Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-09-28

WASHINGTON. Sept AIN.
The following Official dispatch has in,, - ~
eeved nom Gen sheridan detan Some NJ osen re.
ticulars OF the battle at Fishers Hill: " 'ie Par.
Headquarters Middle Military D;yis,op W..
Va, Sept 23- a. m.-To Lieut.. Gen U 8 G1'nca
Points, cannot ms yet give any definite sc@ go Wy
the results of the battle of yesterday our ia iioua
be light. ' 'osS viii
Gen. Crook struck the left flank of the snor,
bled lt up advancing along their lines Rcis. Con.
VISION OF the sixth Corps swung IN and joined CT'
Getty aud JohnsonS divisions, taking IN tbe.lS
movements followed by the whole line and sIa ~ Stie
beautifully. carried the works of the enrrb" Asag
rebels threw down their arms and fed in th. r lie
confusion abandoning most of their artillery I't>t
dark before the battle ended. ""as
| pursued after the rebels during the NJ,
this point with the Sixth and Nineteenth 't 10
have stopped here TO the men aud isSna r aud
If tIen Iorbert has dashed down the Lnray "m>
according to my directions. he will achey, ,yg tgl
routed. - 'adIy
The, valley soldiers hiding away and roic,
Their homes. cannot at present give You a7y %
mate of prisoners. -! e>t'
pushed regardless of everything. The
Der OF pieces OF artillery reported captured Is syIs @
P, II. SHgR1b,y
You are directed to cause 4 nati"naI IiyheIal
hred OF one hundred great guns for the victory " oe
Gen. Stevenson reports that 5000 prisoners r..
| held had reached Winchester last ght '''' 'Ae
lteinfoTeenents and supplies have been f,r,y,rl.
to Gen. Sheridan. "''oeo
EDWIN NJ srYroy
Secretary of War
WASHINGTON Sent a6I,
Dispatches from Gen. Sheridan datsd ~ Aa' N
Saturday night six miles south of New Markat vSa a
been received '' nave
He had driven the enemy from Mt jackson, with
out being able to bring on an engagement WIN
my were moving rapidly and he had no cavalry nrae
ent To hold them. ' pres
General Torbert had attacked Wicknar,,. to-
Luray, and captured number of prisoners "'
General Sheridan found Hospitals in all the to,v
from Winchester to New Market and was ei,yL, hs ,s
from MartnsbuTg. 7' "'i'es
Twenty pieces of artillery were captured tF her.
Hill HOO prisoners large amount of amI,.tiiiiao
caissoDs. Hmbers. &c. a large amount of enfrsnt.
tools. small arms and debris No list of captured mo
teria has yet been received. "
The small towns through the valley baye = ,,.
many of the enemys wounded. e'''
Gen Stevenson reports the arrival at Harper's Fer
~ of tram of our wounded, tgentv-SIx capfnr.3
guns and eighty additional captured officers
Breckenridge has gone TO take command NJ ,b
rebel department of the Southwest ~
Dispatches received this morning from Gen Sbe,
mans command state that Hood appears 10 be- mot
ing towards the AabaT RI line.
A strong force of rebel raiders are reported to ba
operating against Sharnians communications and
had captured Athens Vigorous pre- parations are ha
ing made to overtake and destroy this force
JEFF. Davis Is reported to be at Macon.
Reports have also b--en received from Major Gen
Canhy General Steele has been strongly reinforced
and has taken the offensive
Dispatches from General Grant dated ar 10 o.cIo.b
last night report no military operations
The above comprises the substance of military IN
formation proper for publication received to the fr
ent date by this department.
E. NJ. STANTON.
Secretary Of War
We have report by way Of Mem
phis, that Mobile has surrendered to
the Union forces. Our latest news d.
rect from Mobile is TO the 18th at which
time our ironclads and gunboats were
near the city, but no attack upon it
had yet been made.