Litchfield enquirer., 1864-08-25
THE LATEST NEWS.

 Monroe, 22d, from City Point, brings intell | renee that the enemy have been making des oerate effort to retake the Weldon railroad, !; out have been unsuccessful. Our forces now lold the road firmly, and have secured posi- | ion from which it+is believed tCne enemy can lot dislodpa-s mem. The enemy made three I desperate charges on our lines yesterday, ant were repulsed each time with very heavy loss to them. Our loss is light. It is reported that we captured 800 prisoners. { The Tribunes'special, dating Saturday, says | the 2d corps and others were arriving to rein force Warren. Our losses have not been hal of the enemy's either by casualties or captur es. A desperate conflict is expected momenta rily.
 The Worlds correspondent says the canal ling of Dutch Creek is abandoned for the pres. ent.
 The Herald has the following:
 Strawberry Plains, Aug. 20.-Gen. Hancock having accomplished the object of the expedi tion to the north side of the James is now withdrawing his command. Part of his force has already recrossed the river. The 2d corps being followed by cavalry under Gregg, Gen Birney commanding the 10th corps. is conduc. ting the withdrawal of his corps His colum- ns are just approaching the. pontoon bridges ,... LOUISVILLE. Aug. 22.
 The 15th corps in front of Atlanta charged on the rebel works. At the same time Car lin's line of skirmlshers called upon the rebel soldiers in the rifle pits to come over to our side. About two hundred leaped out at the call into our lines amid the fire of the remain ing rebels. Carlin then advanced strong skirmish line and took pozession of the rebel rifle pits and now holds them. They are with in three hundred yards of the enemy's works.
 HARPER's FERRY, Va, Aug. p.
 An engagement took place yesterday, two miles bes ond Charlestown, between the army of Western Virginia and the rebel force now in the Shenandoah valley. The battle com menced at eight clock in the morning by a heavy column of infantry and cavalry attempt ing to pierce our front near Summit point. Af ter sharp struggle our skirmishers were com pelied to give way. The first division of Tor bett's cavalry were engaged and suffered heav- fly. Mcintosh's brigade, of that division, lost nearly three hundred, but only one of oar off cers was seriously injured.
 The movement was merely for the possession of Martinsburg, for at the same time an attack was made at Summit Point, another movement was made against the extreme left and the at-
 
 our right, then suddenly new body of rebels
 A short but determined battle took place. The 9th and 18th formed line of battle from the right to.left. The 9th bore the bravest of the engagement. The 2d division lost heavily some 300 wounded and from 60 to 70 killed and missing. The loss of rebels is fully as great.
 Among the officers wounded in the 9th corps are the following:
 Lieut.. Col Chamberlin, lst Vt., Lieut.. Col. Hale, 9th Vt., Maj. Dwinnell 9th Vt.. Cnpt. Tabgar, 9th Vt., Lieut.. Charles c. Moenq, 2d Vt. Our right drove the enemy over mile and then fell back to the old line, holding it until 10 o'clock, when our whole army retired to. wards Halltown, where they now lie in line of battle on the first range of hills in the imme' diate vicinity of that place. The 9th corps were only partly engaged and lost but few men. The left, consisting of the 18th corps, was not engaged, and their line rested on Berryville pike.
 Our entire line extended from Berryville pike on the left to Smithfeld pike on the right and occupied commanding line of country running between these. two roads, some two miles from Charlestown. Our cavalry, after the enemy shifted font from the left of our right, retired down the Berryville pike, pass ing through Charlestown, bivouacked to the right of the town. Alllast night troops were passing through Charlestown in the direction of Haltown. -
 The cavalry were left in front of Charles town. and their pickets relieved infantry be- fore daylight.
 At sunrise "Forward'' sounded. and our en- tire cavalry moved and took up the position abandoned by the 9th and 9th corps, As rode away, en route for the ferry, a sharp con tnuous fire broke out and lasted urtil {. o'clock when it suddenly slacked, and before I left Holletam it entirely ceased. a~ 1a9
 Our cavalry have orders to push through to Martinsburg, and the infantry is busy pitching improptu camps along their line of battle await ing the result. Rumors are ahoat that the rebels have possession of Martinsburg. Large numbers of loyal citizens here are endeavoriug