Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-22
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FROM TIE VALLEY.


Un6yorable reports from the Wiley we're current
this morning Il is stated that SO e. gagemeos 'ocA
pl,os near Fishers Hill, "Wednesday, IN rb.ca sa'r-
ds,,s infantry we're driven some distance ~ AIRY
,roors with every prOsp'c. OF decri7e Ueo'y' oa'
6nk movement by the sreTy's cavalry charged the
fortunes Of the day. and caused our army 70 retreat
with the loss of large poriln Of i!s artillery NO
Official information of this revere va received a. the
War Departments ths forenoon, but We fear ihA he ie
pcr! Is true.
THE HIRING BELOW YKsTE2DAY LvENISG.
field fic.r Wto lie tie iIoDs on The Norh tlde
tbis morning, informs thas The firing 20 distinctly
b,a.d in the city yesterday evening Was sho'ed sA-
Int which commenced for; Hlrri'0" about sunset
and ,1t,nded all along the Yankee Inca towards Pc
terssuR. blasted on dlCen minutes, AID vas
represented By the YADes piekes to be in hOrOr Of
some recent peIlo nance # S1sridAn.
IRON TRANS MIS- 1 sIPPL
d pendent geD,IaiJ upon Northern channels fer
pevs,ron Trlns- n sJsPPi We always get perverted
accoun. OF every engagement IN the West long before
the tYuh reaches Is from reliable Confederate sCuree
We have q, las. received General Asgruders eOngrau-
l.toIv order, da.ei 0lmden, Arkansas, TO n Shelby
D,v ep,,.l:ug with General Pliee, fer his gAlln;
achievements in ArIaGsas il September L. vas read
10 every battalion. regime-t, \ e, IN bis di'trici
r. Major General Couuantll this district snnoun-
ces with pride the uO'Ps one OF toe most e1
No "a and successful expeditions Ci the var. Tue cap
80 ~ "a forts oy tie nCr0ic Shelby nd his brave o.
6c-rs ana men in ths face OF superior Tumeer snd toe
A. s,rus ioo of the railroad begSeAn Ltue Rock and
Do ais BluE. The etqleot repcrt 0 SueioJ VII: 20
inf I'm il comrades bow this Ws5 done Toe i9loNirg
bt ll-gulge:
'Ny lo1oTn hope Of advance, under thu brave and
iptrep,d Williams in m'dAtey charged the reireatins
ensuy and Eava 6f sJCCl ogeIpped aud folio rcd up
the bius eoAs The fort vas suIIoaaael tne arlue.y
n.ned AZ point blank range ADD st. uek over the "he
STrs-s of the poWder cloud thst dr'tted and lated
asay tsFoss the battle ore,EA awhile h'g waved CUT
token of surrender. Tae results OF ms eAp'uie
,rs $50 prouCrs 200 smsl arms, besides large qiAn-
80 ION ~ WAS next attacked, captured aud de-
s.roysd, and 100 more pr sontr' added 20 Tie nfs1'
IS s,ion No shared the fate, While Any more
prisoners sWellsd The NUMBER.
and h,u On for a willis undes pi:'less AID SPLENDID
A. Nov are Veteran Illinois ard IsdiAna iatAn'fy
we're IL those redouots, aud they nSd req o. sur
rsnd,rog although had never asksd 'h'm 70 90 Sc
Tina ,ssed FIVE hours bad blen sPen. IA these oPe-
rstiops and I could lot wait Colooel SaAnkF, eoG-
u,nding nv old brigade, than whom . Drawer nor
bs,ser mau never SCI squadron IN the 10, vas OF
Ssrsd 10 di rouot his Command. Colooel JACKSON esC
Ssmouuted portion CT his brigade and these, torm,oe
"a infantry vito Colonel Shank, dashsd forsari uhd
their intre pid leader TIE pas DO ohArg Hne HEont
he'd, Of cavalry we're held well in tald for any snei-
As the dimnuntsd men gained the eEeees and ta'
nal ades the reserved vay, VI ose seeds had al h'
iorg forenoon been ehsmpng impatient ti's, eAsheG
GVSy after ten in lrg a-ree g'HeP'
,Ehsn within 70 hundred yards Of Z cir friend th'
rSrSIs -srs oyer.aken surrounded, ridden over, ara
TiosI H,,ohe and four buadred and 6fty OF his OIL
- srd mn ,ur. erdered u; clndtonally. They WeI'
iTmadia,ey COUNTER marched and double qu'cAed u
tbs rsar TIE b.sts Of their friends all the while rp
o dteOrdant metre -,
.Fhaimmsdia.e and tangible butts o. my eEpeditioI
Nh PRISONERS inelud Dg ons led ser and eby si
~. :, n 81 over 1850 FsjerAls killed AID Eoundeo
60 niles a. railroad rack coml lheiy desr'yee, ii'
49, tom M and burn', the iron usltsd ana o9n! els
- 5ss,rcveS. bri3ges and treste work rNlnta egn
sSsr5-,ra balss OF fay Consumed By hre, 0"eAy rs.
.nscSj1ss eSooped % pisee1 6Te fors r'Esa 20 90
.onrS 500 AT al aIml distributed 20 my uhArneu H'I
nv soe hoses captured, twelve barrels OF ta !
h,,nsht eff ttd given 10 & command 81 IV S :
b,,idss supply NJ many NEEDY soiliers VIII N'AHA''
shoes bco ? bats and clothing. -, u. "A
can this Was done within Elk miles q Du'eI - -
and ms details we're tearin up the irfef' un4o -
enSmy,, bullets 6rtd a. she covering regimehtb We
toirK the tplnsers from the ties N their very 1S
Essrv efiser in nv command, and the msnAs - /!
1s.arve great praise foe the heroic manner Ia ~
she, stoSsped the forh6eltons and met and asieA's
jsTSsly &c psrior nbers Of toe enemy. ,.,,
sHy lea In the ent hshIDg 10 seyenty-thfee hll'
II founded Lsussnant Stone, OF stA9ks reg imeu
- LisutSuant DckSy, OF snith's regiment two
T1hcn GpiElls 4 ever aid SoHn neE Nv NAi''