The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30
EARLYss VICTORY IN THE VALLEY
From the Richmond Wig.

coun, of Earys late victory in the Valley, the off,
cial report of which we publish below His letter
is dated WINCHESTER, August 18th:
"Old Jubilee" Gas the boys call bim) has come
again. and yet another glorious victory has trans
pired here Like the rest, it was complete route;
pell-mell they we're driven through town. Early
when the Yankees reinforced falls back to pre-
vent being fanked to Ssrasburg Then he takes q
running start, thrashes the Yankees there without
stopping, and away they go for "My Maryland"
This time Sheridan, who is in command of the en-
tire force, had the 10Th corps, lately frop Banks
the 9Th, Hunters, the 9th, Wright's, (Sedge-
vick's) with not less than fifteen thousand caval-
~ under Wilson, (about 10000 in all) Only a
small portion of their infantry we're in the fight
Yesterday They left in tie morning, leaving 49,
600 cavalry and some 1000 infantry to support
them. Holding, they did, all the commanding
positions around Winchester, with artillery COM
handing the approach for miles, it was not to be
supposed they could be dislodged except by artil-
lsry, as heretofore For hours. heavy skirmishing
was heard from our side with n,usketry, which was
answered by the deatenng roar OF their artillery;
but about night distinctly heard the 'rebel
yell'-then they came up the hill-oue more yell
and away flew the Yankees
As before, Early had left Strasburg 10 the morn
ing, marched 20 miles, routing the enemy Wdth his
advance skirmishers, and followed them far as
the darkness of the night would suffer him. The
enemy, as they retired from Strasburg, literally
destroyed everything in the way Of food for man
or beast.--Wth their immense cavalry they
tended their lines from Front Royal, in Warren
county, to the North Mountains, West Of Stras-
burg, and burnt every bushei q wheat, in stack,
barn :nill in Frederick, Warren and Clark, as
we'll as oats aud hay; they have really left abso-
lutely nothing in those three counties. They
drove before them every horse, COW, sheep, hog,
calf and living animal from the country. What
the people are to do, God only knows. General
Early, two weeks since, gave orders not to have
bushel of grain taken from below Strasburg, as
hardly enough was left for the citizens.
can but mention performance Of Harry Gill
more the night of the fight. He rode in a party
OF thirty Eve Yankees. and found hmself alone
and entirely surrounded In a moment he called
OUT, surrender, you ID thieves, you'll all be
shot. Then Gas if to his men-he had none)
"hold on, boys, don't shoot, they surrender aud
sure enough, he brought in every man with his
horse, and handed them over as prisoners. Now
this IS no romance, but the fact. We have about
4O0 prisoners, taken here; few killed or wounded.
Friday morning, 18th, our army is advancing
towards Martinsburg, the enemy falling back to-
wards Harper's Ferry.
An official despatch states that portion of our
force in the Valley crossed the Shenandoah at
Front Rayal the 10Th, and drove the enemy's
cavalry, which retreaed towards Winchester, burn
ing the hay and wheat stacks in their route. On
the 18th Sheridan began to retire from his posi-
ton, was putsued and two divisions of the 9th
corps, with large force Of cavalry, overtaken at
Winchester and driven through the town, losing
over two hundred prisoners The enemy fell back
towards Harper's Ferry
North CARoLlNIASs AT FORT DELAWARE
A returned Confederate Surgeon furnishes list
of prisoners in division of the Fort From
North Carolina: Leuts. P Higley, Both; q
Hines, 9Th cavalry; Bullock, 3d. a NJ Will
helm, 10th, SICK with small pox; Frank Mcintosh,
N Townsend, A Rowland j Frnk, d S Bull
lard, Q Elkins, G W Corbett, 18th; E Hurley,
28'h; NJ Mcleod, Goth; Capt Lewis and y
NJ Wooten, 18th; W McRae and j G Knox,
7th; A Cole and Corp Hart, 23d.
There 400 Confederate officers in Fort
Delaware. Another list has the following North
Carolinians: Brig. Gen B Vance and L H
Smith of his staff; Col G N Folk, 9th cavalry;
Maj I Branch, Ransoms Staff; Maj r Nc
Donald, 5!st Lieut. Chambers, Goth.
Among the Confederates returned by the flag of
truce boat which arrived at Varina, on the 22d,
were j Macarthur and H McEachen, 5lst N q;
W Belo, seth N G.
Ii r. W