The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-25
View York. Friday. sev. IS, 1885, 4.
THE SITUATION.

General sbsrdan's cavalry have had another very
spirited and successful engagement with Eariys army.
On Monday last the three divisions Of Union cavalry
shs Shenandoah valley, under Custer Powell and Dawn
vommsuesd mov.s>..s purpose Of ascertainiug
Tie rebel position and strength. DcYn marched
Up the Luray valley, and the two other
Divisions pushed directly up the shenandoah
Valley, meeting and driving before them small
parties OF rebels. No resistance OF importance
was met with until, Tuesday, the main army Of tue
enemy consisting OF about fifteen thousand infantry and
division Of cavalry, was found a, Roods Hi position
almost az strong a. Fishers Hill. Fighting Immediately
commenced, and was continued for six hours. being
during the greater part Of the time quite severe.
Early made repeated attempts 10 rank Custer and
Powell, 10 all OF which he failed. Some magnificent
charges made By the Uaion cavalry. The rebels
showed little spirit during the engagement. Ater gain
Ing sufficient Information OF Earlys strength objects and
position the national crces commenced to retire Some
feeble attempts follow and annoy made bu,
without any TO the enemy and Custer and Pow
ell returned down the valley with Their commands in
safety, having lost altogether, in killed, wounded
patches furnish confirmation o: the report that
some OF Early's men have becn Withdrawn from
the valley; but these, the rebels say, have been re
placed by scattered de,achnents gathered yari
sections. There grand review last Monday
by General Sheridan OF the Sixth army corps-that mag
nncen, body OF veterans formerly under the command
OF the brave and lamented Sedg lick, and so ably
Sed by Major General Wright. The troops and all the
,eris OF the corps presented . foe appearance. not.
' hstaudipg the prevalence OF . ram storm.
announced in the extra Of = Philadelphia paper
yesterday that General Sherman had captured Macon,
& .,rgia, with many prisoners. Ibis statement. could
have been founded 90 fact, but merely
very probable suppcsitiop. As there has yet been no
communication established between either the govern.
eu, or private parties the North aud Sherman the
rebel par Of the oay source from which
iuormaop can be for lie present obtained Of the pro-
sress Of lis grand raid for the dyisos aud humiliation
OF tue Southern conelerscy these papers are rather
rstioen, regarding the matter, their editors evidently
knowing more about II than they have heart
10 tell hey, however, sts.ed iast Tuesday
shat the preceding Sunday be was within
ssgh,esn miles o. Macon. Georgia, WAS announced
"a yesterday HksAtp. The Richmond Dispatch or the
ais inst says that shermans army u moving in two
columns one upon Augusia, and The other upon Macon,
.pd surmisss thai The two bodies viii form junction al
uedgevie the capital Of the state where the ieslsla
sare is uow or was very recently IN session. u says
stat the Union troops marching rapidly, no, being
~ueh encountered with transpors,cn and are foragiug
mos, extensively IN the country through which they
p.ss. we have been informed that therc Is an under.
standing between General Sherman snd the Cover.
soFs Of Georges. Ala5ams, Mississippi. North Carolina
and South Carolina thai they shall NEE, him At Augusta
70 coulter as C the terms pon which their states may be
restored TO tho Uaicn.
Tho only aew Item Of msortssoe a m,i,sry point Of
,sw from the james river region, the sa,emsat that
sss divisions Of the rsOs E'rys shenabdosb army bsvs
ssrvsd al Petersburg. lie Of recent movements
. front q Robmotd rctersbarg. which as,s been
Ssss,,,,s 10 sa~s suss.sn ere sd u 10 spisasa.s