Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-08
REPoRTED rxPRyssLr DAILY STATE sKSrIsEL.
MORNING REPORT.
Latest War News.
FROM THE POTOMAC ARMY.
Operations Around Richmond.
Attack on Gen. Harrison. /.
DESERRI0NS FROM THE ENEMY.
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FROM THE POTOMAC ARMY
Operations Around Richmond
Attack on Gen. Harrison
DESERRIONS FROM THE ENEMY.
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From New nerk

Nsw YoKx, October The Herald> CORES
pondent with the left OF our line says:
There has been no fighting in this vicinity
since Gen. Davis gave Hampton such whipping
few days since.
We still hold The ground and are ready At
moments notice TO renss the battle, but are
Waiting their movements before taking the often
sive
R-hmonH papers of the ith acknowledge the
loss of Gen Dunnovan
Our pickers are now only about fitv yards
distant from the enemy. aud the most kindlv
feeling exists along the line
Interviews between officers are of frequent
OCCUR ence. and there il mutual agreement
that the picksts should not fire on each other.
They acknowledge a defest on Saturday. aud
claim that the whole Of Sheridans corr> VS. op
posed 90 them
The Herald. correspondent, st the Bermuda
Hundred base OF supplies for General Butler'-
army. says thar the greatest and mast economic
isg activity prevails.
The Chief Qunrermsster of the Army of The
James. Colonel Dodge and his assistants. are
! treless in their eff rts to forward the supplies
tor the troop. and their success tends greatly 10
heighten the already elastic spirits ot both Off
GERS and men
Yesterday tthe 3d) nothing was done in rel.
ton TO the advance on Richmond for purely mil
lsty tcsSohs othef 'nah 10 perfect the ue'aii ol
/ the movements.
Frequently there Is 40 news from the extreme
front proper for the public TO know.
The weather, though rainy and the roads mud
DIV. cannot be said how 10 he unfsvorsble to the
prosecution of hostlifiesat all events hostilitc:
will 90 forward.
The Herald coresnonden, with the 4th corp.
OF October 9TH, SAYS:
There has been no change in the military po.
sition hereabou's, since nv last dispatch.
In the vicinity OF Fort Harrison. on the right
of the 18Th corps, The enemy yet feel very safe
sometimes skirmshiug with our piekets
Thoy seem. however. TO have abandoned the
idea Of repossess.ug their important works since
7 their disastrous repuse of Saturday. and are
+ throwing up new line or works further back.
Thi, evening their gunboats IN The Jane.
/ opened on Fort Harrison, which lasted about hal
an hour. but no one hurt.
The charge on this work on SATURDAY il SC.
knowledged BY the enemy TO be disastrous in th'
extreme
Two entire divisions we're engsged IN the ef
fort 10 tecapiure the work. but were rspused
with lpss. according 10 rebel account, ot over
! 100
/ fhis statement IL grossly incorrect We cap
tured nearly 400 prisoners aud seven battle flags
while there are vet remaining on the ground over
+ which the .sssnlt vas made, several hundred
! dead bodies
Asior Mulforj, the United Ststes sgcnt fo
! the exchange of prisoners. arrived az Deer
/ Bottom thi. evening on the steamer New York
with large LOAF OF rebel prisoners for ei
J ehsuge lie passed through our lines this even
I ing 10 Richmond under hig OF truce to arrange
the exchange with the rebel authorities
! Dcssrters 20 the number OF % or 30 come ir's
our lines daily.