The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-10-14
, WkR NEWS.

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cond Cifps and kept up the attack Gor abcu: hall
anghouf, without eliciing reply from the Union
troops. The result Of the firing was not known
When the mail-boat left City Point on Monday
AL was comparatively quiet. ,.., ...
The demonstration in front Of The fprtfca-
tiqns at. Jefferson city, No, last week proves to
have been only a ftint made by a number OF
Prices men in order to Occupy the Union troops
there, while his main army were crossing the
Usage river. The invaders-2O, 900 strong--are
reported TO have then moved westward, with
from l6 to 20 pieces Of cannon and u long train.
General Sheridan hes fallen back to. w od.
stock. The orders Of General Grant were that
heshould devastate and lay waste the entire VAL
10y, and he announces that lie has done so. 9ie
has destroyed over two thousand barns, filled
with wheat, hay and farming implements, over
seventy mills filed with -four and wheat, carried
off four herds of, stools killed and distributed 10
thetroops not less than three thousand sheep,
and, to ayenge the death Of Lieutenant Meigs,
has burned all the dwelling houses within an area
of FIVE miles. The Confederate, cavalry were
following upiSheridan rear guard. - g-,fIl
The Richmond papers clamuto have defeated
Kautz and Birney on the north side OF the james
River, capturing two lines of Entertainments,
from four 10 five hundred prisoners, from nine tc
tenpieces of artillery and between two and three
hundred horses. .rUi 4.' .gt YNl,t!
General Hardee assumed command at Charles
tonion Thursday last. General Beauregard has
beeniappointed 10 the chief command 81 the milf
tary department comprising East Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
An order has been issued from the War Depart
ment Mt Richmond, revolving all details of men
between the ages of eighteen and forty-ivc,
assigned 10 other duties, and directing them TO
repoftfor active service in the field IT, II '.
Forrest is reported to have crossed the Tenues-
sec river, and escaped from Gen. Rosseau, who
was detained BY the high water. ''''
One Of the bulletins contains Gen. Burbridge $
report of his attack on the enemy's salt works in
Southwestern Virginia on Sunday Of last week.
The fighting was lrpt up until dark, when tie
enemy were driven back behind their works, aud
Cen. Burbridge's ammunition giving Out, he
withdrew to Catlettsburg, ~. "....
Advices from Missouri state that Prices ad-
vance on Jefferson City was spritcdly contested.
His troops drew up ip line of battle before the
Notifications at Jefferson City, but were forced
to move Oft towards the west, and were pursued
six miles.
Z, A despatch in the Ilichndnd Examiner states
that a force Of Union cavalry Oh Friday, burnt
the railroad bridge oyer the Rapiaan and then
escaped.
=, Dispatches have been received by the War
Department from Generals Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan, but Secretary Stanton announces they
contain no reports Of military movements later
than those published in his official bulletins of
Monday. Some additional details are furnished
BY Gen. Sheridan Of the cavalry iigh, in the
Shenandoah Valley last Sunday The enemy
are reported to have been completely routed, and
to have lost all their wagons, artillery, &C., e1-
ceptone piece, with which they retreatcd. They
were pursued by the Union cavalry twenty-siy
miles beyond the battlefield. Their battery,
men and horses were captured. OF the one hun
bred men belonging to the 9Th Ohio Regiment
who were dispersed whilst guarding q bridge
over the North Shenandoah river, all have come
in except the officers. '" -
The Associated Press accounts from the Army
'Uf the Potomac say that daring Monday evening
and night brisk firing occurred on the centre OF
the Union line in frount of Petersburg, and that
strong bodies of the eneiny's troops appeared to
be nhoving during the whole day towards the
left Of the Union army. .N". d