Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-11-12

cvacuate Georgia. The Georgia Militia rem
dezvoused at Macon.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 22.-No engagement
bet ween the armies in Georgia. Hood is re-
ported MS rapidly moving down Browntown
valley to Jacksonville and Halladcga, where
he strikes the railroad to Montgomery.
Sherman's army is stripped of every pound
of superfuous baggage and is in pursuit OF
Hood.
LEAvEvwoRTH, Oct. 22.-Fighting has
been going on all day near Independence,
the rebels attempted to pass around and en-
vclopc our left, during this operation Curtis
dealt them heavy blows, while Pleasanton
pressed the enemy from the east.
LATEE.-Blunt has been stubbornly re.
sisting Price all day. Blunt falling back
steadiy, contesting every rod. Prices force
$4,000.
Curtis is concentrating his forces on Lit
lie Blue. Gov. Carney telegraphcd that the
danger is very great, and to send every n
vaiuble man to the front. Troops going
forward rapidly.
New YORK, Oct. 22.--Gold 213|.
Beauregard has taken command in Ten
nessec and will direct the movements till
the campaign closes.
Hood in his proclamation says Sherman
cannot muster thirty thousand muskets.
The rebels in Canada about to make
raid on Buffalo.
New YORK, Oct. 23.--Military situation
in front unchanged. Some new rebel bat
teries unmasked in front of the first diVis-
ion. President Davis visit to the south
west seems to have had the effect Of stirring
up much enthusiasm and replenishing the
ranks of Hoods army by the return of many
stragglcrs. Hoods line Of supplies is via
the Alabama and Tennessee Railway from
Selma to Blue Mountain.
ST LOUIS, Oct. 23d.-Gen. Blunt with
two thousand cavalry and howi2crs enter
ed Lexington Tuesday. Wednesday Price
attacked him with an overwhelming force
and drove him from the city. Blunt fell
back to Little Blue. Thursday and Friday
skirmishing continued between Little and
Big Blue.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 23d, s p. M.-Curtis
has routed Price who is going south-our
cavalry is in pursuit, with PleasantOns
cavalry force of fifteen thousand. Enemy
NAV strike at Fort Scott. The battle began
early this morning--loss not heavy on our
side. Rebel loss not known. We captured
some prisoners.--They left their dead and
wounded on the field. We fought Price for
five hours. Our loss was over four hundred.
The notorious Todd was killed. We drove
the enemy four miles.
P.S. Prices main column crossed at
Byron Ford--he is moving in three columns.
He is again heading for Kansas, and may
cross the line in his retreat. We mean to
attack him soon again.
New YCEK, Oct. 25.-Richmond papers of
the 22d received. Earlys defeat by Sberi
dan is acknowledged by Early himself, who
claims he took 80 pieces of artillery, and
says the Union pursuit did not amount to
much, as only cavalry were engaged in it.
Our infantry he says suffered severely, be-
ing too badly demoralized to follow him.
The Richmond Examiner says the camp
equipage captured in the morning, was re-
taken by the enemy, and at Strasburg the
captured artillery becoming mixed in the
street with some of their own, through de-
mobilization of the drivers was abandoned
by night. Some paper says the Federal ar
my was in New Market worn out with fa-
tigue, perplexed, and mortified with the re-
suit of the days operations. The rebels ad-
nit loss of one thousand killed and woun-
ded. An order from the Richmond War
Office conscripts one fifth of the Employees
of the Ordnance Bureau, thus securing four
thousand military force. Longstreet, in an
order dated 18th, takes command of his old
first corps relieving Anderson. The Au-
gusta Chronicle says Slocum has contracted
his lines materially, leaving part of the city
in the cold. The rebel Colonel Iverson
made dash through Atlanta without suf-
fering any damage. The Macon Intelligen-
cersays the rebels are making
TO enter Atlanta and hold it.
New YORK, Oct 24.-0ur loss in the bat
tie of the lgth will reach five thousand. We
now know that Longstreet was not present.
The rebels fought under Early and Ker-
shaw.-The enemy have made no demon
strafion since Friday. At last accounts
they we're before Harrisburg.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The Richmond
Examiner thinks the campaign in Georgia
must result in the destruction or capture Of
Shermans whole force. Gen. Anderson has
been assigned to the corps latterly comman-
ded by Beauregard. On the 22d an engage
ment took place between the gunbOats on
James river and our shore batteries The
Rebel feet fell back to fort DARLING only