Show irr BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH TO TUC UNION VEDETTE yur i rrb desperate righting fighting tho the intelli i gan from sheridan etc I 1 now new york oct ath the herald s correspondent with tile lie cavalry on tile the lert left of the army of the potomac Io tomac says of tile the cavalry tight fight on saturday day the rebels w were ere led b by gen wade wad hampton IV 11 lee dearing I 1 ng and boin r each ditl I 1 a brigade bri adu they Y thought 6 t to 0 secure lecuru an e easy 1 sy victory they the Y succeeded avd dvd in driving our small fac faco fa C e chia was commanded by gen davido froin the akil of orsome slight de fenew and dismounting three brigades brig adL S ihly th CY made a desperate attempt to dis loge us fram our pos nion ilie fight was tm time and ami again again the rebels charged cli arged up ill to within L a few feet f of oll our lie anti and were hurled burled back with deadly showers aik of bullets they then attempted a faank movement ainu at the saine time charging elm ging C our b mist works IM is but they met hach a reception recep tien that ahat they were giad to return their loss was ivas heavy beav y As soon abt was discovered that the enemy were back our mon men climbed their and wt cheers ch chi r ard I 1 ed jtb 0 lying abe out jilt faw I 1 osa aois S 1 I tile the tribunes s special fated dated martins barg the says say tile the latest intel intelligence from froin sheridan sheridan is to morning at that timo tim JIs li is in infantry force was till still at harrisonburg while the cavalry were cast of the mile blue ridge re cot iu in ill the vicinity of charlotta ville tim the rebel report of the to our cavalry at swift head gap is untrue instead of meeting 0 with a repulse we gained a victory and capt captured urcil about prisoners and drove the rebels through the gap which they had fortified rock fish and brooms gap have been strongly ibi fortified tidied by the rebels rebel 3 and are an defended by a considerable force the position I 1 h han bankable kable on oil either side it is probable that tile the next information we get from sheridan will come via alexandria supply trains continue c litvinne to go to the front nid and there IK 11 4 a direct indication that m and flappers flar pers ferry are to be b abandoned abandon C d us at r a base of supplies different lerent Diff estimate of the number of prisoners taken by the rebels new york oct ath the fl herald erald s city point correspondent says in ili the t I 1 il fight fi I 1 it for f or the t ba south side of tile the railroad about 2000 prisoners fell into the hands of the rebels rebel belonging principally to the N Y penu penn and ath R I 1 both the times and worlds TF specials from the scene of action put tile the number at only a few hundred nothing from army of the potomac washington 0 oct ith ill nothing special from the army or of the potomac today to day our advanced position has beet been much strengthened but thure there is little danger of the rebels att empting attempting to diS dislodge lOdle D ua ao ag lee is is too weak to attempt it lee acknowledges his position to be a critical one philadelphia oct gill the enquirers special from washington says I 1 learn from siuai a rebel sergeant ci etna who belt stone s brigade a week since that lee has acknowledged his position critical lie ile has fortified D anville at all points and repaired rep aired temporary defense def on the route ile he had also takena taken a num her ber of heavy guns aruns from I 1 m 0 nd to nashville supplies in richmon d have entirely en tinly given iven out our and great art frt at is rien ced in ill furnishing f urnis bing the rebel rebul army even evell with corri corn meil meal davis and the ill cabinet had bad left richmond Rie limond for south carolina all newspapers except tile the whig are moving C from froin richmond and it is well known that tile the government archieva archi ai 0 blevon evo have been sent to danville which is lees base of supplies new york oct fth the Jl erald correspondent with the cavalry on the lell left of outline on th the 0 ath says there has been no fighting 0 with this division divi hion since general davies gave hampton ham p ton sach scicli a whipping iv hipp itil r a few lays days L since we still hold the ground and are ready at a inon moments lents notice to renew the ohp hattle battle but are waiting other movements before taking 0 the offe offensive the richmond papers of the file alb acknowledge ta ill the loss los of gen donnovan Dun novan our pickets are now only fifty yards distant from frain ill the enemy the most kindly feeling exists all along the line lim Inter interviews lews between officers aie of frequent occurrence and there is a mutual understanding L that pickets should not fire on oil each other they acknowledge a defeat an n saturday and claim that ill the whole of Sheri dans corps was opposed to them A correspondent at bermuda tho the base of supplies stipp liea for or butler s army says the irrea wre test and must most encouraging activity prevails yesterday the ad nothing was lone done in relation rela tiou to the advance on richmond for purely military reasons other than to perfect details ot of movement and consequently there is no news nelys from the thu extreme i front proper for tho public to know fears entertained for the safety of the steamship ho roanoke new york oct ath the steamship stean iship froni from havana for this port has bas been due since tile the ith having left havana on the of se sept pt we learn from a reliable person ou on board tho the stean steamship iship gravana which arrived hrc re this morning from havana that at nheume the afi roanoke sailed tier fier obtain aill was notified that anion among 0 his passengers 0 35 of the gumbei num bi were most ch characters tractors trac but bilt he be said lie was avar prepared for any emergency possibly tier her delay in may ty bo be caused by gome detri nena MOM to ifer her chinery rm tart or er other acci d istl ty t ga e CUN but bitt fears are entertained that alk hb bae allen J ahto ICU tends of pi raw from sheridan now new york oct ath A IV washington ashington dispatch says gen witson wilson wita wila has bas just arrived from sherid Sheri dans a ns headquarters head quarters at harrisonburg and reports that the destruction and capture 0 of f rebel property by our cavalry in the late great raid in the vicinity of staunton ton were on a colossal scale and most complete in execution more alore than a hundred miles was destroyed on the central railroad sherman taking measures to drive forrest from our lines washington oct ath A recent dispatch mentioned that sherman was taking I 1 measures nea to protect his bis coin communications muni cat ions from the rebels operating against them dispatches received last night show the fulfillment of this expectation pec tation gen thomas was sent to louisville to orm organize anize troops in ill his district and drive forrest from our lines while the attention of sherman was directed to the movements of tile the main rebel n bel army in the vicinity of atlanta on the ath uie the rebels had bad captured big shanty but were followed up tip closely by sherman and on oil the ath a sevare severe engagement ga was fought by our forces under gen french in which the rebels were driven from the field with heavy loss leaving his dead and wounded in our hands the details are given in the following from nashville ath ath the following telegram is just received from froin chattanooga 0 gen smith who left liere here yesterday kath ath telegraphs that the enemy retreated catob last eve evening ninn t from altoona AI toona giovin moving 0 in the direction of dallas and leaving his dead and from to wounded on the field our loss is is about killed and wo wounded the i bridge will be repaired by tomor to mor row and trains will be able to run as far as altoona AI toona going via dalton th the retreat orthe of the rebels toward dallas iny indi C cites aites ites th tint it sherman Shor mair was a close on their rear near altoona AI toona I 1 have not heard froni from roseau or Was washburne liburne today to day but pres presume time they are it pushing forrest Forres fc as rapidly as the condition or of tile the roads will a almit 1 mit we have had heavy and continuous rains for foi the last five days rendering I 1 in the roads and streams almost impassable I 1 have just received the following from gen granger dated huntsville 10 p ili ath A courier just in reports that two rebels were captured yesterday beho slay they left forrest at lawrenceburg Lawrenc eburg 0 tile the night 6 before crossing C south ge gen 1 1 morgans advance was hing with tile the enemy this morning on skive creek lie he being till ible to cross on account 0 of f 0 hi high 0 11 water lie apes hopes to bv be able to cross by tomorrow to morrow morning 0 when ho he will push them still farther on signed za GEO II 11 THOMAS another unofficial dispatch reports as follows the telegraph is rep tired to altoona to today day the action yesterday IV wis Is severe the rebel general attacked with his division strong nr and suffered severely leaving his killed and wounded in our hands bands to the number of 1000 while we los lost only tonly the fight lasted six hours altogether from florence we learn that morgan lias has forrest cornered and has captured ed his transportation and that the gunboats gun boats prevent all retreat across the tennesse river satisfactory reports of tile operation ili in progress bell before ore richmond and petersburg hive have been received but the details are not at present proper for publication A dispatch from gan Steven stevenson soli reports that an all officer of S Sheri I 1 I 1 ii I i dans 1 a 11 S L staff S t iff had just arrived sheridan was still at harrisonburg ri liis his st supply ay iy ti trains ans going 0 on all right occasionally interrupted by glier rillas tho the only rebel force on the road gen rosseau reports that gen ewing mide mi ide a good retreat to rolla losing only a few stragglers and those killed and woun wounded dad by ill the way very few in berr ber signed STANTON cairo october att captured in raid on memphis have hare returned and report that wheeler bad sent wagons to corinth for provision provis iora s F orrest forrest sent them back hack empty wheeler s men are s suffering I 1 I 1 affer for food when the news of the condition of re ached forrest lie he ordered all the cattle under tinder one year old to be sent for beef the rebels supposed montgomery in imminent danger er more bridges and cars burned st louis october ath rt it is n now ow ascertained that tho ohp bri bridge flye over the gasconade river 28 miles tills this ri 1 side of osage I 1 was ans also burned by ill the rebels rebel S the cole bridge thirty cars and two lodo locomotives motives were also destroyed from grants army athe commercial a special says great activity prevails in ill grants front the armi oe at ar st wad in th throwing roving up tip earth warm brag Tido hi dint g until new connections ai are c I 1 formed orn led there ther is 19 grelli great activity at alex alexandra andl M trains aro running g to manasses gap and culpepper v W washington 0 oct ath intelligence from the army of the po tomae now is isthan that unusual quiet prevailed during wednesday night and yesterday ino morning our forces on the right are arc within sight and sound of tile the railroad in ill strong position and capable it is said or of resisting any assault it appears the rebels are not using rd that railroad roa d to any efte extent n t fortress monroe october ath orders were issued today to day prohibiting civilians from passing up tip the james river deserters forming guerrilla bands new Y york ork oct ath the herald s nashville Nasli ville dispatch of the gab says de deserters from pot pol rest and wheeler are forming into guerrilla bands A portion of hoods army which crossed the chattahoochee attacked our forces it at big shanty scanty on the fth and were rout ed after tearing up tip a rood good C portion 0 of f ill the track richmond papers orthe of the 3rd ard and ath claim that early holds sheridan in check earty early in a dispatch to the citizens of lynchburg says if they will turn out and nd beat off the raiders ra idera he will hold bold the main force of the eneny where they are tile the richmond examiner 01 q the ath says a union cavalry force was 14 miles from gordonsville Gord onsville and about to march on that place loe lee on oil the 1st ast reported ported the rep repulse tilse of our forces in eist east tenn near jule boro the heralds esth corps corre correspondent pon dent says that no hostilities tili ties are 0 going on in their front the rebel dead in front of ft harrison arrison II ar are still unburied the rebels firing on our men when they wont out to bury them the rebel loss in the assaults on saturday is admitted to be gen lee returned to petersburg new york oct ath ewell is said to be in ili command of the def defenses anses at richmond Richino tid lee having gone back to petersburg Peters burs richmond papers acknowledge 1 the steady advance of the union arillie armies s on 01 both sides of th the C J james at n cc ri river V er the heralds martinsburg Mart insburg correspondent or of the th ill says it was fl there that hampton s legion had destroyed tho the bridge over stony 0 creole creek at edin edingburg edinburg burg Beaureguard takes command of the department of tennessee georgia A alabama 1 and mississippi jen jeff davis or on exchange of prisoners new york oct ath the richmond examiner E of the ath states that Bea Beau is assigned to the department or of tennessee and georgia and the department of alabama and mississippi which comprises the commands ot of hood and taylor both of whom retain their present positions vie the charleston courier of the 8 says ays divis davis speech at macon published fishl ed here today to day appeals earnestly to absentees to return to the army ile he says men are needed and confesses that the disparity of numbers beti between hood flood and She nan is very great in virginia the disparity of numbers is as great as in georgia regarding the exchange of prisoners ho be says if an exchange could be effected I 1 might be induced to recognize butter butler in ili future every effort w will ill be given possible to effect an exchange ch angee 11 the charleston mercury says wp we make no comment on this spee speech ch but cannot refrain from expression regret that such a speech should have belv c been made by the chief wap magistrate istrate of the confederate C On federate states A six hundred of the union prisoners prison prisoners ets at charleston take the oath of allegiance legi ance to the confederacy new york oct we learn by passengers el on tile the steamer arar arago from port royal that GOO of our prisoners at charleston took tile the rebel oath of allegiance their starved condition is assigned 3 as the reason the heralds heralda s correspondent la afore richmond says throughout the past 24 hours the advance on richmond from the north side of tip the Ja james Illes while it has met with no obstacle it has been facilitated by the demonstrated impossibility odthe attempt to repossess lihn himself of fort Il anison tho the work captured attire d by butler on tho when the enemy were so severely punished bod and repulsed ased several shots were exchanged yesterday when the enemy finally gave up tip attempting att ir to drive us its out the heralds corps special says pays no further lioves havo have taken place along this ahra front fron t the fire of tb the sharp shooters ers has almost clawd tho enemy was bushy tn gi loft artt TO glit WB river they raade milde a cons considerable i e noise the object in view is not discovered desei deserters came in who 1010 state that alil almost lost a panic still reigns reign in richmond the |