The New York herald., 1864-09-22

The glorious victory OF ecrera Sheridan in the vicinity
of Winchester gains lusire as additional details
OF the battle become public Its and impor
tance prove to have been greater The des
patches descriptive OF represented. rhe number OF
prisoners captured the up 10 the date OF
chs latest accounts reached nearly Owe thousand
and the number beng constantly increas
crossing Cedar creek thirty miles from the
po'u where Mondays battle commenced, close pursuit
of Earys Geeng troops who much disorgauzed
to make stand which thought they would no. do
oorth OF Staunton. The graphic description battle
by special correspondent the map the field OF
contest which publish today win servo to give the
public very accurate impression OF the incidents
eceue OF this ssnguinary struggle and brilliant VIC
tory
The reports of rebel attack the left wing OF our
army in front OF Petersburg Sunday night prove
60 have been without foundation The rumo-s grew out
OF OF rebel cavalry In that direction as far
rs Sycamore church II is supposed that they came to
repeat their handsome cattle stealing achieve
msnt; but this their object they were
greatly disappointed; for in their FIRST raid they
carried oil all save one solitary animal There
was no change OF importance TO note in the army
at tse latest dates. Scarcely shot heard uong
tue lines for twenty hours. General Hancock had
issued lueutary order relative recent cap
tars of rebel picsets by detachment o. the Second
corps Deserers from Lees army ontinued 10 come into
Grants lines 10 great numbers.
The advices from Southeast Missouri and arkansas go
Go show that concentration OF scattered rebel
astacbment for strong invasion OF Missouri, under
General Stirling Price, is in progress fight between
the Third Missouri militia and portion OF the rebel she
bys force place Monday the Little Rock
river Southeast Missouri General Price reported
have recently had at Pocahontas Ark, considerable
army. and Shelby said have between foar thou
eand aud eight thousand at Powhalsn, Ark the
18th Other detachments OF rebels scattered
about in various localities on the Missouri border
Several Of the rebel pirates who Monday last cap
turcd despoed and burned the little island
Queen Parsons Lake Erie have been pursued
captured six o; them IN safe keeping John
sous Island and the principal agent and several OF his
aocomplices are prisoners board the United States
steamer Michigan the capture OF which vessel the
ultimate object or the piratical toray.
We have received General sbermans esustic reply to
the letter OF General Hood protesting the
tnoval OF women and children from Atlanta. General
Bhermau says il is quite unnecessary 10 appeal
% tho dark agee, General Hood SO grand
iloauenty did, for parallel 10 this measure.
he says 81" is not Unprecedented; for Geue.
raj Johnston very wisely aud properly removed
the families all the way from Dalton down.; and "You
yourself burned dwelling along your parapet, and
have to-day dfty houses that you rendered
babtabe they stood way OF your forts and
men" General Sherman enumerates various bsrbarous
ac,s Of rebel commanders, and says-"ln the name o.
sense. ask you no, appeal Just God in
such q sacrileRcous manner