The New York herald., 1864-11-07
Mr. b. d. wessfAli's Despatch.


Ar. b. ID. Wess4ali's Despatch.
GAYLsviLLn, Ala, Oct. 81, 1864.
0snssai sherman's headquarters to-day Gaylss
vsls, North Alabama, little burg OF dozen houses,
Situated The Chasoogata river miles from ,ss Juno.
eoa with The Coosa. The town il twenty-five miles from
ksns Ca, in . southwestsriy direction. The valley In
watch 0ayiesvils lies very productive one, one
vssk ago tccraSy we'll filled With supplies Tins
SAet douss Influenced general Sherman selecting
~ . piacs Of rest when pursuit 0 Hood was
abandoned. the army has been hare i've days,
"a the country for twenty-five miles around
- been pretty veil cleared Of sweet potatoes,
son. Aoss, nioh COWS ssa fruit. Our have Sub.
sssd or the country and grown int sy the change
ossnmsnt rasions. Piles Of cracker boxes and
~ meat ars stared - ~ cossmsary depots Of the
psDy, sad original packages q bacon remain untouched
- army =, indeed. "bsstsr "a than would bs in
01Rn
"A sus Exrxy
htfenched in ~ Blue Mountains. bsyond she Coosa,
Avesn miles from bore. the direction Of Talladsga.
~ three corps Of inansry-Less, Sswarts and Cheat
hanspicket the south Of the cooss while Wheeler
- Sossh bank of sas tooss. wheeler's men dis.
Oeasssl aaA acting Infantry corps o. observation.
Sssn sSs armies spce The return Trip oomPsncsd and
9 Aes that any nshting Is likely to occuk soeu.
svo days ago % the nsighbofhood Of furkeytown re
suited Ia nothing bu, The discovery Of whseers where
ssouss, Is above stated rne corps returned and now
Hods position in The valley within two miles Of the
ooess General Schoneds Army OF tho Ohio pckets the
nerth BANK OF that river, while the Fourth and Four
ooenth corps In and around Gayiesville
General Stanley comu,andstbe Army OF the Cum berand
y the field, general thomas j. Wood taking Staniey's
cBourtb) corps.
Shere rumors o. reorgsn' 'ton Of the armies oom.
Dpstpg Sbermans Military Dvisn by which department
6rganixatiors will be dune with, end the whole
Uymy, under General stermsn's rsons supervision be
ssms more manageable machine:
um Chattanooga to Atlanta and Rome will be in running
Sa To- morrow Moro than twelve mrs Of track have
~ destruction OF ties rails and bridges having eeen
Ue@pets.
Rarticu culars OF tho Late Capture Of tho
0unboat Undine, on Tennessee River
1--WE TranspOrts Ca aPtured ny tho Reb-
els on she Same Day-TweIve Thou
sand Rebels Reported at Fort Herman,
Sa tho Ten nncssee, Sc, &c.
CARo, Nov. s, 1894
Ae Continental brings eighty bales Of cotton.
no steamer Dunieith sunk ave miles below Helena on
90 s1st uls. Moet Of her cargo viii be saved but the
noas total loss.
nGh,sen deck hands wore drowned by the sinking Of
- steamer James white on Thursday.
me gunboat Undine captured At Fort Herman, the
ysanessee river, previously reported fought the
- hours before surrsnderng. She had six men killed
90 eight wounded three Of them mortally. Among the
Vsandsd vas Capt. Bryant Hsr armament consisted Of
sght twenty four pound howtzers. She sunk with heI
bew lying ths river bank but t 10 sinoe reported that
- rebels plugged up the holes in her hull. and
Ass gunboat
The rebels At Fort Herman are reported twelve thou
sand strong, with sixteen pieces Of artillery.
Shs transports Venus and Chassman captured The
oane day AZ The Undine. The pilot o the former 70
uwu that sne was rddlsd BY shell and musketry. Capt
Alsu and most OF her crew killed. and also nfteer
nDldisp who board. The Chaseman was STRUCK
~ she'll, whom she was run ashore; but At last &C
ssssss the rebels had destroyed her.
ne rebels have three batteries wthin mile abov,
nA below Fort Herman.
Yhteen or fourteen OF tho crew OF the Undins
9orted 10 have been killed after the surrender.
4he Fighting on tho Tennessee River.
EAsHvnlE, Nov. 8, 1854.
Ysrserday At daylight the gunboat Undine, No. 55
eapamed few days ago by the rebels, through tn
sAste st Rsynodsburg Island and landed rebsl troops
Nho then fred her and lert
A. eight O'Clock the sunboats Key West and EnI
scanned down the side Of Reynodsburu Island
osn Johnscnvic, and engaged rebo battery Of twenty
Dsr poundes PARROTS Ths gunboas were driven back
eadly damaged to Johasonvills.
A. two O'Clock in the afternoon rho enemy's battere
supcsiss above aad below Johnsonvis, opened on tn
nlsabIsd rusboasA they responded until their smmu
nssson vas exhausted, and were then blown up rhei
Dsas' crews are At the fort In Johnionyille.
fhis morning The rebels commenced crossing in IN
nssts Of the Undins . place about nve miles abov
Jacksonville. Two natboaw were also used.
Ne Sighting has taken place to-day. me rsbss are On
uaesd In buryng their dead.
Il Gunbosis froa Paduoah are IN sight, and rsinroros
0ssts have arrived.
General sohonsld takes command Of the post Of John
Davilla
rstelliesDcs nom below florence states that larg
DAs Hoods army stl south Of the river out Of n
Usss snd clothing. and ssbsisting on the country.
ms river rising, and y nvs feet deep shoal,
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