| Show I 1 civi T woi col 1 washington oct 9 tm ehu ej eha dl patch says in the ath and 6 uth h ress ional lonai dl districts of ala 1500 1 alme I 1 hen hed 5 ot of corll corli secured e c r rebel reuel bei uel government as tax in kind inq ic sa same tiie tile says that in an melzi return ot of tax tink luf binl lakind kind in the ties of dallas and lown aties ala aia la the rebel government received 3 pounds of cotton a large lount oui t or corn conn and other articles artie artle artieres les fes altoona oct 9 I 1 r reached ached kenesaw kenesaw ioui loui tain I 1 oil on the oth int mt ili in time to witness at a distance tile the attack on altoona I 1 had anticipated tills this attack and had ordered gen easo ease with his force from rome kome the attack was met and repulsed the enemy lost some gome ili in killed and more than 1000 in wounded and prisoners our loss was waa w at about in the tile aggregate the enemy captured capture 4 small garrisons at big shanty and ackworth acke orth and ands bur burned ned hed seven mu of our railroad we have at Alto aito obid orid and avd atlanta an abundance pf af timber hood observing our approach has moved rapidly back to dallas aind and Va vert sert I 1 am watching him in case csc lie tries to reach kingston or rome kome atlanta is perfectly secure to us this h army is better oil than when in camp signed L ned it woodstock va oct 7 I 1 have the tile honor to re report port that tha t my command arrived at this point tonight to night i I 1 commenced moving mo I back from port i republic an and lawford dawford vr awford ai tit bridewater and Harris harrisonburg birg esterday yesterday Sl morning with grain and forage in adv advance arlee allce these points had previously heen beeri been destroyed in moving back to this point the whole cout coul country itry from blue it ridge to north mountain has been made antena ena able for tile the rebel army I 1 havu destroyed over 2000 barns filled with wheat mlis mits haf hay h and tanning farming implements over 70 mills filled with flour and wheat and driven in front of the tile army over head of cattle I 1 have killed and issued to corps not less than head of sheep this thih embraces luray valley and little fort valle vaile valley vailey as well as the main valley A large nuin ber her of horses have been obtainer obtain eu lt jno R meis of the E enquirer office was murdered beyond near day dayton ton for this atrocious act all houses within an area of five wiles mies haye have beda burne burned since we camo into this valley from harpers peny feny ferry y every train every small party ans and and every straggler lias has ben beill bushwhacked by people many of whom vl lom have protection papers ers from commanders who have been hitherto Eith eito elto in that valley people are getting sick of the war I 1 have not been 4 followed by the enemy to this thi 11 pa point nt with the exception of a small force of t hi rebel cavalry who showed them tham some distance behind my rear guard today to day the ath ohio cavalry stationed at the bridge over the tho t c north shenandoah near mount jack it son were attacked while asleep by mcneil M I 1 enell eneli with men the whole w liole 8 panty party were dispersed dispensed or captured I 1 think they will all turn up I 1 learn 1 that 50 of them had reached winches Y s ter tor mcneil was mortally wounded and Y fell into our hands he was the most I 1 i it daring and dangerous of all bushwhack f ers signed sheridan r washington 12 A ile fie telegram ram has the following details emalls of the tile cavalry engagement on tile the ath afia it was such a cavalry fight the enemy C being t routed as Is beyond my power to describe ile yio he lost everything he carried oil on wheels except one piece af f artillery when last seen tile the enemy was vas passing over reds heeds hill near new market on the keen run 26 miles from theU them tUe field to which point the pur suit sult ivas wa kept up A battery the men and horses hordes were captured the file horses ylare are in good condition and have all been exchanged ic anaed by our cavalry men for their b broken to en down animals our casualties will kill not exceed 60 men men of the ath ohio dispersed the bridge over tile the north shenandoah Shanan doah have all come in except the officers signed STAN STANTON ton TOx nashville 12 col hodge of command I 1 with 1200 infantry and a battery of four bufi guns on board three transport transports 4 con va ed by two gun boats 0 1 t s R at t 0 3 6 p in n on OR thi thy the 10 loth th imbt met it tha 1 enemy chainy under tinder Ci orrest voriest at with two batteries in position and was waa repulsed loss of twenty killed ani and twenty six wounded and missing alt all 11 the gun un of tife he battery vere vero were lost two 0 of F the transports were disabled two chaissons caissons cais sons geraj burst by explosion forrest borrest is Bupp sapo osro to have crossed the cintr rinar hodge with tho the balance of his force ha had d reached John johnsonville sonville ii washl washington noon neon 13 the tile secretary of the treasury has authorized the transfer to the tilo navy department part ment of the revenue brig fauntleroy at san francisco which the latter department were to arm equip and fit out thoroughly for service with engineer Bulk leys telegraph telegraphic iq expedition oil on the northern coasts of america and russia I 1 I 1 chief justice taney died oct 12 aged 87 0 1 new yew york 1 13 the richmond whig has a dispatch from augusta Augustav which hl c sa saya says t the he reported capture of rome with t 11 0 ne negroes groes is in heer keer confirmed tile the yankees I 1 destroyed all their stores and two squares in the business part of the town gen wheeler dashed into marietta and burned a block of store lio iio houses uses yellow fever still prevails at charleston tile tiie heralds ne newbern newborn letter ietter hays says the tho fever is still raging C violently numerous deaths are reported the london times correspondent from nankin Na ilkin subsequent to tile the cab capture says bays nankin will now be opened to foreign trade the subjects of england france and Americ awill enjoy equal privileges I 1 T st louis louls 14 prices eclis headquarters are still reported at Boons vill S shelby sheiby 11 elby eiby and gen clark dark are north of the missouri river pillaging la ing alidel conscripting and kr our garrisons have evae evad evacuated bated fulton sturgeon glasgow Glasgo wand and Fayette Fa yotte and are concentrating at macon city clarks darks men had occupied glas glasgow awand and robbed fulton price made a speech at boonville blonville Bo onville stating tin that he came to 6 redeem the people it was v as a last effort in their behalf if they would rally to his ills standard all wood bo mell well ho would remain with them if it not the confederacy would not again ommer offer them an opportunity for redeeming themselves from their woes boes A dispatch from major williams of the tile logli iii ill kansas says he has lias taken possession of pilot knob knob and tile the surrounding region he found 1 15 wounded rebels there We including luding 20 26 commissioned officers evidence conclusive that tile the rebels lost 1500 killed and wounded in their attack on pilot knob now york 15 1 tile tiie heralds ath corps correspond corre correspondent spon dent says the total loss of that corps in the poplar grove night fight was 2051 2081 of whom 1500 are missing e gen butler becoming convinced that our negro soldiers are put to work in tile the rebel entrenchments ments has notified the rebel authorities that ho he has also pub rebel officers and soldiers at work on the dutch gap canal he also proposed an ail exchange of naval navai prisoners and transmitted the statements of our officers that colored troops had been murdered after their capture by the rebel regiments in front othe army of tile the james 1 li 1 1 A chattanooga 15 gen schofield arrived here today to day and assumed the general direction of affairs I 1 the enemy is reported in foree force at dalton col cof johnson with the lN mash mass was making a determined defense chattanooga is strongly fortified and amply supplied witta with troops enough ellough to make practical a successful defense defonse sherman is close on hoods rear new york 15 the polish government has just issued a proclamation disclosing 0 that the revolution is still ili in progress P the richmond examiner says bays all the yankee prisoners at belle island libby prison and intermediate posts have been removed south thel mhd whole now in richmond sick and well is not chattanooga 15 our forces re occupied ringgold and black house three nilles miles in advance and found th the P railroad and bridges bridgey generally safe dalton daltou with the colored infantry surrendered to hoods army yesterday dg but bothin nothing definite is received no comm communication ca t ion ton yet with sher man ean aman he has abundant supplies at atlanta at tinta in anticipation of such a movement by the rebels six months supplies are on hand and tile tho off omm meers officers feel that hood is making a movement that will certainly prove disastrous isa J reports from scouts fail to show tile the presence of any considerable body of the enemy cilery north of tunnel hill aill walker and whitfield counties were undoubtedly scoured by a small body of the rebel cavalry but they were not ve very efm eff effective active in destroying the railroad rall rali road though gh they had possession of dalton but little dama damage 6 is ia believed to have been done officers blockaded here iidro who were for the front ht haye have tye been ordered to prepare to join their commands at once gen schofield sent out a strong reconnoiter reconnoitering ing party today to di discover scover geover the whereabouts of the rebel columns said to be moving west A number of the scouts cf of the colored garrison at dalton who escaped after col johnsons surrender arrived today to day they gave numerous accounts of afi ati airs hirs they were on picket and wanted to fight and knocked ov over erthe the flag bearer first after the surrender many refused to stay when caught rill ringgold mold nold and intermediate points have been strengthened by gen schofield nothing definite is kno known w n as to She armans whereabouts he is k known no wn to be energetic energetically all ail at work to keep open the route to ati atenta atlanta nta no matter what wat oat rebel column may intervene new york 17 the jeralds correspondence from nirom the armies before richmond says there was an in important last thursday by two divisions of the loth corps under terry they went to the right of our right wing and after advancing some distance they thoy drove in the rebel pickets and continued on to the central or darby darbytown town road foad running tip up to richmond they had not gone far when they were met by 0 opposing prosing skirmishers and pressing on our men found themselves in front of a new and formidable line of rebel works strongly garrisoned by hooks hook Is and fields divisions 1 I this was an important discovery co viory these works have been built since the tile battle of the leoth looth and were des designed ned to supply the places placed of those taken takai from agoni j the rebels then the enemy opened on oil our men ada aind a severe fight ensued gen terry made an assault on the fortifications but deemi deeming it impracticable to take them with the the force at his dispo saland having satisfactorily accomplished his design he returned to camp As soon as the troops commenced to withdraw the rebels sallied out and find attacked them but were severely repulsed their dead and wounded thickly strewing the ground after that our force was allowed to return unmolested our loss in killed wounded arid and missing s ia is about the tho lie lle enemy suffered d to an equal extent A portion of the tile army of the potomac is so near the south side railroad that they can hear the trains pass this morning a |
