The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-10-25
Of Jefferson City. and il is not believed
that Rosecrans hs, spy force thrre to with
stand Richmond Sentinel
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

stand Them. -HnhW0nd Senttnet
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
II is the impression in some quarters that
Sheridan, after leaving p"rt OF his forces
At Strasburg, will send ihc remainder 10
reinforce Grant. The repair of the railroad
hom Manassas to Strrsburg will enable
him to procure his supplies from Aleran.
dra, and Slso facilitate tho transportation
Of his troops to Aisxandris, il he con;em.
plates sending them by water to the aid of
Grant The enemy has been rePairing the
Alexandria aud Orange road, but the re-
moval Of the materials from the Kappa
hammock, where they had been collected
for the rebuilding the bridge scross that
stream, looks as if be had aband"ced the
ides Of moving in the direction Of Gordons.
Vile. Passengers from Frederick sbug say
that NI hundred Federal cavsIry We're in
Stafford on Mond.y last. ua. rhiug in the
direction of Fred-riek,burk but ss they
were ia ihe upper psri Of the eoan,y, they
were Probabl. SSly \ raiding party from
the vicinit. Of The Orange railroad, and no,
the advance Of 81 aruy.
fhs concentration Of . large force Of
Manassas, must have Been with the origin.
ai intention Of. moving 10 the direction Of
Gordonsville.but events 10 the Valley may
have caused him to change his programme
We are OF opinion that larger pnrnon Of
tho troops. under Sheridan will be sent 10
Grant by transports from ,Aisxandria.
DEsERTrors FROM THE ENEMY.
Since our Government hxv- adouted IN.
policy Of sending Yankee deser,.rs through
The lines to their homes, instead Of holding
them as prisoners Of war. they have been
coming within our lines 10 large numbers,
and when those who are drafted learn no W
easily they can escape and The facility af.
fofded them by the Contsd-iate Govern.
meni To return TO their own country they
will come by hundreds.
Al hrst mpst Of the Federal deserters
were. foreigners, but for several da . near.
~ al who have arrived within our lines
are natives Of the United States Rich.
mond Sentinel
The Nsmphis Appeal has heard it stated
on good su,h"sity. and does not doubt il,
that the Confederacy has in tn. Trans Mis-
sissippi Department a. many as seventy
thousand Koops. II thinks, and the isdi.
cations se-In TO sustain its opinion. that
Prices force with which he has moved into
Missouri 10 no mole raiding party, but n
army Of occupation. lie aud his vete ran
troops have gone INTO the State Nth the
view OF conqusr'uR snd sls, ing ti,ers.-
Either Missouri, must be given up to Price,
or troops must be drawn from the Yankee
forces under Sherinan, Grant, Sheridan or
somebody. else, TO enable Rosecsanz 10
make hsadway against him. Iu either cas-.
the Confederacy' must DO the gamer.
GEoxeIA THE Atlanta Ini.ii iigencsr, Of
the 18th inst, says srssyemepts are being
perfected 10 occupy Atlanta by our troops
and very soon y strong aud available fore,
will occupy and secureIy hold that cit,
henceforth.
Hoods army is reported ~ steadil,
pushing on nOrthwsrds, in 6as spirits, snt
with full confidence that the campaign " il
entirely CLEAR the county sou tn VI the Ten
nesSee river, Of The enemy.
Forrest hss joined Hood, and we ma,
look for good news from that quarter a
any time.
Gen. Lees 0Moial Dispatch.
| RICHnoEB. Oct. I7.--phe following dis
! patch has been received a. iis War De
psrtment
Hon Seeretary Wss!
On the l4,h,C Mosby struck the Bal
timors g. Ohio railroad, at Duffis!d, snt
destroyed the U. d. n,sil.trsin, ronsisiia,
Of locomotive sad ten cara srcsrioy twsnt,
prisoners and 100 hossss Among ths p.is
onsrs were two Yankee pny masters, and
Siss.0o9 10 Governpsot funds
(Signed1 X. l.. Lee. General.
Northern News.