Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-24
PROM THE UNIrHU STATES.

FhVM AHAA ONAAAO AAAAEbs
YANKEE VERSION or TAE BATTLE NEAR WIN.
vhESrER-DARlEG EXrL0IF ON LAKE EkIR-
FkUd TEE FAB WkSP, Ere.
We received yesterday afternoon, another supply OF
lave Yankee papers, including tue Herald aud Tribune
and PhllSaelpals Inquirer OF the 2Isi INST
TnE BATTLE NEAR WIAOHEsrsR.
The HSfGLds Wno1esier 0orSsp oudeni gives the
following pAr,SulIrs OF this bloody eng. ament The
reader VIII make due allowance for sx4gseraIon and
Dombast
General Sheridan having learned Sunday that the
mao portion oi kirys forces were enc lmle1 in the
V.clnity Vi Bunker Hill aud Sttpnelsols aepOs, "a.
soIVed hs forces tho Winchester aud Bsrrv
vile pike, and Dy rapid movement huIl Gosm on
ELrlys Taers Is NJ douo. the enc 1 were
completely tu priced aud oumyI % IVred b Sheridan
Hhue dnsr,ns columns we're beng mAlcnsd To
tne appointed place or RENDEZVOUS, Ios.IUu OF our
c4varJ, u1dsr Generals rOrDtrE AMI AVeril Kept I'D
st. oIg picket lie aoI he Opequsl, and ny demon
str tg III IOros at Bu,us tord AGpg a,Rs Doll o1 nj
cue e1emy a. that part OF the helo, Was nsary
GNelSe dstan from the ponL where it IN, sud
our InIan,ry snOuld Op,Fate aud strike pIoW which
saould IesGIL IL tne slknAl defeat OF ELrlys army
Ins decay IL he ARRIVAL OF tue NInsseenGn oorps en-
Abed ny " move G.FiOns dIvIzIvl as the douple
uu,ck IIom Banker HiI ds!int about ten miles and
v.ng It up III ~ form line Of DaLtls Win BRAGG
nIiags's, Kamssurs and RJdes' COMMANDS, ahich nao
slreSuy arhVsd aud t,rned in Deli OF sooos
sAlrang Bs.ryVlie aad Winchester.
AZ a. the N.eteeatn cofps arrlV Il Was formed
tour Ines OF DSLue ABOUT tnfes hundred yards APART
the Tlght vi the Skin corps, aud everything bsns
IN readiness tne advances Led ~ about tweIy
oc.ook, ana the Gf rent hines mGVed forward,
Inc Two corps advanced III splendid style and mat
as cOmposediJ az tnouga mhoaiug AZ a review o. on
parade, drums Deaung auI ColOGs hDng preaepdns
a,.taa h..
IN the present var. Ia iac sOms OF tue oldest ana
most eIpsrIeLG5d SAT- officers pFesenJ declared thsv
dad never before Witnessed truly grand specta ala
Foe list Iine had not Advanced mU;e thaa two hun
irsd Yards DeIore IL oecAue warmly engaged with the
easmy, WHO we're posed In hns about six hundred
yArds distant. Al the same time artillery ooensd
Iurous OannOnAde tur0Slas shells aud SOLID snot into
tae opposite woods, where the enemy could b. ol,-
uuc;ly seen moving up reIl,orosmeuts.
oar different hnes vi battle continued. TO advance
s.eadIy uut within nearly Two hundred years of tne
,nemy's hue, when The Ieoel5 opened furious oAnnon.
ade HlLa grape aud cans.er f0m two pa.ter,ss no,
tuey had previously Kept secre ed and which plousnsd
through advancing llnes mo wing d. VI large nun
Dets OF our men.
rhe 6lst line was obliged 10 give way under so mus-
de.Ous fe, and in retreang Ushini the second lus
hteH Is INTO momentay confusion, aud il AIao was
tolged ~ tar back behind the third line Nhch had IN
the mSalune been ordered TO liz OEn, IN order TO
avoid mucn possible the esots OF the whitening
dre which the enemys battres we're directing against
our RaVapc ng lines.
Toe ARTILLERY was nov brought up and posted In
commanding positions TO silence tdos batteries of the
eHemy "hloa Asd caused US 30 much Annoyance, aud
our line was reformed add again moved forward re-
gaming the advanced position which they heId when
sney Werr Obliged 70 tall back. But this SUCCESS was
gained without the most ob5tnGts rest moe on tina
part OF the enemy.
Having rsgnned the adVanc ID petition which We had
lid
previously occupied, the different lines of batts were
ordered TO lie down aud wait the arrival of General
CROOKS corps, Waicn held il rssrye on the eastern
sIds of ths optqlln. They were ordered uo.to take
position on the extreme rght OF Lu, line and in order
to eouateraOt movement on the part of the eneng,
HhO were massigg troops on tEeir left INK with ths
view OF turning cur right
Precisely at three O'Clock General Crook formed on
the Hgnt tie Nineteenth corps his FIRST division on
the ext!eme right OF our ine "a the Second dvs Oh
ia the rear, supporting division Of III, Nineteenth
corps.
General Torbsrt, with Merritt's and Averls divisions
Of cavalry ATiog crossed the Optq1Au about nine
o'clock al lrns and KncI's fords, hal been ard Of
work al day, fighting considerable bodies OF the enc
mys inis ny aud cavalry aid having been succss nj
in ss'a ally driving Them before them; arrived
our extreme nga aud Was prepared 20 take part IN tie
hlal sjrugRle which secured us Vio0ry.
General leridAn rode where General Tor bert
stationed, aud alter oonsll alton with him as 10
the p Tt she cavalry we're TO take, ordered the Anal
charge, which was made with an impetuosty which
ro.hng could ress. Our line, CT ending neary taIeo
lies in length, advanced amid the cheers and yells
which cooli DO distinctly heard far above the noiss
caused by the thunder of the artillery aud the coatin
uoul roar Of mu kety which, for impo.uoaiiy, hos
seldom baen 1cesded in any DALte of this war.
Que men had detcrm ned 70 win the day, and nerved
themselves accordingly for the coming struggle and az
lines advanced closer and closer TO those OF the enc
my the battle became more and more h,rCe, until in
point OF desperate and f.rOu carnage Is will compare
isvoraClY With any similar contest of tho war.
Toe tliugh'er LOW was tSuly awful. A. every dis
charge men could DC dis ncty seen dropping all around
and tho Two otnsendipg lines ct some pom could not
have been over Two hundicd yards apart
just at tbi+ critical Rod above roar of artillery
mu kerry aud cheer aad the fierce ye!ls Of the Goa
tending armies, oluld be distinoy beard the shrill
noes OF the clvaIy bnye, sounding the charge which
Vas the death knell 10 E!ry's army Tbere could bs
seeu the gallant Custer and Merritt esch with head
qasrsrs fig in hand, and oOnPpicucui among the =
Va1cog tquldrOus, galianlf leadiag tho chl,ge Whob
in connection with the desperate ch lr4e OF our in
fntry, secured the viotory' All honor 10 tlose gal
llut ches who have done 30 we'll
pLAISG EXPLOIT By OosTEpKBArEs on L.rr 1sr=
NeVs was received ia Buff 10, To sday. n, mum.
bar Of reoes rom Clnads had captured tie steamers
Parsons ard ald Qlstn rear Bass Island. on Lske
Nondsy att Fnoon.
The capturing patty numbered about tLiFy n n, who
we're armed " 'SFOlvars md b05is knives. No o'hsr
arms we're noticed The cap ore took at Middle Blss
Island wood enough to last two days.
The following telegram gives additional particulars
ToLEDo .Ohio. September 20 -Oapain Orr OF the |
teamer Island QIeen, arrived here from the Detroit |
iSer tale morning and furnishes the BLADE with state.
neot in regard to the pEatOa operations In the vony
i slntusky last night
The Island 9iesn left Sludushy at O'slaok ysstsf