New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-12
FROM GEN. SEEKIDAN'S ARMY.
A wovemcn,-Lea,ing 'hc '"i'ey-D'""'
inc N,nrcr te Our Hase of supplies.

sp.csl Dispatch to TIE y Y. Tloupe
WASHINGTON. Isiday Nov. IL, leOf
The following Just received here, bearing date
in camp north Of NevtovD, Va, Nov 9 Tie army
Of Gen Sheridan broke camp Cedar Crecf carly ihis
morning fell into lire between sanilse and ii oe'o,h
a m. and by uoouday vss fairly On TIE in.roh norm
ward towards the Orequan. This change Of bese Is
said TO be- in accordance with ne programme previously
determined upon soon az tic nouQp6l oeeuon wa
over ard the Copperleads With thciT southern allies
could not take advantage Of tie change 70 inhuehce Tue
election.
Tie army has therefor, stood rs ground N order 70
give It's moral support to the 10y. voters OF The county
when it had 10, more active baucss engagements viii
Rarlys army Meantime. the forage question hoe De
come serious one with the army. AL the hay ana
fodder for many mites around has becR consumed aud
oats. All that the Government furnishes for quaG'
rupeds' demands mnst be Transported nearly forty
miles from Martin burg. To got nearer our base Of
supplies is therefore object Of prime Importance To
Tie subsistence OF lorses as well as men,
The column was straigbtoned out and fairly under
way BIZ u o'clock. The l9,h Army Corps. having the
right Of The line took the right Of the PIKE marching
IN two lines company front. The 9th Corps marched
in the same manner along Tie west Of the line. Inc
wagon.trains occupied The center Of the couun also
marching in two lines along the pike; the other III
the field The artillery brought Up toe rear Of the cor
umn, and the sth Corp, or raiLeF the command OF
Gen Crook covered the whole marching in she rear.
When fairly Strengthened out along The pike and in
the fields, the troops present most interesting sight
10 saw nothing of the strange accompaniment Of black
servants mounted or skinny horses, others on foot
packing cooking utensils and odds and ends OF every
kind There are cows driven or led along, some Of
Il las gl
in default OF better transportation.
Atlp H. only the cavalry. whose du'y II vas 20
cover the fauks or watch against The following Of The
enemy were left behind Lot IL be understood, then.
that II is not from any attack upon US BY the enemy
that the army is Withdrawn. The valley, undoubtedly
is to be held bit inasmuch this be done thirty
miles nearer our base Of supplies as vel a. at Cedar
Greek every consideration is ~ favor Of the change.
Besides since it Is possible prev mounted troops
from passing down the valley o. either Hank unde.
cover of the Little North Mounttn the West or tie
Blue Ridge on the east, who cau powerfully threaten
our communications and which only cavalry can lur
sue catch and cope with. Good eeuora'hp would die
sate that the army should be whore throw ont Us
cavalry on either FAM and cooperate with i a. occa
sion requires.
large body OF Rebel cavalry. under fiiz Hugh Lee
and Rosser have passed down TIE valley between Lit
.le and Great North MountaBs and emerged opposite
Winchester yesterday They are estimated at i5"O q
900 strongthey may be larger The object is said tC
be to attack Winchester and MaI;insburg simulta
neously and capture what supplies We may have accu
Inuated particularly the riter place. If WiDchcs
be taken, then they are 10 concentrate on
Mrtnsburg. Afterwards they are 10 operate on tie
I4hiin0re and Ohio Railroad, Of course.
II is supposed this cavalry crossed west from New
,fo On "A
o. the north fork OF the Shenandoah and following the
valley along the head waters Of Cedar creek 10 Pugl
gown. coming out at Blues Gap. through which passes
she road from Winchester % Kornney and Mechanics
burg glance al the nap M show that TINS route Is
wholly protected from observation b. Little NORTH
aountain The valley is I'M Of syInpahlzers with Re
bcon and loOd and forage around thcre ior man and
beast The same valley followed down he bed OF Bach
Greek leads 10 Nartinsburg and aliug Waters where
tAe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is struck
The Army for the present j. IN camp near Barton
vie two miles north Of Sddet0wn bat the pause here
probably only temporary one. this large demonta
tion BY the Cufay suggests that the enemy have not
;e means at hand for moving the ATmy down the val
ley they cannot subsst except BY bringing q large
train
Whenever the officers have RETAINED from electioneer
ing or "using their influence the soldiers as gen
eTsl thing. have gone straight for the Government
There is show for The white flag in the Union army
notwithstanding the most per,sten, efforts poison
tle minds Of The men by tho systematic circulation Of
CopPerhead newspapers Ike Tie BOrld and The DAILY
Mars and the exclusion by interested parties Of the
ioyol papers Of the country
The o'hcih report Of losses in Crooks command Is al
follows: Killed. 4G; wounded, 26s; missing, SO
Total ST.
Weather warm, and Il heavy gale nom the South
East.
\ later letter says. under date Winchester, Nov
s-p. m, Col Edwards COMMANDING this post La,
Information through scouts and by other sources that
AZ advance body OF cavalry belonging to large bods
Of the same under Rosser estimated at 5000 reached
Wardensvile Va. on the night Of the 9TH.
They stated that tho whole command was under
ORDERS to advance on that place. with the design a,
was supposed Of attacking Winchester and Martins
burg. and also operating on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. They ascertalned that Gen. Sheridan wa,
closely watching their movements, and was prepare
for them at all points, and accordingly deemed 1t pru
dent TO retire Tue order pas cOuntermaDded and
The whole body marched supposed, in the drecier
al MOor1eids, sixty miles west. They said 10 b
Tiiz Hugh Lees Cavalry under Gen. Rosser. Lee M
being with them. Everything is quiet here. To
railroad is complete TO Cbarle.t0wn md CoIfiTDetio
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