Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-26
FROM NEW YORK.

.----. NEW 1oRk1 Oct. 70.
The Commercials Washington special
say:
The soldiers are already giving their
votes for the President. Several regi-
ments OF New York soldiers in the Army
OF the Potomac have given very heavy
majorities for Mcclellan, while in others
he has only received three or four votes.
An absurd report that Secretary Seward
hsa spologized for the srrest of the St. Al
bans msrauders is without confirmation
The Posts Washington special says:
The agents appointed to take votes in
the army are 8 great annoyance to Gen.
Grant, who Ia planning some Important
operations.
The Commercials Washington special
says:
It is stated that Gen. Grant viii insist
that the civilians now st the front who are
engaged in the distribution of ticketsto SOL
diers for the coming election, shall either
leave the army altogether or make some
arrangement by which their mission can
be performed without impeding the mill
tary operations. Their political discus
sions excite the soldiers and in some cases
lead them to neglect their duties.
It will not be surprising il there is
sudden exodus of politicians from the army
ere long.
At the evening bsabd gold tumbled to
2I44.
News from Missouri to tho War De-
partment are good.
Price has become thoroughly whipped
and is running away as fast as possible.
Gen. Ricketts, Is very low today and
great fears are now entertained Of his re-
eovsry.
Secretary Stanton has dismissed twenty
clerks III the End military department for
sympathizing with the rebellion.
Gen. Wool passed through this city to-
day, en- route for Washington, In obsdi-
ence to orders from the War Department.
It is presumed that he will be put in COM
mand of our Northeastern Department.
The Commercials Washington special
says that the details of Gen. Sheridan's &
brilliant victory in the valley are now
coming in. The pursuit has ended for the
present, and there is now time afforded to
count the spoil OF achievement.
The prisoners are being sent to places OF
safe custody in the rear.
| The trophies of war adorn the camps of
the gallant victors.
Gen. Custsr has already brought to
Washington the flags taken from the
enemy.
A Harper's Ferry letter of the Path con-
| tains information from official sources, and
therefore entirely reliable, that 8, 900 pris-
oners have already been captured. 1900
arrived at Harpers Ferry on Monday and
II Enn 1.ch
Our cavalry is still engaged in picking
up rebel stragglers and deserters who are
glad to escape from the rebel army after it
has sustained SO crushing defeat.
These prisoners candidly admit that
Sheridan Is the best general against whom
they have ever fought, and that his dash
1 ing tactics are mora than match for even
Gen. Early.
1t Is ascertained from rebel prisoners
and deserters, and other indisputsble
sources, that the loss of the enemy will
reach 10000 men in killed, wounded and
prisoners.
Among the guns taken were twenty
new brass pieces, which had recently been
turned out from Richmond, and with
which Gen. Early had been supplied only
a few days before the battle. 1920 small
srms were picked up on the field and
along the track of the flying enemy, ex
hibiting q state of Generalization not often
witnessed among veteran troops, such al
those with which Early was provided.
The rebels had five infantry divisions
and cavalry's Brigades in the engage
ment. A large portion Of them embraced
the flower of Lees army.
Our wounded are rapidly being moved
from Winchester to Msrtinsburg and Gen
Sheridan is putting his army in order fol
another advance.
He is already preparing for anothe
campaign and will not long remain pas
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