Show BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH bismal TO TID THE DULY exio from nashville Iest destruction ruction of rail road bridges etc NASHVILLE forrest on the ni night t lit of the 28 th was at fayetteville with nearly his whole force en in route to the chattanooga rail road A small I 1 I 1 portion of the road was destroyed by a small party of rebels parties of rebel cavalry are scattered along the line of this road and an attack is expected at buck and elk river bridges on the tenn and ala rail road all the bridges and trestles between athens and pulaski a distance of thirty mii miles es have been destroyed rosseau was at christiana last night during the night the tele graph wire was A cut below that place this morning there has been no communication south of murfreesboro affairs in the west ST louis sept 30 the telegraph wires between franklin and rolla were cut since last night and dispatches intercepted it is supposed if ewing reached harrisons station and boull found the railroad cut east cast lie he boult would attempt to reach rolla where mcneil is strengthening strengthened the fortifications of the post having the entire male population forkim working on the fortifications A train went down today to day and found the iron mountain rail railroaded roa delear ear but saw nothing of the enemy the condition of affairs below de be soto is unknown the mail agent of the southwest branch railroad arrived tonight and reports that E eving reached harrison station about 10 last night closely pursued by the enemy as been going 0 on but the result is unknown the railroad is cut this side of harrison the towns of cuba and bourbon are arc bu burning harrison being 0 between beleen these towns it is supposed the alie railroad is cut on oil oth sides of that place se aeverill verill severity 1 tile communication with st louis and rolla escaped prisoners who arrived at de soto today to day report that pilot knob is still held beld by the rebels of their numbers and probable moves thing is known it is under 4 od that a portion of smiths r corces forces I 1 will start for franklin the interception of the pacific and southwest south west branch railroad 40 miles wf west st of here tonight to night potomac news grand results soon to be expected new york oct ast 1st Is t the heralds fortress monroe correspondent of th alie says eumers of a heavy beavy battle near Peters petersburg bur have leave been rife here for the past two days and have baa e emitted great excitement but upon inqui rythe facts prove that nothing more than the us usual ual amount of picket firing has disturbed the quiet spell in the ta 10 vicinity of the eity city while ho however weyer there has bas been no pitched battle fought of late still everything is ie preparing forthe for the most sanguinary conflict and the time is not far distant when a grand and d decisive eti sive movement will be commenced which must re gult ulac in a great union victory vi etory heavy reinforcements fo for r the front are arriving arriving daily and either ascend the james river in vessels which bring briner them or tire are re shipped here on light draft steamers this rooming morning te sio steamer niner ara ge capic henry G odgden ot arrived here en route for huton head she dise discharged hargA a large number of recruit who were fard f to city the tb He herald raIds dwier ww art ier bwy aamir taw tho the t 74 says guys the army of the james is ig in motion and the fact itself is not considered contrad contraband and by the military authorities it may be stated further that the operations during the next few days will be of the most important character the men are really in fine spirits and equal to a strong undertaking though the movements have bpck b cn organized and conducted thus far with the greatest possible lecresy cresy se still the most gratifying confidence is felt and unreservedly expressed that great efforts are to be made to accomplish com the long desired objective point of the campaign beauregard accepts the command of hoods army new york oct i the charleston mercury says beau i regard jias bas accepted the command of hoods army |