Still later from the North.
The Baltimore
American of the 11th.
received last night.
It contains very little news.
The following is a summary of the latest reports:
From the Upper Potomac.
Our cavalry forces sent out from
General Sheridan have re-occupied
Martinsburg.
An official dispatch from
General Sheridan reports his forces moving up the Shenandoah Valley against the enemy, and at 4 o'clock yesterday (Wednesday) skirmishing was going on ten miles from
Winchester.
From Grant's army.
There is nothing important from the Army of the Potomac.
General Grant has returned to
City Point.
He reports the explosion of an ordnance boat,
Tuesday, loaded with ammunition, at the
City Point wharf.
No details are given.
General Birney has made a raid in
Florida, destroying several bridges and capturing a locomotive and several cars and a quantity of small arms.
We now hold
Baldwin and Camp Milton.
Reported resignation of Secretary Station.
Washington is filled with rumors of coming cabinet changes.
One set of reports state that
Secretaries Seward,
Welles and
Blair have tendered their resignations, whilst another says that
Mr. Stanton is to vacate the War Department.
The following is a special dispatch to the New York
World dated
Washington, 9th--12 Mt:
‘
A special meeting of the
Cabinet was held this afternoon.
It is understood that the long- pending quarrel between
Mr. Blair and
Mr. Stanton culminated on this occasion, and that
Mr. Stanton, after a few sharp words with
Mr. Blair, tendered his resignation, which was promptly accepted by the
President.
’
Miscellaneous.
The latest gold quotation in New York is two hundred and fifty-five.
Detailed accounts are given of the recent engagement at
Moorefield, in Hardy county.
They claim that the Confederate forces were completely routed, with the loss of six hundred prisoners; that they fled in great disorder, and were pursued by
Averill twenty-five miles. They assert that they captured
Bradley Johnson and all his staff, with the colors and ordnance trains of his command, and a large quantity of small arms.
McCausland, they affirm, barely escaped by fleeing to the mountains.
Johnson, it is said, were no insignia of rank, and was thereby enabled to effect his escape.
Another capture is claimed of thirty-five loaded wagons, said to have been taken from the rebels near
Aldie on Sunday last.
