New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-27
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7. .bort diana "a from Gen. Sheridan 3
gIes quarters last night, | announced the iSSt
fsbs, reconnaissance had been made during tho
day siong our front. Further detals by lo'i9i
snsv Is Of interest 10 your readers.
Si,o the engagement Of Sunday last evary'
fbirg with Tho exception Of picket fixing. hcay-
Cost long the line OF the Nineteenth Corps sad
Gen. Crooks command, has remained quiet
etro.g skirmsil lire haS daily confronted US but
che euemy has eviaced no desire to attack us in
Cm resent postion, which is one OF great nat
ana strength aud one in which our troops are
esr. 70 against the assaults Of twice their mum
Ger. With TIE Shenandoah protecting our ieit
ono no Potomac our night flank the enemy can
expect TO tnrn either only by circnitous and Seem
snely 'upraCticabie routes. He can hardly hope
50 move eastward through the lower gaps Ia tie
y;l. Ridge toward Washington even if vel
Cur hod with supplies, which is extremely
dou5 iu movement by portion OF his
Sor.c tcross the upper Potomac Is more roa-
oouaLle supposition. although tho enterprise
sgoud 30 u hazardous one as the lords are al
stsoak.y guarded By or cavalry. What can oe
&ady's intention in remaining longer N Tie
Way il the subject Of any amount Of wonder
on population.
TIC method by which no subsiats lis amy
ca. only be accounted for on the presumption
ehst his commissGriat is replonished aite' the
snaurerof the widows cruise Of Scriptural mem
or. The Valley has been almost thoroughly
sven, OF subsistence and forage by both srmosi
ha-Ily grain Of oats or wheat remains IN the
s,sraars: live stock las been driven of by both
par.,,s: nay ricks have been destroyed by the
Corr. AID gaunt starvation confronts thou
csnls af these victims of Wars dcsOaion. But
By some means, TO us mysterious and inSoruta-
bl-. ,be people do not die Of starvation and
Early with his rugged horde does remain m tAs
Vallrg 1t ia hardly possible that '.e has wagon
co q opened from Culpepper 70 CharestoTn'
over evenly m1es and no must consequently
yira. from the scauiy lardcrS Of the citizen su.l-
cieut subsistence to half ration his amy. Should
GLerdaa refrain from attacking Inn, his speedy
ce,..a. may be looked for, as Lis tenure Of The
ya.ey must necessarily be brief one.
Yesterday REcOESoIS'ANcA
s. far as can he ascertaiied tie rceonuos-
os.,ce OF yesterday developed the fact that Early
Gla, not received any considerable reinforce
Cn.n', since joined by Korshlw'a Division with
~. cavalry brgales; that bis main force lies IN
g. vicinity Of Cbarlestown, aid that on Tucs.
d. Tao Rebel cavalry under the command Of
e. Hugh Lee lei. Ch9TlesiOwn OIL some I'll.
SSune expedition.
The rcconnois .nce was made at noon yes.Gr-
d. BY detachments from the commands OF
Ns Gems. Crook and Emory, in ali about o d.
Ti..or. Three regiments Of Col. Thorburn's Di.
vision. tho 10TH, It'll and 18th yirgna, were
ori,re.. to advance AZ II m, while the saith and
o. Ohio and 9Th and 18th Virginia, of Col
Dayails Division, supported by q squadron
e. D ofi,c I'D Pennsylvania and q Mas achu
as'ts Cavalry, were 10 move down upon the
O. .uy glt, and, If possible, capture that p0r
Eior Or lis skirlniSh line. The main object d
Ehc reconnaissance, o. before stated, was 70 a.
ces'ain 'hc strength end position Cftho enemy-
r.le capture OF the Rebel sl1rmish line merelJ
{Rciicntll.
Under cover Of the woods and hills The bsi
raic OF Col. johnson was advanced in front d
l. Vall's Division and moved forward over {
crple before encountering the enemys sdrmish
ssr. b. some mistake the detachment from
1b0rbun's Division on Duvalls right not nj
'vancng in conjunction with the party from the
- vision Of Col. Duyall, the latter had alre ady
nioScd nearly four hundred yards in front aud
OF TIC right flank of the rebel skiunishers, be-
'(pre meeting with any opposition. At this point
ssAsy received a FIRE from the enemv's pickles on
their h,nk and rear, and Col. Dnval immed
l,elychangcd front 70 the right, and advancing
che slth Ohio and the 9th Va. regiments on In,
,sght flank OF the enemy drove HIM back in thC
direction of Charlestown. The cavalry mean
wiiile charged upon the retreatng rebels csptrr
ing eleven prisoners.
during this time the enemy was not idle an(
wa soOn seen moving several regiments in lin,
OF battle 10 tho support Of bis skirmish line ant
chanting battery in position, the FIRE Of whiei
wa concentrated on tn cavalry aud the brigade
CT Col johnson. 1teiS artillery fire was suita