Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-10-08
WAR NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
The New York Heraid's City Point corrcs
pondent Of Oct. Sd says: .iG
As the mail boat is about leaving | learn
| few particulars of 40 attack in force by
the enemy upon our left yesterday p NJ
Under cover of the rain storm they massed
the 2d division of cavalry and several regi
ments Of Infantry and attacked Wilson's
cavalry on the left of Warren's new posi-
tin. A desperate fight ensued. We lost
over 100 iu killed and wounded but main
tanned the position Towards night tie
enemy gave up The attack aud retired
| This was the only important operation Of
The day. sra val sis. ts.
The Heruld's correspondent with tbs
cavalry, writing oa October lst says l.
has been fully ascertained that the rebel
Gems. Hampton, W. Ii Lee and Young
were opposed TO us during the engagements
Of yesterday and day before. They have
been SO frequently punished by our cavalry
that they will lonIy light under tie most al
vantsgeous circumstances. sfeia -A!- ic
The Herald's correspondent with the 10 b
corps, uDder date of October Ist, SAYS !:
The grand feature Of the day has been a re
connoissauce in force up to the inner line
OF the rebel works. Birney has again
pushed bis force up to the very outskirts OF
the city, andonly refrained IRON enter
ing and taking possession because hi
orders would not permit him 10 do so This
morning the divisions Of Gen. Terry with
'kanazs cavalry stsr,ed on, on the import-
ant mission OF feeling the enemy and ascer.
taining bis strength in the imtnedia, o
-yieinity Of Richmond For this delicate
movement the dispositions were made a,
. follows: Two brigades Of Terry's infantr,
moved out by their right flank To the cent
raj road, and, covered by the cavalry. ad
; vance up that road toward the city. Cd
Spears Brigade Of Ksuiz's cavalry with
one section horse artillery was thrown on,
10 the Charles City road, with skirmisher,
: deployed on the left to the central road
S 10 cover the movement iu that direction
5 The rest of lbeg cavalry we're deployed a
c administers 10 front Of the infantry, and es
tended their line on the, left down to III
left OF our main iine.1 SIX pieces Of hors
artillery accompanied the movement on IN
Q centralLrosd, when the line had advance
! to the Powell House, point on the centrs
r road about three miles from Richmond
they met line of rebel skirmishers at tina
point. The cavalry skirmishers were with
, drawn and the 7ih and l0.h regiments 9
I Connecticut infantry we're deployed 10 thei
stead. ssThese regiments advanced hand
) somety, driving the rebels before them wit
/. ease The rest Of the column advance,
+ bsteadily In 8 line of battle in rear Of th
} hsklrniishers. oWhenthe line had reacbs,
|, PlIOwe's House the enemy opened on then
with heavy artillery from their main works
bst disregsrdiug this, the skirmishers push
ed on aud drove the rebels into their line o
works at Sharp's House, two miles east o
the city. Tee cavalry on The right reach
ed simultaneously the same line CT works
These works were asceftained 10 be Of
pyery formidable character. similar In natur,
ands continuation Of those 10 our imaie
diste front at Laurel Hill They noon
heavy guns bat are named by force o
militia men pressed Into The service 10 Oh,
emergency from the shops, stores, factories
aud streets Of Richmond. The expedition
having accomplished all chat was designed
fell back at Dightlall to their old positions
Rbe losses 10 the movement we're about 81
killed aud wounded While this reconnojs
saoce was going on the rebels were obsery.
! ed missing for an attack on the left OF the
10Th sud right of the i8,hs Gen Bnpey
otce made pfepafations which caused the
rebels 10 abandon their design, whatever il
was.