Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-29

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thrashed, aud they know II. The sudden
reverse In our fortunes is attributsble to
the over eagernesS of pursuit, the exhaus-
ted condition Of our men, the want OF dis.
cipline in u portion OF our cavalry and
last, but not least, the allurements OF the
enemy's rich camp. We attempted to do
toe, much, that isall. live had withdraw
at two O'clock, instead Of four o'clock, the
victory would have proved the most bril-.
Iiant that has ever been achieved in the
valley Early's men by no means feel de.
feated, as Sheridan may discover before
very many days. General Ramseur was
mortally wounded, and has since died In
the enemy's hands. The gallant General
Battle, of Alabama, was wounded 10 the
leg, and is now In Richmond. Fifteen
hundred prisoners taken in this battle
reached the city yesterday morning, and
four hundred more are said TO be on their
way. '''
no SOLID REsULT TO sHERIDAs's vIoToRX-
sAREY RAPIDLY AHCOvERIssS FRoN HIs
DISASTER. 7
18 From the Richmond Examiner, Oct. 81.
In the condition of news, We are COM
PEELED to give place in these. columns to
the election bulletins Of Secretary Stanton
and his model general, Sheridan. But there
lis enough intelligence among our readers
10 distinguish the outlines of truth through
all their glazing eolors. Nobody in fact
does-because nobody need-teel discour-
aged in the least by the news OF another
Sheridan victory in the valley. We have
become accustomed 70 the chances OF the
war, and especially when they appear In
the form Of reyerses Ia the valley. jack
son endured many, and Early endures
more. But neither sustained any decisive
defeat. The present, It is true, forms one
of a rather long series. But IL Is not half
90 bad as Winchester. Then Stanton and
and Sheridan told the world that EArly's
army was destroyed, and that he would
pursue the scattered fugitiVes TO Lynchburg
or Richmond. Yet Early gave him battle
in a few days. After each Of the success
sive fights the same story was repeated;
ALWAYS Early has lost his last caunon-yet
he has tifty pieces more TO lose. In tho
meantime no solid result Is obtained.-
Sheridan never gets as far up the valley as
Huuter-indeed, his tetheF 10 no longer
than MiIroy's. He has forty thousand mem
he has ten thousand picked caValry-this
IL the official admission. Yet that great
army has been held through the cam
paigu, in two counties of Virginia.
Here in this month Of October, the whole
plan OF his operations has to be changed.
He has been compelled 70 abandon the road
to Lynchburg which runs up the valley ;
he must come over to the plains of Pied.
mont, form O new base, and advance on
Gordousville. Toaccomplish this purpose,
he fortifies position near Winchester. SO
that fragment Of his army may bold Ear-
" In check, and keep him out of another
invasion, while MIS- main oody CROSSES me
mountains. Bat before ne Is ready, that
beaten Early, that dispersed army whose
sole remaining cannon was last seen flying
over Rude's Hill, twenty six miles on 10 Q
keen run :" those troops which bad ceased
TO exist, except in the shape OF deserters
aud fugitives in the mountains; that army
forty thousand, captures the entire artil-
lery and camp OF two corps. routs those
two corpsS Beiles and SENDS mere 70 Rich.
mond end sixteen PRISONERS
while four hn ndsed more are on. the way.
NOW may Y DOL % aoaoted Wlethert Sner :,
taan III tuqeeaS eAnster ~ tne aAusyI
when me army =. ~ ~. ean 20 snas 10 MIN
IN the mtdst OF iBtott'neationsf
fro tits true that q very complete victory
was lost t9 the pursuit o. too much. The
Confederate force attackiug was put Ten
Thousand me 'ntantryu attae&ed mum
oered thirty thousandS Wlth eleven tho9s-
and excellent cavalry on their na0ks' we
lost most OF our captured cannon In dshie,
and tWenty'three pieces OF onr own. But
we lost lew or no unWoundeo prisoners
except the teamsters and cannon drivers!
while we have and hold nineteen hundred
unwounded prisoners taken from the enc
my. We have and we bold them. Dor
Eetreatlng troops lett miles OF dead and
wouhded Yankees behind them, and the
enemy, who brags OF the "most splendid"
victory, did not pursue.
Clearly the victory 10 not so entirely
conclusive as the Yankee readers OF Sher-
dan and stanton suppose nor Is the cam
Raign IN the valley % hnlsneu tning.--
Either early ana hls army can support q
snperhuma9 amount OF osaung ana cannon
taking, or Sheridan 10 liar. bis master
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