The New York herald., 1864-10-20

Of herdans army have crossed the Of the Blus
kidge or ne purpose Of vetoseao 0ras sftAsS By unit
~ 1A 40 amy or BY ~ashS co-ersvasiss sovsssss ..
RICHMOND from the North. some doubts In thrown evsg
he statement BY the eon6csng accounts - 70 The GAP
as which they crossed. II such movements wee n wo-
or portion OF them ordered back ths valley 70 save
toose who remained from further disaster and prevent
larry from again crossing the Potomac. fhis would -
only arepsttion Of what occurred In The spring Of 1907
when Jackson gby routing Backs compelled troops thAf
Hanover House 70 face about ana hurry % M
valley. But the detached corps turned bsckJ
inc means win not be wanting TO meet them wnsrsvsr
Altogether, Thursday tho 18th Of October. . rio
In Con edsrats calsnds The campaign Of 1854 pro-
misses 70 close with victory stn sdherng 10 our banners.
The Wht0 adds the following IN is Iooal eolumss.-
Yesterday the valley smphatcay tho Interesting
seat OF military operations TO those o our citizens whs
are wont 30 c0ufregate where the discussed and
ventilated Tho Of another BY Early near
strasburg, u which the Yankcc General Crooks corps
was driven Cedar creek and far Newtowny
eight miles from Winchester, (so report sad) was NOT
win be found dispatches ChsrlottesvIc cores
ponden containing such particulars of tho AFFAIR - havs
Passengers BY sns Central train last night ssaun.
ton, report that early gave Crook most unmeretful
ss. hundred hs took over two thousand prsous;s and
any quantity of Yankee truck" Tbey also state thne
he has crossed the mountains and confrou Sheri
dane main body. From Northern papers received yes
terday we learned that owing to tho Interference of
guerias who prevented the army commssio ners from
reaching sheridan's atmy his we're deoarrsd firm
exercising the 1lth tho glorious and sinestlmabis
right Of Yankee suffrage. What sn and shame
The Dispach or the date gives another account Of
the affair and argues that Sheridan was engaged In
movement Charlottesville at the Of the attsck by
Early.
Information reached this city yesterday moYnsg
through reliable chanue that sheridan had crossed .hs
Bue Ridge Thursday win two corps d. d,nsee with
the Intention It is supposed, OF making demonsAton
on Charlottesville and Tho Central Railroad.
Ono corps remained in the valley near Strasbufg as
and annhiao IT, But General Juha Early was not 10 be
the valley a. Thoru,ou's Gap. and making a as.ons.
wall" march, he struck sheridan unawares, ana
no ns no pan uaa sae @ @ % hu and and
drove linn pemell back through the gap into ,he valley,
followed him In his retreat through Chester Gap, pur
sued him closely to capture OF his rear uard
At the Shenandoah river and sent him flying through the
Of strasbufg Nor did the vans orous barnburssr
halt until he had ssed Cedar creek several miles from
the village, where he hnlted for the nrst time =
Had Genersl Early done as sheridan hoped he would
oorfs Of mis- army-tne two corps which crossed the
mountain would have gotten tho start Of our troops and
strGck the Central Railroad without his tEarly) 0eino
abe to prevent y. As II Is. his plans are compsssS
thwarted
LATER.
Passengers by last nights train report that II was nm
ders,ood Staunon that Early ing learned thurs
day that the barnburncr had divided his iorces, sest
detachment down the valley to attack Crooks corps
THIS done In the most approved aud enectna man
nor, and Crook featcd with esere less snciudna
large number of pvisoe,s. In tho meantime Early, with
the renaiudcyo his forces, crossed me Blue Ridge a.
Thornton Sap stated above attacked the other two
oorps commanded by gbe barnburnsr In person, 0nd
him back into Me valley. No Official reports have
yet been received on the subject.
The Enquirer the rebel official organ. has no details a
the affair further than OF Earys sue
and the capture OF eight hundred prisoners the
E1dminer states, in addition 20 unit not differing
otherwise with the above Mrs. General Gordon had
received husband announcing tho reboi
success and his own safety
Tho Late DeTeas Of the Rebel Cavalry
The Losses.
TFrom the Charlottesville, Va, Chronicle. Oct. 49,
II ascertaibed that in the cavalry fight SON.
da last nine guns, twelve wagons and
the ordnance train OF Munfords brig de Wickham g..
Rosser division lost IL Is etpRted about hundred
aud nriy men killed wounded and missing We are not
informed OF the losses In Lomaxs division.
II is ascertained that the Tepglse grew out OF our
following The enemy too far On sunday morning alter
n continued and warm pursuit OF TIE enemy's cavalry
for days. found ourselves ted and
fanked by his infantry and we had nothing 10 do but 70
boat hssty retreat They among tran8
before OF it and ought 70 navo demolished
rhe gunr captured the batter (horse artillery
OF Shoemaker ard Chew-the former from LyncbburR.
Tho casualties mainly IN the Second and Fourth
Virginia cavalry. The fight occurred four miles below
Woodstock.