The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-29
--latest Southern News
JEFF. DAVIS WITH GEN.
HOOD.
REPORTED REBEL VICTORY.
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Defeat Of the Rebels at Fishers
Hill.
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RoUT ACKNow LBDGBD.
Bad Management in the Valley.
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CHANGE OF COMMANDERS
CALLED FOR.
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LATEST FROM MOBILE.
RoUT ACKNOWLEDGED.
Bad Management in the Valley,
LATEST FROM MOBILE.
JEFr. DAVIS Al MACON.

From ne Richmond Enquirer, September d.
Macon, September 23.-wowero unexpectedly
| greeted mis- morning by the arrival OF President
| Davis. lie made speech at the Baptist church.
lie Is going to General Hoods army.
REPORTED FEDERAL REFUSE AT BLUE srRINgs,
TENNESSEE.
| From ne RiclnoHd Enquirer, Sfp,ey,bsr2G.
The following official despatch has been re-
ceivCd at tho War Department
HEADoUARrERs Army NORTHERN VIR-
| oNGA.-Hun J. A. Seldom, Secretary OF War
General Echols reports that on the 22d General
Vaughan attacked the enemy at Blac Springs,
| Tenn. and drove them seven miles mtO their in
| trenchments at Bulls Gap, killing and wounding
| several and taking some prisoners. Our troops
behaved we'll. II. f.. LEE
THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
4 correspondent of the Columbus riafg,
| writing from LovcjOy's Station, says:
General Sherman has agreed 70 the proposition
Of General Hood for exchange 20 the eNtonJ of
two thousand, upon thc basis Of mlu for man.
Lieuienant-C ColOnel q. A Henry, OF General
| Hoods staff, has charge OF the management of
this exchange ON our side. General Stonemlu,
the noted raider, is ~ be specially exchanged for
General GOyan, our hero 0:gadigr, who was cap
tured AZ JonesbOto; Colonel Smith, who was
captured 40 the same time, aud was reported
killed, is 10 be exchanged with an equivalent for
Captain Bucl (brJther-i1-aw Of General John
Adams), whom | reported captured only a few
days ago. These are the only special exchanges
l know Of.
Quite a number of ladies have had permission
granted them by Generals Hood aud ShcrmIn to
pas. through the lines to the homes Of relatives
and friends in the North. Among them | noticed
the wife of Brgld,er-General Nancy OF Ten
| nCsseC
Captain E., OF Tennessee, sent up an app-
cation 70 General sherman, asking that his family
be allowed To return home. COOGel Warner
endorsed upon the application, General Shermnn
says thar if Captain E. will return with his
wife, and both OF them behave themselves hilf as
well as they know how 10 do, the application will
be grantcd.'
A subsequent application was sent up by the
lady herself, and i came back iudorsel, Ger
tainly-W. L. sherman, General" IN the Yankee
Generals own handwriting. Whether Sherm IN
rcconsdeted his first Endorsement, or failed 70
notice that il was the party apply ing, canno: be
cgujcctured.
Tho renegade and apostate military governor
OF Tennessee, Andrew Johnson, issues his pro-
ntRciGmeRtO in the Nashville Union, Of the 18Th
instant "a copy OF which Is before mo- ordering
all able bodied citizens Of Tennessee, bitgs6n
the ages of nineteen and tfCy, TO be enrolled for
militia service, and held liable 20 perform mill
taTy duty in the Ulited SacI. This inclgdes
all classes and colors I: is 20 be hoped that the
order viii be beneficial in the way OF Escrgihng
our armies.
THE CHANGE or POSITION.
From he Mac ~ Confederate, September n.
II is now no longer q secret that our army has
changed its position, and is inrenChed on the
Montgomery and West Point road. There Is no
reason why this movement should excite the
I, aTs and doubts OF the people Of this section OF
country, or cause the weAk-kneed 10 become
more tremuiOus han usual.
| Before the evacuation of Atlanta Macon and
tie surrounding country we're more or less eX-
| posed as was proven by the StOnsman expedition,
10 raids from the enemy. Concentrating their
cavalry at night ard moving nOi5eessly around
either flank of our army, the enemy could gee
many hours start of four cavalry and commit num-
beTless depredatiOns before they could be- over
taken. As we were constantly liable 20 these
marauding expeditions ,it became imperatyely ne
mi ahn ha fore Nal
TO resist and hold in check the forces Of the enemy
until our cavalry could hasten to the scene Of
hostiiitles. Tho necessity of these local Orglnj-
cations, and their effect, were well illustrated in
the Stoneman raid The determined resistance
offered by them to the advance of the enemy
enabled our cavalry 10 catch up with the raiders
and capture or put to flight their whOls force.
By the removal OF our amy to the West Point
road Macon is no more exposed to raids taau
before. 1t will still be liable TO such ncursions
as the enemy have the enterprise aud b)lduess -
undertake, and will still be enabled to protect
herself as she has hitherto done.
The present position of our army preclu1es, we
think, the probability of Sherman's forces az.
tempting move in this direction. Should they
essay so hazardous an undertaking their 4 luk
and rear would be exposed TO immediate attack
ly our army, and the result with such an advan-
tsge in our favor, could hardly DO doubtful.
THE CAPTURED REBEL sTEAMERs ENGAGING THE
| BATTERIES Al MOBILE.
From the Richmond Enquirer, September 90
The Confederate steamer Gaines which figured
| so conspcuously in the late naval Il 5ht, AMI in
| which she was reported to be 80 riddled that it
was necessary to beach her, has been rep tired
and put in the Yankee service Thursday morn
ing she steamed up 10 within range of one Of our
western shore batteries, which fired two shots at
her. subsequently the steamer Selma, another
of our captured vessels, came up and shelled the
woods along the shore, in the vicinity OF the same
| battery.
| THE REBEL DEFEAT AT FISHERS mfL-rwELvE
| n IA Do =
DEENING 1T BETTER STRATEGY TO RETREAT
! THAN TO FIGHr ETC.
Fromhs Richmond Enquirer, SeptsmJ6y2i.
Official dispatches received on the % state
that the enemy attacked General Early late yes.
tCrday (23d) aC Fishers Hill, and succeeded in
forcing back the left Of his line, and, throwing
force in his rear, compelled him 10 ABANDON the
position, leaving twelve pieces Of cannon in their
| hands, though losing but few men,
The official news, published above, was sun-
ciCntly astounding for one day, after the public
had become pretty well assured that no further
rctrograde would be made the assurance arising
from the known strength Of the position selected
| by General Early. IL seems, however, that the
enemy so largely outnumbered our forces espe-
cially in cavalry, the fayOrlte arm Of SAeridin
that the strength Of the position aYsiled nothing
against an overwhelming flank movement.
Our cavalry, weakened by their losses on Mon
day, were In no condition on Thursday 20 resist
treble their number moved against them, and
gave way, thus exposing the rear of the position
at Fishers Hill This compelled hasty abau-
donment of the place, and rapid retreat upon
Newmarket, in thelShenandoah where General
Early is said 10 have determined 10 make q
stand
But the enemy continuing to press him in front
and flank, he fell back on Friday to Harrison
burg, and on Saturday passed through Port Re
public, and stopped at a post station known as
keCZlcoWn, about thirteen miles from Staunton
and six from the South river road. The entire
movement was made without what may be termed
a fight, General Early deeming it better strategy
to avoid one than to risk one under the circam-
stances.
On Friday, however, a hanlling party from
Sheridans forces having penetrated the Page
valley, with a view TO retard any reinforcemenfs
that might have been on the route TO Early from
that direction, was encountered by force Of our
cavalry and whipped. At last accounts, on yes.
terday, Early was still at KeezetoWn' where IL
was believed he would make a stand aIthonoh
many fears were naturally expressed that he
would continue his retreat.
Many IumOrs were atiOat, growing out of n cou
fusion of the battle on Monday and the retreat
since Thursday, and representing terrific battles
and appalling losses. 1t Is hardly necessary 10 do
more than mention the fact to clear up the con-
fusion.