Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-11
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TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER H. 1864
THE NEWS.
vIGaIEIa

On the Richmond front, the lines in Ches
terrified, and at Petersburg, On yesterday. q
was qnIe:. No Dswa came IRON Ear5's cox
mand Mcsh5's exploit bsing o9mplsta, nj
thing further was immediately expected frol
him. lie strikes at intervals, suddenly, 90
about in spots. From Southwestern Virgin;
Con. Breckinridge telegEspbs tina. tbs eaen
have been driven out of R5gerSVile, Tenn
ard that there is no enemy now on this side {
Bulls Gap.
WILLIE
Ysst:r3ay afternoon, about four o'clck. th
negro pris0nera engaged at work ON the for,i
fi:ations around Dansills, made all attack upo,
the guard, and after desperate struggle, euo
ceeded IN overpoweripg the small force, an,
gaming possession Of abou: 20 musketa. Oa
hundred of tho sccundrela then made their CO
cape, following the Dan river in an easterl,
direct or. Dorins the sout'le, eight OF the ne
grocs we're killed.. These ltessa prisoners, will
their whi:a brethren. were carried over th.
Danrilie road daring the last week, on tEsi,
way South, but for want Of transport atiot
were temporarily detained 10 Danville. The
authorities thereupon determined to place the
negroes at work on the for.ifsaticna, and
while 80 engaged, they ayailad themselves Of
the opportunity offered to mako their escr pc.
The citizens, armed with shot guns and mug
kets, turned out promptly aud started in pur-
suit Of the fugitives, aald hopes ere entertained
of the capture Of the entire party.
FROM NoRrHEaN GEORGIA.
1t is no longer ms,t.r Of seoresy that the
army Of Tennessee has fairly reached the
northern side Of the Cbatsahoochis. II bad
been largely strengthened by thousands Of al
senteas and refugees. We havo already the
CGioisl announcement that the town Of Rome
has been captured. with three thousand negro
troops aud o number Of white officers; that
Wheeler had made a raid into Marietta,
burned block of store houses. Of the enemy,
and spiked three guns; that Forrest is in Mid.
die Tennessee, aud that the Yankee Rousseau
has taken refuge in Nashville. II Rome the
eoemy fred and barned all thoir oommissery
azores and two squares OF the business portion
Of tho town. Frdm these syeuts we m.y well
conclude that tho campsign for the destruction
Of Shermsn-s campaign which will k:iow no
reason until it is ended-has commenced in
earnest. Hoods army is in what may 10
termed trim condition. All, the siok and
everything that might impede rapid move.
mspt, have been seat to the rsa-, or otherwise
dispensed With. NJ fears are entertained as
to the policy Of Sherman The Georgia State
militia is rendtzvouiog in Macon, and will at
ford ample protection to thu. PARTON oe tho
State, whi:o sufficient force bss boon lei: in
front Of Atlanta to watch ard check any move,
meus the enemy may mako not in keeping
with the Confederate programme.
HAuSii WITH YANKEE uLaGDArS
few days ago qoits a spirited Little htush
came oil Ee.we5n smal! d.tachneIt OF our
troops, upd some Yankee gunboats wtich ht,
tempted 10 20 up ,hs Soups; Inong river, in
North Csrchus, in which the Yankees came cut
second best On attempting to ascend the river,
two boats were attacked and forced back by
Lent. Sharpe, commanding CAPT Pitt 8 cGmps,
ny of cavalry, assisted by two pieces Of artillery
under LIEUT.. Wil,iSins Of Less Light Battery
anu ~ I-;out. McWs,son Of the a0th H. C.. with
-. Infantry One OF the boa:s get aground
month ofY r. HUNDRED ys,ds from the shore ., thu
" ryvu.s a:."r'y aha Eiatt
shoot:rs, one shot striking her TIA water lima.
So hot WIS the ire upon this cIat, tina, thu isn.
KEGS were al driven from their guns. Three
moro guuboa.s at leugti, cal6e up her Itiiet and
opened fercaly OIL our lill, ps,ty. who courage
ously bel their ground and fought thom iii the
approach Of nigh: aud scarcity CT ammunition
aimonished them to retire beyond range OF the
gans. We he'd three nsn slightly
wounded and 0uf hUwitZGr VsS somewhat dam
aged by she'll. The enemys loss has not been
but i! must have bsea considerable
as their wooden gunboat was aground and un-
der the fire Of our artillery for soma TIRES hours,
and i, WAS we'll aseertained that every man had
% seek shelter below from the deadly sin of our
shurpshootsrs.
SUSPENSION OF NEWSPAPERS.
A Yankee correspondent gives On account
Ct the way the news was received IN GRANTS
army Of the recen: suspension OF this klch-
mond Journals, in which G:aa. himself ID re-
presented as having been delighted Butler
hi. h!y grati6cd, mid Meade in the bass humt'
imaginable II was taken az an evidence OIL
tao oons state Of the rebellion. and orowed
over IS sn o&ye. TO the many accuEations OF
deapo.ism brought ~ the rebel rress asalnst
the Lincoln administration. 1t was described
as tho respiration of the last glimmer OF civil
liberty in the SOUTH" aud state OF oppres-
sion, aided by acooua:s IF the universal im'
prcssmsnt which took plhoe Oh the 29sh Of
September III Richmond, was depicted and
predicted, ut which il would scem sven tie
writer, though Yaokes, shuddsrsd.
FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
Official despatch's received yesterday from
Gen. Breckenridge report that Vaughn's cav
a,ry on the sta drove the cnemy out OF Roger :
Vile, and that there ia now no enemy this side
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