Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-15

at Bridgewutcr ana Harrisonburg yesterday
morning.
The grain in front Of this point he's pre-
viously been destroyed in moving back TO
this point The whole country, ffotn tue
Blude Ridge to the North Mountain, 3as
been made untenabie for rebe! army,
have destroyed over two thousand bhrue
filed with wheat, hay and farming impls- !,
ments, over seventy mills filed with houf
and wheat, have driven in front of the s;sny
over 400 head of stock, and have killed aud
issued to the troops not less than 3Oo sheep.
This destruction embraces the Lursy VAL
lev and LittA Foot Valley, as well IS the
NAN valley.
A large number of horses have been Oh.
tanned, proper estimate OF which Cannot
make
| Lieut.. John r. Mcigs, my engineer officer
was murdered beyond Harrisonburg, near
Dayton. For this atrocity all the houses
within an area of miles were burned
Since came into to the valley from Harper's
Ferry up to lIarrisonburg, every train, every
small party has been bushwhacked by the
people, many of whom have protection pa
| pers from commanders who have been hith.
| erto in that valley.
The people here are getting sick of the
war. Heretofore they have had no reason
to complain, because they have beeu living
| in great abundance.
have not been followed 10y the enemy
up to this point, with the exception OF n
small force of rebel, cavalry, that showed
themselves some distance behind my rear
guard to-day.
A party OF the sth Ohio cavalry which
| had stationed at the bridge over the mouth
of the Shenandoah, near Mt. jackson, WAS
attacked by Gen. Mcneil with 10 men
while they were asleep, and the whole party
dispersed or captured. l think that they
will turn up.
learn that fifty of them reached Win.
chester. Mcneil was morally wounded
and tell into our hands. This was fortunate
rs he bushwhackers in this section of the
country. Z. II. SHERIDAN
Major-Genera,.
Gen. Burbridge makes the following re-
port of his operations:
i CATTLEsBURG, Ky, Oct s.
Hon. L. NJ. Stanton Forcing the enemy
from Clincli Mountain and Laurel Gaps, at
ter heavy skirmishing, we met the enemy
three and half miles from Saltyic, on the
morning of the 2d inst, and drove him to
his works around the salt works, where he
was strongly entrcnched on the bluff n hea-
w force under Echols, Williams, Vaughan
and it is said Breckenridge. We at once
attacked him and drove him from his works
on our left and centre, and held him III check
on the right, and finally in spite ot artillery
. and superior numbers, whipped him at every
point and forced him back to his own works
, in the evening. Our ammunition gave out,
and holding the position taken until nit
night, | withdrew the command in cXcetieni
order and spirits The occupation ot tht
works themselves way only prevented by
the failure of ammunition. From the pri
soners learn that the .encmys force was
between q. 900 and 5000, and that Breckin
ridge was present with 1000 from Lynch
burg.
!, Ny force amounted TO 1850 engaged. II
. is certain his force greatly ouinumhcTed ns
A detachment sent to Pound Gap forced ITS
way through. and drove Prentice with su
perior force from his works at GIadcsNlilc
capturing several prisoners, n number "'
=, small arms and one piece of artillery ou
loss in all is about $50; that of the enem!
-, is more. will report more fully by mail.
. The morning ofthc So received an orde
|? from General Sherman to return.
= Signed, 5. G. BtRBRlDGE,
Major General.
> The telegraph between Fortress Monroe
and City Point was broken down hy heav.
!, storm. and is not yet repaired. The lates
f
/" ing telegram from Major General Butler
" Headquarters Department Of Virginia an'
" North Carolina, Oct. sth, 1864 Lieut.
! Gen. Grant success yesterday WAS
;. decided one, although the rebel paper
:, claim victory. They admit Gen. Greg!
: killed and Gen. Bratton wounded.
Gen. Gregg was in command Of Fields
; Division.
: The Richmond E.rtmiDer OF this morEin!
y contains an official dispatch from Gordons
y VILE, dated last night, stating that a lanke
! cavalry force yesterday burned the Gailroa,
- bridge over the Rapiian, and made thei
= escape.
No movement on the Petersburg side. n
~ more troops have been sent over from Lee
y The movement Yesterday was made undo
- his eye. B. +. BUTLER, Maj. Gen.
10 =. No recent intelligence has been receive,
- from Gen Candy, but by his last report
IT, gen. Steele was moving in force upon tn
~ rear of Price towards Missouri.
~ Signed, EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
~ pf Wnr