, 1864-10-25
FROM WASHINGTON -..MAT.
TIERS MILITARY AND
From DetrOit---The Cana
dian Rebels and Their
Schemes,
LATER FROM EUROPE.-.AR-
RlV=L 0F TIE BELGIAN,
Our New York Dispatches---
EiE hly Important News
Summary.


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WAsu1SGToS, MoudAy, Oct ~.
Gereral Ricketts, is lying at his residence
here, suffering severely from his wound,
which passes through the right lung.
Solicitor Whiting has left the War Depart
ment, to take the stump for week OF two
through New York and Pennsylvania.
Tie exchange Of complete lists of prison.
e1s' names, Is going On between ours and
the rebel authorities.
News from the army down to yesterday
noon, is unimportant.
The line Of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad Is reported clear at last Of all hat-
bore tor guerillas. Every tree, bnsh, fence
and house las been removed.
It is understood that Geu. Hunter is to as
sumo command Of Birney's late corps, in
Buffers army.
Richmond papers of Saturday contain ac-
couLts ot fight IN the Shenandoah Valley
OF The 10Th, and which they claim they sue
ceedfd in driving our army back t*o miles:
capturing all Of cur tralns, camps and artil-
lezy. They then drove the Yankees on the
side Of hill. In attempting to carry the
position they failed. After several inetIect-
ye attempts their own army gave way In
coDfusion, and they were compelled to
retreat In passing through Strasburg the
sneets became blockaded with their scat
tered foscee, and they lost not only all the
artillery they had captured, but mauy pieces
OF their own, together with the catEsons and
n arly all their wagons &c. 9ney acknoW1.
edge that thsir rout Was disastrous In the
extreme.
Eatly commanded their troops. No late
adeices had been received IN Richmond from
Hond down to Friday light last.
The draft began again here to. day; doubt
leee tue number called for had beea dr4ttsd
a'ready, but numbers Of deserters have not
been caught, and others have been exempted
for disability till quite deficiency still ex-
it's
Several Of the New York Mcclellan eol-
diers here wanted 10 vote for Mcclellan and
have of Peneleton, substituting Johnston
for BIN. When they learned that the
sc1atchibg Of ticket In tlis way did no
good they voted for Lincoln.
WAsH1So7os, Monday, Oct: A-upwsrds
Of Thirty rebel prisoners at Point Lookout
have taken the oath Of allegiance
Officers Of the veteran reserve corps have
been put on the same footing with regular
army officers.
New YoRr, Monday, Oct 21.-Tbc HerdHs
Washington dispatch says Gen. Dix's course
in ordering the pursuit OF the St. Albans
bandits across the Canada border will be sus.
tafted.
1t is low alleged that Stanton will be Of
ftred the Chief Ju=ticeship, and that Messr5.
Can't roo, Banks and Butler are mentioned
For the War Department
WASHINGTON, Monday, Oct. 24-An a1ri-
val from the Army OF the Potomac reports
that heavy firing was heard nearly ali Satur-
cay night TOWARDS James River, apparently
from our gun boats. The enemy shelicd q
wos1 irg party at Dutch Canal most Of the
dag, hut with little effect.
New YORK, Monday, Oct. 2l:-The Com
me4ctol's Washington special says: General
Augur's plan to prevent guerilla attacks on
rsiiresd trains works excellent. Since uromi-
Lent EtceetlonIets hare been compelled to
ride on the cars no guerillas have appeared
o. Tns ine ttnsi msil boat from civ Point to-day
brings nothing new.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Oct, A.-Refugees
frcm the Shenandoah Valley report til It not
uitlstanding the devastation made By Sheri-
dan there Is still IN immense quantity Of
grain outside Of the trsck taken by our army
Gen. PIcketts ply yeiciaps say that If he gets
through the next two weeks without renew
ed bemorrhage Of his wound be will be all
Richmond papers Of the 22i acknowledge
defeat III the Shenandoah Valley aud say
they lost 23 guns beeide those they captured
at nret and shout l0, 600 killed and wounded
With a few rrtennerS.