Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-11-11
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Ia sisotioDsariug IL. ;ah.3l id IS follows
dtncral Hood kGs bsep defeated With cor.
siderable less in his fret astonp. to cross the
Tounessss river. The point chesa1 foT sle
movement ia between Decatur sud FlG1slcs
c. tbs had OF tbs muscle shoals Of tie Tan
,ssse riSer, and ia illustrated in map which
wa si7s this niarning, showing tia relative
position Of these points end Nashville with
BlusTstsr creek, the pcint g. which the CT
gagement took place. Ii appears from cur
Correspondence that General Sherman has
sart tho 4tt corps to Decatur to operate sgsinst
Hood, while. With che remaining h75 corps CT
his sruy, lis hos ui07ei 10 Atlanta, aid is, n
ell probability, ab5ut - !nauguEass sn ,orsn-
GiTa caiI, pGiEn E:om tho! pii5:t, THUS Ignoring
for the Tins tbs ezistc:i3a Il Ho2d, Or ieaYils
hin tc yr;s;auts hia calnpaik1 Alto Tennessee
al Liz l5iSurs. Tbs rab:i s3c0u1tS, whia., V ;
pubi:eh ID COIN aasi3u witt! 3ttes Important
Iaatia;, give interesting accounts II ho1i Pre-
Tious 70 ths BATHS.
| Tia above statement! i, bs5sI ou tho following
despatch
| NASHVILLE, Nov s. I-6l On the 81 instant
the r9bol army, under Hood, attempted ID cross
| the Tennessee river at the mouth OF the B!uo-
| water, snd were rspulsed b. tie Unicn army
under Gen. Sherman with considerable loss
| FORREST on TUE TEHysssgE.
Bssiias the operations ii Our cavalry Oh
the MoIdphis aud Charleston :ailrosi, betTee,
Courtland and Decatur. Ala. tho ''ustAis"
ANNOUNCES the following
! il ~
| Jonasqilig the EesterG ,esm'nus Vi ms Nash
rille and Northwestern Railroad, but tho pc
sition ia strongly defended, and caa rspsl any
sttsck OF cavalry.
Tar OBJECT OF sGTLfR's ASSIGNMENT 10 NEW
| Y0EK.
General Butler, by direction Of the Prcti
dent of the UIi;ed Siltee, AID by Assignment
Of General Dig, commanding tbs Department.
of tia. East has asaaa:d c1mmand o, the
military forces in ihis S:a,e, for tho purpose
of preserving order until aft:r the Pies!den.
tial election, and preventing the execution OF
aurpossd designs Of rebels and rabel eJmps-
zats, 10 curry out q systematic plundering ard
burning raid in our principal cities GsneEal
Dutb, in his official order, .s5uIsn The 4ttlzehs
TIA. tdey rtoj Grrrehsnd 10 interference Will
thsir rights cr privileges &c eltet0ra, az h'
subO1 3:natss gre instructed 70 strictly refrain
from anT!hius Ct the k!nI, bis only c!jsct he
ing to preserve pence. The Oh, I'h and IL
Connecsieu. regiments, under H,o. la%'ey
arrived 10 this city ycstsrday, with orders tt
report 10 General Butler.
TnE EXCITEMENT THa sospEs.
The excitement along our Ncrthern frontier
towns in reference TO the aht;ci pated rs5e
raids FROM Canada, still continuss. At BuHa
10 and Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, ,h'
citizens arc in considerable alarm. feeling o0l
fdsnt that attempts to plumber and burn then
will bs made on sleution day. At the lat:el
place merchants arc removing thsir godds.
vEAT ABOUT sHEEIoAHi
The reports published in SOLOS secession pa'
pers that General Sheridan is falling back havi
not, We are assured By one Of cur Baltimore
correspondents, tbs slightest foundatiap IN lest
His aru7 T6s nsreT III better condition tear
it's now, and hs is fully prepared 70 meet aad
disposs Rlost effsctrally Of Early SHOULD Tx
lsttar carry cut his supposed design OF rntEIis
another attempt to RchisSs the mastery II ;h'
Shenandoah Valley. Early liz sGid to be nov
at New Market. rsorcenizipg tho remnants q
his oil sIm7 and suot cInsoript additions L
il IS have recently boan made by the R!cb
lnond auAoriti.s.
IShoTidan'5 army may 10 ii splendid con
dition, but thas has hot prevented it from
failing back" nevertheless.