Show BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH SPECIAL TO THE DAILY UNION VEDETTE what the rebel newspapers newspaper 3 say new york oct the petersburg whig of tile the says our army is calmly awaiting an advance of the enemy on our right I 1 we ve are arc fire are fully prepared to receive them when the advance is attempted it is not unlikely that the enemy benemy will make an effort to flank our works as we think they are fully satisfied of the futility of an assault it is known that grant has already largely reinforced his forces there and it is not unlikely that an engagement 1 1 1 ga gement t may soon boon take ial e the whig in referring to the destruction of property in ili the valley of the doali says that fell work is going on by orders of gen grant to destroy everything that V will sustain life in the valley and it urges a retaliation on northern cities such as cincinnati boston and now new york and suggests that with a there would be no difficult difficulty ty in finding persons in canada to take charge and arrange the details thirty men it says with plans all and means provided could in one night lay the proudest city in ashes the richmond Eia examiner miner takes to task i i stephens and coyce who have advona ted a proposition I 1 for a convention of all the states and it ridicules ridic tiles the suggestion from Sheri dans army washington oct A gentleman butleman who left Sheri dans army yesterday reports that the rebels reoccupy fisher s hill on oil the left of the I 1 position heretofore carried by general crook and are erecting fortifications there our arl in i the neighborhood of strasburg from the shenandoah valley an ali arrival from cinc winchester bator last saturday S adur atur reports that there was a great lea deal or of skirmishing g with guerrillas in the valley but nothing serious occurred and supply train was running regularly 0 sheridan was sending in ili large droves of captured oxen oxen and abil sheep and th destruction st of burns barns houses and mills ww wag going on so that the rebels would 13 0 no ao longer conver bo able to maintain themselves selves in ili tile hie valley A considerable force of our troops were sent to front royal cloyal to guard gil ard the railroad which is to Q opened junction so as to secure communication via alexandria the surrender of dalton 0 ga a hoods movements etc etc nashville oct latil hood s army destroyed tiff the railroad wenty five miles from resaca also between bi big a shanty and altoona after the demand for the surrender of resaca which wai refused by col weaver of the lath ohio some borne brisk skirmishing took place when the rebels retired and advanced on dalton which was surrendered without living a C gun by colonel joanou of the irth U S who could have easily hold held the town if he be had been so disposed pesel tunnel was not molested but sta stations tiong were burned barni from this point hood moved to the he southwest on the road ho be was confronted con fronted by the ath corps under tinder stanley at snake creek gap and severe fighting ensued but with what result is not known beaureguard Beauro guard is reported as command der er in chief of the army of the mississippi hood being only commander of this department seerman is ig watching every move of his antagonist antigoni 4 and important operations may bo be expected soon from that quarter A dispatch this morning reports hood at no reinforcements had bad reached him aal als militia had nearly all deserted some soine rebel force is reported at cedar pm IM pitr springfield wader colaw dispatches from sherman thomas and stanton washington oct I 1 ath the following was received here this morning ships gap ga oct we tool took ships gap to day capturing a part of the north carolina two corps were represented to be at lafayette one of which is said to have gone south from willanora Wil lanova plain they obstructed snake creek so as to delay out oui trains but by tomorrow to morrow I 1 can move in any direction signed SHERMAN deserters from hoods army report his force at the strength of his cavalry is not known roddy moved from tuscumbia cumbia yesterday signed THOMAS the country southwest south west of lafayette in which direction hoods army seem to be moving is exceedingly difficult for an interior inferior army to vigorously pursue consisting of a narrow valley parallel to the range of tyler s ridge and lookout mountain broken by rough hills bills dasti tute of food for man or beast until reaching coosa river a distance equal to three days forced march signed STANTON hoods grand raid a fizzle sheridan drives the rebels again nashville oct hoods hood army has moved to the north of atlanta the capture of dalbom by him is rumored rum ofed with prisoners at last information hood with a body or of troops was at ship s gap 15 miles southwest of dalton and this side odthe of the tennessee river marching in the direction of the river A portion of shermans Sher mans army were hotly pursuing A member J of hermans staff telegraphs from chat tano oga to d daiy ty as aa follows gen sherman and army are a all 1 l right and masters of y pool niever held by us hood thus far hits bus sent we have bare and his raid has produced no military results washington oct advices advises from sherman to the evenin evening r of the lath indicate that hood after q striking the railroad in ili the neighborhood of dalton had fallen back before sherman without any fighting fl 0 biting abandoning hi hits great movement upon our litie line of communication ile he has torn up tip fifteen miles of the railroad from resaca north tho the injury can by rep repaired aired without difficulty the interruption will cause no inconvenience e n C L 3 to sh 41 ri n a ns ari army I 1 ay iy as hi hit s stores and supplies south of the break as well as north are ample hood retreated towards the southwest south west his rear left dalton in hasto haste at 6 on sunday morning sheridan reports the rebel army lately under tinder early birly but now apparently under tong longstreet street as having appeared in the vicinity of strasburg his forces moved to attack them on saturday in ili the vicinity of strasburg crook who had the advance found the rebels drawn up tip in four lines of battle but was soon charging them with his accustomed impetuosity when they broke and withdrew in considerable disorder without giving an opportunity foil for any serious conflict conui ot sheridan reports them as continuing the retreat in haste far up tip the valley signed STANTON steel plated blockade runner captured washington oct 18 admiral porter commanding 0 the northern atlantic blockading j squadron communicates to the navy nav y department information of the capture of the english blockade runner buton baton on the she is steel built and on her first trip having been only 19 days at sea the charleston courier of the states that 85 shots had bad been fired at the city since the last report and 25 at sumter aront missouri st louis oct thi lepot art it at florence ou the north of the mo road was burned by alt guerrillas on friday night the next morning tilt depot at bligh hill was vs destroyed and the town robbed of in gold fears ire arc en entertained that other depots above florence shared the same late fate about 2000 troops were sent up tip the road on sunday to protect the stations gen fiske with three L regiments of 12 months men and four pieces of artillery attempted to ascend the missouri river in transports early last wi wiek week ek when within ten miles of boonesville Boones ville he encountered a rebel battery on the south bank of the river and was compelled to return since then the gen has been ordered to the geld destination ain unknown prices army at last recounts accounts was marching towards kansas and has probably entered that state by this time his advance supposed to be under fagan reached independence on thursday night the next morning price broke camp at Bo onville and with the main force moved rapidly towards lexington 0 that place has doubtless been bee n plundered and deserted by the reb rebels Is before this fulton calloway callow ay county is held by the federal troops paris monroe co is held by thu the rebels on sunday tin flin entire male population tinn of palmyra marion county was organized for the protection of the town into five companies of enrolled militia lewis and 01 darks cirks companies have been ordered to report lit at hannibal an order has just been issued for a 21 general suspending ot of business in leavenworth leaven worth for thirty y days every able bodied nian man is placed in ili the militia A strong ZI federal force is now at pilot knob and the fort there is being reconstructed is strongly guarded carded there ire are no armed rebels in ill att rast east mo nearer than black river where Berry berryman inan has about guerrillas bill anderson and forty or of his murderous crew entered Dm danville iville montc ery cry con county rity o oa friday evening murdered irve 1 I ve catiz citizens ns and burned eighteen houses A few citizens occupied the blockhouse and attempted to defend it but the rebels burned the house w with ith several of its innia inmates tes yesterday afternoon the military force overtook tile the ali miscreants cr cre ants Cants near high hill and killed 15 and wounded 17 of them lexington was occupied by tilt the rebels on oil saturday the federals having evacuated it the day bell before warrensburg is s also occupied by the rebels all the militia of kansas to be called out Chi chicago chicado cao c oct governor cainey garney orka of kansas iisak has issard d a proclamation contu containing ining 0 the becom emendation meR men dation of general curtis that the entire militia force of th alie state eState be called callej 1 I out for the period of thirty days this force the general wants asem assembled bled on oil the border mainly at olathe as soon its as possible gen deitzler is appointed by th the c 1 governor to assume command of th tha force thus raised from dil terent lerent correspondents new york oct the heralds special says Guer guerrillas rillaR have bave resumed tb their oj dictions on 01 tiff th I 1 chesapeake ohio canal and almost entirely checked the navigation c four boats were destroyed bot between edwards ferry and monroe last week guerrillas were reported hovering in ili large numbers in the vicinity of the southern defenses of washington C A considerable force of koshys men passed through faira fairfax a x co court I 1 house yesterday the country along the linn lina of the orange 0 alexandria and M gap railroad is ia be being in 0 ren rendered derod uninhabitable to gur rillas the manassas gap railroad is in running order to the western terminus of strasburg the tribunes special says orders are issued that if any more government trains are attacked attack od every house houge of tho the reb rebels els within ave nailes of the railroad 1 bike on either side dball be immediately de d bt st in tile the royed meanwhile ever every y train that bears a party rebel sympathizers I 1 tire lire to be selected fro from 11 ablin abundant dInt num bei bers s in alexandria to receive such bui III lets leta as their friends ml may ty choose to file at them the heralds ls correspondent writing in regard to the affair of last jad wednesday says early in the morning 0 the rebels appeared in our front in the woodland and along tile the hills on the south side of cedar creek shortly after noon ta they opened a heavy artillery fire from a poi tion on the strasburg pike direct ill 0 it at the front of the corps and a diagonal firo fire on tb the L division of gen brooks army of western va which occupied a position in in a piece of woods at the base of the north point of masa mountain our artillery Y under its chief captain dupont was soon brou brought 0 r lit up and stationed on the hills in front of our position they commenced a lively reply to the enemy causing him after a brisk cann cannonade c to retire with their guna gling A portion of tilt the corps advanced in line of battle from their e camps to feel the enemy which I 1 I 1 they did in good order while colonel Thorn burns division of crook s q command broke camp and advanced along ind and to tile the left of strasburg pike under tinder cover of the guns gulls they had not lot proceeded far wharf they became hotly engaged with the enemas jn infantry fantry who 0 were found occupying 0 secure places along 0 the wooded hills tile the musketry fire was very sharp and lasted nearly three hours the bri brigade r ade of tile the davison daviso commanded by col wells of the mass moving D on tin tha left of tile the pike were hotly engaged during the entire affair although charged 0 by the enemy several times they stood their ground nobly it became aj apparent parent aa the firing was 0 going e oti on that the demonstration on our left lef t was goethe pur purpose posic of covering another im 0 11 1 1 which tjan Tj sn i subsequently appeared tot to beto 3 E attempt to i turn our position by flunking flanking r out our 1 i try front changed so as to confront the rebel route of parch march by an all order anler fron sheridan idan wlm was in a position that coy cov 1 red ered the entire field or of operations gen custar conna commanding anding 13 the ad division or of cavalry ordered a move from tile the left to right C and in tue the middle of the afternoon j met the enemy at or nelli near the alie ford on cedar creek ht soon beca became n i C en engaged 1 and by dark had driven the enemy tn enly back ile ie established his picket line on the J east side of the creek while tile the enemy j ocell occupied pied the opposite bank at dark artillery firing ceased on both sides general news cincinnati oct 18 returns from eighty chr 0 lity counties in ohio give ive a union majority of it is estimated that the soldiers vote will make the union m 7 lobo 00 washington oct IS 18 A chattanooga dispatch of last evening 0 says hoods main force was about abot lafayette on oil sunday afternoon and sherman at ship s gap another official dispatch dated chati 1711 says I 1 learn that sher l anan nan was af sap gap A on taylors ta y loi s ridger ridge I 1 lit at dark dinst night the gen awadia army army aridly are all right 0 and in gooda spirits hood w wont ont 11 right W alit though 0 offered repeatedly his repulse at altoona made him very cautious if hood invades tennessee as lie has promised his followers ho he will lose in desertion twice many as bo has captured losses in men thus fr fir ha havo ve been in our favor ho demanded over his own signature surrender of cesica resica and dalton a gol said that if surrendered tho white A 01 ift inace a bov cers and men would be paroled days but that if tile the post was ivas carried carri by storm no prisoners wold bo ba a S rome is all right new york oct letb 1 the scotia has arrived arri void S sal continued successes aes gave great u flou to friends ot of the union use affe says neither mace nor coburn can chum the stakes find and r recommends M Is CO burn to accept maces challenge ch 1111 ellIN to to fight in En england wiand it says it was clearly 00 burn s raull that th ut no DO referee was chosen it mercier minister to iwashina toll has bai been transferred to madrid na fiat I 1 if oha teata it t goes to the rhe pope shows show hoti hostility lity to the france ital ian convention continued uneasiness prevails in it financial circles england bank returns show a li havy avy falling kofl anin it the reserve re arve of notes dispelling all hopes of reduction in discount discon tit new york oct 19 s special chattanooga 18 says from frocil last accounts shermans Sher mans army was in in tile the vicinity of Valno ova ga the rebels were retreating on and ivere ere supposed filling back towards blue mountains wheeler cavalry are hanging banging about rome farret was threatening to cross near 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