The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-26
LATEST FROM TIE NORTH.

We have received copy of the Washington
Chto,ltrie of Sunday, the 23t instant
sHIklpAH's LAST OFFICIAL FALsIHooD--HF AMENDS
FORMER lt~PAI,hE~.
Fifteen hundred Yankee woundc! from the fight
at Cedar creek have arrived at Mmtlmshurs, and,
according 10 santons bulletin, fifteen hundIcl phi
soners The Same dignifrd and truthful document
announces that "Genelal Custer arrived at Wash
inston this afternoon with ten rebel battleitgs dis
nl4vr.d from the railroad engine. The following i,
Sherilan's last official dispatch, which the reader
will do we'll to remember comes from ii Genera! that
has lust fallen back behind Cedar creek Tor safety:
CEDAR ChttK, NIRuINIA,t
October 2l-4P Nj.
Lisptsnant-G G,uc,M L. s. Gfnnt, city Point:
I pursued the routed forces Of the enemy nearly
f. Mount Jackson, which point he reached during
tho r,ioht of the 10Th and 20th without an organ
lied regiment Of his army From The accounts o'
our pri.onc1s who have escaped, and cltIzenS, the
rUut complete.
Nbnn+ two thousand Of the enemy broke and
made their way down through the mountain on the
For ten miles Oh the line Of retreat, the road and
country Were covered with small arms, thrown away
by the living rebels, and other debris
Forty eight pieces of captured artillery are now
at my Headquarters.
thin! that not less than three hundred wagons
and auhulanccs were either captured or destroyed.
The. accident of the morning turned To our al-
vantage rs much though the whole movement
had been planned. -
The only regret | have is the capture, in the
early morning, of from elSht hniidltu " oile 'iio
sand Of men.
Iam now sending to the War Department ten
battlc-tldgs.
The loss Of artillery in the morning was seven
from Crook eleven from Emory, slN from " iisht'
From all that | learn, think that Etily :
rcinfDrcemeuts could not be less than twelve thou
sand men. L. 1t. ShhhlpAN,
Malor-Gcueral Commanding.
THE LATEST PROM sHERNAS-THE "ft hA'i Oh
HOOD STILL KEPT Up.
A telegram from Chattanooga, dated the list
after stating that sit is believed that both armies
| are in North Georgia. says:
Hood is reported to be rapidly moving down
BOwnstown Valley 70 jacksonville and iai'aoeR''
where he strikes the railroad to Montgomery.
sherul4n's army, stripped Of every pound oi Su-
pcliiu0us baggage, - IN hot pursuit oil the enemy
who has 80 much start ana flies 70 itaiiuliy th' i
capture Is not assured.
A train came up to IIton from Ailaitt 10
small party of rebel cavalry attempted 70 t''i
up the track below Acworth Yesterday ouI w m'i' =
driven oil by the train guard. Otherwise 'l' L
quiet along the Atlanta road.
THE WAR IN THE souTuwEsT-FR MOBILE
They have had another fright at Meinphs-this
time from the report that General Dick laylof wac
advancing on the city. GeperaI Dana Ii III COM
mand there. There has been some light casaifS
| skirInishng around Little Rock, Arkansas An 'ar
| rival at New York from New Orleans gives the FOL
lowing intelligence from Mobile and other quarters
Several army officers made daring reeonnois
sance in Mobile buy the 10th, passing inside Ill
! the distractions and returning safely