The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-10-16

The situstiOn IN Eastern virginia - evs-
Ideally mich ssse interesting than has gen.
orally been supposed Of late. The supposi-
ton that Lec was failing back to Richmond
which was minated last week. is now ap-
pears was . mistake. On the contrary. il
would seem % if the rebels had . DISPOSE
| ton 10 give battle. or At least they did not
care TO decline ~ engagement it offered
They have been maneuvering quite briskly,
seemingly with the intention Of turning
Meade's right and getting between him and
Washington but if this was their intention
the plan has been defeated. IS We are 10
formed. by the strategy of the Union Cen
eral. On Monday fight occurred, which
grew out Of . reconooisance, and in which
We lost over four hundred men. The news
from the front up 10 Wednesday night was
that Meade was nearer to Washington, and
tfas the question OF battle could 1t once be
decided By Lee. Meade was in strong
position.
The rebels, aware Of movements from the
Mississippi. looking to the strengthng OF
Rosecrsns. have been making desperate eff
forts to destroy the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad. but SO far they have not been
successful. though they have kept our troops
in shat direction quite busy. On Saturday
they attacked the garrison at Colliersville.
with largely superior force, and were get
ting the better OF it. when Gen. Sherman
came up with re- endorsements and attacked
the rebels. routing them with heavy loss
The enemy was being pursued toward the
Tallahstchie river.
We have more favorable reports from Mis-
souri,. Our forces caught up with the ro-
wing bands of rebels; got several fights out
Of them. and ihrasbed the gang OF murder
ers and outlaws for they cannot be called
soldiers. capturing artillery and small arms
and killing and wounding large number.
At last accounts the rebels were being
closely pursued. E-r
MsxpHIs. Oct. l2.--Y esterday Col. D. G.
Anthony. in command OF the Goth Indiana
regiment stationed at Colliersville. was at
tackled about 10 A. NJ. by from 8 to 5000
rebels, supposed to have been under Chal
mers, with pieces Of artillery. Our artil-
lery had gone to assist in the rspulse Of .
Sherman. with the 18th regulars. came up
and went Immediately into the fight. The
rebels demanded the surrender q: the place.
Sherman replies The United States pays
me to fight and not to surrender. Ifyou
want me come and take me-" Thew did
come and in overwhelming numbers The
fight lasted for three or four hours when the
regulars charged the rebels. we'll supported. (
and drove them off the field. The regulars
lost killed and 81 wounded The 66th
Indiana lost probably as many. Shcrman's
force did not consist of I 900 men, and was
without artillery.
Its reported upon pretty good authority,
that rebel force Of some importance made
an attack on Germantown at about the same
time that they demanded the surrender OF
ColIierville. Germantown is miles from
Collierville. They burned some houses in
the former place. No particulars have yet
arrived.
Our advices this morning are moro dein.
to and decidedly more favorable. in regard
o the position Of the Army Of the Potomac.
L appears shat on Wednesday morning LEE |
our rear. which was composed of !,
he ed corps. commanded by General ,
" AAREN. The enemy was repulsed with
severe loss. We captured Eve guns certainly,
md one report says fourteen. Nearly five
hundred prisoners had already arrived at
w ashington. General MEADE had his troops
we'll in hand, and his trains were all safe.
The report that MsADE had been suspended
by Sickles, is al bosh. The latter General
has left for the front. and in the event of a
battle would command his old corps. The
victory on Wednesday was SO important that
General MEADE issued congratulatory or
der to his army. complimentiog particularly.
General WARREN. to whose generalship the
defeat Of the enemy is credited.