New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-14
THE GREAT CONTEST.
FROM THE sUENANDOAu VAL.
LEY.


tain-Rous OF the Rebcis-EiGh' Gun.
and 500 Pr,sosrrs T.kca-Fighti"E
Qualities Of Our cavalry.
From Our Special Correspondent
NEAR STR,sHrRa. Va. Oct 10. 1864
Immediately after closing and dspatching my
last evenings letter Cen Torbeit. Chief OF Cavelry
reported further most gratifying intelligence from the
front. The news was ~ god felt sumo regret that
could not have included the whole story.
The cavalry force sent kind II corps OF observa
ton down the Valley IN pursuit Of Sheridan. was hscer
tanned to DO under command Of Maj Gen. LomHr win
Brig tens Ros,eI and Bradley Johnson as snhordi'
nate commanders. Rosscr is the Genrr"i who "e'c
ue successful cattle raid Mt Hnrrisons L'ndinc. ~
which his trous won the soubyiquet II tie " Lnnrrl
Brisnder He was sent to take the place II Ftu Hugh
Lee who was wounded at Winchester AMI great things
were expected " him.
Bradley johnson beong- IN Frederick. Md.. and was
among tue bold bad ~ that state who cndravored
10 drag "My Maryland at the chariot wheels Of Jeh
Davis His are Maryland and VIZ inan tr'oPs and b"
had his biz ,uns the celebrated baltimore Light Bn.
terry with of the bhoys nom that "nc- uneasy
but row yefy peaceful. city. rtis man Eo'ser was
very grand driving cait hut In the present ense Ne
found himself and troops driven hstor AMI urlher than
lie drove Uncle Sans becves-
Cen Lomsx marched through " oodstock on ScIur-
day with hyins color. and HI. confident aud Oo1si
fu Of Whist they going ~ do to tie YankS whom
they fri;ned believe In fall retreat He went hick
through the rown. on thc follDwine day. wbirlnc"
his whole command rout, al hi. artillery, except me
gun. and ammunition wagons lost, bis lnen h1ing In
disorder o. the moaniaina
IL fact II vns a repetition OF tie following the
yictory and rout Of Fishc', liz Gon. Lomnx himself
escaped by pure sccidcnt frOm being de prisoner.
which be owed 10 tho fact toai he rot well Dire sr
man M Capt johnson. with whom h" WIS riding IN
compsuy when one " cur ovultook and captured
tie latter pcr,on beyond Woodstock.
The Gg ( began about ~ ocior -. Snnd@y, al the
base Il Round Top. thr,' mi-s hom NiIa.bnrg. The
chcmp ocrulicd a position The Valley. Brad",
johnson he'd tie pike In which ported the iiai'-
raGrc battery Grn. Ro'"r occupi tho back rad
over ioxad the North Mrr' '~n. md awaited en- nj
tsos nsinF n II ha,iours with considerable lEdusul
hut uath hiilo elect upon oni lines
Gen 10, bit sent Gen. CustsI. with bis brigade. N
comfort Rosser on the iack rosi. Col LoA ~ had
shsrgr Of two brj ac. In fruni u Bradley Juhnson. o
tho pike snd q brigade posted In the ornicr. to
move gp ard support either thc right ~ rfi. ~ eeu'n
stances might require The name Of the officer In ooI
maad have not earned
AgaIrs =crr 40 ninnruvcrrd TO n,trnri TIE chirf
attention towards tie enc y ci'. sn lui c star was
rnalcd 10 set well In lis HAnk AT tolls p'ri Il the
lin~ however. there finally the hardest bg5tine
Prisoners captured say they hal dr'd awU al ihcir
ammunition when ct,nc ch7rriig u'on them
with ycn Their broke snd f'i.ce u supp nj the
btefy and the gamers followed sai. 'c-'i ng tho bat
tery ~ tive piece In onr hands.
On the .irlt, Cussr charged them nh"ui the sane
time, capturing thiee guns. with caltsons. wag'na
tn ge. emhu' snces &C. fbe reGlaindei - ia~ he'u"
rns fight and a chase In which the enemy acre be-
ing ninaay uycrhausd aEd captured sinrly Ia Pnir
and b. squsds.
All efforts of tie Rebel officers ~ rally the mel failed
they broke ior the uountes ielt Sad I'm. and nnsl,
beeare 20 sest.srsd thttlcre was no longer any ap
pnrenty organized body TO pui,ue. We t'ptared ih"
wAron tram. sone nine snOu ances. anmnl mon
vsrons and fnally three guns. making eleven IN
on during this dl,s operations and iotl 81 Thirty
seven guns during tbis csurngn IN The valley
"a large number 81 prisoners wa also taken-proe'
ably not Ear from three hundred. Cen Torbetr rrrr
continued tie pursuit. sfter the Rebel marty T. New
Market at which time there was no longer any Visible
force " follow. and the chase was abandon'd.
n were nrc,ile,s To waste words upon tits achieve
mont The bnie mention ~ the fnct Is sufficient 10 -
pres. the country With the splendid fighting qualities Of
our cavalry now IN tevalcy. ard OF the evident ability
o. ten. ToIbei. who handles them
Gen. Sheridan determined in hts own expressive
words to whip this body Of Rebel Cavalry or get whip
ned. ard II wa, done. The army. during the whole
forenoon has ben hilant over the victory nnd Cheer
u cheer has been hcnrl around the ine M the good
news was published Ia them.
The Robels were feeding their horses. In part nPoh
pressed hay, brought down IRON stnun'on-thr "ny
pnce where there wss any lef Ten thousand he"d OF
animals have been collected and driven out OF the LII
raw and Shenandoah Valleys There Ia nothing len on
which the peops can subsst mncn i 50 large l"bc'
force In this valley.
The destruction however for the pres NJ has hcen
STAYED a srasluig and circumstances governing 'h'
furure movements Of the army viii probably determine
whether the food nnd forage will b. destroyed between
hia and Iarpcrs Ferry The weather Is unusually cold
for the .ensun Tho army l. Ia position u reast any
attack from any quarter In whatever force Al
nresent Gem shoIidan'r forces remain enesmped within
!, few mica Of StrasbLrg. Ed
n,ecdy Attack Of Guerrii'as souh OF win
rh,.,cr-rhrec Ns~u allied, and Three o.
eeer- and -Four a1en badly Weu"d'a ""h
Iobsed-inpsure Of - rUii-Th" Conn