The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-08-31
LATE WAR NEWS.

tuCi0 10 dt i6U2tu q EuouSO III AHo eidt0
of affairs in The Shenandoah Valley. Gen
eral Early has begun a movement which
looks very much like an advance across
the Potomac. On Wednesday last the Con-
federate army was massed al Charlesiown,
six miles southwest of Harper's Ferry
Sheridan's troops were posted on a range
OF highlands al Halltown, four miles from
Harper's Ferry. These highlands they fad
fortified, and the " orks presented so for
midable an appearance that Early did not
attack them. He had been idle during the
earlier part of the week, but on Wednes-
day night began a movement around Sherr-
dams works. Sheridan did not discover it
until late on Thursday. Early kept a force
al CharIeslown in 'front.' OF Sheridan, bnt on
Thursday morning his main body had
started northwest towards Martinsburg.
A Federal cavalry force was at Kearneys-
vile. between Martinsburg and Harper's
Ferry, and encountered the enemy. The
cavalry prud emily retreated, and it appears
that the Confederate column turned north-
ward at Kearneysville, and passing east of
MartiLsburg, was marching towards the Pc
tomac, above Shepherdstown. There has
been a great deal of skirmishing between
Early ard Sheridan since Wednesday and
a Federal retreat 10 Harper's Ferry, caused
by this flank movement, will now probably
occur.
Besides advancing his main force towards
the Potomac at Shspherdstown, Early de-
lached a small body of cavalry towards
Williamsport. These troops at once drew
the attention of ell the Federal cavalry +,
and Asersll, at Williamsport, prepared TO
attack Them. Custer. who had been at
She pherdsto wn, crossed to the South side
of the Potomac and marched towards Mar
tinsburg, to intercept the retreat of the Con-
federaie cavalry. The Confederates appear
ed at WilIiamsport and were repulsed with a
loss of seventy prisoner. Custer, howev
er, as cut off by the main body of the en-
envy marching on Shepherdstown. He
was surrounded and had to fight his way
out, with a loss of one hundred and fifty
men. The telegraph assures US of his
safety, but as it studiously avoids telling as
W lGi6 lS lE, tnAA tloy of ~ II
lie value as many other things cent us from
the Shenandoah Valley. Sheridan in his
various skirmishes has lost nearly five hun.
dred men. Early will no doubt cross the
Potomac at Shepherdstown, and Sheridan
must withdraw 20 the Maryland side 10 OPP
pose him.
General Grant still holds the Weldon
Railroad. To do SO, however, he has given
up nearly every other advantage ground he
held around Petersburg. Warren, Hancock
and Parke, with their three Corps, are on
the Weldon Railroad. Birny's and the
Eighteenth Corps now hold all the line oil
works sirelchig from the Weldon road all
most twenty-five miles across the country
TO Deep Bottom. Grant has destroyed sew
en- miles OF the railroad, and the Confeder-
ates have mads no new attacks. On Mon
day lat, a Federal cavalry expedition was
sen, westward from the Weldon Railroad
towards the DanYiIle Railroad 1t has nol
vet been heard from. The Confederate re-
port of the attack on Grants works Oh the
Weldon road on Sunday last has beer re-
ceived, Two attacks were made, one in
front and one in flank. The flank attack
was successful, the Fejer+l troops being
pushed back half a mile and three hundred
prisoners captured. The attack in front
was repnlsed, and q Confederate brigade
giving way, the columns we're Withdrawn.
There is no report made of losses. The
| Confederate General Saunders was killed
and Generals Lamar, Anderson, Barton, and
Finnegan wounded
There is a report from Atlanta that CT
August 10Th, General Schofeld's Corps
with fifteen days rations, started on an ex-
pedilion southwest, towards Montgomery.
We have no means of vouching for lis
truth. II comes to US through an indirec,
channel. Nothing has occurred a! Atlanta
On las, Saturday Wheeler's Cavalry attack
ed a Federal camp al Stewards Landing.
on the Tennessee River, a shor; distance
above chattanooga. The garrison and three
hundred white laborers were cap
tured. F~orty-lour wagons were destroyed
Stewa7ts Landing is place on the Tenes-
see River, al which stores are shipped fol
Knoxville.
1t is reported in the Southern newspapers
tina: a great riot caused by Banks enforce.
ment of his conscription proclamation has
broken out at New Orleans, and many per-
sons killed. Our advices by steamer from
New Orleans are to the 10Th of August
Nothing is said about it.
General Ha;ch's Florida expedition ha;
started from Jacksonville. The advance
guard was attacked by the Coniederates a
Gainesville, a few miles in the interior,
and routed. One cannon and one hundred
andsflty Federal prisoners were captured.
The railroad from Lynchburg to East Ten
n~essee, which was destroyed by Averel
two months ago, has been repaired
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