The New York herald., 1864-11-07

Gen. K1lpatrick Aepulsed-Skerman's
Cavalry Makes . RaiA on TalloAsga,
Ala.
from the Richmond Sentinel, Nov. 81
me lppsol asserts on what ID considered good au-
thery that Saturday the federal airy under
General fitzpatrick, attacked Wheeler who u protecting
The rear Of General Hood and repaIssd wiA loss.
we could learn particulars further than that the
prisoners captured reported Shcrmans main army three
miles in their rear, which not credited. report
Also reached city yesterday that cavalry roid Asd
reached Taliadeoa, bat II needs confirmation.
xntcrestang Summary or Movements OF
tho Contending Armies Immsdia teky
Preceding the Battle In nortn Ala.
bama.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Nov.
since the tsansferpf the OF war from Georgia
Nsrth Alabama news from both armies comes in more
uncertainty and slowly Almost entirely across the OK.
sme northern portion or Alabama runs tho Charleston
and Memphis Railroad. 1t 10 very short distance from
the line, dividing that State from Tennessee, being
distance Of twenty miles. The Tennessee river runs
through Alabama in about tho direction winding
about little than the railroad limo and crossing
In several Places When Hood started on his new move
msnt kept south Of the railroad aud river having the
preserved prvilege Of crossing either al any point
he found convenient When Sherman found be
could NOT catch him, alter his last effort a
lafayette, be turned north and oent TO Chattanooga from
Whence Ae stdrsd on e same ts mih Hood, eDca A he
Is s0ychsn5 the north side Of the 7nnessee with hope Of
esnC ~ Coderdaes at point they shall Gt.emp to
the railroad line mentioned having been destroyed He
is compelled 10 foot and barren
country. He placed Gen. Thomas ct Bridgeport, with
one corps, to guard that point, and on tie 27A
Gen. Sherman himsdf. with main army. ~ak
ixg ~ Gsste's LdndinS b asp Hood tAere
Al Hosd Das sitAin sioArs mAecA Of Aas point
sn ne 22d uk. il G pretty certain thSs ~ could Aaps
crossed, tho Sver not high. without any inter.
ferencs from h sasagoukt. Sherman has bses making
ssts relay the track from Chattanooga
Atlanta % that no may get away the cars snsrss guos
and materials is h the e,ty after the sucoessul dsstruc
sioo Of tho road by foroes To this
he has been making temporary track on the timbers
cut from grsan sapnGs and trees along the road. Our
cavalry, however, have been annoying bis working
parties to very considerable extent and materially
retarded tho work and the uss Of tho road They
dash In Ill points along the road and after cutting and
destroying places Of importance, disappear TO
pcascs Il ~ for distant point By these sctive
operations Sherman has been prevented up 70 the pre-
sent time, from receiving any communication with
Atlanta. The correspondents with Hoods army agree
that stacrai fight need be ,spected imediaey, Sher
far behind and has transportation TO march
with rapidly
Very large supply trains have been passing 10 Hoods
army the last fortnight The enemy kinder Kpatrict,
have made ra, desperate sgrt capture these trair,,
bat thus far unsuccessful. Wheeler Is keeping them
check. raid is, hceosr, anticipated upon he Aiaboma
and Tennessee Rairoad IN ne direction OF Selma Some
OF the Yankee garrsons recently captured iD Northern
Georgia recruits, Ia camp OF instruction., who
bad not yet had arms nsued to them.