Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-07
LATEST From THE UNITED sTI7e:

We have fscei7sd full fllc5 Of Northern :.
pers to tho II instant, from which ga ~.
some interesting extracts:
FROM GRANTS ARYT.
We have string news from ,he Jano. :.
or. General Grant reports tina. yes,s,.
morning two army corps, Commanded !!
Gen erals Ord and Birney. respectively, cr.s..!
The James river at Deep Bottom. Ori', s:a
succeeded in carrying the field k, end
trenohmeuts below ChAffin's lasm, cain
OF the same time some fftsen pieces a. ~,,cl
lery and from two to three hundred pri.S r'"'
Simultanet u y with this mc7emoit E,.''
advanced by tho New Marke, road sod
ried tho cn.r 1t hmcIs in thai qua.tf, r.
Confcteratea defending this outer liz. we
driven Luck, losing but few prisorcts. -
F2ox SHERIDAN.
The cavalry advance OF Sbetitsq'. az.
entered S,suntcn Oh Monday m"r1ir, H..
The main body Of Sheridsn's conm md w,.,
at WaynesbCro' en- the same dry. vhs;,
was SUP 3, sed, they were engaged in i.,,'-'
ing the rsile az track between C.t;st;a. {;
and Situation, No dites ;hiotma,;rr 80
Sheriti Al has been received A. the W.: =
psr Inca for several d.ys rsi 81! tt3 :, ..I.,
sen. ty him down the Witty havi1, /.
captured hY tho Iusrril!as, Wa, lc,or.r,. :.
Secretary Stanton, irf.st he ccu7uy !. S...
idan's rear.
|, CRITICAL c2HDITI.S.
Tho FEDERAL troors occupying Pr, K,
Missouri. under G ,neral E":Hg wtrr IT. v =.
nesdny LIST, in IA tr.tic.i situa,irL l.g,
had been previously ordered 10 wi:;.lrsx
forces, but his o,nlm u rcaticns we're cul a.l >.
he could ret away. The CoLi,jIas.s =.
succeeded i, planting @ battery On H,r;; ~,
Mount, which c3n,msnds Ewing ,a.al
and were throwing th"lla ir.o tt" II, vi. :
inflicted, IS We are toll, sim4 iriujy I'll.
! garrison. The Federal post ut N'i.,rul ? i;
was also attacked on Tuesdsy ght. The .o-
mandant, Colonel Mills, il said 10 hav> rva.
ed the enemy; but it is $50 stuffed thh: h:...
seqnently abandoned the place Gnd rrrrrI,,
to Do Soto. Ga the same evening thu ~
PJ:o-i vas captured by the Cpltcdcl..l.s =.
The headquarters Of Gen. 4. j. Sn,i:'. ts,
been established ut De Suto, where rtir Yr =.
men,s were being sent TO him Ll,ut e:,s.
toen thousand Missouri militia are ....r; i.
be under arms, together with ounht. u i.
dependent companies. All or neatly s.; i;
thisc, however, will nest probably ...,,
for the defence Of ST. Louis.
THE DoISGs OF FORREST.
From Tcancss,s va learn thnt ! -,
bat,le for the po-scssio, Ct Puls.Li ia a..
posed TO have occurred I'll Wednr=];. | 81.
but la'er dispatches assert that Forra.l ar..
drew bis forces during the nigh, AL r.a:.i,,
in the direction o.! III, Chat;anD, - ;..:,.. i
lie has 80 tHF=ctualIy damage! lie I,Lse =.
and Alabama railroad that it iiirrq';,:. ~,
ral weeks to repair il. Ger. Rors..l t,i.
mats Forests losses in killed, won; de-! a.;
prisoners. in the skirm;shss near Pl.i.,s,. =;
200 lnIn, trt is entirely si!ont as reg: 4
own cas.al.iss.
| PzAcs PacPosITIoN DESiiv.
We are informed by telegram ie.a Wi.
ineton, tba: after careful inquiry i, t.ra! /.
as.,rlained that any importance - ..l:...si,
in official circles. to tho rnmorrJ p:nco ~,
sitions from Georeia. The denial ;s IL, ~
stated, but when done Into plain E"gi.a. /;
ole.rs that all tie stories rciaiitS !. ig..!
he kp!ia:iors in Georgia arc l.'se.
FARaAoUr-ATrAcK o. MOBILE Ag,SD!ll
Admiral Farragut is n4'out to ho ,rrr,ir /:
to the command cf the North Atlanta B.N;!.
aiding Squadron, and Admiral Ina i 10 ~.
&C ID Farragut in cnmmard CT the fla il =
bile Bay. From thcsn r,snges we hI.,:
the attack on Mo,iie IS to be ab;.:i 4. Il
least for the present.
LATER FarM Missouri.
The New York Herald" OF t. Ii :.
teins the following despatch
Sr. LOUIS, S,pt. 30.-TLe rebels W.. ,,tis.l
back n; Pilot Knob with gien s'su sht,r 70.
forced to retreat.
Gao brigade of Gen. Smiths { '.rr II 81
stationed at Wstemao brijg', q i.:s mi.'!s
low Jvfereon barracks, this relnai:..!,: i Ii,
command eng ut the lat'er rias..
Nothing ia known this IN ~ IT,. ol I.
VII. rsabh,t ia or mnvam artI at Il = rn'i5s.
The towns Of Grsnton, Arcadia. :i.nrs
Point and Potcsi cuff :red grea' i'ju:r. I:
condition Of af.irs below L. a,i9 Ri. It..
known.
LATER.
Gen. Ewing reached larli.ol'a Sal 1
about 10 o'clock lastnigh., cloa6ly yu~sIsi,'
the enemy. Fighting has beca G.i:.. On, III
the result il unknown. The road il t.t Il,
sids of Harrison, and tho towrs 81 tu'aa:,
Bourbon I.o burning. Harrison lgirc i"
tween these two towns. The sur"ri,rr i
that the road is Gu! o. both sides rs :i'"t' or,
| 81 Ir, 1 o.,
md Ralla.
Escaped prisoEers whn mr:vsi ~ I. 81
10. day report thst Pilot kanp i. y:.'i hN.i
the rebels, bn. their NUMBER al F-,i.s,i
moveint n's ore not sn01E.
II is In ierst9oi TIA. p1rt01 q. sd
Smiths force started f,r Franklin, -. j@'s!
section of the P,.c Il and Sonhse,, 10 !
reads, forty miles ~ts: Of horc, 'c-"is:'.
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