The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-07

AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
FROM SHERIDAN.
Heavy Skirmishing-Rebels Routed.
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New 1ork, Sept. b. Il
The Herald's Bunker Hill correspond
end OF the 4th says Gen. Crooks last night
was attacked BY the enemy, but repulse
him. He took 100 prisoners.
The Herald's correspondent with Gen.
Averiil on the 4th writes, yesterday our
operations on 'Sheridan's right and 10 the
direction of Winchester were successful.
Abont 1890 a.. m. Loman's diyjaion of
rebel cavalry, then reinforced to Eve brig
AIDES, attacked our line one mile north Of
Darkvllie, on the Winchester pike, seven
miles south of Martinsburg. The attack
Of the rebel army was made with gallan-
try, but as gallautly repulsed, although
We had only engaged a portion of the
command and the offensive party had
three 10 action to our one. For a short
time we maintained the defensive in order
to allow the enemy time to develop his
strength. We took the offensive and
drove Loman's whole division at a very
rapid rate over the fields and through the
woods, past rifle pits and badly construct
ed b.eastworks, a distance of nearly FIVE
miles Arriving at this point the enemy
attempted TO make stand, opening Ere
from his artillery and using his whole
cavalry force to prevent Us from crossing
Mill Creek. small creek which crosses
the pike and emp,ies into the Opequan.
The engagement in this locality was of
short duration, but unusually spirited.
We charged the enemy with portions OF
Povell's and Shoemsker's brigades, aud
would have taken his artillery had our
men been able to get across the creek 10
the manner they advanced
As it was the enemy barely escaped
capture by the merest accident in the sc-
tion.
The lst Va. cavalry made q special
charge of great gallantry under Lee and
Col. Chas. +. Coptans, and drove the ar
my, which was charging at the time.
Having come upon the enemy's main
force. we skirmished during the rest Of
the day. while We were preparing for other
movements.
Yesterday, when We we're fighting Lo-
mans 5 division, Rhodes corps moved down
to attack with l8 pieces OF artillery, but
fell back during the night.
The enemy lett on the fsld quite a
uumber of wounded and many dead
horses. Having passed over the road the
rebels re,reated on, We found the rebel
loss very large compared with our own.
The Herald's City Point correspondent
OF the 4th says Richmond papers affect to
ridicule The idea of a single liac of rail-
road being vital 10 their occupation of
Petersburg and Richmond, but general
dependency belrays itself in the same
issue
A correspondent writes from Reams'
Station battle ground several DAYS after
the withdrawal of our forces aud speaks
serrowfully Of the thorough destruction
of 9 miles Of railroad track and iron by
Hancock's corps, and pronounces its re-.
possession by the rebels hopeless and i'm
possible. He says the crops adjacent to
the road on both sides are utterly destroy.
ed the entire distance. TIE fences were
destroyed By using i, TO FIRE the timbers ol
the track, and the houses and barns gen.
erally are reduced to smouidering ashes
The Tribunes special says Gen. Hun
ter has been relieved at his own reques
from the command of the Department Of
Western Virginia, and Breves Maj. Gen
Geo. Crook assigned to command in hi.
place. G@