The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-09-14
THE WAR.

There Is no contest reported yet from
General Grants camp. Secretary Stanton
stated in a despatch on Saturday that all
was quiet. The prepa raiions for a grand
conflict continue, however. Grant is mass
ing all bis available troops on the Weldon
Railroad, about Ave miles south OF Peters
burg. Lee has a strong force on three sides
of Grants position. There are Confederates
west of It in Petersburg, north of it, and
at Reams' Station, south of it. Lee is re-
ported as having made his headquarters at
Reams' Station. Troops-are evidently hnr.
rying 10 Richmond from all quarters, and
we have all the symptoms of a Confederate
attack, which ioreworned Mcclellan in
1862, when on the Peninsula.
From General Sherman there is ~inteiii-
gence as late as ten o'clock on Friday morn
ing. At that lime he had Withdrawn his
army 10 Atlanta, and was terrifying The po-
sition. There is no indication of any fur
Their advance by him. Confederate des-
patches state that Generals Anderson and
Cumming were wounded liz the late con-
test, and that their loss was one thousand
killed and wounded, beside prisoners
Wheeler's expedition to the railroad in
Sherman's rear is regarded, in the South, as
a failure. Wheeler is evidently retrealing
TO Hoods camp.
There is a variety of intelligence from
New Orleans. General Banks will come
north on September Is. General Heron,
with tho Eodoral tr0a.e ~.
Clinton, Louisiana, and the Confedera,es
have re-occupied it. General Dick Taylor,
with the Confederates from the west eide of
the Mississippi, has certainly crossed the
river and will march 20 the relief OF Hood
and Mobile. The Confederaies have cap
;ured the Federal garrison al Duval's Bluff,
Arkansas, with two gunboats and seven
transports.
There was a report on Saturday that Mos
bile had surrendered. Secretary Stanton
states that he has received no confirmation
oil 1t General Granger, who commands The
Federal land forces, is at New Orleans, and
though Farragut was, at last accounts, max
ing extensive preparations for an attack vet
1t was announced that he would not make
one until Gen. Granger returned.
A reconnaissance from Sheridan's camp.
in the Shenandoah Valley, has found the
Confederaies in a strongly intrenched posi-
ton, four miles west of BerryvilIe, on The
Opequan River. Nothing bias occurred in
The Valley, though it is stated that Early is
gradually Withdrawing his troops 10 Rich
mond 10 reinforce Lee.
The C~onfederates have made a raj d
against the railroads running from New.
bern, North Carolina, 10 Moorehead City on
The seacoast. A train was thrown from the
track, some passengers killed and injured
and some negroes captured.
General Grierson, with q boGy of troops
from Memphis, has began an expedition in
10 Arkansas opposite Memphis, to drive
away the guerrillas who annoy the steamers
on the river.
General lmboden, with some Confederate
cavalry, recently made a raid in 10 Randolph
county, Western Virginia. He captured
seventy two prisoners and nineiS-six horses
and mules.
The Nighting ale,s steam transport which
has arrived in New York from Key West
reports having been chased by a privaieer
Thefe are now 4,445 Confederate officers
imprisoned in the North.
Hereafter there will be no nava. enlist.
ments for less than two years.
Captain Semmes is to have command OF
the privaiser Electric Spark.