Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-10
News from Rebel Sources.
A. n. Stephens Reply 10 sher-
mans Proposal for NegOsln-
ttOns - Hoods Movements -
OMCial Reports from Lee.
STEPHENS REPLY TO SHERMAN.
trrom the Richmond Dispatch. Oct. !Jtl

[rrom the Richmond Dispatch, Oct 81
The letter from Vice President Stephens,
to William King, the messenger from Gen.
eral Sherman, with propositions to negotiate
is published. The invitation was for the
Vice President to meet the Yankee in
Atlanta. After expressing his anxiety to
promote the termination ofthis "fratricidal
war" Mr.. Stephens says:
But, in the present instance, the entire
absence of any power on my partto enter
into such negotiations, and the like absence
of any such power on his part so far as
appears from his message, necessarily
precludes my acceptance of the invitation
thus rendered. In communicating this to
General Sherman, you may also say to him
that if he is Of opinion that there is any
prospect of our agreeing upon terms OF ad-
justment, to be submitted to the action OF
our respective Governments, even though he
has no power to act in advance in the
premises and will make this known to me
in some formal and authoritative manner
(being so desirous for peace himself, as you
represent him to have expressed himsslf),I |
would most chcerfully and willingly, with
consent Of our authorities, accede to his
request thus manifested, and enter, with all
the earnestness Of my nature, upon the
responsible and arduous task of restoring
| peace and harmony to the country upon
; principles Of honor, right and justice to all
/ parties This does not seem to me to be at all
| impossible, if truth and reason should be
permitted to have their full sway. Yours,
most respectfully,
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS IN RICHMOND.
[from tile Richmond Enquirer, Oct 81
A long train Of Yankees arrived from Pc
tersburg Saturday night and another yester-
day morning, several hundreds in number,
captured in the fights Of Thursday. Be.
tween five and six hundred prisoners in al
have arrived from that field. About four
hundred and fifty in all have arrived from
below Richmond, captured on the same and
the following day.
CAVALRY FIGHT IN THE vALLEY--LEE' S OF
FICIAL REPORT.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Oct. 81
Lomax has chased the enemy's cavalry il
two engagements in the Valley, and captur
ed three pieces of artillery. Pretty well fol
an army that was represented by Sheridan
to be scattered to the winds. We have be-
gun to get our artillery back, and will hav,
it all before we stop.
The following dispatch was received OF
Saturday:
Headquarters ARMY NORTHERN VA,
October %.
lion j J,nes A. ,Seddon, Sec'y of Var:
Gen. early reports that the enemy at
tackled LOmaX's forces at Milford, on th
25h inst, with one brigade and two piece
| Of artillery, and were repulsed. The mex
day they attacked with two brigades and 81
pieces of artillery and were again drive
I. back.
Gen. Lomax reports our loss very slight
Col Moseby reports that since the az
vance of the enemy up the Manassas Ga
Railroad he has killed, wounded and cal
, tnred over three hundred, his loss bein
four wounded and one captured.
r. Il. LEE, General.
t HOOD on HIS ROAD TO TENNESSEE--TH
/, WAR TO BE CARRIED INTO THAT STATE.
=. From the Richmond Whig Oct al.l
We stated yesterday that Gen. Hood
army was at Blue Pond, Cherokee count,
Alabama, on the 10Th inst, This locality
e f,ry miles from Jacksonville, on the oil
: sage read to Guntor's Landing, on til
II Tennessee, and twenty-Six miles from ii
= latter point The Tennessee was reporte
0 pretty high, but slowly falling.
!, \ correspondent OF the Mobile Trihun
: at Centre, Cherokee county, under date
- the 18th inst, says that the army had II
Il ready crossed the river, and was well on i
s way to Bridgeport or Stevenson This stat
: mrnt is evidently premature, as we kno
: thar the army was still in Cherokee count
+ on The 18th. We have no idea, howovc
? that it remained Il; Blue Pond any length
! timc. Gen. Hood could n9l afford to tarl
y there. The success Of his plan require
: motion. 1t therefore can do no possible il
+ jury, when eleven dayS have elapsed sine
It he cncumped At Blue Pond, to announce tt
n fact that he was at that place on the lSll
T. We have no doubt ere now the Yankee
. buno's correspondent remarks:
" N, ,ubt we will have some hard fightir
: in Tennassee. The enemy will not yield thi
G great canary without severe struggle
It A yet we have encountered but little OF
; position. Every movement has been s,i
!, cess. That this will continue uninterrup
n eily would, perhaps, be TOO much to hope
', bur that the enterprise will be crowned wit
y sacoe,s We do not permit ourselves in I'll
y least to question. The move, we know is
bold one. All military movements to h
successful must he bold and out of the ol
beaten track. There is no doubt that She
f man has been taken by complete SUI prist
: The move was not counted among the prc
a liabilities in his calculations" at which til
q Yankee nation are proyerbially powerful.
It HOOD BELIEVED TO BE ALREADY IN TENNE,
7 SEE.
J. [From the Richmond Examiner, Oct 3ll
II The war has been transferred from Geo
A gia to Alabama. The Yankees themselve
$ confess this. They say Sherman, on tn
o 9th, was at Gaylesville. chasing Hood, VIII
Q was in iull retreat to Gadsden. We ma
: easily detect the absurdity Of this election
0 eering Yankee dispatch, when we look o
: the map and SEQ that Gaylesville is in tn
Northern part of Cherokee county, on tn
e Chatooga, an aiHuent of the Coosa, aud ths
; Gadsden is in the Southwestern part of tn
same county, just where the railroad frou