Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-10
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.


o. LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Dispatches from Gen. Lee-Latest from
the shenandoah-UnionC Cavalry at Har-
rfsonburg-Battle at SaltviIie, Va
Movements of Gems. Hood and Forrest.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIR-
GINA, Oct Gen. Early reports that all OF
the enemy's cavalry had retired to wards Har.
risopnurg, ana That there Is no new army south.
| OF North river. - r. E. LEE.
from the Richmond Examiner, Oct 81
FROM fetersDnrg we nave no tidings, except
the rumor that Grant has worked hard to for.
THY himself at Fort McRae, and is pushing his
ptckes mile further, in the direction of the
South Side road. This is but a rumor but it is
undoubtedly true that the South Side road is
the aim Of all Grants present evolutions He
then will endeavor to run up ten or twenty
thousand men In that way to the Danviiie
road, and SO accomplish what Sheridan and
Hunter failed to do.
rnmor was circulated yesterday morning
that the enemy were advancing in this direc-
ton on the Williamsburg road. It was ascer-
tanned to be without foundation.
The Yankers still occupy Fort Harrison, but
certain engineering plans are now in course Of
execution which, it is believed, will result In
their dislodgement from the salient.
PETERSBURG, Oct 4, Up. M-The enemy are
busy fortifyIng their new position near Fort
McRae. They have shown no disposition TO
adv nee day or to assault our works.
Persons from Grants rear say that he has
moved everything and every man up to the
breastworks, and the country behind his lines
is uncovered.
By his last move Grant has gained one mile
more in the direction of the South Side Rail-
road, but is still six miles from it.
The enemy's losses in the fight on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday are estimated at tour
thousand Ours was not one.ffth of these
fgnles. nil -
The news from the Valley is important We
nave authentic inf formation that the enemy have
been driven thirty miles north OF Staunton
Our troops are in pursuit.
The latest news represents our cavalry as
having driven the enemy's cavalry from
Bridgewater, eight miles south of Harrison
burg.
Sheridan's main army is in the immediate
neighborhood OF HarrisOnburg.
No Official dispatch relative to Gen. N. B.
Forests movements was received at the De-
partmeDt yesterday, but 1t Is evident from the
last news received from him that he is still
going braveIy on with the work Of breaking 10
Shern1an's communications.
The conjecture ventured yesterday that or.
rest would not alta OK Rosseau in his intrsnched
position at Pulaski proves to be correct. In
stead OF risking the loss of a large portion Of
his command at Pulaski he pushed on towards
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, which
General Wheeler attempted to render unser.
General Forrest, on leaving Pulaski, moved
toward Fayetteville, situate abouttwenty miles
from Decherd. He has probably been joined
by General Williams with cavalry force, and
the united commands will doubtless destroy
only remaining line OF railroad which connects
Nashville with Chattanooga.
Telesrams to the Richmond Papers-Im.
Portant from Georgia.
state that General Hoods army hold the State
road az Marietta. Sherman army appears to
be completely cut off. No fighting yet Of any
consequence. %
General ood's Army in Rear OF Atlanta
Sherman's Com munications Cut.
GRIFFIN, Oct. All accounts agree that
General Hoods army is well in the rear of
It is reported positively that We hold the
railroad between Vining and Marietta.
A brigade OF Yankee cavalry came out to
Fairhurn, on the West Point road, yesterday,
and attacked the command of General verson,
who fell back, after leaving one Or two killed
and wounded
They are reported at Fayetteville this morn.
ing, but this Is doubted
A prisoner taken in that fight says that no
train has arrived at Atlanta for six days.
Rebel President in Montgomery.
From the Montgomery MALL
mr.. Davis began by expressing sense OF
gratitude for the occasion. which the kind at
tepuon OF the Legislature had given him, OF
appearing before them. and assuring the citi-
zens Of Ala bama from that Capitol In which
the first notes OF our existence were issued, OF
bis remembrance and sympathy. He would
not attem pit to conceal the fact that we have
experienced great disasters OF late. The enemy
have pressed our armies backward into the
Alabama, and occupied the Bay OF Mobile, bat
the city still stands, and will stand though
every wall and roof should fall to the ground.
tons in Northern Georgia.
After sending forward to the army Mt Dalton
all the reinforcements he could collect from
every quarter, including the troops from
Northern Mississippi, he had confidently ex-
pected successful ad vanee through Tennessee
into Kentucky. Had he thought that instead
of the forward movement our arms would
have retired TO Atlanta, he would have left his
old, lamented and venerable friend, General
Polk, to have assalled Sherman upon his flank
DIT - kAl snyI nI 80 hn
idea Of concentration, and the sequel was any
thing than what he had been induced to hope
Yet we were not without compensation for our
against as, we have beaten Grant, and still de-
faint hold our lines before Richmond and Pc
tersburg. .H-Ey- - 3
and Christian, General Lee, although largo
ly outnumbered in front. largely outnumbered
upon his TANKS, commanded body Of men
who never knew what 1t was to be whipped
and never stopped 70 cipher. The time for &C
ton is now at hand. There is but one duty for
every Southern man. 1t Is to 60 to the front
hesitate a moment, and those who are not
should seek employment TO aid and assist the
the rest, and to induce their able bodied as
Mr. Davis ad verted to the part he had him self
endeavored TO bear in the war, OF bis repug-
nance to the Office OF chief. and his desire for
some faith In his capacity for arms. He also
alluded to his long political career, ana
the animosities and i'll feeling which an active
part in the affairs ofthe country had engendered
He had feared, he said the old prejudices in
others might be turned against him, and old
feelings in himself might influence his motion;
but that he could declare to-day, after four
years ofexperience and In the same hall where
he swore before high heaven to support the
Consultation OF his country, that so help him
God he had never been induced to any course
public or personal, BY any consideration OF
the past
the man to have any friends to reward or en-
enoies to punish There be some men, said
Mr. Davis, who, when they look at the sun.
can only see q speck upon 1t. am OF more
saneuine temperament, perhaps, but nave
striven TO hehold our AFFAIRS with q cool and
candid temperance Of heart, and applying to
them the most rigid test, and the more confi-
dent the longer I behold the progress Of the
war and refiect upon what we have failed to
do, we should marvel and thank God for the
great achievements which have crowned our
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