, 1864-09-21

have appeared on Lake Erie. Tt will bH Hrccolectcd
.hat sometime ago u,lieck ordered tAat the run.
b,as Micbigan should b. st4tioueo .at Johnso4'.
Is-Dd to pr-Fent the thseatrned liberation Ut the
rtbel pr. oncrs c"nnned thesr.
BY atpec'al trc,ty with Crest Hrita!u the United
Staies il prohib,ted rum havioK mole than one
ana hencu protect was made by England agalrsf
the Michisan's armament. As the Michigan is
conaned to tho suzrettstce OF Jobnsou'a Island, 1t
oommsfce. and viii probably hy Budalo Under
W1rnlra7os. Tue. day. Sept pa national 81
Gentlemen who, aave arrived here rom Hagets-
town, Md state th t On srnisy the rebels. under
Mccauslahd AID Johnson. advanced from Bunker
I'll ana gs a 9 Ths
Halnesyille. abort distance from FA ling Waters.
on the Tir.in1a eide Of the river, where he took
Q iuo1. Dur1'g e Sunday night AveriIl received
q! n'net the rcb,ls and croFe them back to Bunker
aill'apo f-ocrupied Martinsburg.
The CasNme7t1afs Washington special says :he
enemy we're nrfyeu twelre miles
NEW YoBK, Sept. 20.-Tbe Htfn!Ts Harper's
Ferry speria,, 1850, Bags: A. WAS expected, the
visit Of the L1tuleusIt Genv,a here was to put in
Frday morning Iast tic enemy disappeared entire.
j. rom the leit wing Of our army, on tbs Berry
Vile and Winchester Ptre, snd only made faint
'es bad either taten up line or retreat to stras-
burg q bad mstted to their let CT orr right ~
CO crnttafcd movement against uE. Zen. Sheridan
III ouce took measures to ASCERTAIN .hc fact. ana
frtm information ohrhlped eouu came to the con-
ciurioh that the attempted clever movement Of
Gentraa Early only teint to ret his troop. on
our left to the west side OF Opeq0au Creek. The
1rap was discovered and the rebel General thwart-
e5 Ia his dtfIena.
The affair Of yesterday morning at Martiusburc,
between the oe!f, conestne Of n1tttie1y nnt H.
fant1y, and our troops under Gen. Averi1l, saowed
that lie rehe1s were 'rton'ly ElafdinR the Bart-
more and Ohio R4iltoaa, with 4 view ol preien i1g
Its recpenn 8 from here 10 Cnn1b r11nd.
re1e discovered In iofce on tho ncst baGk OF the
Opequcn, when sharp skilmf5hfug and brisk
canI Unade tooE place between tho armies. Major
Ge1 erat Cook. with his veterans Of the West VIr-
gpfa srny, occupied The Fight OF our line th8 10Th
corps thu centre, and &he 9Th corps the right 4
sIet oatte for the possession Of .he Valley Of the
She1 " dual, has either commenced OF cannot be
Il IL said The rebels hsye large reserve con-
ceaied In the valley between North Mountains pnd
Third Ail1 Mountsin, with headqaartere at
Jamesbrn., The reportB OF rebel deeeKters aud
80. col hct1n. ihst It 1s difficult TO Settle down
uEoN ATTY tttt,d numEcr ~ accurate. The fact Of
tie enemy offarpg Sherman battIo, RhoWs ihat
ttcy have cooa sazcd army, and hope to meet
with .ucce+s.
19'h, fa5.: ScGu Of an important movement OF
Shes1uans army reached Eere to- nt:ht. Up TO the
time your mt eseuees left. No decisive re5ut had
btEn obr:tncd- severe cAnn0padEaE and ektr-
u,tsh,ng we1u eo'rE Oh: Upto the dispatch time
OF the train rsaA Thought general battle Tor the
possession Of the valley had commenced or WAS
certtin 10 rfantpire very ttsoD.
Ou S1Id-fa body Of 0fruonnted cavatry was
d'tpatchtd i1on the camh At Hsge1stown to VIII
lfanepuft, Whtee they were a. tht Latest accounts
guarding The iords Of th6 river. IL.