The New York herald., 1864-10-26

Our correspond dents with Sheridans army suppy
further interesting Information relating to the battle and
overthrow Of Eariys army the 10Th instant which
General Custer says the complete and decisive
defeat the rebels have ye, suffered in the Shenandoah
valley, and which he thinks has put end to serious
hghtng there the Richmond authorities cannot afford
sufficiently to reinforce their wasted scattered and dis
organized valley columns enable them 10 again make
any headway. Affairs in sherdans camp have
therefore again settled down into comparative quiet
though parties OF his cavalry still ou, in various d.
rections picking up rebel sraggers. A letter from
President Lincoln 10 General Sheridan rendering him
and his officers and the thanks of nation,
read on Monday in front of every regiment II is
said that Early succeeded 10 retaining but one
piece OF all his artillery Prisoners and persons living
In the valley assert that Early and Longsee gone
to Richmond, with many men OF thor corps as they
saved after the defeat and rout, reorganze and re
equip aud that only Rossers division OF cavalry which
IA in the vicinity OF Mount jackson, remains behind
Our total losses the 10th, in killed aud mis-
sing, are given by one Of correspondents little
over four thousand number oil the officers who dis.
tugushed themselves tho battle have received pro-
motions from the President
Our latest dispatches from Missouri represent
cavalry still hanging the rear Of Price, army
doing him much damage. Price has struck into Kansas
instead OF moving dire .ty south towards Arkansas
but his force is represented to be rapidly
decreasing. from desertions and the unappeasa
BILE blades or Pleasanton's troopers. The Union
loss in sundays fight said to have been only
dred aud CITY in killed and wounded Between four and
five bundrot OF the rebels captured OF our ST.
LOUIS ccrres7oudensgves additional particulars Gene
raj Bunrs pi ted cavalry fight OF Friday between
The BIZ aad Little Blue rivers.
According N advoes from Arkansas the rebels in
the southern part OF that State appear to be abandoning
if and marching towards Northern Louisiana General
Marmaduse, who recently had force at Camden has
lett there marching rapidly towards the Red river aud
II is estimated that only about two thousand rebels
remain between Saline and Camdeu Great activity
prevails in all departments Union army indicating
arrangements for intercepting Price somewhere IN
Northern Arkansas, his from Missouri
Generals and Curtis should him up
who is on inspecting tour in General canbys wes,
Mississippi Military Division, was at Little Rock at latest
dates.
The armies before Richmond Petersburg remain in
their comparative quiet The weather fine
in the best OF spirits, and everything is in
splendid condition. On the north side OF the James the
Dutch Gap receives eneys occasional iron
compliments, which responded from our side; bu,
the south sco Of the even picket firing again
suspended.
We are yet without information regarding the late
movements OF Sherman aud Hood In regard to the
raider Forrest we have the statement OF the Memphis
papers ,na, he is concentrating large rebel force
Jackson. reun and tha, he enforcing mercless
couscriptoo n the country adjacent 10 Memphis,
We have some importan, intelligence from Bermuda,
via Halifax brought to the latter port by the steamship
Eavrocsdatos regard to the rebel pirates block.
sde runners. The Tallahassee aud Edith len Whining
too n C night recently Tor pratical raid The
blockade runner Little Hattie. which left the same
night, laden with six hundred bales Of cotton had
arrived al Bermuda The Hope, with fifteen hundred
bales. and the Falcon With hundred also from
wilmington, had arrived al Nassau. The new steel
plated steamer Colonel Lamb fresh from British ship.
gard and designed for blockade running, sailed from
Halifax last evening for some Southern port
The passengers oftbs steamship Rssnoke, captured
and burned by the pirate Braue have arrived at Halifax
from Bermuda. Bsine made proposition TO the captain
Of the Roanoke after had got possession Of the vessel
10 soed her for $4,000 10 gold, which was rejected
had sdvioss yesterday by arrival fron Bermud'
oa the i7a inst that Brans snd all bis gang had beer
fresssd and hed Tor trial in Bermuda and that bail ia
aner CASE VAS refused. According 70 our despatch
From Hs'ifar, me passengers Of tho Roanoke who also
sn bermuda on Vie ra Inst, say that the pirates were
si nbcrsted
The examination OF the 81 Abans raider. ma, com.
esaea o. " JOHNS e~esda, yesswasr. bsias uospopsd