The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-09-28
THE LATEST NEWS.

The unconditional surrender of Mnbile i reported
the report comes by the way Of Holly Springs ahd
Memphis but the War Department has received no
new. caufrming IT, Our gunboats had approached 50
near the city a. to hold il at their mercy
The news from Sheridan grows better and batter
The battle at Fishers Hill OF the most decl-
sye Of the war, and Sheridan reports Early army At
tsrly defeated and routed Sixteen guns and more 'ha
5000 prisoners have been taken correspondent re-
ports tat they're that rcntorceTnents are
needed TO take charge Of them. Thus by our sloF.
b,tig,orious campaign has Sheridan redeemed the
Shenandoah Valley. and wiped out the stain Of the
MANY defeats the Union arms have there sustained
News from Gen. Sheridan, up to Saturday evening,
when he was still pursuing the retreat.ng rebels ma
nv prisoners continued fall into cur hands, Early
would hardly make another stand unless he received
achievements from Richmond and that was not prop
able Sheridan has been largely reinforced and iuiy
supplied and his army was in condition to continue
the forward movement.
It's positively stated that Gov. Brown Of Georgia
has made peace propositions to Gen. Sherman-that
the latter has commissioners to confer with The
Georgia authorities and that the terms will he
sent to Washington for consideration Meantime uen
Sherman is converting Atlanta into military post,
tearing down buildings, erecting Civilizations, &c.
Up to Sunday morning, Sheridan had 10 six days
fought two battles overwhelmed the enemy IN defeat
captured, wounded and killed over twelve thousand
rebel, being one-half Of Earv's force scattered a
l.re portion of the other half demorazed the remain
der pturcd three-fOurths Of the enemys artillery,
and pushed his advance over one hundred miles ms
done in six days. That may be called ! FlgoF-
Gus prosecution of the war
our Nashville specials report battle in progress at
noon YESTERDAY, near Pulaski, between rousseau ana
Forrest The latter had destroyed several important
bridges and restle works the railroad south OF fu-
laski. Re-enforcements were being hurried 10 Rous-
seau, and good report was expected CREST II was
wpuld
nooga railroad.
On Sunday morning SHERIDAN head
quarters had reached New Market, and
they were expected to be, Tuesday night
at Stanton, only fifty-5even miles from
Lynchburg. Our cavalry were far in the
advance harrassing EARLY's rear. Tor
BERT's cavalry bad struck and defeated
the rebel cavalry in Luray Valley while
on their way TO our rear. The activity
Of our cavalry had prevented EARLY from
taking the rout to Culpeppcr, and his
present line of march is one of necessity
EARLY has lost three fourths of his ar
tillerv and fully one-half of his men
and what remains of the latter is in nc
condition to offer successful resistance tC
the progress of SHERIDAN's Yictoriou:
army.
PRICE is in Missouri. RosECRANs ha:
an ample force, which he is organizing
and getting ready rapidly for the combat
The people Of st. Louis have been callet
to arms, and after twelve o'clock to day
business is to be suspended.
FORREST, with his whole force, estima-
ted at six to eight thousand, is i'll Tennes
see ROUSSEAU has not yet come up with
him.
CoRTINAs' occupation of Brownsville
Texas, resulted in his capturing abou
one million dollars worth of goods which
rebel merchants had shipped from Ma
tamoras to that place. At dorado Ia
took between two and three thousand
bales of cotton. When he offered hi
army to the service of the United States
our officials told him that they had n'
power TO receive him and his men eXcep
| upon laying down their arms as refugees
! lie probably did no feel inclined to tina
! course, as our latest advices represcn
/ that he had recrossed the Rio Grande int
! Mexico and beaten the French eXpedi
ton sent up the river from Bagdad.