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se than that of the enemy, our shells frequently falling into their trenches. From the Valley. Passengers by last night's Central train state that the enemy were, at last accounts, at the old battle ground of Fisher's Hill, Still retreating towards Winchester. Our less in the affair at Edinburg is stated to have been between three and four hundred. It is also stated that we have since recaptured all of our artillery with the exception of three pieces. It appears that Sheridan has smuggled through an official dispatch to Washington, swelling this affair into tremendous proportions, and boasting of having captured the headquarter wagons of every cavalry officer, general and regimental, in the Valley. From Georgia. Sherman has at last arrived and taken command of his army at Altoona. He arrived just in time to see the last battle, and congratulates himself and the dynasty at Washington that "all's well." We will only add: "All's well that ends well.
cold weather. For two days a few flakes of snow and hail have been falling at intervals as premonitory warnings, yet not enough to cause any inconvenience. Sheridan may justly be called the "Chief of Barn burners," for no one, perhaps, in the world over caused such destruction of grain and provender as he in his late retreat place to have their next supply of flour ground. I heard of a gallant action of one of our men, which shows well the spirit of our army. Colonel Meigs, of Sheridan's staff, while on a scout near Harrisonburg, accompanied by two men, saw a "greyback" in the distance, who, in his eagerness to forage, had gone beyond our linesch was rather unexpected. He killed Colonel Meigs and one of his men, but the other made his escape to tell the tale. Colonel Meigs is said to have been one of Sheridan's best staff officers. I am only sorry I cannot give the name of the "greyback" who so distinguished himself. Several of the lower class of citizens from H
s the amount of the information which I gather to this morning. Latest from the Valley — Sheridan's report of his destruction of Private Property--report of the fight with Rosser. The dispatches from General Sheridan to Stanton we give in full as a specimen of the warfare he is boasting of carrying on and the lying he can do officially.--This is the first: Woodstock, Virginwas the most daring and dangerous of all the bushwhackers in this section of the country. P. H. Sheridan, Major-General. His second dispatch: Strasburg, Virginia, October 9--Midnight. Lthe artillery was new and never had been fired. The pieces were marked "Tredegar Works." P. H. Sheridan, Major-General. A telegram from Harper's Ferry, dated the 10th, says: GeneGeneral Sheridan's army has fallen back to Strasburg, and it is now occupying entrenched positions at that point.--A portion of the cavalry corps, however, is at Front Royal, holding the Luray Valley.
Later from Europe. Five days later European intelligence (to the 30th September) is received: The London Times concedes one success to General Grant, in his having compelled General Lee to move his position at Richmond. Console closed in London on the 30th of September at 87 548 to 87 3 4 for money. The Confederate cotton loan fell from six and a half to eight per cent in London on the receipt of the news of Early's defeat by Sheridan. The recent advance in the rate of interest by the Bank of France produced a very unfavorable effect on the trade and manufactures of the Empire.--Breadstuffs had fallen, and there was a feeling of general discontent in commercial circles in Paris. The Liverpool cotton market experienced a decline ranging from one half of a penny on American to two-pence on other descriptions during the week ending on the 29th of September. On the 30th ultimo, the market closed dull, with quotations unchanged. There was a slight advance in