The New York herald., 1864-08-25

General Max Weber has been relieved fronthe com.
mand Of Harpers Ferry and ordered to report for duy
, | In the Department Of the susquehanna.
General Stevenson now command Of Harpers Ferry
Oar Washington Despsteh.
WASHINGTON August "a, 1854
report current here this afternoon that portion
Of the rebel forces had crossed the Upper Potomac into
/ Maryand; but u has not been confirmed, and was
doubtless canard. is not believed that any portion
Of Earlys command will be permitted to recross the
Potomac.
Mr.. Theodore O. Wilson'S Dispatches.
AvKRIL's CAVALRY, IN TuR FIELD,
August 20, 1854. !
HARLY's ARMY REINFORCED.
following has just been received from a private
sle and can be relied upon for its correctness
soaio9'' WINCHESTER, August 20--A ~
-, sion OF Iongstreets corps, commanded by
One d'rA i Kershaw, left Richmond on the 7tb and Il
Maer Geners auenant General Anderson, who has been
now mere In ngstree,s corps Is also here. Before
leaving RichmorA Longstreet's corps, we're between
psne aSons snd p sourg about siK miles from the
ter place. They wn re are four bfgades commsnded
Kershaws division tho
First brigade, BrigaaA : -'Ai'''' '0"'
brigade Brgads ra woad
Third brigade Brgadior Cen gan (Eghth South Sare
Fourth brigade, Colonel Henn. 90
Humphreys brigade has four s VI 70 ,esents sSnaad IL it.
DO not think they average over
Byans brigade has also four ebreys ~ y aney
average about the same as those In Hun attaon ~ nj.
WoiIard has five regiments and . B, 0A - "'
in The brigade commanded BY Colonel HsA nisau there
four regiments and two battalions. One a, s n
ments in this brigade is large 1t isa eT a, Dao,
about eight hundred strong, and is known as thA
Fam sure the strength Of Kershaw's division vi, II
Is to-day encamped on the Berryvie pike one mile from
command this army notwithstanding Lieutenant General
Earys own force is to day in towards Bunker Hill, but
There is rumor in the rebel camp to-day that Fields
division Of Longstreets corps, Is also moving to Earys
From the best information get II does not seem
that Early's strength ncudng reiniorcemens arrived
up this tiue), than reaches hiryhve thousand
Early bouteighteen thousand effective men, besides
hfteen thousand men in reserve Thesstrength Of ker-
shaws division Is about four thousand eight hundred
There is also between eight and nine thousand cavalry
entous They are certainly not gathering crops lhe
more M .nnt from
! burg some ncne to the view Of contemplated
| great Western movement g
In rHE Fistb, August 23--P. N.
sKlRMIsfnpG.
There was some skirmishng yesterday. To-day there
| 10 more lighting.
AvSRnLs CAVALRY, In THE FIELD,
August 23-Evenng )
To-day everything has been remarkably quiet on our
'front.' General Averls scouts and videttes are In Mar
tiusburg this afternoon report the enemy ad
vancing further In that direction.
This morning we heard firing toward General Sheri.
dams left and in the neghborhocd OF Hall Town.
The skirmlshng yesterday General sheridsns front
was not particularly heavy.
There is an impression prevalent that the eremy Is
again playing an extensive game Of "blurn by demon
0nrenk ~
extensive sk,rmsh line without progressing the force
necessary under ordinary circumstances to support for
sheridan has al his command The enemy evidently
acting to make believe be has an overwhelming force
Tho position that General Sheridan holds to-day Is de-
cidedy strong defensive one both to sustanan attack
against his centre, and to prevent flank movements
The enemys pickets sti at Bunker HILL that IS, at
We have heard from Western Virginia. but without
ing In that direction, thought might be the pur.
| pose OF his present movements "
that the has thus far been prevented from getting
small rading parties across the Potomac river
town must not be too we'll credited when the people Of
that neighborhood cannot tell where General Averlrs
headquarters are they certainly know sun less ABOUT
Orders have been srsyspng ssens from
n mr.. DEB. Randolph Keim's Despatch.
i BALrIMoRE, August "a, 1854
/ SHERIDAN.
l Cp to last night the SITUATION oI Snefioau ano tne
enemys light parties bis front was practically un.
changed Our forces were engaged throwing up earth
works FOR their better defence small skrmsh is kept
nm continually but with little loss either side. Early
stil holds back or not develop his strength
He seems 70 be waiting for some action from side.
| Il u currently believed 10 the army that some,
towards Hancock or Cumberland Thi; seems seems
OF bsrsemen continually demonstrating along the Po
ebmac, a. wlliamspor, and below. This, no douo, s
Our cavalry are kept on the watch on the Maryland side
rus AyrAm At yRoNr ROYAL.
General Merritt makes the following report Of his
| Front Royal night tosGeneral Torbert:-
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PERSONAL Yntsiiigsnos.
Mr. ", Rennard, Chief Engineer Of the Atlantic and
Great western Railroad accompanied By the Earl Of Ar
lie, Mr.. August Belmont and Mr. James keHsnsy, Of
London ien New York last evening, u Mr.. Ksnpards
private saloon carriage, for o. Louis, 70 inaugurss the