New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-21

twenty miles southwest OF llarperS ferry, on
Monday morning at daylight. Attacked him,
and fought him all day long, "com-
plotely defeated him, driving him through
Winchester. capturing about two thousand five
hundred prisoners, FIVE pieces of artillery. nine
army flags. and most Of their wounded" Sheri-
dan adds: "The Rebel Generals Rhodes and
Gordon were killed, and three other general
officers were wounded" And still further;
:. The conduct of our officers and men was most
.unerb. Taey charged and carried erery position
taken ND bu tho Rebels from OpequGn Creek to
,ster"-that il, for Ave miles or more.
From another ispatch also Sherdans, it appears
that the Rebel wounded in Winchester
amount to some three thousand, so that the
total of prisoners in Gen. sheridan'S hands is
betweeu Eve and six thousand Add to this
the other casualties, and it is clear enough that
Early has lost in this fight of Monday not less
than a third OF bis whole army-suppos
ing him to have had from twenty !"
twenty-five thousand men. Nor Is even
TINT tho end of the Rebel misfortunes
for Sheridan Enthusiastically says in his dis
patch to Gen. Stevenson: ave have sent
them ,chirlng through Winchester, and we are
after them tomorrow, that is, yesterday.
And!remembering that Phil. Sheridan was Gen.
Grants chosen cavadry leader, imbued with the
instincts of that arm, we may well expect to
hear that disaster and destruction hang close on
the flying footsteps Of Early's defeated forces
The Importance and the military merit oil this
crowning victory date far back of the day Oh
which il was won. 1t is necessary to recall the
long weeks of delay since dashng Phil. Shcri-
dan was put in command of the Middle Depart
ment. and charged with the care OF Early's
movements. Remember how our first an
ticipations were disappointed; how Early
in vain tempted Sheridan to battles
how patiently and conscientiously Shcri-
dan has obeyed his instructions to keep
the Rebel force in the Shenandoah occupied,
vet never to permit them to cross the Potomac;
how yiglantly the passes of that river have been
guarded, and the meditated invasion oil MARY
land and Pennsylvania thwarted and confused'
how the long detachment Of Early from Leo has
been made to cost the latter the posses
s,on OF the Weldon road, which his united
forces might probably have held; how, IN
word, this General of Cavalry has proved him
self consummate master Of the mos; tedious and
diiHcslt strategy. in command of the infantry
force Of great Department on whose right oil
minis.ratior has, for two months, depended the
safety ofthc North aud the success OF ourarmy on
the James; and by this tremendonstesi estimate
the value and the merit the victory which Sher-
idan has at length won. Neither too soon nor
too late; neither driving Early back to Rich
mond while he might have saved Leo his latest
disaster, nor suffering him to slip away when
he saw that the hope Of his campaign had
fed; no precipitation, no error, and when tho
moment came not moments delay-Sheridan
has superbly INDICATED. as did Sherman and
the lsmentod Mcpherson before him, the sur
passing Judgment Of men which our Lieutenant
General possesses.
Away with the doubt that under such leader
ship and such inspirations we are marching to
final victory Away with the coward hint
Of armistice, and away with the traitorous SIAN
der that the conduct Of the War il a failure.
From this latest triumph let us date anew the
unfailng resolve Of the North that the Rebel
lion shall never be yielded TO, and never be
bought off, nor ever be compromised with, but
shal be utterly and finally crushed.
THE GERMAN NATIONAL CLUBS.