, 1864-09-23

| W'jsht's CORDS vas doing tbs same on the 1ef, ~
wards h. enemy's rear Tor ihe o her sI.is Of tbe
nefryV1lle ptEe. The whole Of this could be seen
ihg the rebel hatterlrs. Averllts cavalry 1auuxd
Tue epeng' t1treme }eft, and occupied tue suncft
.! me ns1oht> west Ut Winchester, The euomy
Fort. This WAS vxry atnoyiu., and seyer.i e,F3r,s
Were made before the ensny was tb lxcd to telvc.
As todn a. Crook Infantry cot IN iiue to atvauce
9n !ne sna %aa1 5o9 9rE1ds @ .t Avs5 eavay
euemy sketadd.ed in prear hsste. Very som alter
this, the rebels conld BE- Seen aiming out through
ens maln streets VI the town, fixing the road to
sm;,S nA57ixGns' re Thursday, Sept a2-pee4eott
| qunrteIe. Frum him and orhcrs tata3Y arrived
rum the ted, lew addltioual partIcutsr4 are "a
,toered. GcIeraf> Shcr1dan's estimste Of Ear1y's
i1tcee, BASED On statements Of prisoners aud tde
Ike. Was txentJ.seren thousand. Ou the orhrr
habd, Gen Grant had made IN estimate from the
carefully collected statement. Of prisoners a. to
t9e stftDgth OF particular bripades and 1e.incuts
thsouehuut the whole rebel army IN Virxin,a, &C.
e9sso!ng esg 70 Which nary could nut hare had over
Lioete.n thousand. Of this number not less than
ohe.tbird aru pow hors az combat, leaving RaiIy,
accofutnx to Grants calculations, but tYetye Or
thilteen Thousand with which, to mala his r..
It's hoped tbs. Sheridan, Who is pur.uias rig
ortus3, has taken mue1 prisoners, but 1t il &C.
kno~ltsed that The country Is very dlfleull for
pa.fes offer aou1ahla positions tor Retreat .ny
Nrzuy-to hold Buperlui pursuing fUrce at .bay. 4
IsadlnE fsature~ Of this fight, which ali regard as
tne most decisive encaFement ever fought IN the
Valley, was the hriliianvhse made Of large masses
Of caValry. 1he army is now niQhty insptrltrd oY
tts victory. aid the loss In Killed aud wounded u
IL !sr mSIe Than made up BY the fresh enthusiasm OF
"A heipital tstetrg established at Winchester.
No prtt1uess have been started as yet to Balt1.
motr: The Effect OF this victory on the spirits Of
thu Anryand teceesionists has been more mar@ed
than anything that has happened sincs the csua-
pafRn opened last epsing. Tne gloom it Produces
on til elections. S..
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will be opened
aealn, thronehons next Monday
has made every effort 10 provide amply for SherI-
dan's ~oduded here. They VIII be brought to Bal
t1nore a. tast a. plac.i.able,
Sunday 'ast detachments Of the l3tn and 18th New
men, cennanded By Colonel LaeeiIes by direc. &C.
karcc from here to The railroad bridge acloas the
Rapidan, Whlch was destroyed, as we'll AZ the
bridge 1t Liberty.
IGbel quarlermastcr's depot, containI5c a con-
siderable amount Of stores, and mill 1n:whlch
were stowea 4,oW barrels Of Hour, were also de-
On thr way back The accommodating party feIl in
with. q division Of rebel csFA'ry at Cu,pepper,
potug TO reinforce Early. Being greatly oatnum.
arrived here this morning with l,ss ot Only 2S
men. Mort Of TIC captured mules and some OF the
prfsoueIs were 1eee+ eaftlY ahnndoHed.-
1A1aE.
WARRINGTON, Thursday, Sept 2a-I. ts believed
The adTantages Of position are great there, but
shrr1dan's carally Will be able to outlank<the
position.
THE LATEST.
,steidsn's forces reached StraAburg at late |
boar yesterday, the rebels retzeasfng. Their rear
LETT the town but an hour or two before our i'd |
vance entered It, |