Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-29
GelegrapB,
Afternoon Report.
From tho Shenandoah yalley-The
Enemy Still in Force.

NEW YoRk, Oct. 2s.-The Herald's
Winchester correspondent, under date Of
the 9th, says that the enemy has still o
large force In the valley. Il 10 reliably
reported 70 be reorganiEiug. The enemy
has strong force Of cavalry in the Luray
valley. Under cover Of the present stiffness,
movements are being made by the en-
envy Of an eminently important character
At the time Of the battle OF the 18th took
place, the enemy had stationed three
brigades Of cavalry near Milford Greek, In
the Lutay valley, and when the general
rebel movement was made, this force ad.
yAueed toward the Shenandoah river and
Front Royal. In this movement they were
met by Powell's division Of cavalry, and
checked. When the rebels met with .
defeat, they retired to Milford and within
the line of their Notifications there erected
Et commanding position. For certain
substantial military reasons, reconnoi-
tering party Of about 800 strong, was sent
out on the Gath, from Powelrs division, In
the neiRhborhood of Front Royal. The
expedition was commanded by Major Glib.
son, who 90 calamity distinguished him
self in the Averill action at Mooreheld In
July last.
During the early course Of the morning
Of the oath, Major Gibson moved bis COM
maud across both branches of the shenan-
doah river, and moving through Front
Royal passed on towards Milford and the
Luray Valley. Before daylight he came
upon the enemy's pickets and drove them
in, capturing one or more. He then pass
ed rapidly on toward Milford creek. On
the way up he met the enemy in line Of
battle With two pieces Of artillery and al
though his force did not exceed 800 he
deployed In line of battle without reserve
and charged them. The enemy perhaps,
remembering our other late astonishing
cavalry operations, did nothing more than
Gre one Volley and break. Gibson con-
tInued the pursuit as rapidly as II was
possible for him 70 move forward In the
darkness,
The enemy kept his artillery on the pike
and after firing one round limbered up
and made of 10 the rear.
Owing to Gibson's inferior force he could
not flank the enemy and get at his artil-
lery. The enemy sent artillery to the rear,
and kept the cavalry regiments aud LETT Of
the road TO cover Its getting of.
In the general charge which Gibson first
made he captured one battle flag, and by
continuing TO press on Gibson at length
drove the enemy over the creek and upon
the line of the rebel Notifications, in which
they sought refuge and opened rapid fire
from caF6inss and the two pieces Of artil.
lery before mentioned.
In front Of this barrior Gibson halted,
but only TO feel the enemy's position, take
q few prisoners and ascertain the rebels,
strength, and then retire, reaching safe
position In the direction Of the Shenandoah
by daylight.
The enemy finding at last that the bird
had flown set out after him, but did not
succeed In overtaking him, as Gibson
reached the Union lines in safety and with
out. o heavy loss.
The affair is looked upon as quite bril-.
liant cavalry dash. The idea of 800 men
almost routing 5000 mounted rebels and
driving them to their Notifications, and
capturing one Of their battle flags, besides
nearly capturing their two pieces of artil-
lery, is indeed amazing and interesting.
In the course of the reconnaissance and
from prisoners, Information was gained OF
high Importance TO the interests OF the
Yesterday canuouAding was heard. 1t
appeared TO be in the direction Of Front
Royal, and was probably another cavalry
1Rlk.