The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-10-15

Pe inodeTn times- IL calls Sherman chief among the
saVages' captain of pirates, leader among highway
men, prince among scoundrels and brutes, and the
foremost villain OF the world. "Sherman,o il saws.
mas given the war a new feature. Stern as il has
Deen, II Is nenceforth to be sterner ; and horrible as
IL mas been, henceforth it will be more horrible. The
people are ready; If the President wants us. let him
call Tor US; no matter about age. II this is the kind
OF warfare We are TO resist, We will strive TO fight
Ole IN defence of home, rather than be driven out i'm
nordes TO languish in exile. The last man and the
lest boy among US must take his arms, sooner than
endure such outrages as at Atlanta"
The Battle in the shenandoah Valley.
"AsRINGToS, Sept. 24-Tbe following is an
omeiai dispatch just received from Gen. Sheridan.
oetaiiing some particulars of the battle and victory
al fisher's Hill " L cannot, rs vet, give any definite
account OF the loss, which is ligh.. Crook struck
the LETT Hank OF the enemy and doubled it up, and
advanced down their lines. Ricketts, division of the
sixth Corps swung in and joined Crooks, and Getty's
anu mheaton's divisions took up the same movement,
which was. followed by the whole line, attacking
beautifully. We carried the works of the enemy.
Ihe rebels threw down their arms and fed in the
greatest confusion, abandoning most of their artillery.
1t was dark before the battle ended. I pursued on
after the enemy during the night up to this point,
with the Sixth and Nineteenth Corps. 1 have
Gen. Torbett has pushed down Suray Valley, accord
ing to my directions, he will achieve great results.
L do not think there ever was an army SO badly
routed as this in the Valley. Their soldiers are
6Nihe W AouCo huuOt ~
present, give any estimate of prisoners. and have
pushed on regardless of everything. The number
OF pieces Of artillery captured is 10.
(Signed) SHERIDAN"
TIE news from Sheridan's army Yesterday created
a Wild excitement throughout the city. The capture
Of Fishers Hill, that great stronghold and key to
the upper end Of the Shenandoah Valley, and the
addition OF sixteen cannons, with several thousand
prisoners, TO the trophies already won by the victo-
rious army of Sheridan. are regarded here as con-
elusive evidence of the destruction of the rebel army
in the valley and the opening of the whole route to
Lynchburg, which necessarily must bring about a
speedy evacuation Of Richmond, or the capture Of
the rebel capital and Lees whole army.
When last heard from, Early's army was GyiDg
down the valley panic stricken. Sheridan was in
hot pursuit near Woodstock
New YORK, Sept. 24-The Herald gives a list Of
the rebel officers captured by Sheridan at Opeouan
Creek, viz Two Colonies. seven Lieutenant Colonies,
one Major, nineteen Captains and seventy-ive
Lieutensnts.
The following list of rebel Generals killed and
wounded is correct Generals Rhodes, Raines, Cor
don, Leroy, Goodwin, Bradley, johnson and Fiizhugh
Lee. GFor the hundredth time. at least. EDS. ALTA.l
From all that can be learned. the number of pris-
oners approximates 5000.
From Mobile.
New YORK, Sept. 15-The HeraId's Mobile Bay
correspondent Of the 4th says Everything is quiet
here, with the probability Of an Immediate military
upon Mobile. The sunken rebel iron clad
Baltic still effectually blockades the main channel
across Dog River Bar; but the Winnebago. a double
turreted monitor, has found a passage through the
distractions to a point nearly opposite Mobile. and
can drop IL and 10 inch shells into the city at will.
yhetacomet, Se6ago and Kenne5ec have also
reached the same place, and are in line Of battle
ready to shell the city at the signal from Farragut.
Mobile is entirely at our mercy.
The distance of the war vessels mentioned above
from Mobile is about 81 miles. Their largest rihed
guns can throw shells into the remctest suburbs.
The rebel rams and g%unboats are in plain sight, but
H. - 49, l.-ls-. A.t,I.
They seem to have had enough Of Farragut and his
feet in the recent combat. The rebel war vessels
referred to are the rams alabama, National and
the gunboat Morgan, and one other
ram, the name of which is not known. They
remain above the city, in the mouth of the Alabama
jus; out Of the range Of the %gunboats. The J.
r. Jackson has succeeded in capturing the largest one
of the three launches that have been lowering
around the Mississippi Sound of late. with the object
of attacking Setona. The launch had on board a
and other articles Of n warlike character.
As stated in a late Mobile paper, Changers troops
have constructed splendid Notifications at Cedar
Point and other places, and even if Hoods whole
army should reinforce Mobile, and attack our posi-
ton, with the assistance of the %guuboats. the enemy
could easily be kept at bay.
The rebel Gen. Page has been brought to Fort
Morgan, where he is TO be tried on q charge Of
destroying the munitions of war in that fort after
The offence is punishable with death.
A large quantity Of secret ordnance stores have been
discovered by our expeiitionary parties.
Rebel dispatches dated Mobile, the l4,h. say
'' There is nothing new. Seven Yankee vessels lie
quietly below the distractions"
From Charleston.
NEw YORK, Sept. 17--Hilton Head news has been
received to the 1878. No active military operations
of Importance are reported. Six hundred rebel
officers, recently consigned to General Foster, had
been placed in q prisoners camp, constructed on
Morris Island, under fire of the rebel batteries, and
the commander n Charleston is notified Of the fact.
regards rations, these officers are to fare pre-
-.-r--- - ~C-cara - Gro an . Tho ria
New YORK, Sept. I3.-The Tri5une's special dis
patch from Washington says Col. Dspa, Of the 143d
Pennsylvania, who has just returned from under
fire At Charleston. reports that he was assured oy
parties who had been out to Sumter, that 1t was
rapidiy settling, and in a very short time, 1t Was
the water would enter the lower tier OF
embrasures. The fact is we'll known to our engineers
that this ratification was erected upon quite a thin
point of sand, which strata OF sand rested upon a
soft, pulpy mass OF debris.
From Mississippi.
CAIRO. Sept. I9.-The latest dates from New Or
leans state that the news from Atlanta had produced
great dependency among the rebels, and correspond
ing joy among the loyal people. Hoods army 10
allied. All the trans-M Mississippi rebel army, with
the exception of Buckner's brigade, moved up towards
White River. Buckner confronis the remnants OF
our army at Morganza, whose destination is contra
band.
A Characteristic Letter from Sherman.
WASHINGTON, Sept 21.-The following is the reply
of Sherman 10 Hood on the charge OF cruelty
GENERAL-I have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of your letter Of this date, at hands of Ball
and Crew Cd conserving to the arrangements l pro-
posed to facilitate the removal South.of the people OF
Atlanta. who prefer to go in that direction. L enclose
you a copy of my order, which will. | am satisfied,
my purpose perfectly. You style the
measures proposed unprecedented, and appeal to the
dark history of war for the parallel as an act OF
studied and ungenerous cruelty not precedented.
General Johnston wisely and properly removed fami-