The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-19
~ Telegraph to the n. Y. sun.
G00D Jews from SHRAAJ.
4 BATTLE At SHIPS GAP.
HOODS ARMY DEFEATED.
Rapid Retreat Southward.
REBEL MILITIA ALL DESERVING.
Atlanta and Rome Safe.
FROM THE SHENANDOAH.
skirmishing in the Valley.
THE ENEMY ENTRENCHING
Another Raid BY Moseby.
DESTRUCTION Of FIVE CANAL BOATS.
Mules and Horses Carried OF.
LATER EUROPEAN NEWS.
The Mace and COburn Fizzle.
ADDITIONAL AND INTER.
ESTaNG DETAILS.
&c., &C., &s.
DESTRUCTION Of FIVE CANAL BOATS.
Mules and Horses Carried OF.
LATER EUROPEAN NEWS.
ADDITIONAL AND INTER.
ESTlNli DETAILS.
GENERAL SHERMAN.
Hoods Raid q Failure, Etc.

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Var Department. Oct. IS jor- General DE-:
Ths following dispatch hss been received;
Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. I7-3 P.A.-Hocd's
nam army WAS sbou, Lafayette, last night aud
Sherman ct Ships Gap. The report of yesterday
hat Hood was APPROACHING Carpenters Ferry WAS
mistake. He had not crossed Look out Mountain
Nd night.
j N. sonoFiELp, MAJOR General.
Another official dispatch, dated st Cha.tanoosa
yesterday, 10 a. follows;
les Gen Sherman at Ships Gap in Tsylor's
RIDGE at dark last night. The General and army
srs all right and in he best of spirits. Hood won't
sshf, though offered repeatedly. His dreadfr, -.-
-yulse at AuatoonA ras made him very cauno"H
Gen. slccum IL all right at Atlanta with plenty OF
provisions and forage.
Hooi's raid has produced no military result A.
yel II he wants to invade Tennessee. a. h" has
promised his men, ha will lose by issertion twice
~ many AZ he has captured. Tho losses IN men
shus fur have been in or favor. Hood demanded
ever his own .irr atu-e the surrender Of Rssaca and
Dalton, and said that II ihey surrendered ne
white officers aud would be rarolei In . few
days but that II tho post were carried by ss''u't'
spo prisoners would he taken" Rome IL all right
CA DANA, Acting Secretary Of War.
sHooSD OFFICIAL DISPATCH
Va, Department Washington. ID. c. oct. Is
isSA-s Pm. Major General Dir The sub
koined dispatches have reached the Department
his afternoon
.Eashrfll,, Tenn, iP. Y, Oct. Il. lsoA-rhe
following dispatch hss been received from Gene
ssl Sherman
Ship's Gap, 5P. NJ, Oct. 10, is6t-we took
Ohip's Gsp, to-day, capturing . part of tie 24tf
North Carolina. Two corps are represented to h'
.-ss Lafayette, and one wen, south from NiIlsnov'
Pain, They obs,ructed Snake Creek Pass 70 delay
eur usins, but by tomorrow can move in any
airec,ou. ssw. 7. sHERMAs, Maj. Gen."
"pesersers from Hoods army report his iorcs al
= $1,000 Tho strength Of his cavalry Is not known
Thsr, is no additional news from the Tennessee
River except tia, Rh oddy's forces moved from
1uscumbia yesterday. &C. H. TncsAs Maj Gen.
CAottsnooga, 10 p. NJ. Oct. 1.-THE rear {
Hood's army left Lafayette, going South, st day
nstt this morning.
j. NJ SoorIELD, Major r-General.
The country Solth aud south-west OF Laiayei
h exceed ngly difficult for an inferior army '!go
susiy pursued, consisting OF narrow valleys pars'l
~ the ranges Of Taylor's Ridge aud Lookout soul
Sain, broken by rough hills and destitute of foS
Cor man or beast, until you reach tho Coosa X ve
. distance equal to three days forced marches.
C. A. DAsA. Acting Secretary Of War.
Reports via NASHVILLE.
yn,hrlre Oct. l5.-HooA's army has destroy
GSs railroad for 90 miles between Tunnel Hill si
R.s.cs also between Bs shan,y and Alstoon
The rebel comm ander demanded the surrender
R.sscs threatening tho garrison with death II
smmapd was not complied with. Col Weaver
She sGh Ohio. commanding the post refused to s.
render. After sone brisk sslrmishins the rel
Rrce withdrew. To enemy sdvsnceh upon
ION. which was surrendered without SHOT, oy
johnson of the 44th United States Colored lnfann
who could have easily he'd tie town If 20 d
posed. Tunnel Hill was unmoles,ed'
rars and building at that station we're destroy
From thst point Hood wen, southward on
,o.d. and was confronted by the 4th CorpA un
Gen. Stanley, at Snake Creek Gap. Severe ggM
suu,d The result Is not obtainshe, lGh'
Above from sherman himself-ED sus.! Be
regard Is reported to he the conmander-n-chie
the Army Of the Mississippi. Hood being only
soumander Of this department. Sherman is wal
tpv every move Of his antagonist, and import
rerations may he expected soon nom that q
Ser.
Adnstch this morning reports Hood at Bon
,lle No reiniorcements have reached him,
ii. militia have nearly all deserted him. Prc
prn, military men believe that the rebel movsu
IN rssul, disastrously 70 them. Some rebel
= rvpvr,sd ., CsdAI HD near snrngHsld. II