Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-10-08


Hills corps, commanded by Gen. Malone
and Bushrod Johnson's division Of Besure-
CARDS corps. say 10000 in oil.
The Herald's 10Th corps correspondent
says most of the prisoners captured are Of
the rare>t kind Of soldiers, men who have
just been thrust into the ranks They tell
US when the announcement Of an advance
was made, every man capable Of bearing
aims was sent into the field, and all busi.
ness suspended In the reoel assault on
the 30th, amout 500 risouers we're csp'ur-
ed
Paine's division of colored troops, TEN
porarily attached to Tie l0h corps. have
returned to the 18TH hc
Gen. Birney wrote q letter Of thanks to
General Paine and his command for their
gallautry in storming Newmarket Heights.
The Herald's Shenandoah correspondent,
opposite Browns Gap, Sept. 29,h, says
sincc the Bght at Fishers Ill., there has
been no general engagement. Tue enemy
left the valley through Browns Gap. Ear
" was much disappointed aud d,auk beavi
IT, Over 1000 rebels are scattered
thrOugh the mountains without arms and
approaching starvation. The enemy has
gone towards Charlottesville. Ga the 9Th
1'our cavalry we're attacked by infsntry, but
the cavalry held their ground
Oct lst.-Every thing is favorable up
to this time All The objects Of the cam
paign have been reached. Gen. WILSON
leaves today TO take command Of the cav.
airy Of Sherman's army. Gen. Custer sue
ceeds Wilson Gen Powell takes Clusters
late Averill's division.
The n. Y. Hsrslds correspondent with
the cavalry ou The left Of the Army Of the
Potomac, says OF The cavalry fight on Sat
uiday.. The rebels were led by Gen. Wade
Hampton. and Generals Batter, W. IL
Lee, Learning and Young. each with .
Brigade. They thought to secure an easy
victory. They sncceeded in driving on,
small force which was commanded by Gen
Davis, from the lise of slight defcuces, aud
dismouuting their brigades made desperate e
attempt to dislodge us from third. Oul
} force consisted Of ihe Q h N. Y 1t Mass
9Th Ohio and l0th, \. Y, aud Battalion
z Of the LIST Pa. with four guns. The hgh'
was ter tffic. Time and again the rebel'
charged up 10 @lhin few feet OF the line
aud were hurled back with deadly shower,
: Of bullets. -s. tf.- t..,
They then attempted flank movement
atlhe same time charging the breastwo'ks
but they met such a reception that they
we're glad to return. Their loss was
heavy. As soon as it was discovered that
the enemy we're iallug back. our meu
climbed their breastwo,ks, aud, with d
cheer, charged The flying rebels. Our loss
was slight, ~ .....,
The Trbunrs special, dated Martins
burg, 4th says that the latest III ellIgence
from Gen. Sheridan is to Saturday morn
ing. AT that time his Infantry we're still
at Iarrisonburg, while his cavalry was
east Of ihe Blue Ridge accommodating in
he vcinlty VI Charlottesville s.
The rebel report of disaster TO our cav
airy al Surie, Head Gap is untrue. Instead
of meeting q victcry, we captured aboul
the gap which they have fortified. Rock
Wise and Bue eu Gap bare been strongly
fortified 10y the relels aud a'e defended by
considerable foace. The position is Aauka
able on either side. -
IL is improbnble that the u, xt infOrma
tiou wea get frtm Sheridan will come via
Alex andria. Supply lraius continue 10 e.
to the trout aud there are diect indications
that aMartinsbuIg aud liurpers Ferry are
TO be abaDdoneu as bases OF supplles.
The following is tue Tribune's account of a
repulse of the re0els on Friday A2.1"
About breakfast time on Friday active
movements were seen .amorg the rebels.
A column Of about 10000 uoops Just up
from Petersburg by the cars, were seen
marching to Din their brethren Of the pre-.
vious days tight. Presently the head OF
The column emerged from be woods and
moved upon our works, formerly belonging
10 the rebels. Gen. Wei eel had been as
signed to the command Of the corps du ing
the uigh, aud had charged Gen Heck.
mans division TO the left 10 prevent auy
flank movements from that direction, i;
having been found impossible to hold the
Star fort aud The curtain on account of the
very heavy FIRE from the rebel gunboat.
and batteries on the other side of the river
AS the rebels approached they were me'
With q stubborn resistance, but again auc
again advanced to the assault. but eact
line being reputsed they were forced IL
retire, leaving their dead and wounded Oh
The field. ~''"'
Gen. Stannard was shot through the aru
by sharp shooter while on the parape,
directing The operations OF his men. The
command of ibe division devolved upon
Col Oullin. who finished the fight as The
brave Stannard had begun it.
Prisoners said that General Lee came
. down from Petersburg with this column,
aud was 10 command in person.
The North Carolina troops took refuge
behind trees. and were seen waveing hand
!. kerchiefs 10 token Of surrender. AS soor
e Us beckoned 10 by our men they left theiI
q covers and ran into our lIues Sii
e The ground was literally covered will
a rebel dead and wounded. 4's9 $3.50.
Il EH'A dispatch from The Potomac she'd,
!, some light upon Gen. Grants mosemen,s
I and the success already achieved is signal
i Gen. Warren on Friday of last, " yeek at
u tackled aud carried the enemy g line on bel
r extreme right. Warren's position, il vii
+ be remembered, was on our extreme left. a
n Raamia 2fatiou aa tho W.ldon pa a