The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13
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W ptOtccS Ms mILuuiCdtiOUb ltG" IcO~
els operating against them. Dispatches
received last night show the ful6lment Of
tbs expeltabion. Gen. Thomas was sent
q tLoafs&iie to orgarize the troops 10
his district and drive Forrest from our
lines, while the attention Of Gen. Sher-
man was directed to the movements Of
the miin rebel irmy IN the vicinity Of
Athnts.a:: o. the 4tb, the rebels had
captured Big .Shsnty; but we're followed
closely up " Sherman. o. The 9th :
severe sugageme1t WIS fought By our
fbrcss uodsr Gen, Freuch, 10 which the
rebels were driven from the field with
hesvy los, leaving their dead ina would.
I'd 10 Dur ,,hsnds, to the number of 900,
While We lost aply 800 ~ t'l3oo1
D'sPfoM Florence W. hear that Morgan
has Forrest; coroered, has captured his
transportation, 'sud that he gsnbosts
'preve1t an retfeat across the feunessee
river, also: csp.ufed his wagon trsius.1
/ Satisfactory reports Of the operations
10 progress before Ricbmoud aud Peters.
burg have been received, but the details
are no. II present proper fUr publication.
A dispatch from Geo. Stevenson re-
ports that % officer Of Gen. ghefidsn's
Hstsf lad Just iriifted.. ,Gens Sheridan
xasi ssfil & Hshisesbuse..' His supply
trsips Were going % Slf light: But vers
oecssionshy Interrupted BY guesriln, The
on1s Rebel fbfce ID the fosd. e7Ss2 e2'
Gen. Rosecrsus reports that Den. ,Ew;
ing made good hilretreat u Rolls, losiog
only q few strsgglers, and those Filled
and ,vounied BY Che way, very Few in
mum er From The number Of The
wounded rebels, the epemy's loss won't
fall much short Of l 900 hors DIV combat
The. Richmond Eraminer of the 4th
states that Gen. Bcsuregard has been -.
signed to tho department Of Tennessee
aud Georgia aud the department Of Ala
bama and Mississippi, which comprises
the commands Of Hood aud Dick Tsy lor,
both Of whom retain their present posi-.
ton.
JEFF. Davis speech at Macon, Ga, is
published. II confesses that the dispsr.
ity in numbers of Hood and Sherman is
very great, End in Virginia just as great
as in Georgia.
Regarding the exchange Of prisoners
he says: "If an exchange could be Of.
fected, l don't know but might be in
duced to recognise Butler, and 10 the fu.
ture every effort will be given as far as
possible to effect % exchange" There
are good reasons for believing that the
rebel authorities will soon tscitly and in-
directly agree to include colored soldiers
in tho acceptance Of the proposition to
exchange man for man. 1t is understood
Gen. Lee has long been willing to do so,
| but the political leaders objected. His
power is much greater now than four
months sgo, and his views Of policy have
been in many cases already adopted, in
l opposition to those Of the rebel Cabinet
The war in Missouri is reviving the
early history Of the rebellion. Price aims
at the capture Of Jefferson City, the State
. capital, and has burned large bridge
over the Gasconade river, on the Pacific
railroad, and a train Of thirty cars and
two locomotives, and also the Usage bridge
aud the Cold Creek bridge, both near the
city, we're destroyed. Gen. Mower hal
been heard from, and will appear upon
the stage at the proper time and place.
IT, The Dews from, SIexico is important
i Miranon, backed by the clergy, has pro
}. nounced against MaximIisn, and, taking
advantage of the latter s7sbsen co. has Oh
tanned possession Of the lager part Of sht
city Of Mexico, Nontezcy has been re
captured by the. Juasists. The French
have been defeated before Matsmorss, ant
tits stated that, their retreat thessfrou
4, was covered by a rebel foreo on! the Tex
! as, shote, sxho fred on the Mexican sol
u dicry. gfBn r2vo rsipz esd3 sAoa, IL.
J. WAR MISREPRESENTATION, oct g.
Noon. IL EodEtn: U1: This dapaftmcu
| reccived',hc. following report of the 20
eniy = assault yesterday, on 9 en Hrney'
limo, though they were subsequently re
! pulsed. The rebels were driven to'thci
inner line Of works, around Richmond.
7 Headquarters Dept Virginia. and N
4 Carolina, Oct. Z, ESQ p.' uE-Licaten
ant Gen. Grant: At $50 a. n. the en-
J envy having masscd Fields ind Hakes
! divisions from the left Of Chapin's farm
on the foad,to our right at Darbytown
? Kaatz's cavalry attacked and drove til q
!. back with i sflal, loss of men, but viii
! the'foss ofhnaaftilIery. The Nbels snf
fsfcred considerably They thea swep
down the entertainments toward Bifnsy
who, having thrawn. back his'fight, visit
7 cd their assault, and 'repo)sed'it with
very heavy loss on the psrt Of the rebels
The enemy IN The meantime advance.
toward New Market; but were met BY
force at the signal tower At3p. %.
took the offensive, sending Birney Will
tNo divisions up the Darbytown Road
The rebels retreatcd as he advanced, anc
Birney has reached and occupies the in
trenchments which the enemy took from
kautz Our loss Las been small-no,
one eighth as heavy as that Of the rob
els. We have about 100 prisoners.
! (SigneD B +. BuTLEn,
Major General.
| Headquarters l0M Irmy Corps, 10:lj