Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-19

Nav ioaK. Oelobel ls--1he lIoAlds Wash
lngtou special says;
The guerrilla, have resumed lhci, depreda
ton, on the Chesapeake aud Ohio canal aud have
elmos, entirely checked navigation.
-Four boats were destroyed between EJv-F Fds
Ferry and the Monocaey last week
Guorrillas Nc reported to be lowering In large
numbers Ia The vicinity ot The southern dcicnses
OF Washington
through Fairfax Court House TO day.
The country along the line of the Orange and
Alexandra and Manassa Gap railroad i being
rendered uninhabtable to guerrlllm
Tho Manassas Gap rairo,d Is IN running order
io iis western terminus, Slrasburg
The Irihune's Washington correspondent.
tays:
Orders have bccu issued that II another attack
skould hc made on Government trains by gucr
iillas, similar lu the late ones IN which 80 many
lives were lost, every house 0i rebel within
tive miles un either side. should be destroyed.
Meanwhile everv train bears party ot rebel
svmphthlcrs selected from the abundant number
Ia Alexandria. Go receive such bullets their
friends may choose to ire NJ them
The caution Sheridan has shown IN his cam.
laien ha' nowhere been more strongly evince1
than IN tue affair II last w Wednesday
The Heiald's correspondent says:
Early this morning the rebels appeared IN our
front, ia the woods aud along the hills south of
Cedu Greek Their presence caused General
Sheridan 20 use the caution he has 81 often eI
hIbtcd. with view to ascertain his adversary's
movements
Shot.ly siier noou TO day the enemy opened
heavy artillery fire from position ON the Stras.
burg pike. directing Il on the fence occupied by
the 18th curps. ana diagonal tire the fret
division OF Crook army of Western Virginia
which occupied position IN piece OF woods az
the base ot the north point OF Massanatin noun
tain
On our eXueue lett the fire OF the enemy was
rapid. the shells and shot falling directly into the
camp Of Gen. Crooks first division, which made
them retire litle To the rear.
Our artillery, under the Capt. Dumont, Was
soon brought up aud stationed on the hills in
front OF our position, and commenced a lively
reply to the enemy. causing him, after brisk
cannOnade, 10 retire with bis guns
A portion of the 9Th corps advanced in line
OF battle from their camps TO feel tho enemy
which they did ~ good order, while Col Thorn
burg's division OF Crooks command broke camp
and advanced along and 10 the left Of the Stras-
burg pike
Our troops advanced under cover Of the fire
of our guns, aud moved with celerity
They had not proceeded far when they becs me
hOtiy engaged with the enemy's infantry, who
were found occupying secure places along the
wooded hills
The fire o! muskeiry was sharp and lasted for
nearly three hours
The lst brigade, ith division, commanded by
Col. Wells ami the 34th Massachusetts, moving
on the left ot the Pike, we're hOtly engaged dur
ing the entire affair anu although charged by
the enemy repeatedly stood their ground bobly
While this brigade WAS engaged aud heavily
pressed Col. Wade fell mortslly wounded, the
ball passing through his left lung He fell into
the hands of the enemy.
IL became apparent the fire was going on
that the demonstration on our let was for the
purpose OF covering another movement which
subsequently, appeared TO be RI attempt 10 turn
our position by fankng our infantry.
The front was changed 80 as TO confront the
rebel route oi march. by order of Gen. Sheri-
dan, who va in position that covered The en-.
tire held OF operations
Gen. Custar. commanding the ID division Of
cavalry, was ordered 10 move from our left TO the
right, and az the middle Of the afternoon he met
the enemy at OF near tord on Cedar creek. He
soon became engaged, and by dark had driven
the enemy back
He established hts line on the east side OF
tho creek while the enemv occupied the oppo
site bank
AT dark the artillery firing ceased on both
sides