Show general news hews new york sept ad the Worlds Is special from the headquarter head quarters of sher jdant army below VIn winchester ellester the says the entire army advanced at noon yesterday and abd took a position on aljo heights on either cither we of f 8 twenty indies below viI win cheater bobards or ard and ni athly in ia front of flint dill the alery ppe opened ft dihe 6 left demoralizing tho the rk jonh line and scattering it back tile the shot frum from bat tery corps set oro fire to 0 a barn just beyond burg soll S oll on after alie firing commenced meanwhile tho otil oth corps which was assigned tho the busin business of tile tho day lav sent kent forward a skir skirmish lino line consisting of the all ath md ahlo and ath Y regiments of the 3rd ard division and tile tho gitil PA an and I 1 N Y regiment tl mhd 0 y division to developed dev clope elope tho enemy strength and ir if possible to capture a crest forming an ext extension elision of the t ho very formidable position held bv tile tho on flint hill this line advant advanced ed handsomely driving tho the rebel line from the foot of ofilio the crest but no further tho the en CH only omy strongly hold held the irown afterward until tho the blosl of tile afternoon tile the enemy refused to answer with a single gun capt mccarthys McCar thys battery finally advanced to our skirmish line on the left of the ath corps the center of the arav gave tile the enemy such ft a firing by batter battery y is as shattered a portion of their line and caused it to retreat so soon an after about dusk W while ile the biliter battery was vas till still 6 firing the 1st ast brigade of tile the ad division 0 of f the ath corps charged on the extreme right indor under a deadly fire gallantly stormed and car r erkd d the crest which had been fought fur for un successfully during the afternoon this closed the days engagement the losses of the ath c corps intile inthe fight fiat will probably tro probably bably reach killed and wounded cor corbit it with wilson and merritts divisions of cavala cavalry y was sent around tile the mountain on tile the left early this morning A dispatch arrived at this hour stating that he has driven tile the cavalry from front royal koyal and is six miles loc beyond yond still advancing averill is an on the extreme right and has developed no fore force of consequence in his front during tb this is afternoon if the enemy remain to fight there will be at least a showing of hands by both armies though whether we shall assault in their present position remains a a question harpers ferry thursday noon I 1 left the army this morning on oil the way have heard no soend bolind of cannonading canno indicating the opening of a battle this morning new york fork tho the washington republican of yesterday having stated that jeff davis had sent seat a letter to jacob thompson at niagara t falls proposing sinar t a peace by the rebel army laying down its arms amis and re returning to alle allegiance pance and union preserved as formerly slaves made free to remain so those not free to remain in slavery and says that gentlemen having 0 tho the confidence of the gover government n ment have no faith in the report assert it as a wall street speculation ula tion tho the Beral heralds ds city point correspondent pon dent of the says Sheri dans great victory has inspired our troops more than tho the of men it was received with great groat t Mc telegraphed graphed at to to make adier in the regular army which was p iea 04 done A salute of r guns from each battery was fired this morning morning at sunrise making over 1000 charges upon lip on the lines the rebels have reinforced their mortar battery which is brodi brought lit to bear on the dutch gap canal wor workers liers a and lid by the addition of four more coborn they keep up lip a continual ore fire but do ro no whatever new york sept the richmond TUch mond enquirer enquire speaking of af the rumored peael negotiations between sherman and ta the ie authorities of go georgia orgia says the governor of georgia ought to recollect lct that blat state was one of the first to secede from tho the union alia if she now treats for peace on her own terms as a sovereign state she withdraws s from the confederacy 0 and leaves her sisters the bag to hold after having got them into this scrape providence R I 1 sept A A fire on sumner street this morning de dc strayed fifteen or twenty dwellings including two foundries a box shop half a dozen tenement houses bouses etc twenty families were ren dered houseless the loss will awill amount t to an acre of land was burned over buffalo sept 23 gen dix arrived here yesterday and left last evening for sandusky to enquire into the recent rebel plot and to take effectual meas ures for the future sept sherman by A special arl arrangement an gement with hood lips has effected all exchange exe hange of 2000 prisoners of both armies oat of yobel rebels 17 7 refused to be exchanged and took the oath out of picked men on duty with a fl flag 19 of truce trace at rough and 11 ready eady 21 deserted A abair fair index of hoods army the flag of niba i i tween sherman and hood which 1 to 0 day will be extended several days to complete completo the removal of families washington sept dispatches down to 9 last night have been reee received ived from sheridan A portion apportion of the rebel cavalry eliav having ing turned off to front royal were purs pursued lie 1 a tacked attacked t and driven by our cavalry who were still pursuing them the rebel infantry made a stand at flint hill in a strongly entrenched position which was attacked by our forces last evening and the crest carried and held by our troops thero there is remon reason to believe that later dispatches were captured by mosby near winchester gon gen stevenson reports that Sheri dans supply trams trains arrived safely at winchester last night signed STANTON |