The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-11
TIE UNION ARMIES.
Favorable News From All.


Wor Department., Washington. Oct Io.--Xdjoy !
Gen. Dur :-Repora have been received by this |
Department from Generals Grant, Dutler, sherman.
Tnomss Sheridan and Burbridg. showing the |
favorable condition Of military snars in their re-
spovt've fields Of peranon. No rccen, intelligence
has born received from Major Gen Candy, but by |
his last reports Gen. steeio WAS moving In force
upon the oi Price ards Missouri.
The purpose OF General Grants vidt " Washing
W, having be IN accomplished. he returned 70 his
Hesdquarter on Saturday.
Css.nsdl Epvrs ~ srAsroS.
Secretary ~ War.
ftc-e tl lows the reports alluded 70 by Nj. Stan.
toni
PROM GEN GRANT
Var Department, Warrington, Oct io.-Tslc-
graphic cumInun.c alton with Gen. Gvsn,s heal
quarter hss been re-es'sblshed, and in dispatch
" tue v iA Department, received At I o'clock this
aisrno. q. the General reports IS follows;
81 fl I'd our losses tho other day much less
than ~ st reported, Three hundred will cover our
en,ro loss In killed. wounded and captured. Aboui
ono hr ndred and my were captured, aud great
many dead fell into our hands Tho lors OF the
eneur y could not be less than twelve hundred.
Tn. Richmond Who Of The s,h. speaking Of
this attls, has the following
Tn gallant General GREGG, commanding .
Ter . brigade, fell in the advance. Among other
c.su altie have 10 report Gen Bra,ton. Of South
Ca.' lima, badly wounded; Col. Haskell, Of the sth
Sou tn Carolina Infantry, severely wounded in the
isc'l and MAJOR Hsskn- OF the souh Carolina Ar
| tlb .ry, also wounded. r'iInOr states that Gen
| Gc sry was killed.
rinos Friday there has bscn co tshtins what
| ew,r,
;slgued,, "C. 8. GnAsI, Major General"
FROM GEN BUTLER.
Heddquoyters Department viyginta and n.
GIyo;ino, Oct. & lS64.-Lieu, Gen. Grant: Our
Gecess yesterday WAS decided enc. although the
rebel papers claim . victory. They admit shss
! Gen. Gregg and Gen. Brstton were woundei. Gen.
Gregg WAS IN command Of Fields DviGon. No
movement On the Harrisburg tPesersbursl do
No more troops have been over from Loo The
movement yesterday wa. made under ht eye.
1 tsgncd,! BP BuTrrI, Major -sunerA.
FROM GENERAL THOMAS.
Eaahrile, Tenn, Oct. Il 1850 p. M.--Have mol
heard direct from sherman. but Gen. Corse, 81 ALA
toona informs me that sherman is q, Ksncssw, re
pairing the railroad between Atantz and ALA, ona
lie has plenty Of provisions in Atlanta, and % IN
ss the ulain army concerned, fees secure. Con
Il ,ssesu rspor,s tia. Forrost has escaped him by
$ crossing tie Tennessee fstboats, nboyc and be
low Florence, tue 9TH inst ant, while he tRos-esu
was detained bv h. "a water in shosl Greek and VI.
| Rlycr.
tSlgre9l usoIGE II THOMAS
MaiorGGaersl.
FROM GEN SHERMAN.
AIdtoona, O:t. 9th, r. a.-Mdj. Gen. Hailed
70 ChIJ Of stoS:-I reached Kcnesav Mountain o.,
= 0th-iust In time 70 witness at distance the o,
!. tack OF Alatoona. Ihad anticipated this nusek
and had ordered from Rome Gen. Corse, with reu
forccmont.. Tie stt.ck was me, and rrpulscd, IN
C. enemy losing 200 dead aad more than loo
4. wounded and prisoners. Gu loss was about 700 /
=. the aggregate, end tho enemy cspturct tho ANA
gsrrsons at Big shAnty and Ackworth, and burne
~ shout seven miles n our railroad. but We have
'd Allatoona and Atlanta an abundance o prisoner
Hood observing our approach has moved rapid'
n. back 10 Dallas and Van Writ and | am ws.chin
him in case hs Iys TO reach Kingston or Rom
Atlanta is perfectly secure 10 US and this army
ry better oil than in camp.
re s!gned. W. T snKnyAs, Hsj. Gen.
GEN. BURBRIDGE.
Cls,leto,cn, 10 A. NJ, Oct s.-Hon II. N. Sta'
no ton Forcing the enemy from Clinch Mountai
and Laurel Gaps Aher heavy diminishing, we IN
m. the enemy 30 miles from satville, on tie moruir
,ur Of the ID instant. and drove him TO his work
III. around the salt works. where he was strongly er
nj trenched on the bluh. in heavy force. und,
nd Echoles williams Vaughan, and IL u sad Brec
,ds inridge We ct once attacked him and drove biz
from his works on our left and centre, and be
. In check on the right and finally IN spi,a d sTt