The New York herald., 1864-10-23
THE STU ALTON.

further results Of his brilliant and most important vio
susd during The sght succeeding the battle nearly
Mount Jacksoa distance Of twenty -fve miles, and
arrviss ss that point utterly dsmorAlzed panic
ssrsekes were thsy that not single regiment in the
whoas confused preserved s organization. About
svo thousand them broke tho course being pursued
way through ehe mountains on sheir Ieft The neenn
Fssss covered the for thirteen miles with the
snail arms and aeoourements they threw away. Fifty
pieces sf captured artillery have reached General sher
dams headQuartsr he estimates that nos less than
shres hundred Of the enemys wagons captured
dssroysd In the early part OF the engagement army
aost twensyfcur pieces Of artillery which re,axeu.
About thousand OF men were also made prisoners
uurins this portion Of the battle General Sheridan
ahinks thai Esrlys reinforcements less than
Neen thousand Fifteen hundred OF the rebel prs
oners have already arrived at Martnsourg together
with nfteeu hundred wounted General Custer arrived
wsshiDgtoo yesterday with ton OF the captured rebel
battle Gags, which were displayed from the railroad
engine the train down. Tho HERALD correspond
snts as Newtown and Martinsburg suYpy additional
yintsrsstag details.
From Missouri learn that heavy lighting was gon
S~~my Of Price. The losses were heavy, and It was
tAoaght the rebels had suffered much more severely
4hAa ths Union army General Pleasantop, With his
cavalry, pressing hard tho roar OF the enemy.
despatch from worth. Kansas dated the 2lst
ns, says that General Blunt had all that day stub
4orny resisting while falling back, the advance Of the
army towards tho western part OF the State
nf Missouri. Governor Carney, Of Kansas, having
eeIsgvaphed that the danger very great, and
% send 70 the front every available man. troops
gong forward rapidly. Our 81. Louis and Jefferson
city correspondents, who give good picture Of the
ditio1 Of Affairs In Missouri at the present time. and
VERY Interesting OF tho various mo ements aud
auouvrss OF both the national and rebel forces
what . severe defeat Price suffered In his failure
% eapthre Jefferson City, the capital for, though
shs skirmish in front Of that place small affair
na Itself, resulting In but little 10 either side,
buoasat % show the rebel chief how fcult wsud be
% take The town. and in reliuqushng the attempt
capture be abandoned OF the principal objects OF
hh inv, sion, which was 70 install . Davis govern
nsas for the suts there.
We have later news iron Gsoersi Sherman who 4
vigsrsUsiy following up the army Of Hood All super
hsoss bagsase has been thrown asIds and every effort
= being made 10 overtake the rebels and compel them
Aghs Or Chattanooga Atlanta corrsspondents show
ehas svseythng working we'll with General Sherman,
md tAas sars Of his ability - properly and summsriy
asa with sbs main rsbs, army nesd bs entertained
wbsa shAs disposed tbs various rasding and naraud.
Das parties roaming through that region viii soOs
ahasssar.
Ouy two days ago we were informed that all spprs-
hsnssss foe the safety Of Memphis had passed and
sAas tbs niAA organssd for ~ defence against the
rebel rail bad bess dbbsnded Now sars sAas fears
* a a,.enps 70 capture revived There great
sEelss.sas there the ION inst, and The militia had
besn again called out, OK rayer, with large force.
being reported the city. Forrest said TO have
goos 70 Bolivar, Tenn, vi D a large number Of men
rsm n two armies under the immediate direction Of
but tsis V rspsrt except the unremistsOg work q
sssgsbsnng positions and preparing for future hostile
spsa.oas Picket firing has isisly become active
Chan fos sons time previous. The announcement
Or Sherdan victories has caused great rejocsg ana
shsstsd ssutes from all the batteries along
rsSeh IN their works. General Butler has
lIeved from labor IN the Dutch Gap canal the rebel
prisoners whom hs had placed there IN retaliation for
oaptursd essorsd soldiers q srny being pus 70 work
On ths rebel fortncaton Gsasral Lee having agreed TO
re,sass the latter from this occupation and treat them
- prisoners Of war stated that, % the special rs
oonneodaiiou Of General Grant, General Hunter Is TO
succeed The As General Biney In command of The Tenth
army corps.
Purthsr and Important devslopmsats relative 70 the
rsbs, raid rro~ Canada into vsrmsos have been made.
me leader Of The gang. styling himself "Bsnness q.
rosns, First Lsussusps Prevs'oaAa Army Coufsdsrass
States Of Ansrea has written issssr acknowledging,
end evsa taking pride In his connection with The AMIR
Hs says h. went Vermont for the express object Of
Burning towns IN that STATE In retaliation fer General
sSsrdaap destruction Of property in The Shenandoah
vsi,sy. hs claims that he has violated no
hv q Canada, and Processes great distress
a account Of violations Of British so by the v~nonts
vso pursusA him and bis fellow incsndiarsA Another
q hs arrested raiders has made confession in which
n says that their leader commissioned BY the rebel
government ser thk special expedition The amount
s,o,s. from the 81. AIbans banks vas s2as 900.
II ls saM hat ofneiai nfornaioa has been received
punsso thai another party Of rebels In Canada are nov
as,ns preparations for raid Of murder, burning sss
tsbbssy into that city.
We have sdvicss from Little Rock, Arkansas ~ late
- Ne lsss Inst, All was thea ouiss in thas Vicinity.
oslerI 0sss IN command there. has . large foros'
Dsvsrd skirmsh~ the country south Of Little Roch