The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-01
FROM SHERIDAN.
Tho Situation in the Shenandoah -
Buffers Operations Thanksrfv.
ing Proclamation - Ch irlestou mer.
curry and the Reconstruct spists.
New York Oct 81

new ork, Oct 81.
The Herald has despatch dated Hs.
eerstowD 10 O'Clock last night. stating
that firing in the direction Of Sheridan 3
front was heard Saturday D. M, bu,
whether fight was in progress Is no,
known. The disposition being made by
Shevidsn Of different commanders aud de-
tachments and officers OF the army shows
his vigilance and his preparations to meet
assaults in every direction.
Gen Neal Warren has BEEN ordered
tp West virginia on important service,
which is most likely TO check any designs
Breckenridge may have of moving through
from East Tenn.
+ Over 2 0oo refugees have come into
Sheridan's lines since she lah of Sept
many of them bringing with them such
OF their property as they can carry.
i. Il is again said lha, Earl, Las been su.
perseded 10 command of the rebels in the
Shenandoah valley BY Longstreet, and
that reiDforcemenfs have reached them
from Breckenridge 10 Western Virgins
and East Tsna.
The Tribuns's despatch from the army
Of the james, 2elh, says Of the demons,ra
tons made By Buffers forces that Ge.'I
Terry moved the 10th corps out in ad.
vance OF our extreme right and began oc-
cupying the country along the scene ol
the tight of the lth inst and from tha,
point on The Dartytovn road nsrthxard
y to the Charles City road. Considera
bic desuitsry firing occurred here during
the day without further effect than t.
show the enenJ's strength.
The 18th corps meanwhile, accompa.
MED by kautz's Cavalry. moved out tow
aid the Williamsburg road AID there en-
gagged the euemy late in the afternoo
with varying success. Holn,an's com.
mand of colored troops succeeded in car.
ryiug one of the enamy's redoubts and
capturing the guns, while'Fsnchild and
Hills brigade were roughly handled ia
endesvoring to take strong position held
BY The enemy directly 90. the Wiliians
burg road in the neighborhool of Seve .
Pines. Darkness came on tho soon te
permit US to avail ourselves of che advan.
tage gained by the capture OF the redoab.
on the enemy's left. and our troops were
ordered to retire which they did. At day.
light next morning they started again
The result on the other side OF the James
however. led Gen. Grapt to direct the
withdrawal Of our forces to their origina
position.
Matters have resumed their usual quie
| here. 43
The losses in the 10th corps will reacl
to some 500 men or thereabou.s, and o
the 9th probably double that. Abou,
half of them, however, we're captured b
the-enemy.
Among late rebel newspaper abstrsc.
10 { proclamation of JEFF. Davis namini
the 10th Of November SIS uatio aal tha hank
giving day in bis dominions. Ia thi
document JEFF while claiming that thank
are due for the many signal victories wit
which our armies have been crowned, fo
the fruitfulness with which our land ha
been blessed, aud for the uuimpaire,
energy With which The hearts Of the reh
els have been inspired. at the same tim
he acknowledges that their sons hav
merised and received gracious cbastise
menf, for which the soldiers OF the Unio
can vouch) and that large districts Of th
country have been swept over aad held
the armies Of the United States. Tn,
the colered troops are thorn 10 JEFF.
side is shown by his statement that wit
6sndish nalignity the passions OF sci
vile race has been excited BY our foes.
i The Charleston Mercury rsvisws
length the so-oausd peace theories Of a
d Stephens and the rebel Congre ssms
Boyes, u tAs sssrss q IL csiisisn