The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-11

az aitoVna anu Aliant1 an abundance O
timber
Hoad. observing Our approach, ha
moved rapidly back to Dallas and v4r
Vert | an watching him in case b,
tries to reach Kingston or Rome.
| Atlanta is perfectly secure to us, and
this army is better cff than in camp.
W.T. SHERMAN,
Major General.
Woodstock. Virginia,
Sept. 10 p. IN.
To Gen. U Grant:
have. the honor to report my COM
msnd at this point 10 night
commenced moving back rom Por,
Republic. Mount Crawford, Bridge~atsr
and Hsrrisonburg yesterday u. IN. The
graio and forage 10 advance Of these points
had previously been destroyed. 10 NOV
ing oick 20 this point the whole country
tron the Blue Ridge to. North Mouatain
has been made untenable for the rebels.
l have destroysd over 1000 barns filed
With whest, hay and farming implements,
over sevanty mills filed with f,ur and
wheat, have driven in from, of the arms
over 400 head of stock, and killed and
issued to the corps not less than 80. 600
sheep.
This destruction embraces the Lursy
valley and h,tls Fork valley. as well as
the main valley. A large humber of hor
>es have been oh aimed. proper estimate
Of which [ csnnot now make.
II. Jno. X. Meies, E,gineer officer
wss murdered beyond Warren-burr.
near Di5toa. Fur the outrage all thu
houses within an area OF Eve miles we're
burned.
Since | came into the valley from Har-
pers Ferry every train. any small party.
md every.s'arggler has been bushwhacke ID
hy the peopls. many of waom have pro-
iectiun papers from Commanders vino have
been hitherto in That valley. Tae DC pie
sppesr 10 be getting sick ot the war. They
hsse had no reason to complain becau-.
they have been living in very great abuu
dance.
| have not been followed by the enemy
TO this point, with the exception OF small
iarce OF reoei cavalry that showed them
selves some distance behinl nv resr
guard to-day.
A party OF 100 Of the Sth Ohio caval
ry which had sialioned at brijges over
the north Shenandoah near Mt. J Jckson
was attacked by Mcneil with II men
while they were ssieep and the xloo par.
y were dispersed or captured. think
they will all turn up. 1 learn that Gfty
SIX OF them had reached Winchester. BE
Neil was mortaily wounded aad fell ints
our hands. This was good fortune as he
was the most d-rlng aud dangerous of the
busLshackcrs in this section of the coue.
Try. Z. III. SagarpAS,
Major General.
Gen. burbridge mskes the lo.Lwina
report Of bis cps etaiions:
Ca,t'etsbur.,, Ky. Oct. s.
To lion. T.. VI. 5 aaton:
Forcing the enemy from Cie,ich NJ ,un.
tin and Laurel Gap, aitsr u heavy sk,r-
m'sh we met the snemy ;! miles from
Salt>vll'e on thr moralng Of the FL AMI
.irove ,itn 10 his wotks where lie WIS
.irongly eu'renehsi oa the blaff in heavy
force uolcr Z ,hels, W.liiams. Vaughn.
aud il is ssid Breck'nri1ge We 8, once
ntfA.sud him aud drove him from his
soIks on our ie.: and centre anl held him
in cheek On their right AMI finally. In
spite Of artillery a1d superior numbers.
shipped him at every point snd forced
him back TO h;- own works Ia the eve.
ping our ammunition gave cuf. aud bold
ing the position taken till night, with
drew the comn4nd in excellent or,ier and
-pisits. The occupation OF the wo,k,
themselves was only prevented By the
failure of our ammunition.
From prisoners | learn tbs enemy's
forces were between G.OO0 and 8, 900. snd
that Breekintidgs was present with 4 oOo
from Lynchburg.
My forces amounted to $500 engaged,
II is certain the enemv's fnIce grestl,
Ioutnumbered ours. A detachment 10
hold The gap forced its way through and
dove the enemy With superior force
from his works at Gladesviile, cspturin .
several prisoners aud number of small
arms and piece, artillery. Oar loss
in al is about $50, and tha, II the enemy
| more
viii report fully by NALL in the morn
ing.
On the 81 received orders from Gen
| Sherman To return.
5 y. BuRBRrDGE, NJ j. Gsn.
The telegraph line between Fort Mon
roe and City Point, which was b,vken b,
big storm, ID not yei reraired.
Tue latest military news from there i.
the following telegram from Gentra But
Ter:
headquarters Dept. of Va. ard N. G, !
Oct. 8. !
TO Major General Grant:
Our success yesterday wa. a decided
one, although the rebel papers claim .
victory. They adni. that General Gregg
and General Bration were woupaed. =
Gen. Gregg was 10 command Of Field
| division.
The Richmond Examiner of this 4. m
has an official Dispatch from Gordonsyill
lasl night that X,nkee cavalry fore,
burned the railroad bridge over the R,pi
dan and made their escapes
| No movement has been made on IIsr