The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-11-08 00:00:00

AMER CA.

Now YORE, 0... m. palllll t of the
Confederates by General Sheridan leaded at Mount
Jaeloon, when he reports they arrived without en
erganised regimeet. Corfederate account. state that in
the flist ettack, on lb. 19th Meant, Early eaptured and
brought off 18 guns and 1.300 imminent. The Federal
euleconen.ly captured 30 gene, which became blocked
in the stn eta of %heehaw'. The Cooleder.tee the lam
than 1,000 nen. Tbe Federal infantry did not pursue.
Longterm.% has renamed active service. The Southern
papern wad that arrangeenente are being made for she
Confederates to ocsepy and held Atlases. Hood's
movements, they my, have compelled Shannon to leave
one corps at Atlanta in a Mate of siege. The Coded*.
rate meek, are around the suburte of Mimi% asp-
taring all who come out of the trenches. Sherreth haa
named northward with two corps to operate against
Hood. Hood la reported to be on the northwest of
Atlanta, with tre boo of his anoplies at Ceder Bluffs,
on t's Coos* Rorer ; be holds I **kola Mountsin.
Telegraphic o onmeolcation between Chattanooga
and Atlanta laa been restored. Tbe Federal.
hare evacuated Bull's Gap, and bey. rdremed
%aeon'. Enietrille, permed by it. Conffrderate
smeary. A general battle is reported to bare taken
piste near lode...edam*, Missouri, resulting in the
defeat of General Price, who retested 25 miles south
of Samos City, pursued by the Federal'. The been.
bardment of Charleston is privatising. A large Stet of
Feleral reseals has arrived there. Another toje fret
I. cionantratmg at Hampton Roads to attack Wilming.
ton. Southern journal. think that Genmul Grant wW
postpone any further stick until the Dutch Gap Canal
Li completed, Prestdent t&oeoln has declined by letter
to interfere with Governor Johnson's proclamation re-
quiring • Met oath from Presidential electors. Mr. Pen'
&Moo. the Democratic candidate for the Vice Presidency,
has asserted in • speech and by letter, that the Democra
petty, gi.pi
havee tC
Oh t°L
OSI 1= Cat4SrAilt) int t ;ant It
land, for the extradition of the Confederates who
recently insde a raid into St Arbon's, Vermeil...
Lieutenant Young has written • letter claming that be
I. • Confedenie emumbrioned °Meer, and coatmanded
as eapedition in Vermont to burn towns and villages,
in retaliation for the devastation of the Shenandoah
Valley. He says he violated no Canadian law, and was
arrested and delivered to the British authorities on
Canadian territory by armed American eitiserna. More
frontier nits at. expected. The Superior Court at
Baltimore has refusal an application to compel the
governor of Maryland to throw out the soldier votes.
An antislavery constitution owe haa been carried in
the Court of Appeals.
Prioe's defeat has not been confirmed, and he
is said to be moving through Kansas Sherman
In at Gaelosville, war Coosa River, and is pressing
Hood, who ix retreating towards fisaien. His armr ii
deeitute of food and shoot. The railroed between
Chattairoom and Atlanta. I. nearly completed. The
elections in Pennsylvania are officially stated to have
resulted in a Democrstio majority on the horns vote of
130. President Davie has made, • speech, stating that
the Federal. bad reputed all attempts at negotiation, and
that foreign intervention and foreign recognition were
an irtis Area., and victory alone could achieve peace
and ind..p .ndence He repudiated contemptumely any
negotiations by separate states. Hood's anny haa in-
creased in strength and COOllllOllOO sines the fall of
A tiaras, and he hoped that within thirty days Sherman
would seek a crossing on the Tennessee River. The
Confederate Cruisers Tallahassee and Edith have left
Wilmington. The steelier Mandel has been captured.