The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-13
n.Asse BY Gen Fisk, IN anticipation Of a


nlasse BY Gen Fisk, IN anticipation Of a
visit from Price.
Tobacco unchanged Cotton quiet
/ ISp1AEAFoLTs Oct II, Eidnight.-Re
turns from the Fourth, Seventh and
Tenth Congressional Districts, DOW rep
resented By Holman, VOORHEES,, and
Edgarton, Democrats, show large Union
gains, indicating the probable election
of the Union candidates. The proba-
bility majority in the State win be from
1900 10 10000
NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 'll.-At the Char
ter Election, to-day, the city mas gone
Democratic by areduced majority. The
Republicans gain two Aldermen and
several School Commissioners. Returns
scattering and come in slowly.
CINCINNATI, Oct lI-Generai Schenck
is elected to Congress IN the Third Dis
trict by about 1000 majority. The
Union majority in the State is estimated
at 10000. Fifteen to sixteen Union
Congressman are elected =
The Tribune special before Peters
burg of the tn says the main situa-
ton remains unchanged. We have
delightful Indian summer. There are
fears that the enemy may cut loose
from the present untenable northern
line and reinforce Hood and oyerwhelm
Sherman and regain possession Of the
surrounding country.
The Herald's special. correspondence,
dated on the 10th, says that in the last
charge of the rebels on Friday they
were determinedly obstinate, but
finding they could not drive our men
from their position finally gave way
and retired IN confusion
The battle lasted half an hour, but
during that time over 900 were killed
or wounded The rout was complete
The officers uttssrly failed to rally the
men.
The HoFald special from City Point
says The firing yesterday morning
proved to be serious attack by the
rebels on our right, beyond the New
Market road, north Of the James Had
it succeeded, Birney's position would
have been completely turned, and his
corps driven to Deep Bottom if not
across the river.
Reports from Sheridan say that when
Early reached Browns Gap his total
loss amounted TO $4,000, in killed,
wounded, and missing
Early has sent a general officer into
the mountains to collect stragglers and
return them to their commands.
New YORK, Get 1.-THE Herald's 9th
Corps correspondent says: This morn
ing the division of General Wilcox,
holding the centre of our line, made an
advance with the intention of advanc-
ing our position and accommodating
that of the enemy. The force making
the reconnaissance consisted Of the brig
ade of Hartsuff, and that lately com
manded by Colonel Steen.
From the recent reconnaissance we
know that the enemy is not in force
this side of Petersburg or the Appoto-
max, and that any effort on our part
will force them to new line upon the
latter mentioned river. This Is the
amount Conformation which gathered
this morning
WASHINGTON, Oct ia special TO the
Tribune says: We learn frOna the front
that movement commenced on Satur-
day, though its object was not stated.
1t is said that an order will at once
be Issued by General Grant, directing
the shooting of every guerrilla, the.burn- |
ing Of every house, and the driving out
of men, women and children from the
Valley and the guerrilla /
infested region between Washington (
and the Potomac.
By direction of the Secretary of War /
all stoppages against pay officers of the I
army, at the request of the ordnance |
officer, for noE~rendition of ordnance |
returns for the years lS6l'62, viii be I
removed, except against such regiments /
as have been mustered out of service, /
and those that are to be mustered out /
New YORK, Oct l0.-The train which
left New Haven at 5,45 this morning |
was thrown from the track in this city
On Twelfth street Five or six cars were
thrown oil, and two were badly broken
Several passengers were more or less
injured. 0ne soldier is said to have
been killed
In all the rebel accounts Of the af-
fair of Friday they make out that the
severest fighting was done in the at |.
tack on Kautz, while our accounts rep Z
resent the hardest part of the engage
ment TO have taken place after that
The fact may be that the rebels may
have been made to pay very desrly for
their victory over Kautz, as they were
armed with repeating rifles
1t was in this attack that the rebels
lost General Gregg and several other
officers,
The Times correspondent sums up
rs follows:
We lost eight guns, and as a set-off
We captured seventeen last Tuesday.
We slaughtered and wounded at least
900 of the enemy in front of the in
fantry, exclusive of what injury in
lioted them, besides 100 prisoners.
Most of the enemys killed and wound
sd were left on the field.
Considering their losses in men
hey brought their Generals dearly
through, although we must give them
'redit of killing, disabling, and captu-
ing an estimate of 90 men, in addi-
ion to the guns looking at the matter
rom all points Of The river. We claim
. very decisive victoy. We can afford to
ose guns but the .ebels cannot afford
o lose the large number of men they
lave to day in capturing them
They signally failed in their object of
lanking us, and viii scarcely be likely
o resume the experiment, at least for
ONE time. They also suffered severely
n the loss of artillery horses One of
heir batteries was drawn off the field
" hand
The Hearalds correspondent, writing
rom Buffers headquarters, under date
f Oct 9Th. says he has been throughout
he lines of the Army of the James
nd believes that several large arm. es
ave united with the object Of dislc ,dg-
no this army