns rssi
deuce ouhouscs the property or James Chan
ceu0r ono OF hcsoyb kuef VIZ US
Union soldier few days previous Returned 10 Front
Royal day. On the route of the raid the pe2ps
ressed great surprise, had been informed by
rebel oncers that Sheridan bad been driven down tbs
valley.
SUMMING rP OF THE ESrzDITIon.
The result OF the expedition the capture or an
thousand hgrd head Of cattle five hundred borsss,
destruction or thrtyt~o large nolring mills thrty
ds,eries, tour blast furnaces and upwards Of Any
barns.
ioSosrrHxr SAID TO IN oMaaSD.
On the f Dr. Reed resident Of the county through
which Colonel Powell operated, assured that officer
that Lieutenant General iongsrect Is command Of the
rebels contributing General sheridan.
DISTRICTS WASTE
Col Powell laid waste the entire country be passed
through and did not leave ood enough IN his rear for
CROW 70 subsist on On route he suhsisted his
mand country and returned TO camp to-day hsv.
hog met with rifng loss to his command Ts,s espedi-
M Uhich 4 n conducted rfnACta