Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-11
Associated Press Report.
OFFICIAL BULLETINS.

OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 10.
10 Major General Diz:
Reports have been received BY this De-
partment from Generals Butler Grant.
Sherman, Sheridan and Burbridge, show
Ing the favorable condition of military af-
fairs in their respective fields of opera
tions.
The purpose of Grants visit to Wash.
ington having been accomplished, he re-
turned to his headquarters on Saturday,
but there has been no telegraphic comnu.
nication since his arrival there.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 8, lI:sOP.M.
Have not heard direct from Sherman,
but General Oorse, at Altoona, informs
me that Sherman is at Kenesaw, repairing
the railroad between Atlanta and Alto0-
ma.
He has plenty of provisions in Atlanta,
and so far as his main army is concerned
feeIs secure.
General Rousseau reports that Forrest
has escaped him by crossing the Tennessee
on fat boats above and below Florence, on
the 6tb, while he tRousssau) was detained
by high water in Shoal Greek and Elk
River.
[Signed,I GEO. B. THouAs,
Major General
ALTOONA, Oct. 8, SPIN.
To Geaer1I HaIZeck, Chief of STAFF:
reached the KenesaW mountain, Oct
ober 9th, just in time to witness at dis
tance, the attack on Altoona. had an
Nioiy,aAad Hb;a aKfaol- ~
Rome General Corse with reinforce
ments-
The attack was met and repulsed, the
enemy losing some two hundred killed
and more than one thousand wounded and
prisoners. Our loss was about seven hun
dred in the aggregate.
The enemy captured the small garrisons
al Big ShaRty and Ackworth, and burned
about seven miles of our railroad, but we
have at Altoona and Atlanta an abund-
snce of provisions.
General Hood, on observing our ap-
proach moved rapidly back TO Dallas and
Van Writ, and am watching him in case
he tries to reach Kingston or Rome.
Atlanta is perfectly secure to us, and
this army is better off than in camp.
[Signed,l W. T. SHERMAN,
Major General
WOODSTOCK, VA, Oct. Z.
Lieutenant General q. s. Grant, ]
have the honor to report my command at
this point tonight.
1 commenced moving back from point
Republic, Mount Crawford, Bridgewatel
and Hsrrisonburg, yesterday morning.
The grain and forage in advance oil
these points had recently been destroyed
In NOV ing back to this point, the whole
ou ntry. from Blue Ridge to the North
mountain had been made untenable for 8
rebel army.
have destroyed over 1000 barns filled
with wheat and hay and farming imple
ments, over seven mills, filed with foul
and wheat, have driven in front Of the ar
my over four herd of stock, and killed no
less than 10000 sheep.
This destination embraces the LuraJ
Valley and Little Fort valley as well a
the Nam Valley.
A large number of horses have been OBJ
tained, a proper estimate of which 1 can
not now make
Lieutenant John R. Meigs, of the New
York engineers, was murdered beyond
Harrisonburg near Dayton.
For this strocious offence all the house
within an area of five mills were burned.
Since came into the valley from HaT
pers Ferry, every train, every small part
and every straggler hap been bushwhacke
by the people, many of whom have pre-
lection papers from commanders VIII
have been hitherto in that valley
The people here are getting sick of the
war. Hitherto they have had no reaso
to complain as they have teen living in III
midst Of abundance.
have not been followed by the enem
to this point, with the exception Of a sma
force of Rebel cavalry that showed then
selves some distance behind my rear guar
to-day.
A party of the sth Ohio cavaley, whic
l had stationed at the bridge over th
North Shenandoah, near Mount jackson
were attacked by Mcneil with II me-
while they we're asleep, and the whole pa
~ we're dispersed or captured.
, 1 think they viii all turn up. | lear
that fifty-six Of them had reached WI
! chester.
Mcneil was mortally wounded, and te
into our hands, This was fortunate, IS
was the most daring and dangerous Of q
: the bushwackers in this section of q
| country. Phil. H. SHERIDAN,
Major General.
= General Burbridge makes the followir
5 eport of his operations:
CATLETTsBURe Oct. 8, 10 A. NJ.
; Hon. E. NJ Stanton
Forcing the enemy from Olinch Mou
. tain and Laurel Gaps.
After heavy skirmishing, we met in t
e evening 81 milesIfrOm saltville.
> On the morning of the I'd, we drove hi
to his works around the salt wOr
where he was strongly sntrenched on &
Bluff in heavy force, under Echols, W
h liams, Vaughan, and it 81 said. Breeke
re- ridge,
- They at once attacked him and dro
him from his works on our left and cent?
e and held him in check on the right, a.
D. finally, in spite of artillery and superi
e. numbers, whipped him at every point Al
P forced him back to his own works.
In the evening ammunition gave OF
and holding the position had taken, u
n7 til night, ! withdrew the command in G
n oellent order.
The occupation of the works themsely
in was only prevented by failure Of our a
munitlon.
From prisoners learn that the enem
N force was between six and eight thousaI