Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-15

rofN f-'H'o Al ! az ~ fae enemy Kidd and
vDlal~d and We have as.e hundred ys;~oser,
We have Sivrn them a bio dy reyai.~.
>i-Detl b. y BrTlEx-
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,hs, Tia brii-r ov-r the Gsscsnle rir.r. >.
nsils. shi, silr al ;is o-.-e. -.s Lzrs-d Lv
the rei-l- Co,- Crr-k brsAs- asd D. e,,.
asad lscsssa tive u~se zl-e busueS
CYgrss.iKie. Trs.- sAf. s.-Sxven L-..
drsd r,a-!- z=isr Lyou espszrsa the SER.
CE=sslers and eros-s-i the river into A.
;urky yr~t-Tday A. the noagh Of YeIsox
Cr-ek- They thea rcl-4ssSi the bua,
IIio-iso~&. Ia. ~. NV e.nn.,l
J. a. this p'.at ie-u,-A,. Commenced r.v,.
ir= iack from l'ovi ksPzhlie. Moun, Cr.u.
fosd ard iisrrisosbur- Yesterday nor.i.r
Gaia AID iog1-- Ia adv4ne- O; Il. 90 psi,,,
had p,rvieg~lv b-en d.>,roy-d. III. "a
couEtry frota thu Biar Ridge o. Norrh Nov,.
tain. - been made unf~nabI- for the rrArl
srmv. DESTROYED Over tao thousand h,.
. I'D With " hea,- hay. farming implem-n,..
- mills hil,-l With fionr and wheat. L,,.
driven IN iront Of the army OVER 600 head II
stock; killed and issued To the ss,r,. not
- rhan 5000 she'-p. 1h@ destruction EN-.
traces Lervy Valley ard Little Fort V,lI~v
a. well a. the main valley. 4 large nunb-r
OF hoT>e> has b-en obtaiurd Lieut.. M~;~,
was murdered beyond Harrisonbure. near
DAYTON. for which atrocious act all hous.s
within an area Of FIVE mills were burned.
Since wecan.c into the valley every train
and small party has been bushwh.cied nv
the pcopl-. many ct whom have protection
papers from commanders who have hitherto
been in the valley. The people are getting
sick OF war. l have not been followed by The
enemy to this poin: except in a small force Of
cavalry who showed themselves some distance
b hind the rear guard to-day. The Eigh.
teenth Ohio cavalry, stationed at a bridge
over the mouth of tina Shenandoah. near
Mt. jackson was attack while asleep by Nc
Neil with 10 men and the whole party was
dispersed or captured. l think they will
all turn up. so of them have reached VIM
chester. Mcneil was MORALLY wounded and
fell into our hands. He was the most dar.
ing and dangerous of all the bushwackers.
(Signed) SHERIDAN.
Headquarters Of tile Army efMe Potomac,
Oct. 9.-The Fifth and Ninth corps advanced
in line yesterday a half mile, driving the en-
emy's skirnshers into their breastworks.
This movement was to feel this part Of tho
rebel line, to see if it had been weakened to
strengthen their forces elsewhere. We held
the ground gained but rs yet have made no
attack on the main works.
Washington, Od. 10.-Grant te.egraphs
that our losses the other day are much less
than at first rcposted. Four hundred will
cover the entire loss of killed wounded aud
captured. About $50 of the captured and a
great many had fallen into our hands. The
enemy's loss was not less than 1900.
(SignedD STANTON.
.ihooaD, Os. o.-I reached Krnsaw
Mountain on the 9th in time to witness at q
distance the attack on Altoona. Anticipating
the a'tack lad ordered from Rome the
force of Gen. Case. The attack was met
and rerulscd. The enemy captured small
garrison al Big Shan;y aud Ackworh and
burned miles of railroad. We have at Al
toona and Atlanta abundance OF timber to re-
pair the road. Hood observing our approach
moved rapidly back to Dallas and Vanwrrt.
am watching him in case lie tries to reach
Kingston or Rome.
Atlanta is perfectly sec.re to us. This
army is better off than when in camp.
SHERMAN.
Nashville, oct. 8.-Rosspau reports that
Forrest escaped by crossing the Tennessee
liver on haiboats above aud below FlOrance,
on the 9th. while Rosscau was detained by
high water on Shole creek and Elk river.
81. Louis, Oct. 9.-OAicial di. patchs from
Jefferson City state that the advance OF
Price from Usage to Moran creek, ten miles
from Jefferson City, was spiritedly contested
kill. and wounded Our loss is small. On
Mopday, tho Sih, the enemy was drawn up
in line of battle in front of our deftnces.
After being well pcppered by our batteries
they moved off towards the west. followed by
our forces six miles and receiving sharp pun.
ishment.
A detachment of the 9th Missouri attacked
800 rebels at 1yler's Mill and killed 81.
st. Louis, OFT. lO.-The only news from
the west to-day is that fighting is going on
between our cavalry and Prices rear, about
Is miles west of Jefferson city. this morning;
results unknown. Price is south of the Pa
cifc railroad, moving westward, and whether
he will strike for Missouri river, or push south
with view of escaping from the State, is
mere conjecture. He burned the railroad
bridge four miles west of Jefferson City and
destroyed railroad property 1T California.
PORTLAND. Saturday "a. N.
Headquarters Army oftAe Potomac. Oct.
1O.-Our entire lines are quiet to-day. except
that the rebels are Smelling our works at
Dutch Gap without effect.
Late this afternoon heavy cannonading
was heard in the direction Of Petersburg
The II'orlTs correspondent with Sheridan
SAYS our last victory over the rebel cavalry
was the most complete ever won.
Among the & rs captured is . famous Bal