The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-10-28

The following official dispatch has
been received from General Sheri-
dan:
CEDAR CREEK, va,
October 2l-4 u. NJ.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant, City Point, Va;
pursued the routed forces of the
enemy nearly to Mount Jackson,
which point he reached during the
night Of the 10Th and Goth, without
an organized regiment of his army
From tho accounts of prisoners who
escaped, and citizens, the rout was
complete. About 1900 of the enemy
broke and made their way through
the mountains on the left For four
teen miles, on the line of retreat, the
roads and country were covered with
small arms, thrown away by the fly.
ing rebels, and other debris. Forty
eight pieces Of cannon were captured
and are now at my headquarters.
I think that not less than 900 wag.
ons and ambulances were either cap
tured or destroyed. The accident of
running turned to our advantage as
much as though the whole movement
had been planned.
The only regret I have is on ac-
count of the capture early in the
morning of from 800 to 1000 men,
am now sending to the War De.
partment ten battle flags. The loss
of artillery in the morning was seven
from Crook, eleven from Emory, six
from Wright.
From all I can learn, think Ear
ly's re endorsements are less than H.
600 men.
(Signed) p. II. SHERIDAN,
Maj. General Commanding.
Gen. Stoneman reports the arrival
at Martinsburg of l, 600 wounded and
1900 prisoners.
Gen Custar arrived this afternoon
at Washington with ten rebel battle
flags displayed from the railroad en-
gine.
(Signed) f. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The rebel papers are counting large
hocks of chickens, in advance, from
Hoods movements. They are cap.
turing, on paper, Sherman's whole
army; then they will gobblc up the
army North Of Chattanooga; and then
they will swallow up Rousseau, and
finally march into Kentucky. Thus
it is seen they have climbed very
high ladder; got on the topmost round
of extravagant expectation. Glad of
all this. Their fall will be the harder.
There are some things they have not
heard. One of these was Hoods pre-
cipitate retreat from the line of the
Atlanta Railroad, hotly pressed by
Sherman. For the rest we must wait;
but we wait with confidence.
There is no discount on Sheridan $
last victory in the Valley. He fol
lowed up his success, rs usual, and
squeezed everything out of it that was
to be had His pursuit was contin-
ucd to near Mt. Jackson, and when
the rebels reached that place they
were dlsorganized and scattered.-
Forty eight captured cannon were at
headquarters. Three hundred wag.
ons were taken. The roads were
strewn with the debris of a defeated
and dcmoralized army. 1t seems that
Early, not Longstreet, was the rebel
commander We are sorry Sheridan
did not have an opportunity to take
the starch ont Of the latter, as he has
out of all others lie came across.
The rebels put our negro soldiers,
taken prisoners, to work in the trench
es. Gen. Butler retaiatcd by putting
rebel prisoners, including officers, to
work IN Dutch Gap Canal The Rich
mond papers contended that Lee
must not yield to Butler; that if he
did negroes would be recognized as
soldiers, and their great principle
would be lost. But Lee did come
down. He returned the negro soldiers
to Richmond, and agreed to treat
them as prisoners Of war. Butler
Immediately withdrew the rebel prs-
oners from Dutch Gap Canal. One
fourth of tho latter then took the oath
of allegiance. General Butler knows
how to deal with impudent and brutal
chivalry, and he never fails to bring
them TO their knees.
We have at last cheering news from
Missouri. The first general battle
has been fought and won. 1t occur.
red between independence and Kan
sas City, on the Kansas border. Price
met the forces under Gen. Curtis al
independence, in which vicinity ther,
was more or less fighting from Wed
nesday to Friday, hut no general en-
gagement. Curtis fell back TO Kan
sas City, where he was strongly in
trenched. Meantime, Pleasanton
with the main body of Rosecrans
cavalry, came up with Price, made ;
gallant charge and routed the enemy
who was, yesterday, retrcating rapid
ly Southward, hotly pursued by oul
cavalry, followed by the infantry
Prices army does not appear to b,
good in fight. They did well enough
while contending with only detach
inents Of our army, but when tn