The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-10-12


Thomas. Sheridan anl burbrd- q. showing !
.he favorable condition ~ military affairs
u their respective fields ~ opc-Auol.
The purpose OF Gtn Grants visit 10
" Washington having been accomplished. be
returned % has headquarters Ou saturday
9ut there has been DO teleg-aphic comma
licaIiou since has arrival
NASHVILLE Oct :.
have not heard direct ircm sherman. /
but Gen. Cor-e. 81, Altoona. informs me that /
sherman is al Kee>lw. repairing The road |
between Atlanta aud Altoona. He has !
plenty of provisions 40 Atlanta, and 50 Tar /
a. the main army is concerned feels So 1
cure
Gen. Rousseau reports that Forrest has /
escaned by crotsins The Tennessee on fiat T
boat above and below Florence. on the Oil 1
inst. while ROsseau, was detained hy high |
water Al Shall Greek and Elk River.
GEO II. THOMAS, MAJ Gen
ALTOONA. Oct 9--sr.N.
T. Gen Ha'l-1k Chief % star
l reached the keesaw Mountain Oct 6th |
lust in time 90 witness the attack on All
toona I had anticipated this attack, ana
had ordered from home. Gen. Cor>e With
reinf0rcements. The attack was met and
repulscd. the enemy leaving some -e0 dead
and more than 600 wounded anu prison
ers. our loss was about 200 in The a-gre-
gale The enemy captured The small gafrl-
SON az Biz ~hanA aud AckWorti. and hwnt
seven miles Of our railroad. hut We have al
Altoona and Atlanta .iu abundance oi pro-
visions. Hood Observing our approach.
has moved rapidly back 70 Dallas and Van
Vert. and am Watching him IN ease he
trie, to reach Kingston or Rome. Atlanta
Is perfectly secure ana this army is better
OH than il would bee an camp
" 7. SHERMAN.
NooD-r0cK. Va. Oct % Pm.
t. Lieut. Gca Grant
have the honor to report nay command
al this point Tonight. l commenced NOV
inc back from Port Republic. Mount ,rl"-
feri Bridgewator and Harrisonufgh yes
terday morning The grain aud Forage in
advance Of these points had previously
been destroyed. In moving hack 10 TINS
pnlut the whole country, from Blue Ridge
fo the North. has been made unienahie
for a rebel army I have destroyed 1000
harm. filled with wheat hay and farming
nnplemeni~. over 10 mills nlled with Hour
and wheat. have driven in front of the army
over four herd OF stock and Killed anu L.
.uai fo the troops not less than 1000
sheen. This destruction embraces the
L.uray Valley and Little Fort Valley. as well
as The main VALLEY a large numfer "l
horses mas heen obtained dproper estimate
OF which I cannot now make.
Lieut. JOHN r. Mei-s my engineer OIL
Ger was murdered al Hau-on0urg, near
DAYTON. For this airocious act All the
houses within an ares of five miles We're
burned Since | came into the alley from
Harper Ferry every small party ano every
stra..eief has been bu-hWhacheu DN the
people. many Of whom have protection pa
peers from commanders who have been NTH
BRIO ip The Valley. The people here are
reiiins ~ick of the war. Hitherto they
have mad g.. reason to complain because
8 the, have lstn AyiI- in great abundance
have not been followed Dy The enemy TO
to this point. with the exception ui "A small
! force oi rebel cavalry that showed Them
selves some distance behind my rear guard
To-day "a party of one hundred ol the
ST. Ohio Cavalry which l stationed al
bridge on the Norlh Shenandoah. near
Mount Jackson. was attacked 10y Mcneil
f uith 100 men. when asleep. and the whole
party were dispersed or captured think
f they viii all turn APP I learn that 30 of
them had reached Winchester Mcneil
wa- mortality wounded and tell into our
hands This was fortunate. as be- was ile
most DARING and dangerous of ah The bush
whacsers in this section Of the country
j.. II. SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen.
Gen Burorid,e makes the following re-
port OF hl- operations
CArTLl-BuRG. Ky, Oct. =.
To Eau = Il sta.toa
81 rrnH fr.afn
tain and Laurel Gap after heavy skimish-
ipg We met ihe enemy three and hall
miles from ~altville. on the morning of the
ID and drove him 10 bis works around the
salt works whero be- was strongly intrench-
cd on the Bluff. and a heavy force under
Eckols. Williams and Vaughn, and IL Is SAID
that Breckinridge was there. We al oAce
attacked him and drove him from his works
ON onr left and cauier and held him Do
check On TIE right. aui finally IN spite o.
artillery aud superior numbers, whipped
him AT every point and forced him hack io
his own work. ia the evening our aninu-
milton gave out. and holding TIE posliion
taken untii ni.h.. Withdrew The command
in excellent order aud spirits The occu-
nation of the works oi the rebels was ohiA
prevented bv the failure OF oar anmuhi-
lion. From prisoner, learn that The enc
nly's force va. between GOO and J. 900, and
that Breckenridge WAS present Wild f,n"v
from Lvuchhur- SIS force amounted I'D
q :. 800 engagcl. ID is certain that DDS force
greatly oniunmbrrcd Ours- \ detachment
sem 10 Poaud Cap iorcel through ana
drove Prentice wi.h a superior force from
hi- work 81 ElilEI-e. capfuring several
prisoner. number ol small arms aud one
! Niece of artillery. Our loss 10 all D. about
So. and that of the enemy more. "Ai re-
mort more fully hv mail in ihe morning
On the 81 l received an order from Zen
sherman 20 return
1-ignel BJRBRIDCE. Maj. Gen.
The teieeraph l,ne between Fortress
N.nroe and t.fg Pniat wa- broken ul "a
big storm aud j. not set repaired He
lsf..-. military Intelligence from there .- te
following telegram from Gen. Butler
HEADou ARrERs' DEPARTyLyT or
"A. AND y. G.. Oct IS. l-tl
I T. sen uiaa-.
/ our success Yesterday was decided one
/ Although Tie rebel papers claim q ticiort.
tther admit thar Gen. Gregg ali ''eaeTai
/ Brs.tou were ~ounIel. Gen Gl.55 ~ .7
/ IN command W Field Division Tie hlch-
lnanI Ertnf..r nl fal- morn i- ha- Ai
ioHicial dispatch f0m eorlYn-. iI" last
niahf stating THAT g.. ) .nEee cifar- i'ict-
YESTERDAY. buried ilr railroad Dri5e over
/ the Raeidan aui made rner e-cape No
movement or the liurl-0nhur9 SIDE No
more tro0ls have been over from Lee lne
movement Yesterday was made under hls
eye. ....-,-, A.. ~.
Va recent Intelligence has been received
| ~, No. Car f.nbv but DV liz last re-