, 1864-09-28
FRDnI TIE SHENANDOAH
HE Late st from S1erfdan's ArmY.

NEW YoHK, Tuesday, Sept. e7.:--The Posts
Washington special sayE: Dispatches rec.lged
from Lu1ar Valley, report Es1lg'a army thorough =
demorat!zrd. Tho Inhabitants Of that region had
teen extremely confident that Fishers Hill could
not he taken.
since St ertdan'e battlo the rebels despair OF
rernverite The valley.
trl u Sheridan's headquarters to-day azo OF aqntet
teIor. The General Is resting his command while
pltptrtfg fut Iusnru operatiots.
NEW York, Tuesday, Sept a7-Tha Htrald .
special at She1ldaps he.dqu ,rter., Sent. 2t says:
. EIe1n th. d. feat at Winchester EARLY Withdrew
his forees to Fienet's Hill, leaving most Of his
wounded III the hattie OF the 10th and those which
Cook ard Averill 10 our bangs. At Flehsr's Eli
ho rested b1s right upon the Massanuthen Noun
taID, and hs leit upon North Mount lu, having hts
front, about three miles in !eorth, covered By
e.rore tural and artificial deien.es. His right,
which was abcut one M.la In advnuc5 Of his left,
wac conttdereo almost tmpreynoafe. On tho 21st
center was gained by Wrigh.'s corps.
On the ed the main ATTACK began b. a strong de-
mcnsiEatlon BY Emory's troofs on the enemy j
right. Abou, noon, or little later Ricketts, d[Yl-
tfen Of the 9Th Corps advanced and secured some
important ht1ahta IN front Of the centre. while
Avc1l1''s diFltion Of cavalay attacked and drove
on bis left, one m:ie back, into hls ain works,
ard held. him there, ~fnIe C1ook's corps, walch
h8d been concealed during the day, was ttansferrd
IL the rear of Ayerls division to the cnemy's e.
1T mcle't- AL o'clock In the afternoon Crook
and Ayeril atosmed anc carried tho works Of the
cuy, the cavalry lea3i; the barriers erected y
the enemy. capturing LWo battle a7ge, to1r Enns
and oEer 100 prisoners. While Crook swept TO-
rarcs tue cnenY's centre, the 9Th Corps attacked
flo ed by the l9lh, while Arerl swept along the
| b-.e Of the North MouIta1n outaard seven mtlss
capturing 1875 carsfy hnrtes. fuur caissons, four
/ TEN waEone, eight ambnlances and numocr o.
| fu:.1tives. The enemy hsTiDg probably learned u
| The movement upon his right md rear, had com
mcueed ltaring BIZ position some two houss be
| fore cur attRcE, His departure was 70 hasty hs
vFna compelled to leave IL guns and ovtr t,0I
| prfecners In cur haEds. !
Yesterday murning the pursuit OF the enemy va
| promptly cunt hy 0ur cavalry, aId he wa
| found III position ut Mount Jack+on, twensy-0v.
miles to1tb OF Ftfhcr Hi, Whe1e he seemed dis
| poscu 10 offer stubborn resistance. Yesterd+,
| lis B7cee By Gen. Ayerllt, with \ c1valrJ diylA
ion ard q brig ,de Of Gen. Deyins', and driven +
The town Ut .Ncupt Jackson, where his entire fosc
was fonud In posluot. Maj1r Lsddy, co@maudini
Two battaltoos waf captured With several pFtyates
| Urr cay-lry pressed the eucmy with great vl2t
lance and tueeess upt tho arrival Of the 9th corps
t which found them IN the tame poslt1un this fUrt
| 1pon, oilstfLe stubborn resistance.
T. Gtn. Aycri,l Vas relieved from duty with hi
I d{ti.inD tbIe forenoon, and WIS granted lave {
| absence Tor twenty days. This order has cau@sd
| universal feeling or amnzement In ihIs army, m
1t IL generally thouyht that rome question OF ran
hctW Wren AveIiE ard Gen. Tor bctt IL involved, til
| former being the ranking officer. but lately Chls
Of Cavalry 0, this military division.
L1hese ls rrcfpect OF an engagement at II