Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-24
Last Nights Report.
More About Sheridan's victory.


NEW YORK, Oct 23.-Ths Worlds &C.
count of the snatching Of victory from ap-
parent defeat, on Wednesday, Il as foIloVs.
Il was dated on the night Of the battle:
At p. m, Sheridan having completed
his arrangements, awakened his army 70
action, and the enemy from their repose,
by ordering . grand advance Of his loft, on
q half wheel from left TO right, closing In
upon the enemy. The cavalry had pre-
Viously made charge which disclosed the
position of the foe, and We attacked his
tanks. The advance was slightly checked
in the centre at the outset by . momentA-
~ embarrassment of the Sd division of
the 9th corps, which had to pass through
dense wood. Il was resumed as soon as
the difficulty was overcome, the whole line
making an onset upon the enOmy, which
broke their lines, after q stubborn resist
ance, and sent them back, eareering and
firing in coutinuouSand whitening Volleya,
md aided BY every piece Of artillery which
could be made available on their rear.
Our now enthusiastic and determined
columns pressed the rebels 80 closely that
they were unable to make decisive stand
at any point. On through MiddletoWn,
and beyond, the enemy hurried, and the
army of the Shenandoah pursued. The
roar of musketry had q gleefuI, dancing
sound. The guns fred shotted salutes Of
victory. Gustav charging on the right and
left, doubled up the tanks Of the foe, ia
king prisoners, slashing, killing and driving
as they went.
The march Of the infantry was more ma
jestic and more terrible. Lines Of the foe
swayed and broke before it. Everywhere
beyond MiddletoWn, on the battle field
fought oVefSn the morning, their columns
were completely overthrow and disor-
ganized. They fed along the pike and
over the fields like sheep.
Gustav took gun in one Of his charges
captured from us In the morning, the frat
gun We had captured during the day
Many more guns were to be ours before
nightfalI. It was dark when the whole
rebel army, forsaking every inch ofground
they had won, went ahead across Cedar
Roo, pell-melI, and went flying on toward
Strasburg. Two brigades of cavalry,
Wells, and LoWelPs, pursued and charged
them at every chance, and increasing the
route before them. At nightfall our cav
airy entered Strasburg while the enemy
was still passing through the town,
and from that time until eight
o'clock, confined themselves with the as
sistance of division of infantry after
wards sent forward bV Gen. Sheridan, to
picking up prisoners euu B91uetluB 70
gether and sending to the rear, the artiI-
leFy, army wagons and ambulances which
had been left by the foe In their headlong
flight. Forty. three guns, including nearly
all of those taken from Us during the day,
have already been counted, and it was
said that the number will reach fifty. The
medical supplies and wagons captured
from the 18th corps was restored, also
several of our ambulances and wagons,
and q hundred or more belonging to the
enemy. Prisoners taken will number
nearly two thousand. 1t has been imPOs-
sible to provide grounds for them as rapid
" as they are captured. A large number
sent to the rear will probably escape du-
ring the night, bat all are so completely
tired out with the days Sighting and mar
ching that we shall pick up hundreds
by the way sides when morning dawns.