The New York Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1864, Page 4

JaMES GURDUN BESNSTR OTTOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFICE MK. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, oS = Votume XXIX —— NEW YORK ANUSEMENTS THIS BYENING, AGADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving place,—lcauiaw Orrna— du Poaiwio. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Lresawar.—Contoianva, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Proadway.—Tws Coxracr. WINTES GARDEN, Bronceay—Byesraopr's Fairxo— Toopers. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Mantn Cuvztim ve PEW BOWERY THEAT Sicuviss: baiva—Joun Samiti jewery.—Brosy Witp— ROWKRY THEATRE, Bowery. —Lysum—Ducuacv- Mkav--Soors at ae BWAm BROADWAY THEATRE, 435 Prorie’s Lawres, HIPPOTHEATRON, Fourt Grmxastic ano AcroBanc i Broadway. —Vact: m= stroct.—E Ques TRAN, AMENTR. PAUNUN'S NUSKOM. Brosuwayemtou Tuces—Two Guam, Two Dwanrs, 40, at ol) houra Yacu’s Ku IVAN 0 Dacre LvktAnDay sud byening, SI EPUB, Mechanics’ Hall, Soxus, Dances, @ heer Tits, Sit Broadway, —Ergiorias RrOKMAG BOGE, 472 Broad Burrs, &0— Bones, Darvas CAMPEE! L , it Bowery. anp bxcrtés, M Ye VARIRD ax ODvrsiss, roadway,—Ronenr Betcee a Tux ‘8. THEATRE, No. 44¢ Brosdway.—Batuats, HURL BSQUES, €C—LAacgning Brea, ) Froaaway.—Woonnorrs's Boum BLowsns. BREW YORE MURBUM OF ANA’ . org a Cruisin s TOMY, 618 Broadway. asp Leorvnns. from? a, M. $1102. Af, igri OPERA HOUSS, Broot!ya.—Kenroriay Boras. ons, BunimsQues, &c. York, Fylday, October 21, 1864. THE SITUATION. We bave another magnificent achievement by General Bberidan to chronicle, which It ts falr to presume, adding it to his previous brilliant scecesses, has by this time Made the rebel goverument as sick of the war in the Bhenandoch valiey ns the iahabitants thereof were al- ready rendered by his «weeping destruction of eve-ything in the wey of provisions and supplies that could be made aveiiible for the uses of tbe rebel armies. Before daylight on Wednesday morn- uy Of this week General Sheridan's army, which was then at Cetar creek, about fifteen miles southwest of ‘Winchester, was suddenly attacked by the onemy, under Longstreet, in etrovg force; ite left wing tarned, tho greater p a of the lige driven in confusion, aad some twenty pisces of artillery taken from tt. General Sboridan himself, who was then at Winchester, on bis Feturu from a visit at Washington, on hearing of the at- tack, immediately hastened to the front, and found his Main force, which had been pushed back about four miles, between Micdietawa aud Nowtown, Reforming bis infan- try in a compact line of bette, and making somo changes in the pos:tions of the cavalry, he aitacked the rebels with Groat vigor abovt three o'clock iu the afternoon, routed them iv (he most complete manner, and drove them with impetuority before him, taking from them forty-three Pieces of artiliery, about two thousand prisoners, and ‘Wagons, ambulancos and caissens in large numbers. In Addition to these the rebcla burned some of their trina to keop them from falling into the bands of our mou. General Sheridan pushed on as far as-Strasburg afier bie discomfiied foe, whom ovly darkness saved from ven & more overwhelming detest, At the time of writ- bg bis dospeich Ceverai Sheridan was vasbio to etate © number of casualties on either side. Tio nee ded; supposed moxtally, eB capt by our forces, Of .the Uxion r ed, and Goners! over and Rie pera) Welght's wo € isonly a eight one. d tohave beon heavily reinforced na to making the attack, and, tak- jug advanlye of (ue absence of Gen. Sheridan they gained At firet n sacet de uceess, which bis timely arrival at the of conflict ebenged fetoe glorious victory for the Union « The graphic cospatehes of the ts fup to the turning point ip the ALD corres anyibe map, ehowing the porition srmy when atiacked, whieh we publith morning, give our readers tho Cetails and will ex. bie them to trac ibe rcene «f this timportant national ois pow at the front, tn com- poreulng Ceveral Price, says, amg, that (he main rebel eriny ts stil! This ts regarded as favoreLie, n of the present dispos tional troop, eud giver hopes that General Rosecrans will be able to overtake and compel the rebel chiettatn kwater river. $o conan erat! of the na to gbt. A large fores from Kansas City, Mo., under Geueral Curtis, apd also @ conaiderable body of Kens tia are moving cestward upon Price * St. Lovie correspondent eivea ao y etriomacnt of the movements and designs © dis various o-operating rebel chiefa; of the damaos wu ¢ted by them im their varions raids, e made for their overthrow at an % and present condition of 9 Weil descrived There are no ater acte of hostility or new movements frovt of Ricbmond and Petersburg to re- riy cay hire ta Joitner side tu port. What in the military dictionary is termed quiet- ners etill prowatie, though @ vast deal of moet- impor. tot work 1 constectly being? done ‘The rebels contions their firing op the Duteh Gap can: find signal tower, without inflietiog much damage, an everters etill evtne into our Hines in large numbers, The mes are now plainly visible to our mon, owlvg to (he cnomy having cot away the woods on dhe river b: as to ch iain a better view of onr work: ing parties, These vessels, however, maintalo a diecreet Bilenoe. We have no later reliable news of copsequecce in Feference io General Ebermau’e purru't of Hood. Ac- counts of email go Goneral Sherwan’s reat 6ti!] continue to de reported, but these bave only @ vory trifling infcese om the grand ultimate result, and, when the main army of Iivod is disposed of, these smnali annoyances will soon cease, wr of the Augusta (Ga.) Sentine saye.—on thet Gonerni. Mood ts in the rear army; that oo oar has passod ever the State road for ten éays, and that Sherman's \oly cut of by that road.” The Fichmond Feanine oays that the report of the captare $f Rome, Georgio, by the rebels ie entirely without foundation, ae Macon paper, in an extract published ia be Banacp yerterday, lod previously acknowledged, Besuregerd i@ nid & bare joined Pood. The rebel accovats of reiiood Cestructions and occupations places tr Sherman’s departmout make a truly formide bie picture ov paper. Accordiog these, their pickets ire Dow within one mile of Atlanta, and the erecastion (Of that piace by thé Union troops is lvered for dally, ROWADApETA report tbat the United States Fobel rams 'n th ja forays op the raitroads on i knows Bupplice aro compl | steam gunboat Nipbon was ‘ately blown up and sunk by ‘a suell Bred into her from Fort Fisher, below Wilming- ton, North Carolina, while she was close in ebore off that rebel work: The Niphou was a very efficient vessel, and dad made several valuabie eaptures of blockade runvers. An exchange of all paval priconers, officers and mon, on both sides, bas been effected between the Union and rebe! Commissioners, Major Muiford and Judge Ould, and five bundred of ovr officers and mon, belonging to this branch ef the national service, arrived at Fortress Moa- roe on Wedtnoslay of this weok, om their way North ‘The trial of tho one bundred and fiity merchants and clerks whese arrest in Baltimore and Washington on Monday iagt, on the charge of being implicated ia block. ade running, was mentioned in Tuesday's HunaLp, was commenced in Washington yesterday, before the milil- tary ccn.intssion of which General Doubleday is presi- dent, But listle progross was made in the matter, how- ever. AU (ars ef a rebel attack on Memphis, Tennessee, have been diepelk.. The militia, who were all put under are bas been again resumed. The recent rebel demonstration iu the vicinity of that city Is now sappssed to Lave been only intended to cover @ movement of raiders futo Ken- sucky. | qbe leator and a number of others of the gang of rebel raiders who, on the day before yesterday, made a descent from Canada into St. Albans, Vermont, and robved the banks of tist place and committed other depredations, have been urrested, and one bundred and fifty thousand dollars of the stolen funds have been re- covered. The raiders were overtaken aud seized in Btanbridge, Farnham and otber towns in Canada East, andthe Conadian authorities are still in pursuit of the outiaws yet remaluing uvarresied, of whose capture there are good prospects. The Governor General of Canada has assured the Governor of Vermont that he will respond to the requisition of the government of the United States for these criminals by promptly dotivering them up. This | cutrage bag of course croated great excitement in Ver- mont, and bas put both the civil and military authorities } thero on the alert. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. A special meeting of the New York Chamber of Com- merce was held yesterday, to pay suitable respect to the memory of’ br, Joshua Bates, the late American partner fo the London basking house of Baring Brotners & Co, Appropriate resolutions were adopted, romarks were made by several menibers, and @ committes of five was appointed to procure s portrait of the deceased for the Chamber, ‘The Board of Aldermen met yesterday. A resolation @ppropriating $12,000 for the Soldiers’ Monument at Cal- vary Cemetery was prosented and laid Over under the rule. Tbe Mayor seut tua communication relative to the manner in which the City Inspector manages the af- faire of his department, alleging that Mr. Boole is in the habit of gelling some of the offices for sums’ varying from $150 to'§200, The communication was referred to ‘8 special committea. . The Board of Councilmen were in session yesterday. Mr. Jaques presented a preamble ana resolutions relative to the increase of fare cn the city railroads, directing the Sixth and Eighth Avenue railroads to surrevder and trans. for their roads to the Corporation of the city, om the pay- ment of the cost of the respective roads, with ten per ceat advance, and that when transferred they be leased for a Limited number of years to the highest bidder at public Suction, in the same manner as the ferry franchises of the city are now disposed of, and that the Comptroiler be authorized to borrow mosey for the purchase of the reads. A motion to refer the paper toa special commit: tee was lost, whereupon the resolutions were sent to the Commities ou Railrcads. The Board concurred with the Aldermen in directing the removal of the sign of the Academy of Music now disfiguring Union square. The presentation of @ resolution giving all the theatre: and concert saicons in the city the same privilege created considerable fun; but, on being put to vote, it was lost, ‘The Comptrolier sent in bis usual Gnanctal statement, from whicb it appeared that the balance im the treasury ou (he Suth of Sepember was $1,645,680 17, the pay- mente since then were $991,119 85, leaving a balance on the 73th inst. of $614,560 82. ber of Ms After.disposing of @ nuia- routine papers the Board adjourned. ye Council Apexding the ordinance of 1859 0 asto sh the fees allowed Persons briugiug swine or oiner cattle to the public pound, on the groynd that exch an smoudment would have the effect of reticying all { cu tho owners of cattle within the city limita. is Honor felt unwilling to subject the omners of Auitnais to avy wunccersary inconvenience, he considered that the nominal fees charged for impounding cattle run- ing at large would be far less than tno losses which might be entailed upoo the residents of the upper part of be ud whose catile migbt be lost or etolen if mo ordi- nance or law existed for the protection of suck property. ‘The Mayor aizo returned without his approval the resolu- | tion of the Common Counoil changing the grade of Sixty- ty-sixth strects and intersecting avenues. ted the pecessity of the improvement, he u sanction oa the gronad thatthe gtatute re- quired the consent of two thirds of the property owners, ch bad not been givea, The result of sacha resolu- on, if it went into effect, would be, his Honor eays, to foe.en upon the city the expense of the improvement, while all the benefit would inure to the owners of pro- Perty in the immodiate vicluity of those sireets and aroaues. Yesterday our various city railroad companies com- mouced the sale of passenger tickets, at the rate of eight for forty one cents, By the purchase of these tickets tho Public will vnly bave to pay above the old five cents fare the additional two and a half per cent which the Internal Revenue law authorizes the compauies to charge; bat the t ditlculty about the arrangerhont is that these tick- only be procured at the up town offices of the diferent railroads. Ihe United States Circult Court opened yeeterday for the despatch of business. Following the precedent tn rimilar cases, all regular business was set aside, in ro- spect to the memory of the late Chief Justice Taney, a enlogy upon whom was spoken by Mr. Daniel Lord Judge Nelson followed in a short but eloquently delivered resume of the late Chief Justice’s public services, after which the court adjourned to this morning st cleven o'clock. Two ape*Decaries in this city were yesterday arrested on the charge of selling poison without proper precau- tions. In cue case arsenic, with which suicide, as stated, was committed by @ young lady, was, as alleged, acid to ‘a little child by an apothecary in Second avence, who, on the censure of a Coroner’ jury, was required to And Dail of one thousand dollars to awalt the result of the Grand Jury's investigation, In the other care a Hudson street apothecary was required to give five hundred dol- Jars bail to answer the charge of selling laudanum with- ont placing on the phial containing it the nevessary word “poison.” Governor Bradford. of Maryland, it is exid, considers that there is no doubt that the free constitation of that State has been adopted, and tho Baltimore Couccils, act- ing on this assumption, last night proceeded to divide {Dat city into Bewatorial districts, as directed by this new justrument. ‘The conference of British North Amesican provincial delegates pow in ression at Quebec bave decided that the inombors of the Legisiative Council of their proposed new confederacy etal! be golectod by the Igisiative Counciis of the reveral provinces, iustead of being elected by the people direct, A Mir. A. N. P. Mack dolivered a lectare last evening to an excoodingly mull audience, fn the large room of the Co per institute, his enbject being: ‘Jeforson Davie, Historjoally Coowitered.”, Mr. Hack took special pains to inform ULe relect few in advance, that he bad just afew ours before entered his oration in the Southern district of New York, hinting that the reporters should goverm themselves agoordingly. We regret to eay that Mr. H.'s Oration was ® Very tame ateir, and it is not probable, that when givew to tho world, it will proves very effective “campaign document.’ The lecturer stated that it was reporved Jeff. was born out of wedlock; aad yet hs spent an even of with therebel chief, in company with ovber gentlemen, at Washiogton, io 1856. He gave a minuse dee ription of Mr. Dawis’ persons! eppeerance, informing bis bearers that be bad wide nostrils aud dofetent “con. 6 Jentiousness.’” On Wednondey evecing last @ stabte connected with the Piverside Trotttog bridgeport, Mass, was burned to the ground, and seven. teon very valuable trotting horses in it wore burued to death ‘The stock mnggket waa heats and fovggieh yesterdar, otc aehort time ago, have beon discharged, and besiness | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, ands slight generat deciins took place. The course of qpoid was downward, but the uarket wag without myoh excitement. The fuctuations were from 211% to 206%, | Govoruments we:» strong in the morning, but after wards becane bears. There was considerable rinvese in commercial circles yesterday morning; but the wiotory of Sheridan bad the effect of upscttling the markets, by oaastog a fe'! 1n gold Very little business was done except in a few commodi: ties, aud the bulk of the travsactions were consummated during the earlier part of the day. Groceries, cotton and petroiewm buyer 206. w2bo. lower, Whoat was dull and unsettled. Cova Was scarce and lc. dearer, Oats were drm. bork was im moderate demand. Beef and tara were quiet avd gomowbat lower, Whiskey was flat. Froights were dull. Shera Great Vietory—The Polltl- ctans ve. the Army and the copie. -From the very jews of defeat, like Napoleon at Marengo, General Sheridan has wrested one of those decisive victories which determine the fortunes of a campaign. It was a narrow escape, Ourarmy on Cedar creek had been surprised and driven in confusion four or five miles, with heavy losses of artillery; and a dis- aster, changing the whole face of the war in Virginia in favor of the rebellion, might have followed but for the timely presence of Sheridan | at the front. In time, however, he speedily, by his prompt and skilful disposition of his faith- ful and confiding soldiers, changed the fortunes of the day from an apparent defeat to the moat compiete and important victory of all our vio- tories of the war in the open field. Desperate cases require desperate remedies. It was a desperate adventure on the part of General Lee to detail from Richmond to the Shenandoah valley, at titis crisis, afresh army under Longstreet to replace the badly shat- tered army of Early; but if jin doing this Sheridan could be defeated, his army routed and dispersed, thus removing all impediments between Longstreet and the cities of Washing- ton and Baltimore, then Richmond would be at once relieved, with the necessity devolving upon General Grant, of hastening-a large force from the James river for the defences of the national capital. In view of these advan tages the perils ef Longstreet’s adventure were undertaken, because there was no other pos- sible chance for relaxing the tightening grasp of General Grant upon Richmond. It was that last move of a desperate gambler, in which his whole fortunes are staked upon the turning of asingle doubtful card. So, in proportion to the advantages anticipated by Lee with Long- street’s success, we must measure this stunning blow of Longstreets’ defeat. It weakens Lee’s position at Richmond, .front, flanks and rear, so materially that in all probability he -will now very soon be compelled to adopt the alternative we have heretofore suggested as likely to be enforced upon him—of abandoning Richmond to save the remainder of his army. Thus the inflexible purposes and unfailing combinations of General Grant are working out the problems of this war to the overthrow of the rebellion. There wili be another-stam- pede wmong the gold gamblers, and another commotion among the spoils-hunting politi- cians. On the one side, as usual, the glory will all be claimed for President Lincoln, and on the other, it will probably, as usual, be argued that a victory hore or there carries us but asbort distance on the long journey to the end of the war,aad that the only way in which it can be ended at last is in negotiations for peace, which McClellan and the democraey are tho proper instruments to undertake for an inmediate and satisfactory adjustment. We believe, however, whether Lincoln or McClel- lan shal! be elected in November, that the people of the loyal States, backed by the army and navy, will permit po ro!tion of this mighty stfuggle short of the complete tiamph and restoration of the Union. We rely upon the people, upon Genoral Grant and the army, and upon Admiral Porter and the navy to carry us eafely through this contest with the rebellion, whatever may be the issue of the contest among the politicians. All the candidates set up by them for the succes- sion, including the Cleveland, Baltimore and Chicago Conventions, are failures—political and military failures. The choice thus left to the people is a choice between two of these failures—Lincoln and MeClellan—a choice of evils” But whether it is to be the one or the other for the next four years, the voice of the people and the voice of the army will be potential against the scheming politicians in any case where they may attempt to barter away or trifie with the great interests of the Union. The disasirous reign of the insatiable abolition war faction is over, and the copper- head anarchical peace faction, put down whor- ever it has attempted to cheat the people, will stitl be kept under foot. The true heroes of this war and saviors of the country—such as Grent, Sherman and Sheridan, of the army, and such as Farragut and Porter, of the navy, aud their brave asso- cistes on the land and water—will not be forgotten by the people, though they have been overlooked so far by the politicians. Party conventions of mousing politicians have given us for the Presidency pigmics in war and statesmanship; but they will be overruled, and, in duo time, they will be superseded by a race of giants, who have passed through the crucible of an experience which separates the gold from the dross. Meantime the rebollign is reeling to its fall from the terrible blows of Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Farragut, and it will be prostrated in the dust, and the Union will be saved, whatever may be the issue of our national November election. Tus Powoxous Opors or oun Ciry Atuos Puenn.— On several occasions latcly we called attention to the poisonous gases by which the atmosphere of the metropolis has been affected. In numerous cases they have produced sick- ness, and in some parts of the city have ren- dered continued residence to delicate people impossible. Various causes were assigned for them, among others imperfections or careless- ness in the management of the works of the gos companios and the storage of petoleum in large quantities within the cliy limits. Inves- tigation, however, proved these speculations to be groyndiess, It now turns out that the gaees in question are evolved from the sewers, the contents of which have been allowed to accumulate in and clog up the culverts at the corners of the streets instead of being cleared off periodically, as was foraterly the custom, by the aid of men epecially employed for the purpose, The Croton Commissioucrs, who have tho management of the sowers, have, it seems, too much business of @ personal nature on their hands to attend to the matter. The con- sequence is that we aro threateued with a pes- tilence like those which fn former years used fo declmate our panulation, It is for our citi: ' zens to consider whether they are to patiently await its visitesioa or take the remedy into their own hands. The course to patsué {s obviously at once to call a mass meeting to petition the Goveraor to remove from office the men who are thus Inditferent to their duties, We have seen in the case of City Iuspector Boole how much @ conscieutious and energetic public oficer can effect in the way of improv- ing the sanitary condition of the cliy. He has spent @ Jittle more money thar his pre- deoessurs, it is true, but he has saved it to the community in the increased comfort and satis- faction they have enjoyed under his sdininis- tration, Let us endexvor to get rid of these Croton Commissioners, and put men like Boole in their places. We shall then be sure that we sball enjoy an immunity from noxious vapors aud bad ameils. Views of Oar Presidential Eiection. Mr. Pennington, the Secretary of the United Sates Legation at Paris, has just returned home from that city. He reports to the government that the Emperor of France takes a deep inter- estin our preseut Presidential contest, aud watches it especially in the endeavor to find in the result the true «xpreasion of the American people, aud the real sentiments of the country upon the questions of union or disnaion, wer or peace. The Emperor, it is suid, will regard the re-election of Mr. Lincoln as the deter- mined and unqualified declaration of the American people in favor of the Union at every hazard and through all the possibilities of war. He will regard that result asa con- firmation, directly from the people, of all the statements that our government bas made to European Powers to that effect. On the other hand it is suid that he will regard the election of General McClellan as an expression of readiness on the part of the people to make terms with the Southern States; to make o peace even that will admit the independence of those States. In short, that he will dad in the election of General S{cClellau, aud in the temper that he will suppose it indicates, that very opportunity which England and France have waited for—the opportunity for intervea- tion in favor of the South. These views may be natural enough for a man at the distance of the Emperor, but they are nevertheless not true ones. No possible result of the present contest can be the ex- pression of the American people in favor of peace and the independence of the Southern States, and for the simple reason that nine- tenths of the whole American people are un- qualifedly in favor of the Union. Many thou- sands of men will vote for McClellan who are as ungqualifiedly in favor of the Union aad as earnestly opposed to the rebellion as is any man who will vote for Mr. Lincoln. Of this there can be no doubt. Tho Emperor does not make enough allowance for the schemes and screams of the factions. Excellent French authority has declared that the revolution which overthrew Louis Philippe was so far from being ‘the will of France that it was brought about by the clamor of a party that could not have polled honestly five thousand votes. An allowance in the same proportion must be made for the noise of clamorous dema- gogues and fanatics in our contest. Many of these in the McClellan party would have dis- union for their personal benefit, and an- nounce it even as one of their party measures; but there are also fanatics om the other side who would submit to dis- union and even openly advocate it when they consider that it is necessary for the abolition of slavery. Nether of these factions, however, is the party that for the time being eaoh adheres to; nor are their noisy declaratione any fair representation of the priuciples of these par- ties. Let the Emperor be well assured of this: the American people, if they can ever be fairly and honestly brought out on this question of simple union or disunion, one country or two countries, will be found firmer than the Grecian phalanx for the one glorious govern- ment bequeathed them by the race of great men that has passed away. This will be shown in the next Congress, which will be overwhelmingly for the Union. Moreover, if'a President disaffected to the Union could bo elected, and if that President were disposed jo carry out the measures of such a platform as that prepared at Chicago, he would be utteriy unable to de harm. He would be completeiy checkmated and controlled by the patriotic cbaracter of Congress and by the grand deter- maination of the people to carry the war through Napole: et Vi y: @ Destruc- of Anvther Rebel Army in the Valiey. General Sheridan has once more gained a great victory in the Shenandoah valley. As his own despatch tells us, bis flank was tursed and bis line broken and ,“driven in confusion” at daylight on Wednesday, by the rebel army of the valley under General Longstreet. General: Sheridan was then at Winchester, ten miles from the fleld of battle, and affairs looked badly for our valley army. On General Sheridan’s arrival in the fosenoon, wo had lost twenty pieces of artillery, and our army had beon driven four miles. But then the hero gathered up the fragments of this beaten and breken farce, put them in their proper places, breathed a new spirit into them, aad at one o’clock in the afternoon stemmed the torrent of the rebel success. It was our turn now; and at three o’clock Sheridan carried our army on to ao attack that broke the rebel army to pieces. “Very many prison- ere and forty-three pieces of artillery” are the material trophies of this battle; but, in other points of view, it is the most remarkable battle of the war. The account of it reads like the history of Alexander—all is confasion and Gisaster till the one man comes on the scene, and then all is order and victory. Even ia the battles of Napoleon Bonaparte there fs no “single instance of such complete personal power resident in the general as we find here. Achilles and Alexander are the only parallels to it, Generdl Sheridan away, and we wero beaten. General Sheridan there, and. Long- etrect suffers utter rout. If this man had only been in command of tbe Army of the Potomac after tho battle of Gettysburg, how glorious ft would have been for the country! 4 Sheridan’s recent movements previous to the battle have naturally somewhat surprised many persons, He bad beaten Early badly at Win- chester; “whirled” him on to Fisher's Hill and driven him from that position in complete rout, There was but very little left of Early, ond it was, therefore, a matter of surprise that Sheridan, instead of finishing that little that was loft of Early and striking at Lynoh- burg, retraced ’ “) stans {rom Staunton and TOBER 21, 1564 nse a oe ade the ressit ef some Vvielory of w bad never zecelved die BeWs, though clearly saw the tegult, Bp Storidan’s ret gade movement had a deeper” *gnificance. Genera! Grant was probably of o, inion that Sheriden could render more effectivd Service elsewhere than in ‘the u ply Sheriden by the Alexandria and Manassas is 7 . Gap Rallroad and to ostablich a base for opera- tious on the north of Richmond, and Sheridan consequently withdrew from the scene of his great victories to transfer his forces to the east of the Blue Ridge and strike the rebellion in Hooker. ' He was about this tii division, Io the latter part of bmn! 1902 bs ad & : the Department of the Gulf ead Je 8 division the Nineteenth corps. He took part in Sg operation ond \\ Phe Hebel Grneral Ramseur, The rebel general reported to have been moztally wounded’ snd captured by General Shoridan is probably Stephen D, Rauseur, of North Carolina, He was born fa, & more vital place than tho upper valley | North Carolins\and was appointed a cadet as the Miluary, app@ired to be, Some delays wore inevitable, for before Sheriden relinquished the valley to operate, say from the Bapidan, it was necos- sary to fortify some points in the valley suff- ciently to prevent another rebel promensde | when the war actitely to the Potomac; but the plan appears to have | was ordered to the seat of war, and. been carried on with all possible rapidity. Lee knew that the railroads for the supply of Sheridan from Alexandria were being put ‘Academy, at We.%t Point, from that State. He gratcasaa im 1860, and was a, Pointed a brevet second Heuteasar = the Third artiticry, \Yben the war Droke out Ramses | left the United Siates sevice and accepted the captain of Dilis’ flying artillery, a “erps raised in North Carolina, {in Virginia his battery a) Ramecur hag since been figuring in various tn Leo’ army He was promoted a brigadier general in 1863, and com» ° manéed for 4 time a brigade of North Caroliva troops i= Genera! Kurly’s division of Longstroet’s corps. Whem inorder, and he knew that Sheridan, who was | Longstrest was wounded im the bastios of the Wildermeasy evidently leaving the valley, had not been | and Barly sscumed tie commbad of his corps, General forced out of St. He undoubtedty saw Grant’s purpose, and saw how necessary it was to Rew2our surmpornrily promoted to the comand of Exurly'2 c'visioa, He wos acting in this capacity whem wouvded sat captared on the 10th Inst, Genoral Raw trike a blow soon in the hope to break up | geur is vill! a young man. ‘hs plan. Longstreet, as more reliable than Darly, was put in the valley, and apparently with twelve thousand new men. How much was deft of Early’s army it is impoesible te, say; but the whole army was reorganized and newly supplied with artillery. Six days ago the Strasburg people declared. that Loxzg- street’s force was the largest they bad ever seen in the valley. made an extracrdinary effort, and lent ali hia digposable power to achieve a snccess that sbould turn the tide in his favor. At the same time he gave out in the army at Petersburg that a great blew was soon to be given to the Yaukees. He may bave glanced af Hood, be may have glanced at Longstreet, but he felt certain that one or the other would bear out his promise. General Longstreet with an army nowly | ptosby’s “Speratio organized, newly supplied and in good | spirits, followed Sheridan’s retiring steps witb commendable caution, and on the 14th in- stant Sheridan’s army aud Longstreet’s army were, in military parlance, face to face. That is, Longstreet-on Finday last was concentrated at Fisher’s Hill, south of Stras- burg, with ekirmisuers in the town; and Sheri- dan on the same day was concentrated on Cedar creek, with skirméshers towards Stras- borg, and with his left fiank apparently on the Shenandoah river. Sheridan knew that Long: street's whole force was in front; but Long- sireet appears to have thought that a good part of Sheridan’s force was already east of | Yankees sa) the mountains, and that he had before him only one or at most two corps. supposed that he had an easy victory in the valley, and perhaps a second easy victory east of the mountains. lis error must finally be RESELL ACCOUNTS, mliated, {From tho Richmond Whig, Oot. 16.} We cannot, in the absence of official information from the valley, attempt to reconcile the discrepanoles tu the reports of the situation which rescb us from day to LE suffices for usto know thit we ere progressang rious'y i that quorier, and it therotvre matters litte Undoubtedly Lee had | whether our suecesses have been nchieved a Iiitie norte gast or Slightly southwess of Smith's biackemith shop ow Jones’ milipond. With tals introduction, wo give cow Dudget from the valley lust night ee reported by paste gers by tue Centre! tram. ‘They a on Fri Farly advavced a cavairy force to Sigley’wsbop, bey Fiehor’s Bill, where thoy wore promptly met by the enemy. Our ry then retired to tbelr tefamiry port. The onemy, thinking we had only o»vairy on Immediato tront, advanced, fell in tho trap, and, to ese the kingusgo of our informant, who seemed to be terribig in garneat im relating it, nearly annthiiaied the Fares Aitling most of those who wer: not ade prisoner Fisher's Hill is abont ton miles this eide 0: Strasbasgy and twenty-nine miles from Winchoster. m the Baleirwere and Ohie gatlrond—He Roports Cay turing two United States Paymaster aud @ Large Amount of Grecubacks. [From icbmond Whig. Oct 1s, ‘The fotiow ing o'f:cial deapatch, received th he War Dopartmeut fin Geuorat Loo, shows that indomitable and irrepressible Mosby 16 again in tis sade dio, carrying destraction and coustern In big pete One day iy Richmond wounded aad eliciting the thy of every one capabie of appreciating the deeds of (he boliect and most euccesaful partisan i the war has rroduced—three days afterwards ent and scattering a Yankee fore? at Saiom as .if 1 feightened abeop fleeing before a bupgry wolf- ee | Defore tho grent moss of the people ere nade aware tbe particulars of tnis deshing achievement, he hog swooped aronnd and cut the Baltimore and Onis road—tho great artery of communication between Bas® aud West, capturing a mal! train ans aud constituting bincelf, by virtue of the bis owo right arm, and the keea biade it wiel Te ceiver of army tunds for tho United States. If DI on a2 hs hee commenced elves Blight bleeding list, who can say that fo time we wil? be abie toatop Mr. Trenhoim's macotne, and pay army off in grecnbacks, I! he bar not yet won @ bi He therefore | dier’s wreath upon nis coliar, tho people Rave upon his brow one far mora enduring. Hrsnquantens, 4ant Noun ‘iRawIA, im ; Got. 16, 1864. Tion. Janss A. Seppoy, Secretary of War:— UF the 1/1 inat . Colcngd Mosby stevek the Baltimere and Ubio Raitroad at Datl¥ld, deetrayed the Uoited Stacey fatal to all rebel attempts to interfere with | mail train, ¢ nsisting of] comotive and ton cara, esour Sheridan, whet!or east of the meuntains or in the valicy. It is not possible that Lee can avy longer supply the terrible drain that these valley ing tweoty prisoners ond & fisouersars two pay sixty-eight thousand 4 General Lee bas not one word about Karlp’s defeat ef hiteon horses. aoer ters, with ozo bund rs im government eye campaigns make upon his forces; and bis last | Crook. The War Department ts equally silent, immense effort to destroy Sheridan and prevent the danger that menaces Richmond.on the norti, has met with most disastrous failure. Can he make another? Tus Reve Rar iro Ve 1.—-The Cana- dian government would de well to look sharp'y after the police of its territory. Unless it does So it will get into trouble with us. The ban- dits who take shelter under ita protection can- not be pormitted to repeat such bloody forays as that of which Vermont has just been the | brought 3 ast theatre. If pivatical vessels are to continua to attack us from its ports, and raiders from its borders are to carry repine and murder into our peaceful towns and villages, it becomes a question whether a state of open warfare would not be preferable. right of reprisal, and coul@ compensate our- solves for the injuries inflicted upon 1 As it is the disadvantages are ail on our side. Our people will not continue to bear patiently such astate of things, Let the Canadien govern. ment look out, then, or the Green Mouatain boys and the hardy Jumbermen of Naine will take the law into their own hands, They will not trouble themselves to inquire how far the protection of such acts comport with British ideas of neutrality, but will do justice on the robbers and murderers wherover they may find them. Canada, and do deeds in their turn that may shock the notions or damage the property of its people, the Canadian government will have itself to blame for it. The other British de- pendencies, such as Nassau, Bermuda and Nova Scotia--which are regular nosts of rebel pirates— would also do well to give car to our warn- jogs. A repetition of the affairs of the Chesa- Wo should then have the | To mec Operations tn Lat a Nephew of n Whig, Ont 27.) m the Southern lo wiay exteate froma ae however, to pot bt thelr wey to the vale a8 Averii's old divs ena Pendergast’ is . Their pames will not be forgotieu:—— “Tho Yaukses cate apexpected!y upon two membonm of Company C, First biarytaud cavery, named Conrsbet Critsenden and ——- Hartigan, who bad boon out of their cumpany. Critte: fonght them to the hi fo commen are they ter from (a9 valley wil two assanvins to tt of retribution. emptying overy lo < his pistol aud wounding & Youkee Ucutenaut ‘. Isone:s wer@ > 1 Penden urs Muy wounded @ taken, 2 to tha. ‘These two msm jonel Powell und were siset Peacer, were taker out by oréer of dead. he reavon we hooting thom was tha’ some of their men wero w rhivg burrs. send ad order iuat Colove! Powell bad distribated famung the citizens. — Hxsp.tarrere, Secoxo Oavarry Divition, , Oct 6, 1864. INIA ¢ Second cavalry @ m vision, win, Goited Statam Army, & ‘count kc 2 egaged. tm dai jonging to th! com lattes under Orderm the sumy, wil, committed, hang cr show 19 coldiers (now beid by bie his commazd mmr vi as prisoners of war) dered by such } Velonging to those parties Low ori,” wherever Lound, . POW Colonel Commanding Divis ea. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasnincrom, Oct, 20, 1864, If they should follow them into | gaia, Ov PERSONS CUANSED WITT FUBNISERS GOODE TO TUK EEBELS. - ‘The trial ef one bondred and My persons recentiy arrested ia Warhington and Baltimore on the charge of furciebiug gocds i the rebele, commenced to dey befese cocommtcd . of eo Goaeral Doubleday is President, The firat ocse Lp was that of Johnson & Sultooga barsmess int his city. The principal witness was Pardop Vroioley, ® rerident of Massachusetts when the war broke ont, who tertified that be was officistiy em, ployed to ciswover blockade runpors, and aso to obtate peake and the Roanoke will bring upon them | information in the valley from Mosby, aud other rebels, sudden but memorable puni¢hment. There | Aa means to this ond he Peadied goods among them, can be no question na to their responsibility Some of which be purchased from the firm, who were tuformod of bis coutrabaud trading, but not of tho objects for these outrages; for they have not only fur- of it, nor that he was a deiective. nisbed the men and money, but afforded shelter to those concerned in them. In tho event of their leading to a war with Great Britain, as they uaquestionably will if continued. they would be the first that would be mado to feel the weight ef our veogeance. PROMOTION OF JUSTIN BODOR As QUARTERMASTED _ OF YEG SIXTH ARMY CORPS. Justin Hodge, of Coxnecticut, bes becn appointed chief ‘quartermaster of the Sixth Army corpe, with the rauk of Houtenant colonel. He served with great dim tinction in the Mexican war, aod at the outureak of the rebellion, having raised one of the frst companies in hia native Sato, was uppointed captain and assistant ‘Tue OrgRA.—-M Poliuto to-night, with Carozzi-Zuceb! 8 | tormestor. After having served meritoriourty at Pauline for the Brat time, Massimilien! and Bellini also appear. The Canadian Confederation Com: refice. omanc, Oot, 20, 1864, The Confederation Conference have decided, tv Pup and with Geveral Auger at Cedar Monptais, he wag offered the coloneley of the Fifth Connecticut r which, however, he declined and, accompanying G Augur to New Orleang, was sppolated colovel of the Firee Tegiment engineers (volored), Ho was afterwards placeg retor- | tm command of all the forces at Point Isabel, Texas, an@ mem jog bis commizetor, ence to ers to the legisiative council to the new | at the end of that campaign, vengs le coufederney, that they bo elected from the members of | returned to the Quartermaster’s Department to recetve the legislative council of the several provinces, iustead | pig present promotion. of elegied by the plo. Provision is jo Ve made for the admission of represen- tatives from the Red river country. ‘The couference js cow onghged tp the discussion of the appotntinent of the representation of the Lower House, The Great Westerm Kall ways Hamiri0n, C, Oct, 19, 1844. An entire change ia the divectorehip of the Groat Weatera Rallway is sunownced. The directors aro 9 follows-—Thomas C, Street, of Ni How. W Master, of Toronto; D. tov, and Charles Hunt, of London, 0. W. patio amie SAO mitary Fate. a eo UAATOLN, Oot. 20, 1964. The receipts of the Indiana Sanitary Fair just clozed amounted to $40,000. Congr A Nemination. Laan yy = 180s, 8. Bontwoll has boon nominated by tho repab- incuus BF tbe Seventh district for re-ol cross. The Robvel Prisoner TO THE EDITOR OF TAR HwRALD. Srmawen Contvantat, Naw Your, Oot, 20, 1866, In Padiiehing the panes of yrisoners arrived by eleainer you here t + Bet nia poandor, arrived In town thix morning, and, in company me of Captain KT. Thorne, te with Bonor K tke ue died with thg, EBPUGRES FROM RACTERN VIRGINIA. A gront number of refugees have como infrom Eas + ern Virginia during the Inet fow daye, in consequenco a = * the barbarities practised by Mosby's guerliins, who, retaliation for prompt moasures to defeut their projeets, have threatened to exterminate all the Union men tn Fete. fax and the adjotaivg counties. This week an order wee tecued by Mosby to kill every negro man who could be found. RECOANTTION OF FOREIGN CONSULS. ‘The President has reooknined Joseph Nicholan Adebriem® = Denzicer as consul of the Swiss Confederation at Cineted nati, for Oblo, Indiana and Kentucky; also Henri Rndrag os vioo-consul of the same government at Chicago, fer ‘Wiseonsin, fowa, Minnesota and Northern Tinos. PERSONAL. ‘Thurlow Weed arrived here to day, and Is stopping en Wo Coo. | iiiard’s, Han, Joseph Floxio, of Now York, ts also the city, It = understood, én impertant politiosl baste omega Todiado, the distinguished Moxican com> of Bla ‘