The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-22
LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

/ NEW YoRK, Oct. Ca despatch from
Montpelier states that the Canadian an
| thorities have furnished every assis-
lance to secure the capture of the raid
ing party that robbed st Adams
The Richmond Examiner of the 18th
says We have good authority for stat
| ing that the cartel has been, to a certain
extent, resumed, and that arrangements
have been made to exchange immedi-
ately 10000 Yankee prisoners in GeOr-
gia
The Savannah Exchange says The
Alabama Senate has passed a bill put
ting all the residents of that State, be-
tween the ages Of Il and 80, without
exception, into the second class militia,
and especially declares that the mem
bers OF the Legislature sh I'll not be ex
empted by any act, and recommends
the stoppage of all interviews between
pickets, on account of desertion.
| The Dispatch says Grant is waiting
for the completion Of the Dutch Gap
canal to receive the cooperation Of the
navy, and then double attack may be
expected.
The Worlds special correspondent
with Gen. Sheridan on the l9lhsends
the following, and your agent is in
debted to the publishers for advance
slips.
On every morning Of the presentweek
but this, the troops had been in readi-
ness at daybreak for an attack, which
information furnished by our scouts led
us TO expect; but the precaution, which
proved unnecessary before, was for some
reason neglected this morning, the APP
prehension of another attack having
died away.
The army was posted along the north
bank of Cedar Run-the Army of Wes-
tern Virgins on the Winchester and
I.Strasburg road, the extremsIaft resting
on Shenandoah, the 18th corps on the
centre, and Pixies corps on the right
In the absence of Gen. Sheridan, who
was lust returning from visit to Wash
ington, and who sleptiH Winchester last
night, Gen Wright commanded the ar
my, Gen. Ricketts, being in command
of the 9th corps. A dense mist envel-
oped the country, and favored the enc
mys designs.
On the previous night Gen. Early,
who proved to be still in command had
massed three divisions of infantry
Pegrsn's, Gordon's, and Ramsew' sat
concealed points, threatening our ex-
IRENE left The two remaining divi>
STANDARDIZATION and Kenshaw s-were
moved from Fishers Hill along the
pike, threatening our centre.
Shortly before daylight this morning.
while our army, dreamless of danger
was soundly sleeping, feint picket as
sault was made on our right Rapid
and continuous discharges of sentinel
mnsketry extended along our front to
ward the left, when suddenly the rebel
infantry advanced against General
Crooks position in a solid column
pouring fierce fire on flank and front
Only q portion Of our troops manned
the breastworks when the assault com
menced. 1t was so energetic AID
deadly as TO break our lines at once
Men Of both divisions were swept from
their breastworks, into which the enc
my came flooding like sea. They en-.
tered the encampments in tie rear of
the works, where the soldiers, scarcely
awakened, were actually rising from
their blankets. To save the artillery at
the bresstworks became a desperate OBJ
iect wheS the assault was first discoT-
cred, but the nature Of the ground rem
dered this next TO impossible Battery
b, 9th pennsylvania, six guns, was cap
tured entire. BY superhuman efforts,
all but ons gun Of the 5th regular bat
terry was saved, leaving seven guns III
the hands Of the enemy. In the mean
while, the enemy still advanced, com