Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-09-23
THE NEWS.

We have glorious intelligence from the She
nandoah Valley. Monday morning Sheridan
attacked the rebel force under Early, and af-
ter a desperate engagement which continued
nearly all day, achieved one Of the most sig
nal and important victories of the war. The
rebel loss is estimated at fully 10000 in killed.
wounded, and missing, with large amount of
arms and supplies and fifteen battle-fags-
Among the rebel casualties are seven Gener-
ais, two Of whom are known to be killed and
several badly wounded. We lost one General
killed and several wounded. At last advices
Sheridan had followed the retreatiDg rebels
over thirty miles from the point where the
battle commenced.
From Petersburg there is nothing impor-
tant, though indications warrant the belief that
we shall very soon hear of terrific and pro
badly decisive contest at that point. Grant
has been heavily reinforced, and the rebels are
in desperate way their situation being ren.
dered still more critical by the disaster they
have sustained in the Shenandoah Valley.
Shermsn's army remains quiet at Atlanta,
though the rebels claim he is preparing for
more of his splendid hanking movements south
ward. Instead of permitting the rebel inhab-
itants Of the city to remain and be fed from
his.supplieG while they are plotting treason, and
their husbands, fathers and brothers are in the
rebel army, Gen. Sherman has determined to
send them all south to their friends and natu-
raj protectors, and q truce of ten days has
been agreed upon for that purpose. Hood in
a letter to Sherman complains of this proceed
ing, but in bis reply the latter most efectually
spikes that piece of rebel ordnance.
There is nothing important from Mobile or
any other point on the Southern coast. 1t is
intimated that Farragut will next pay his re-
spects to the Forts defending the harbor of
Wilmington, N. c., the only remaining point
at which the rebels receive supplies from
abroad.
The rebel smissaries who have during the
summer been on the Canada border negotia-
ting with the copperhead leaders in regard to
the Chicago Convention and matters connect
ed with the Presidential election, few days
ago made daring raid toward Johnson's Is
land, their object being to capture the U. S.
gun-boat Michigan and release the prisoners
confined on the island. They captured, rob-
bed and destroyed two small steamers near the
mouth of Sandusky Bay, but retreated to
Canada without making an attempt to release
the prisoners. Several OF the ring-leaders
and some sympathizsrs in Sardusky city, who
are implicated by the confession of one of
them, have been arrested and are awaiting
trial
A rebel raid on the james river a few days
ago resulted in the capture of considerable
number of the cattle coll ected for our army.
The privates of the rebel South Carolina
regiment captured last week in the Shenan-
doah valley, arrived at Camp Chase few days
ago. The officers were sent to Elmira, New
York.
Gold has recen tly declined very rapidly
From nearly 200 per cent premium it has
fallen to III, at which rate there was sale Of
100000 in New York Wednesday.
The draft is progressing quietly in this
and several other States. The Provost Mar
ahal General has decided that "a resident of
a sub-district out of the draft may enlist as a
substitute" This decision will be Of material
aid to those wishing to procure substitutes