New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-08
RATTLE NEAR ALLATOONA.
Gen. Thomas Defeats the Enemy
AFFAIRS In GRANTS ARMY.
s.cre,nry stanton 10 GrrS Dix.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
Friday Oft 1854


To Mas; Gen JOHN j. DIX: II recent dis.
Itch |. wa. mentioned that Gen Sherman was -eking
..surcs 10 protect his communicative from the Rebel
Aces operating sgainsther. DISPATCHES received las;
.Arht show the iulflIre nj OF this expectation.
X.s Gen Geo. II, Tho maa way sent to louisville to
c.aise the t-oopse his distric end drive Forrest from
.r Ines Willie the attention Of Gen. Shsrmrn d.
,.ed to tho movements of tho main Srmy in the
vicinity Of atlanta
On the esh Of October the -,bcls had cJpturcd Bss
MANLY hit wer. followed c.csely up By Sherman II.
eth
Asevsre enc agemcnt wnc ought by forces uu 'er
nensrd French, in which tce Rebels driven t-om
~ f-ld with heavy loss, leaving e cir dead and
-vcunied in IT hands.
Deails arr found in tho GLOWING d'T atch from Gen
Thomas;
VnavILLE Tenn. Thurslny, Oct c, ls54--ll: 3oprn.
ttr. EpwE NJ. STANTON SseretGrycf-yor. The follow.
~ tcegrsn is just received from Ci attanooga-
Gen. Sr IN, who left here yesterday. 9Th inst tcle
graphs that the ene.a- refreshed last evening from
Altoona moving in the direction OF Danss leaving lis
dead and four TO six hundred ded in orr Lands.
Dur loss Tas abczt en- hundred i ed and v0 hundred
wounded
The Tesaca bricro win be repaired by tomorrow.
sxd the trains vi; be able &C run as far 80 Altoona,
gping va Cleveland and Dalton, Nothing arsher has
besn heard from sh rman snce ny dispatch CT yester
day b, the of the ener5 towards Delas indi
sates that he rss close on thet rear near Altoona
Ibsse not beard from Gems. Rousseau O. Washburne
to-day hut pressure that they pushing forrest
sapidy the enrdiiion OF tho roads VIII aSmit- We
Asve had hesvyt1d conturss rains for the last FIVE
kaya rendering he roads streams stnoet mpasss
NJ have tfc. received ne following drpatch from
Gen. Granger. dated Hunts5 lie. 10 p. H. Gsh
The courisr-eported drcv ned crossing F2k River Is
b He loeI tie dispatched while crossing the river
Be reports the: two Rebeis captured yesterday
Who say that .hey left Forrest at La6Tenceburg the
light before crossing sortl. Gen. No-gs2s advance
was skinish ag with the enemy this noTaVg Stone
Greek he beng unable the creo account OF
Nigh wetec.
He hopess) be able te cross by to.mo1rsw morning,
when he VII push them still further The Alabama
Railroad we be repaired from here 80 Pulaski in one
week Ga oRGE II. THoxae Ma. -Gen.
Anothes and unofficial dispatch reports &c follows:
Telegrspa repaired "a Alton to-day. TIE action
yesterday severe French attacking With his div
en seven thousand strong. and suffering heavily. leav
tng his killed. and wounded in handG % the number
u one thou,and. while lost only tIeohaHdrsd The
Isht lasted six hours altogether.
From Lawrence We hear that Mergar has Forrest
vcrpered captured his transportation and that the
sunboats prevent all retreat across the Tennessee.
Satsfss tory reports OF the operations n progress be-
hre Richmond and Petersburg have been received but
Aer det lis not at present proper for publication
A disps-oh from Geu Stevenson reports that an off,
esr Of Geo. Sher.dan's staff had just arrived. Gen.
Sheridan was still at Hsrrsonburg. His supply trains
we're go0g on all right occasionally interrupted by
guerrilla parties. the only Rebel force on the road
thts officer brought in the remains OF ST. John i.
hegs o. the Engineer Corps, the only OF Brevet
hajor.Gtneral Meigs Quaricrmaster General. lie was
klled by BIZ shwhackers Monday last while making
mili.ary survey In the death Of this gallant young
sfncer TIE Department has occasion 10 deplore no
srdnary. loss Last year he graduated at the Mill
Iary Academy Of West Point with the highest honors,
snt OF Engineers and Immediately sent into the field
Hs performed distinguished and r1eftori5us services
aurng the campaigns Of last year On the Publications
u Baltmae. Harpers Ferry and Cumberland, and was
uade Chf. Of the Army oftbe Shenandoah
n the campaign he accompanied the army under ST.
ri Hunto. and Sherman. In every position be gave
sroof Of gres, professional skill personal ocaage and
Assoted patriotism One Of the youngest and brightest
c the military profession. he has fallen al
early victim to the murdeious Rebel warfare.
Gen. Roseerans reports that Gen. Ewing made good
~ Rolla losing only few straggers and
Aose killed AID wounded by the way, few IN number
Srcm the number Of the wounded Rebels the enemys
~ will not fall much short Of 600 hOro du eomba.
EDWIN " STANTON Sec'y Of War.