Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-21
MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES.


q seouting party towards Fayetteville, twenty
three mites from here Wednesday, and drove
asmah squad Of rebels out Of the town and
pursued them to their camps capturing 9 out
Of IL. They afterwards fell in with 1900
rebel cavalry and retreated.
Rumors say Wheeler's command compris-
ing Rhody,s Jones and Partlow's cavalry ag-
gregating 5000 to 10000 are all In the country
towards Chattanooga and Dalton. The reb-
els entered Ressaca Wednesday morning cap
turing colored regiment. the only troops
They afterwards moved on Dalton.
On Friday there was considerable alarm at
Chattanooga and every able bodied man was
put to work on the Notifications. At last sd-
vices Gen. Fitzpatrick was at Dalton No APP
prehensions are now felt for Chattanooga or
Knoxville.
Gen Sherman has over 100 days rahons
at Atlanta, at Knoxville provisions enough
to last siege Of elk months The ware
houses at Chattanooga are full Of provisions,
also large supplies besides are on the ground
covered with tarpaulin. Gen. Melroy was at
Talahoma, and Gen. Schofeld was at Chatta-
noogs.
Information from private and trustworth
source says Saturday evening Hoods army
was below Dalton and lafayette, making for
the latter place with Gen. Sherman pressing
him closely.
Prominent military men say Hoods last
move places him exactly in the position de-
sired by Gen. Sherman.
There is considerable excitement at Clarks-
vile, Tenn, in consequence Of reports by
scouts that the rebel Gen. Lynn intends to
attack the place. Some Government employ
ees hive arrived for additional defence Of
ClArksville.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 6.
About 1000 rebels with ten pieces Of ar
tillery under jeff Thompson attacked Sedalia
at o'clock p. m. yesterday, and drove the
militia out Of the place. A few of the milf
tia in the fort resisted the tack, but finally
surrendered, and were paroled OF shot. The
citizens were released without parole.
Price is reported to be moving on Licking.
ton. Bill Anderson has cut the North Mis-.
souri, Railroad at High Hill, and also visited
Flolence. He says his only orders are tC
raise hell in North Missouri"
The Democrat has dispatch from Jefferson
City that the Pacific Railroad is running tC
La Mine Bridge, and troops are being rapidly
sent there. Gen. Pleasanton starts for tn,
front tomorrow to take command Of the cav
airy. 1t is believed that if our mounted fore,
moves fast the train of Prices will be cap
tured. Prices forces are divided and eifhe
part can aasily be defeated ifovertaken. San
born's cavalry are in hot pursuit of jeff
Thompson.
WAR DEPT. WAsHINGToN,
ct. ls, 1864.
TO Maj. Gen. Dir:
The following dispatch has been received
chattanooga, Tenn, 1890 r. M-Hood'
main force was about Lafayette last night
and Gen. Sherman was at Ship Gap.
The report of yesterday that Hood was ap
preaching Carpenters Ferry, was a mistake
He had not crossed Lookout Mountain las
night. j. NJ. SoHoFIELD, Maj. Gen.
Another official dispatch dated at Chat
tsnooga, yesterday the 18th is as follows -
left Gen. Sherman at Ships Gap in Tsyler'
Ridge at dark last night. The general ant
army are all right and in the best of spirit
Hood won't fight though offered repeatedly
His dreadful repulse at Altoona has mad,
him cautious. Gen. Slocum is all right a
Atlanta with plenty of provisions and forage
Hoods raid has produced no military resulti
as yet. II he wants to invade Tennessee al
he has promised his men, he will loose BY
desertion twice as many as he has captured
The losses in men thus far have been in on
favor. Hood demanded over his own sigma
ture the surrender of Resaca and Dalton AM
said if surrendered the white officers ant
men would be paroled in few days, but tina
if the posts were carried by assault, no pri
soners would be taken. Rome is all right
(Sgned) C. A, DANA,
Asst Sec'y of War.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. II.
Bill Anderson and forty of his men entere
Danvil Montgomery county, Friday eve
ming murdered FIVE citizens and mortal
wounded another and burned eighteen builC
ings. A few citizens occupied the Bloc
House in the center of the town, and unde
took TO defend it, but the rebels burned Il
House togetoer with all the County recorC
and the law offices of three porminent Law
yers with all their papers. The rebels the
went to High Hill and burned the railroo
property and plundered all the stores. O
Saturday afternoon a militia force overtoC
the miscreants near High Hill, killing al
wounding seventeen of them.
Lexington was occupied by the rebels {
Saturday, the Federals having evacuated Il
day before.
NEW York, Oct. IS.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
The guerrillas have resumed their depred
tions on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, a
have almost checked navigation. Four boz
were destroyed between Edwards Ferry al
Monocacy last week. Guerrillas were repoi
ed between there and the defences of Was
iugton. A gang of Mosby's guerrillas pass
through on the 18th. The country along t
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Gap Ia
road is being rendered unavailable to que
rillas. This railroad is running to Strasbur
The report that Poolsyille, Md, was burn
by the rebels is untrue.
Mr.. Fessenden some time ago stopped t
issue of legal tenders, and it is now und,
stood that he will stop the certificates of
debtedness.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch say
Working parties are engaged in falling III
Der on each side Of the Manassas Gap railro
to prevent concealment of guerrillas. Ordt
have been issued that if another attack
made on the trains, every rebels house wit
in miles Of the road will be Immediately I
stroyed.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. / 7.
Gen. Sherman and his army are all rig
and master OF the situation. Every pc
ever held by us is still in our possession
Atlanta is all right with plenty to eat.
The railroad will be repaired in ten da
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