The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-10-29
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FOREIGN news.

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The bark Yankee. Fuller. arrived on Sunday last.
20 days from San Francisco, bringing the Eastern
mails.
On Thursday the bark SmyrHiote. Burdett, arrived,
in IA dOys passage. bringing San Francisco papers
TO the 18th inst.
The news is interesting. but not very important.
From the papers received, we CLEAN the following:
From Grant.
New YORK, Sept. 2S.-The Rerald's City Point
correspondent of The 26th says Early's defeat in the
Valley produces great uneasiuess in the army imme-
diately opposite TO us, and results of great importance
are looked for within a few days That Lee is get
ting ready for some new movement is very evident.
During the past few nights our troops in front could
hear the noise of trains and artillery in motion. Lee,
doubtless, is working to aid Early. He stands aghast
Mt the prospect Of Sheridan's driving Early beyond
the point necessary to hold the Central Road. and
the one leading to Lynchburg iroIi Richmond. BY
contracting his lines around Petersburg, he hopes TO
be able 10 detach n force sufficient TO reinforce and
rally the demoralized army from the Shenandoah.
The HeraId's Correspondent with the Tenth Corps
also says The movements of the enemy are full of
promise. Uneasiness is manifest in all their move
ments. They are certainly getting ready for q move
ment Of some kind, perhaps to fall back TO Swift
Greek, the first of their lines of defences. between
Petersburg and Richmond. The reason undoubtedly
is that Grant ia being too strongly reinforced for the
rebels to maintain their extended line, now over ten
miles in length.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O-Passengers from City
Point state that early on Wednesday night the corps
under Gen. Ord began To move from lis old position
to Jones Neck. on the James river, where a pontson
bridge had been thrown across the river, and at once
began TO cross. By twelve the advance succeeded in
efecting q crossing in safety, and before daylight the
whole corps got over and advanced Immediately on
the entertainments on Chspin's Farm, which were
carried with but little loss. There appeared TO be
but few rebel troops in the entrenchments, and il is
thought they had been Withdrawn either 10 be sent
up the Valley, to check Sheridan, or to the Weldon
Railroad, fearing n blow from Grant. We have cap.
tured from 3OG 20 400 prisoners, and Is pieces Of
artillery. The Eighteenth Corps, under Birney, ad-
vanced from Deep Bottom about the same time as
Ord, and moved up to the Newmarket Road and car
ried the entertainments with ease. The rebels showed
but little disposition to contest the ground, and ap-
peared completely surprised. OF the subsequent
moves of our forces nothing was known AT City Point.
There was nothing to indicate that the advance of
Ord or Birney had been checked, aud it is confidently
believed at City Point that the rebels have Withdrawn
n large number Of their troops from the defences Of
Richmond, add sent them up the Valley to aid Early.
This being the case, Ord and Birney can make con-
siderable progress before the rebels can concentrate
their forces.
On Wednesday night the rebels made a furious
attack on our advanced earthwUrks in front of Fort
Sedgwick, on the Jerusalem plank road. These en-
trenchments were held by n portion of the Second
Brigade of the Third Division Of the Ninth Corps.
The rebels were repulsed with considerable loss.
These are the works we captured from the rebels
several weeks ago. This is the second unsuccessful
attempt of the rebels to retake them. Fort Sedgwick
opened its fire on the rebels and accelerated their
retreat.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S0.-A dispatch from Grant,
dated at $50 this P. NJ, at City Point, states that
Warren attacked aud carried the enemy's line to-day,
on their extreme right, capturing a number of pri-
soners. and will be Immediately prepared to follow
up his success. Meade moved from his left this
morning and carried the enemy's line near Poplar
Grove church.
A later dispatch, dated FIVE this evening, states
that Butler, st three p. NJ, reported that the enemy
made an assault in three columns on his lire, near
Chapin's farm. and had been repulsel. No repor,
has been received from Meade since he carried the
enemy's line near Poplar Grove church.
(Singed) STANTON.
NEW YORK, Oct. THE RerGId's Eighth Corps
correspondent says no hostiities were going on in
front. The rebel dead from Fort Harrison we're still
unburied. The rebels fired on our men who went
out TO bury them. The rebel loss in the assaults OF
Saturday is admitted 10 be 400.
The HerdIi's correspondent before Richmond
says " Throughout the past twenty four hours the
advance on Richmond from the north side Of the
James, while IL has met with no obstacle, has been
facilitated by the demonstrated impossibili,y Of the
enemy attempt to repossess himself of Fort Harrison,
the work captured by Butler on the 18th ult, when
the enemy was so severely punished and repulsed
Several shots were exchanged yesterday, but the
enemy finally gave up attempting to drive us out
The HerGii's Nineteenth Corps correspondent,
says: No further moves have taken place along
this front. The FIRE Of the sharpshOOters has almost
ceased. The enemy were busily engaged last night
crossing the river. They made considerable noise
but the object in view was not discovered. Deserter.
have come in who state that almost q panic still
reigns in Richmond"
The Herdld's Tenth Corps special OF the 4,h
says We are receiving deserters from the rebel rank:
daily, most of them from the local defences Of Rich.
moud, many Of them being laboring men, glad o.
the opportunity Of escaping. Among the citizen:
within the present lines Of occupation is Mr.. Libbey
owner Of Libbey Prison, and Gen. Butler has or
dered him to be sent to the rear.
New YORK, Oct. S.-The EerGid's Fifth Corp:
correspondent of the 9th says All is quiet in the vi
cinisy of Poplar Springs Church. This is about four
miles this side Of the South-side road, and although
the road is more STRANGELY threatened than heretofor,