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to renew the attack IN flank. At thia
critical moment Sheridan ordered q
charge Of Gon. McWilliams' brigade
against the angle thus caused in the
rebel line. It forced its way through,
and the rebel aanking party was Gu.
of. Clusters cavalry was sent swoop.
ing down upon tit broke, and fled
-. surrendered, according to the agili.
ty Of the individuals. Simultaneously
the whole line charged along the front
the rebel line was crowded back to the
creek; the difficulties Of the crossing
embarrassed it, and as the victorious
ranks swept up it broke in utter contu.
sion. !: .s:
Custer charged down in the fast gath.
ering darkness to the west Of the pike ;
Deven to the east Of it; and on either
flank Of the fleeing rout they flung
themselves. Nearly all the rebel trans.
portatiou was captured, the camps and
artillery were regaiued; up to Fishers
Hill tho road was ]ammed with artil.
lery, caissons, and ambulances prison
els came streaming back faster than the
Provost Marshal could provide for them.
1t was the end Of Early's army; the
end Of campaigning in the beautiful
Valley Of the Shenandoah.
The effect upon the Government and
the country was electric. The first ru-
mors Of disaster were painful and wide
spread. On the heels of these came
Sncridan's dispatch, announcing the re-.
verse and its retrieval, and giving =.
faint hintof the splendid prizes-artil.
lery for an army, transportation, ammu-
milton, small arms in a profasion that
could scarcely be estimated. General
Grant telegraphed from his position be-
fore Richmond ~ had a salute of =
hundred guns from each of the armies
here fred in honor Of Sheridan's last
victory. Turning what bid fair to be
disaster into glorious victory, stamps
Sheridan, what I always thought him,
one Of the ablest of generals" The
Secretary Of War Endorsed aud publish
ed this to the world. The resignation
Of General Mcclellan soon made a va
cant major gcneralship in the regular
army, and to this highest prize in his
profession Sheridan was promoted.
1t was .. giddy height to which our
modest little red faced captain, who
thought he might yet be major, had
risen !; but his head was not turned.
He did not even give vent to his exul-
tation in congratulations to his army.
"Every one realized our success 80
he wrote soon after, in his official ro-
port-F'congratulatory orders were un-
necessary, and every officer and man
was made to understand that when a
victory was gained it was not more
than their duty, nor less than their
country expected from her gallant
sons" But the country could at least
make its own congratulations. The
name of Cavalry Sheridan was in all
mouths. His exploits became tho "a
verite theme Of speakers, the inspira-
ton Of poets, the argument against all
who held to the Chicago declaration
that the war was failure. Sherman
had not yet fastened the gaze of the
nation by his grander operations ) Grant
had still to give Richmond - proof Of
his title to the pover with which he
was vested; and for the time Sheridan
vas the most popular Of our generals.
THE voLcxNoEs OF HAWAII.
Graphic "Reminiscences Of Them.
Correspondence Chicago Post.
The Island of Hawaii is about ninety
miles in length aud seventy in width.
The land rises gradually, forming three
lofty mountains, two Ut which are cov-
cred with perpetual snow. We lived
at the sea shore, thirty miles from the
great crater OF Kilaula, which is the
largest active volcano on the globe.
Leaving Hilo one morning We proceed.
cd = on horseback through 4 rough
country covered with dense vegeta.
ton. Now We pass through strip o1
woods so matted with brush and vines
that bird can hardly fly through them
Reaching the more elevated regions,
We enter forests Of giant forms, with
trunks from Eve to thirty feet in length
A rough ride Of day aud hslf ACROSS
the plain, and We are near the crater
Suddenly We find ourselves on the brink
Of : precipice nearly one thousand feet
in height. Instead of mountain with
rugged sides, . fearful pit yavns before
US, seven miles and hall in circum
ference, aud one thousand feet deep
Smoke rises at intervals from the blacl
lava bottom of the crater, and on ou'
right the bank is rent with assures
from which c.ouds Of steam ascend in
cessantly.
| A pcrilous descent brings us to th'
bottom of the crater, and a rough walk