The New York herald., 1864-11-01
Tnc neconnoisssncs at Batcher's Ran
The RtSs, Eeports Ierreseat IL Rs =
TrclibIe HAITI

10 rom the Richmond Dispatch, Oct. IS
liurirg wcdresday night the enemy threw across 10
the north SIDE At Deem Botto heavy cc,uns OF troops,
sring from fifteen to twenty thousand-aosne pnt
me number hisa thirty thousaud. About Eire
O'Clock yesterday morning general activity
tescd aions the enemy's entire fcnt on the north de
sgsirs, our sft the Cbarios cry road at
point about four ana half mee below the city We
opened cI them With artillery al long range. Their
repeatedly driven back. Later In the day they
mad. show g sdvacns On our wsoe frynt, "a, were
OR troors on tho osooFns turnpike had the saisfsc
ton Of sholilrg foit Harrscn Our fire heavy, and
The canonedo rpesl Ct which was dore by our grns,
va. very heavy os,ecisly between lhrse O'Clock T. "
and uights, snA intarminaled with bvisk musety
On the Charles City road throughout tue day the ensy
sc.n,d t1'sa; rtsn ng our '. fhe1 nsads rp>a>d
sd-h tim. reDatssd MA fearful 'ss ~. kiisd cd
wsraded Disise Tie Idst Gf-nrh or cdpta,fd, "a
who ". are glad to ss, have been safely landed IL n:
Ioty Az a. pr.s:n, Informed we are dsro.sa g r 70
ss s ssas ns o Ips ,ss s,sh . rent
70 fsr our advicss from The neishboshood OF re.
tsrsbrrs are vssae aud uusssistsctory. beng CITY
over last nights train Trey report that So.
r,sas battle va: fSash, ys:,:ss,y, lasting as:. q
sss'nsss sss s;susAIss q ss'' 81 'ts s 4ssos
raj pssrns. of our cavalry. va. killed Three uour,ne
pfsopess and ssms guns Il was bkcvhs said We had
q4oWc. es. ceceras may g. u, va earno, eos.m nd
Rem fraf,csriIy uai! fiyftsr confirmed. We only
know poslvely thai, with Inc dencustis
tion foint agans, e'i, tho eEsy mevet heavy
roros against right scuhN est VI Tcterseurg ard we
think IN the latter case, brought en- 6gbt.
u 3 also csrtnn the chomy 10 motaA In flcstits
front. eat ndiDU from the begbboghood o. Dutch Gap
snuthwss.~ardiy and that there was shsrp skrmsn
there n. MNU Nt0NHt
The demonststien the north slde mny have Leeu
flint 10 tho real nsck rsl.s ksyrnd ~
crshure, the Whole movcment OF the cueuiv may be
bat preliminary 10 FERROUS operations be
dcrtakcb to-day or horoartcr.
Our losses ON the north sde, Ia sn the artillery hfnr
sad sgrnsh.nx OF Yesterday, amounted to amcs moth
Ing We have heard Of only few wounded aud
from The south side wc have nothipy we regard
autlisEi bat the doath of General eaTrg. We, OF
course, know nothing of tho enemys losses General
Dsering. though mere youth, being coy twensytw
pears or ase, enc q the rsisg mon of army
Rcsignpg his csdetthp nj West rop, me brsuu the
asa lieutenant Of the Washinrion uouissnal artillery.
roee 70 lieutenant coIorelcy Of artillery, WAS macc
colonel OF cavalry aud then brizder general OF cavary
he was from Campbell county, Va.
tergvam, received isst night from Chanla's uuG,
states that yesterday evening rssused the cnens on
the williamsburg road, taking W stsnds OF coiors aud
two hundred rrisouets
Late night issrusd from "A ofela source that
the saemy made aessults lines both thu north
and south sdes ana had been repussd sry where With
serious LOSE We ssc learned from ths source thai
eur wnoe less on shs usN side sss more shaa sweesy