The weekly sun., 1864-09-03
snfurdn'. August ~.
GENERAL. SHERIDAN.

7 l'S'bou VI tuc IN our trNnt. lnis force
instructed to move qickly ON tie righ, Of the enc
my's skirm sh lirc. and. Il possible, &c, iu their
rear whilst another force vcd out to atrnc, their
attention in front.
tH.Ddvll moved his force to the frort. advancing
IN two battalion lines keep ng his roar. ruu, h as
ioss blc. under TO prcvcn, the enemy fruni
asccrtainlny his strength probable intentions.
/ He had not proceeded Gar when he encountered tho
advance Of tie cncmy's skiruish line, who wcrc
| under cover ut raj pens hastily thrown VI, each
Afford NJ shel,or for tive men. As soun ~
the cncmy's advanced line discovered the approach
OF our force, they hastily retired to corn-feid T.,
the rear, where portion Of their reserve were
TONED. aud who were Immediately drawn up to IT,
SIS, our ilrthcr advance.
Colonel Duva continued 20 move forward. and
sot nearly ico yards in their rear. when suddenly
discovering him. they wheeled into line and cJcnei
ahcavy tire on bis flank. compelling him To change
front. and face our line to the right. As soon as
the cuemy lccamc convinced that we meditatct
an attack on his skirinish line they brought rein
i,iccnicu's rapidly forward from the direction Of
chnrcs"wn, and m artillery duel WAS commenced,
which listed for about twenty minutes. when tho
eneny's battery was Withdrawn. Our forces then
e. with the exception OF the capture of the cic-
ms'' entire s;lrmish line. We, however, tool.
.h. ~ 30 prisoners. TIE prisoners captured state
that RNJdes's anil R,mscur's d visions are detailed
for picket duty ia our immediate front, and That
the rest OF the rebel forces under Early are at
Charle-,own. rbe total loss in Crooks command
will not exceed ~ wounded and killed Aaor
we fell back yesterday, the enemy resumed his old
position, nni picket firing was kept up until dark.
Gen. shcr.dau'a position on the Potomac Is said
to tc n ve's strong one. lie IL posted ON rows II
teghtS par slcl RiI from mile ald u half to two
niles in front of Bolivar Iicghu and running oh.
hgl.ly across To- u upci's Ferry aud Chsrlcsiowu
pike. the lot flank resting on The shcnan loah, y
T. siii"n that Ia good either for deicusve often.
n.yo work.
hivicc, from sheridan are that late roconnols.
snnces hav" iisclosed the fac, that the rctes are
In heavy .or,e Ia his front. II is believed that
nearly the whole Of Lees army proper are thcr,,
'cnv.ng only ncaurcpui'a force, with two or
three di,- ON, lcsdcs, perhaps at Petersburg and
Rchmoud.
LATIN uIsrArcnrs--nH,vY sEInNisniso.
Baii'mor, Aug. 26.-rhe AMERICAN special has
TIE following;
A reconnaissance was made early yesterday
morning by hugc forcv of cavalry under ten. rgi
rorlct. portion Of oiir cavalry under General
Wilson. who were Stationed at H,towp, moved
out 10 kelrnrvsvllle and therc met, by arrange
meni, General M'rritt's division, which had been
stIuonri near shoparlstowu. The two forces,
cumliLcd under the command of Genera To,he', !
navel cut In .he direction o. Lc,town. The col |
uuin had not proceeded more than u mile when |
tho mot n" cncmy's skrmlsh line which was /
oumpJ-ed Of infantry belonging to General Elrly's /
corps.
G'n. Tofhr' dsn0n'~i "a brigade a hl com.
man, and seut thcrn IN 10 ss.r,ish with the cae.
Wy's advance Line OF ak irmishers whilst another |
portion .is command sent around by cir. /
c.ito'.s rpu,c qr.ke them o the faux and rear.
The effect # this move wac to completely double |
NJ ,hc.r sklrnish line, aud cause them H. Gee Ia .
w.li confusion; whilst portion u. our ncl
mounted. ai,d hold in reserve, charge upon them
wit mn sabre, killing, woundin. and capturing
quite rr'l!cr. lie charge only dee -i,d ,
roLi w.,n oug csrac upon The ,ncny's re-
tcr.n--e' ihe ilfiu;ry drawn mp in line, and pre-
s"i lnp front ucar two miles in length
O. examining tie pr'sonera captured IN The /
sl''i-a',h ani chnrgC, ii WIS ssccria'ncd that the
wlo.c % Fary'' o'l corps now commanded b,
hts .uri'lgt, Lul broken camp N the yc!nit, o .
CInri' town At daylight that morn.na, mi h.
- r he direction nj Leeiown. This was tie iorr
tani nov confronted General rortctt-, aud having /
~ 'cr,a.ned these facts, he eop,nenced Withdraw
i4J ~ con m'rl ?.
IN a. rae 1liuc ,ho riirtny hsd ihrcDn n hrroe
around 'r he SiephardsIuwn rO,i which PIE. :
vented Gcucr.I Custer lon retiring IL tie dirc-
tor r's'u1lly utcudci.
cp'linn under General wilson had reached q