The New York herald., 1864-10-05

TApAy J2th.-Had . skirmisb near Newtown; our less
istb.-Had another skirmish near stpasburg.
nth.-All quiet 70 day Gordons division throwing up
srsastworks On Fishers HILL
signal corps also heavy skrnshing on 'ns ridge one OF
our battalion wounded.
fsth.--Lay in camp AL day quiet.
l1th Marched 70 Winchester; had considerable
2lst; heavy loss on tho Yankee side.
FRipAY, 25th.--Skirmished near Snepardstown with
shoridan's cavalry lost two Oonfederate coloneis
MONDAY, 26th.--Another rkrmish at Rmithfeld fell
back to Bunker an.
a0th.-An quiet 10 camp.
Srr. 3.--Moved beyond Winchester Fitzgerald's
cavalry had q spsagement with the Yankees
7th--AD quiet IN camp to-day.
rHu CAVALRY NOrNurr coTrSuxD
General Merritt reached M,dde river, opposite Port
Republic, about nooo on the 2cth. He Immediately
entered the .o.n and sent Ssw,d ssnsrsl psyns
Ridge nevns had advanced far before he encoun-
tered strong foros Of the snemt in thick woods about
.. S,s ss '1 that ps u. Sy %
his front and notified General Merritt Of the fact. While
Deyins held position Merritt opened hre from four
guns, with view Of shsins the enemy out Of the
woods While tbs Smelling was going ou tho enemy 2
wagon tran could 30 seem psssSG '1s s.p and
tept mp, together with rather heavy shrmshns daring
Al the Tim when General Nsrrit vas engaged n max.
ing rho movements referred 10 above, Colonel Powell,
with bis division, passing on towards Staunton BY
side road without meeting With serons opposition BY
the time he had reached Piedmont Of General
Hunters battle, be was requested 10 return and help
complied With the request, arriving In the immediate
vicinity OF Wsyeys Care about four O'Clock on the after
noon Of the same day. Placing hs troops nne 1l oas
the crossing south river ~ coujunciion General
Merritt made simultaneous Attack from the direction Of
position and we're soon convinced That the
rebel force 10 front Of them was much greater
than their We drove In the rebel cav
airy aud infantry ,krmish line with great CALAMITY
and Then came upcs ths main rebel infantry 'uo when
found Impossible % dsodse from 'ne very ho,. sn1s
tins the firing Was quite heavy and iivoy. FINDING
impossible TO gan the gar WIN cavalry Powell GRADUALLY
w,lbdrew back the South river, while Merritt od
the Middle river both divisions leaving Their
skrmsb lines otsr the rivers towards The gap wnen
Powell retiring tne rebels attempted 70 prsss h,o
back rapidly by sharply following him up but they did
not succeed 10 their design. While those movemeuu
we're s osns m.Ss sns osS.d quite plainly
wha, vas being done on both sidcs That nignt nen,n
remained opposite Port Republic aud PovsD ~ weyers
wv .,mp .Yr,yp,xp suprsrx or rowxlI.
Next morning, the 27tb broke clear ana oeAotW1l IN
.unshins Al mn sary bourrst ~ tho Hun vas rising
is",snsn, w,er and your correspondent proceeded 70
climb the hin over wsyers Cave Arriving ontop Of 10,
.csr pohsid IL tho distance could be the swa
rivess Ss and %srr.vs camp his iris men ana trains
busy, hungry soldiers. Ia front, pisip 20 view, wStf
tho skirmsh lines Of tho con,ending forces-the ode.
.oaas :"a The v, sA', cutie occupying s' ' s
cur ssisn.ios .swsds ,no gap rhsre al seemed anle,
In fcas ct the gap and the road and behind erp o.
wus could be rebel cavarymer riding up and down.
and generally riding about In esurely and appafenly
pdoont aa1nor, Smoke arising from tho woods msrkea
whore tie Yeosls were canpeo the thcxess Amer view
ing ,ne surrcvnanr country for nearly an hour W ~
sooudea the bil tho lieutenant being on opinion .ns ,,
could admirably shell tho enemys cafup. On as'Aius
down and going 10 Colonel Poreils headquaI.o's ~
found prisoner .nero, who Informed Us ina, ets
Two divisions of rebel loausry 10 tho gap sos.sr ~. =,
Tl.z ces cavalry and some Of the cavalry % saoo ~
Iou,as's division ls also eald that eousrn rs.,y ~.
peosoa 10 relnoroed during the Day oy hefhasW'H
dIvfson of f1nsstrecs's CORPS -. -,
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