New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-26
The Rebel Account.

From the Richmond Enqner. Oct. ~.
FROM TIE vALLEy-vIcToRY AND REVEBn IN ONE
| DAY.
| remarkable battle has been fought in the
Shenandoah Valley. On Wednesday morning, at an
early hour our army attacked the Eighth and Nine
ccnth Corps Of the enemy Cedar Creek about three
miles out Of srasburg carried TIER positions W STORM
thirteen hundred prisoners, eighteen pieces aftfIy
all their camp eguipagc, wagons. &C. ana drove ihe
remnant Of the two demofaizcd commands 10 Middle
town abou, two miles beyond. Here the sixth Corps Of
the enemy intrerched. and EARLY determined 70
complete II possible his victorious work, now that the
tide of battle seemed turned in his favor Such g0I
results the complete and nneqniyocal defeat OF
the main body Of the enemy. and the capture literally
Of almost everything they bad might well have been
dazzling after the season VI deet IN which our arms
had well nigh begun dTocp. But there IL work IN
victory. and in ts II was crowded heavily upon tho
energies Of TO render the first triumph OF the
day quite decisive.
When our troops came before the breastworks OF the
enemy. near MddlctowD. they went forward with al
the cagernoss and enthusiasm with which u j. possible
for victory inspire men; but they had done enough
for the dsenongh physically and morally. but neither
they nor their officers knew H. and however much they
may have been inspired by their triumph they lacked
unfortunately the Inspiration that would warn them Ia
60 10 further. They charged the enemys works, bat
were repulsed Nothing daunted. they charged again.
hat were oncc turned back. third tine they
full tilt against the foc ard again they were re,
pulsed They began 20 find ont too late that they had
been carried too far IL @as evidently impossible Tor
their faded columns push through that fcsh and I'M
excited line And when they withdrew II was with
That sort Of despair that makes the heart sink. Tho
enemy made demonstration In pursuit aud they re
treated from the field they had 10 goriously won. The
enemys cavalry alone pursued over Cedar Creek their
infantry remaining behind.
All Of The camp equipAge captured on tAe ge.k u
the morning YVES re'aken by the enemy and nt strss
cation Of tie drivers mixed in tie street with some
ten OF twelve pieces Of our o~n' The whole OF II ws
abandoned The prisoners We hal taken, the ost use
less and unacceptable Of our captuIss wsre alone len
10 us az trophies Of the morning. by night our army
was in New Market worn viii fatigue and Perrle1edi
and ta is the ssuis OF the days oporatoss but
growing cheerful by degrees and sanguine Of better
Our loss In men was not heavy In this Their, Is some
consolation knowing that the enemy suffered " Jar
the heavier. In the morning operations the slaughter
Of the enemy Is represented ~ having been 'ef{ gisos
Official dispatches received yesterday state that Cen
EAmY attacked snFRIiiAHs camp on t'i"I ,r.rk ~
fore day the 10th, and surprised and 'ol'd te Sth
and 10Th Corps. and drove the oh CORPS p'!~nu hiu
dietown. capturing eighteen pieces OF Hrlheri nni
bnt the enemy subsequently made stand and in turn
attacked Gen. EARLY causing BIS line To give way; on
the retreat the enemy captured thirty pieces 81 artillery
Our net loss iwentyt three pieces OF altlHeiy ana
SOM wagons and ambuanoes. Our loss In klled ana
wounded was less than one thoAsahd oui o's III P'S
ne erenys infantry Is reported to be very badly de-
moralized. He did not pursue He loss was very
severe Gen. RAMsEuR was seriously wounded WINE
acting with gallanry and was captured by ihe enemy
ANOTHER ACCOUNT or EARLY's DEFEAT.
FROM The Richmond Examiner. Oct. ~.
Yesterday II
nonading which occurred tho previous evening along
the whole length Of GRANT lines was nothing more
than sbotted salute IN honor oi another victory of
SHEPIDAy EAHLY The rumor grew as IN. cay hl'
yeuced and By noon assumed Startling proportions ~
was stated that well known citizen, who happened 20
be in Fort Gilinor when ne cennonadng oommehenn
had reached the city with the following statement:
That when the firing was At lis hight trn LIE rode
in hasteto Fort Gilnor disnountcd and assembled The
p.rapct G, very nnwise thing for Gen LIZ TO do and
very unlike HIM discover If possible the meaning OF
| bombaTdme nj so sudden and unhefuidcd. He could
make nothing Of II. When the cannonadng ceased and
the piekeis Of the opposing armies resumed thei nc
stance that SIIfIIpAy had whipped EARLY and taken
oil lis cannon. some thirty pieces go
Such was the story on the sireeis Iae aninorl,rs
prosscd 90 have information Whatever on the sab
iect and the firing GRANTS lines was attributed 10
The opcnipg of batteries which enfaded our works in
frnt of Fort Harrison Still the runor grew and
gathered crcdencc by expression until at last the evil
dence from many sources was too strong to admit
doubt that GRANTS pcke,s had told the truth, in part
nj least Early has been defeated but the disaster Is
nnt so Great es the public uncnla hened 10y correct in
formation from the proper sources, has been leu " De-
evc.
n aprears. from oil that we can gather that on
WcdDesday morning EARLY attacked SHERIDAN drove
him tuo o., tl,oe miles TO second and stronger line OF
works which We assaulted, and wonid nave carried,
had not the enemys well trained and superior iorce oi
cavalry ogain repeated one Of those flank movements
from which we have already suffered 30 mnch EARLY
was complied retreat with the loss OF most OF DIG ar
tlery ard artillery horses bt WIN , ' ~
said Good order; but there is little hope OF hs nod
ing @f It be true that the position 10 IN se 80 IN
te9abe that JACKSON always avoided H. and Oil LIS ar
| tillery is gone. u,o.. a. .,o
One scout represents that EARLY, previous 70 inc
Aenk movement OF the enemys cavalry, captured
eighteen Guns but subsequently lost these ana twelve
additional pieces. Ii is also said that lie eaptrfeu ,-OV
In the absence Of oiGcia intelligence this is the best
account We give Of this affair Before gong 70
pross we shall doubtless receive authentic Paricu
a-tvo whole days after the light occurred and that
too when the telegraph reaches New MarAet winch II
only few miles fiom Fishers Hill
CONDITION OF The VALLEY.
Tho work Of destruction goes ON apsee IN tue IN.
hanny valley Barns and mills burned 10 the ground
wherever found aud every thing that walks the hoof
slaughtered or driven 10 Alexandria. Eut 10 Is hota
he fact that whatever else may be destroyed ne ss
Iot hare flooded Tie ray nth apple brandy are inra,saoy
,Dored Here we greatly fear Is the liad OF oil our
The enemy IL far too smart 10 Apply the loren 10
,bese Pandora boxes Of all that 10 e, and mschic'ols
Annc brandy and not SurRrDAYs wIetched infan-
try or his boasted cavalry has blasted the fairest Por
t0n OF virginia and brought ntolerable shame 10 whe
was once The very pick and flower OF LIES indomtaDie
arrpy In Gods name let us have done with TINS ac
cursed fluid and make quick work OF IT,
Whether there should be change Of commanders
another question: aud one which We are MOI caeu Oh
here 10 discuss.
LovGsTRfET IN TIE FIELD AGAIN.
II has been known for some days past that Lieut.
Gen IOSGsIRErT has returned 10 Virginia, amer an
absence Of some months il the South vliher he had
rer8ir i 10 recruit his health and faN'r the coLNnies
cence Of lis wound, received near tfedef'hsDuiB
Nay lGCt. ILC te.Gefe q La GO fGIhaii NiD sau's