The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-28

The medical supplies captured from the 10Th
corps were restored also several OF our am
balances and wagons, and hundred or more
belonging to the enemy. The prisoners taken
will number nearly 2.09o. 1t has been about
impossible to provide guards for them as rap
idly as they are captured. A large number
sent to the rear would probably escape during
the night, but all are so completely tired out
with the days fighting and marching that we
shall pick up hundreds by the wayside when
the morning dawns.
The following is the principal part of Gen.
Devin's captures: % pieces of artillery, inclu-
ding section of 32-pOunders, Sc army wagons,
80 ambulances III horses 2 stands of colors
and guidon, 1852 prisoners and large num-
Der of small arms.
We followed the rebels up the base of Fish
er's Hill, where the rebels made another stand.
Col. - of the gallant 9th New York, charged
them again and drove them back leaving con-
siderable portion OF their wagon train in his
hands, which he secured.
We did not follow up the chase beyond Fish,
ers Hill. The infantry commands moved up
to Cedar Creek and went into their old camps,
while the cavalry bivouacked for the night
little beyond Strasburg at Buckland.
The slaughter of the enemy was immense.
The whole country between MiddletOwn and
Strasburg was literally strewn with rebel
corpses.
At an early hour next morning the pursuit
was continued by Powell's cavalry. He cap
tured IA pieces of cavalry which the enemy
had driven into the mountain.
At Woodstock the column was halted, where
1t rested short time, and then returned to-
wards Strasburg, picking up many prisoners
by the way.
New YORK, Oct. N.-The Heralds Martins
burg correspondent OF the 22d, says information
from the front indicate that our losses in the
battle of the 10th inst. will reach 1000 in killed
wounded and lmissing. We also lost early in
the morning twenty-four guns. We have cap
hands, about 1000 men and fifty guns. The
total loss of the enemy cannot therefore be
much short of 10, 900 men.
Gen. Gustav alone hos receipts for forty-five
guns and five battle flags, besides large num-
Der ofambulances, horses, harnesses, mules, &C.
This makes fifty one pieces of artillery that
his division has captured during the last two
weeks.
If any reliance is to be placed upon the state
ments of prisoners and intercepted letters it is
now pretty certainly determined that Long
street was not in the Valley, but that General
Ear y had determined to strike desperate
blow for the recovery of this district and his
lost reputation, in the absence, as he suppos-
ed, 90 commanding General and the Sixth
corps. Ia his effort he was seconded by Ker-
shaw. whose infantry having been several
times defeated by our cavalry, felt that his re-
putation needed some Frightening.
Many of the other officers, however, high in
command, deemed the effort rash and hesitated
not to express the opinion, that should It fail
It would end the rule of the Confederacy in
that section.
KerShaw executed the first portion of the
programme well and the whole rebel army
fought with greater obstinacy than ever before,
as their losses exhibit. But nothing could
Withstand the impetuosity of our men.
The Herald correspondent has the following
concerning our captures at Cedar Creek and
tbn pursuit of the enemy: Devine with his
lille brigade, kept sweeping down upon their
r. tr gobbling up the officers and men by scores.
lie pressed them so hard it was impossible to
get their artillery out of his way, and their
wagon and ambulance drivers and cannoniers
dismounted ard ran off into the woods on
either side of the road, and the guard of the
demoraiized rebel army, if it had one, followed
suit, leaving the whole train in our hands.
Limbers, caisOns, wagons and ambulances
were all huddled toga rher in the greatest con-
fusion,