Show BY pacific TELEGRAPH UNION VEDETTE j SPECIAL TO THE DAILY N new ow york turk august the frigate susquehanna has bas returned fron from an nit unsuccessful successful s scorch earch for the pirate tallahassee 71 she has been cruising ciu ising about the island 1 of bermuda and left there on the washington august alexander st john of now new york Js IB appointed po anted commissioner under the treaty of july 1863 to settle claims of the hudson bay and sound agricultural company in hi place of dickinson Die kinson who declined the latest dis dispatch from atlanta shows no active operations there gen sherman in intends to remain quiet auk t until events transpire in other obber quarters I 1 11 Muse bys men appeared in tile tho vicinity of falls church last night this anni morning ning at ata 5 0 clock I 1 the lie garrison of the stockade at annadale consisting of men of the eth cavalry was attacked hy by the enemy under blose by who had two pieces of artillery and two or three hundred men oti on tah taking ing his position moseby demanded the surrender of the garrison which was refused lie he opened fire with his guns and the cannonading canno la ted three quarters of an hour bour the garrison still holding boldino 0 out moseby has withdrawn his forces from annadale and is about ten tell miles from alexandria the richmond examiner of has iho following v petersburg 11 a m general A P hill commander commande of our forces was in the aih fight 0 t of yesterday e evening warren was w is strengthened by the oth corps the enemy was driven about three quarters of a mile in fi front ont and back about two miles mile s on flunk flank we took prisoners including nine com officers at night the he right fight ended which was a very considerable affair the fight L has not been res resumed timed thus far today to day the enemy has still possession of the weldon railroad ro 1 I d our losses are arc not heavy gen cli clingman ng was wounded and major lawson was killed the en ernys loss in killed and wounded IV d is not ascertained A yankee general it is reported by prisoners was killed Balti baltimore moro aug 0 reliable information from the upper potomac shows the report of the rebels having crossed to be incorrect nothing beyond picket firing 0 has transpired today to day and it is believed th atthe be rebels are falling back bach I 1 M memphis en iphis ai ail aug 0 l the bulletin says the rebel force that entered memphis on sunday morning consisted ot nine re regiments 0 imenes of cavalry and four guns under linder uno lino forrest Forr cst only half balf of the command entered the city the remainder stopping outside to prevent their retreat being cafe off they captured about prisoners prison ersi mostly day men many of whom escaped and others wore were murdered the rebels fired on the patients in the hospitals and shot several sick soldiers after they were captured others who were unable to keep up with the cavalry were killed but for the prompt action odthe of the esth iowa the prisoners at the irving prison might have been released the rebels sud suddenly deril y left the city about 6 followed by a considerable force of our troops A fi fight a lit occurred near loves lasting two hours the enemy was seye severely rely punished and driven off Herc Cols starr and kendrick were wounded in coming through L the lines the rebels captured two guns a portion of the ath wisconsin cavalry and a number of day men they were obliged to abandon the guns in their retreat after the retreat forrest sent a flag asking exchange of prisoners which was denied when last heard beard from at 7 on monday morning the rebels were eight miles beyond d none mah creek in full retreat col Wio Wk slows cavalry pursuing ney new york august the heralds nashville dispatch of the says mutters at atlanta are unchanged unchong ed the army is engaged in advancing parapets and strengthening C the works wonlu s on tho dinst major general dodge was seriously wounded lie ilo was out on n the picket line at the time and exposed himself lie he was wag shot in the head and it was reported at chattanooga yesterday that ta be w waa dawd gen gea lightburn Ligh Uj thurn Uburn of Lo loeuis loams corps ax was wounded in the chiy ay three or lour four days ago now new york august the wor froin head of the eth corps at dated says bays A sent out at an early hour bour in roning on the pike dincov cred nothing but a 1 line of skirmishers move indents for the past few days show that th alu re turn ot ol sheridan from the banks of cedar run lind placed the army in in a position of advantage for offensive or defensive decensi c operations tho 1110 only anly two roads by which the enemy banat can nt tempt to enter mailand maryland y are arc through gap cap and across the potomac via town thence through the gap of tain to go through smith s gap they must first retreat in either cither base cage we lave have the inside 1 track the guerrillas are unusually active all along our line of march several of our moa men were shot by a band some were found hung by the legs and others with sheep skins stuffed in their mouths ten a m picket firing is now going on in front of the left and left of the center tho the enemy develop no strength and our shots elicited no response on yesterday the world s special in the field before petersburg burg says warren pushed a recon nois sance towards petersburg yesterday and found that the enemy had retired from his immediate front taking advantage of this warren advanced his lines much nearer the city than our or left has yet been our lines were extended towards the railroad and crossed the road as heretofore the rebels have probably v fillen fallen back to their regular line 0 of f works or are maneuvering for a flank attack larre large numbers of deserters continuo continue to come coi no in and say ay that lee bas expressed a determination to retake re take this road if it costs him biln every man he be bags has M many any rebel officers in the hospitals corroborate the story there are only six days rations at P petersburg and when these are consumed supplies at richmond will be brought 6 into requisition providing the danville road beaus FRO W n of transporting supplies from froin the districts district the tribunes special wash A oil says several mol more le paymasters efti rop the troops in the army odthe of the potomac money is being rapidly furnished by the treasury department and a number of paymasters will probably leave tomorrow to morrow to pay the western I 1 troops an army correspondent of the tribune tribuna says perhaps the star regiment in the fight c of last week h N tho the jeaa s army of potomac august f no engagement occurred since sunday the enemy have fallen back as previously stated the rebels work night and lay day evidently expecting an attack richmond papers acknowledge 1 a I heavy loss of officers and men in the fi fight rbt of sunday but claim they took prisoners our los losses in tho the ath corps are 17 officers and men killed 74 officers office ft and men wounded 99 officers and 2853 men missing 0 the ath corps lost about which diakes the total loss about in these commands no doubt many will yet turn up Craw lords division sustained the greatest proportionate loss he having lost about 2000 mostly prisoners prisoner st louis august the Dento democrat crat of this morning publishes an address to the order of american knights a dated december 1863 and vouched couched for by green B smith grand secret try iry of the order for Miss missouri onri in an examination before provost marshal it was supposed to be a production of P 0 wright fc then coan commander brider of the northern section and who organized the order in this state st joseph august benj ri loan was nominated by ace acclamation a ina for reelection election re to congress from the eth di district strict by the radical convention A resolution was wag passed endorsing lio ilie l nomine oa and the radical state ticket now new york aug ang posts post 9 special says advices advises from harpers ferry today to day state that there was a li little atle ak skirmish ir at the front arr an wednesday without any important result commercials the special says the feeling itt in ri regard gard to the late move of tho the army arlof of the caien k hi 1 jl aai of kope hop A and nd aoki confidence fi dence it is certain tain that the richmond hr has not net ended if indeed it has more than juat commenced if lees disposition of his forces is based on such auch au an kea idea he be may find out his error when it ia too late I 1 r fortress artress af monroe onrod aug afian of truce by the steamer sto anier asio york ka k 6 A last evening with paroled union prisoners in ili charge of major mulford the richmond Eira examiner miner of the contains the following Chir charleston leston aug capt I nicholson with a greatly inferior force ended the cavalry and artillery at gainesville florida on the and completely routed them capturing prisoners one piece of artillery and stolen ne no grues the enemy was pursued fourteen miles and scattered the same paper also says that gen richard L page of virginia is in com manal xi at fort morgan during saturday there W waa at libby prison 1349 yankees including 89 commissioned officers with bra gen hayes of warrens Warren 7 corps the number of prisoners prisoner or war taken near andersonville Ander sonville ga is is the examiner of the contains the following lowin L mobile aug major general S gardner assumes of the gulf district today to day the people are pleased with him yesterday evening the enemy I 1 landed ind edat at N montrose Mont rosc in five lat launches inches our cavalry fired on them wounding several hopes are enter bained taine dofan of an early exchange of prisoners prisoner sat at dauphin Da cairo august gen forrest is reported to have told some of our officers arrested by him in the th elate late attack tack on memphis that a portion of general smiths expedition under grierson entered oxford miss on the new ma orleans papers say gen canby has authorized col dwight as Commiss commissioner loner to exchange to wave just claims of the government ni nt and effect effect an immediate release of our prisoners at tyler T ler texas st louis august gen fisk s troops are waging tl a war var of extermination against the guerrillas in north i oarl o prisoners are taken and resi rei J bem fem hid bad implausible with their lir lives and property for all outrages upon loyalists by bushwhackers bushwhack ers gen Rose rosecrans craus has ordered ill all the men of the new regiments to rendezvous at points point designated armed and equipped by tho the ath of september eviden evidently tl y looks to the organization of a force to p preserve reserve order during the draft nw now york august the commercials special says intelligence fram warren s corps represents the cavalry ramly destroying the rails and bridges bet tawn e en petersburg and a nd weldon warren is so strongly entrenched that he be cannot be dislodged lod 9 td and is making a demonstration on the petersburg and lynchburg railroad baltimore an august 6 richmond papers of the seem to deplore the loss of the weldon railroad very much A mobile dispatch of the he says that 2000 federals crossed the perdido river on ce t e day before and are advancing towards mobile bay there is ia a heavy yankee force in northern northera mississippi the destination of which is supposed to be mobiles mobile new york august the worlds 14 special of the aoth sa says s startling rumors are afloat in ref reference trence to the sus movement of the rebel forces in northern ern virginia it is said a large rebel column is amov mang ing down east of the blue bitic ridge and early carly if he crosses the potomac at all will are crow near edwards ferry or certainly some place belo point of rocks and make a baell on this place from the means of transportation which akre re said to be in readiness for i bringing troops hither I 1 infer tin government can airily thwart any attempts of the rebels washington persons of known secession cession proclivities here claim umit that to the opinion generally expressed by the northern press the movement moT ement of a portion of grants forces on the north side of the james river wat waa only a mat feint but a tuna bow jide attack omond oa bud aj the 00 1 don railroad was only 4 to draw the attention of lee from other move movements meats this supposition it is claim claimed ef why our forces f found no rebel troops on the line of the weldon railroad lee having divined at once the strategy employed by grunt grant hancock is reported by sebes secessionists to feel very sore about the recent heavy losses in liis his corps it lie having understood that lie was to be supported by at denst one more corps |