The New York herald., 1864-07-22
The MaEyisnd Naiders Ovsrtaken-
Secretary stanton-Another Briiitans
Flank Movement ny aheTmaA.

AZ We predicted IN yesterdays issue, the
cavalry Of General Hunters army is already In
close and successful pursuit. Of the late Mary
land raiders, under Brecxinridge, Ransom and
Early. General Ayerill, as will be seon by
dispatches publ.Ahed elsewhere, has attacked
the retreating forces Of General Early Se.T
Winchester, the scene of so nauy past misLspa
TO the national arms. killing and woundlns
about three hundred Of their officers and men,
and capturing four gus, several hundred stand
Of arms and some hundreds Of prisoners. One
rebel general Is seriously wounded and in our
hands, and the loss 10 the enemy In officers is
reported 10 BE- heavy. Now let the divisions Of
Generals Dafis ard Sullivan be heard from, as
We have already heard from the divisions Of
Generals Averill and Crook, and this recent
Maryland raid will be converted into one OF
the least profitable and most expensive invest
nients OF rebel strategy
II is to be observed, as comment on Wash
ington management, that the forces OF General
Hunter, still Weary from the Lynchburg raid
and only brought 10 tie isont by incredible ex
ertions, are the only forces We have yet heard
OF as vigorously and successfully pursuing the
retiring Zoe. Nothing has yet been heard from
the troops sent from Washington directly for
this purpose, under Major General Wright
Ii the news Of q battle OF Leesburg shall
prove to be true, we shall doubtless hear more
OF that column. As we announced two days
ago, tho rebels seemed to think of max
ing stand at that point, having despatched all
Their trains and plumber southwark. To the
reported engagamons, however, we give little
cr2dit, it bsirg only remote possibility that
General Hunter would have pushed bis columns
south and west OF that point IL Major General
Wright, who was at Poolesville six DAYS ago,
still stood confranted by any serious force Of
the enemy At LeesbuTg, only twelve miles dis
tant from his position. .s-a
Apparently our present success Is entirely
due to the energy OF General Hunter. Had he
waited for the rcd tape machinery Of Washing.
ton to have IeIpounted the cavalry divisions Of
his department, the Maryland raiders under
Early might have spent the next two months
ia The vicinity Of the White aud Red Sulphur
or Berkeley Springs, returning nortbward to
the Potomac at q cir leisure, and with but little
chance Of finding any efficient cavalry force to
'.make them afraid The moment, however,
that the rebel incursion North reached General
Hunters cara, lie Issued orders for the instant
purchase OF oil horses Immediately available
for cavalry service in Eastern Ohio and West
Virginia; and the result is that we have to day,
in hot pursuit Of the retreating enemy very
nearly six thousand well mounted men, under
q leader of great energy, experience and skill
Let the pursuit only be pressed with tho vigor
which General Ayeriil showed in his famous
''Saem raid" last winter, and not wagonload
of the "loot'' from Maryland, aud not au organ
lied company OF the men who stole it, will ever
reach the shelter Of any rebel depot.
There is ono gratifying circumstance in cou-
nection with the late raid. 1t has fairly forced
upon The attention of the country the imbe-
ciiity and negligence Of the Waf Department.
Even The most sleepy aud hitherto faithful OF
the administration organs join in the cry OF
douuuciation against Secretary Stanton now
Such u universal outcry, joined with the morti
6cation of such discontinue as The Secretary
lately met with III The matter or General Smith,
would induce any man possessed OF Ordinary
nriIiSrptCt W itftt5H. i)ui
as We might expect swcars that he will not
relInqrish his position, ss will be seen by our
news from Washington.
The intelligence from Atlanta shows that
the abandoniaeut Of tha. town by the enemy
mus bc deferred bu, fcw days at most,
General Shcrmsa made another brilliant flank
moye oent On Wednesday, and 10y a rapid
10 ~. II -. 4
throwing a large portion Of bis army on the
ia lroad q. Decatur, uader Geacra! MCPHERSON
Johnston, il appears, finding himself out
generated, made desperate assault upon our
let wig ut Decatur, hut was three timcs
h'ood,ly rcpalsed and drvca back into his
in,, eacilments. Such is the latest record o.
General Shermsn's operations.
OuR QloTA.-TLe quota for tho Southern d.
vision of this State is about thiriy-six Thousand
men. la this city The quota is thus subdl.
vdeG-Fourth Congressional district, 4,07l;
frth, 3,97'; Sixth, 1885, Seventh. 4,299;
Eighth, 1916; Ninth. 3,o2s. TIE tol, for tue
9 ty il therefore 23.i40. We have q small
balance 10 our credit upon a previous call,
which leaves us about 10000 men to raise by
the Isl OF September. We can easily do il IL
We all work together aud with will. But
there is no timc for delay. Everybody should
Subscribe money and drum up recruits.
A THEATRICAL STRIEH.-The actors are de-
nianding larger salaries, and are holding meet
ings to enforce their demands. We hope that
they will be successful Actors are very
rpnriy Maid peCplc while managers generally
get rich. Low salaries resul, in bad companies
ard bad acting. II the actors are better paid
we shall soon lave better performers and
higher theatrical tone. AT present the stars
make groa, deal too much money and the
minor players receive great deal too iiitic
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