Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-07

farm ia Chsrt r6el1
SssALrNa ArPLss William, SLAVE 81 Mr
u,stein, wac arrested sad oae:i yes:si::Sy
for stealing ar?l5s from caulttynau IL iht
Second MARKET.
LATEST FR0Nl TIE UNITED sisia;,
United States Iape.s Of tie i b wers rsos;T
ed last evening. From the Baltimore "Gs
zette" of that date. We e1Tao: the folio sin
ing summary of news:
GRANTS 0PRRArInEe.
Gep. Grant raports to the War Department
under date OF Sunday .Ye,.ing lasI, ttat sLsrF
had boen no ctaOSs cf postum Oh ti.s part .,
the FEDERAL troops either On the North or Gu
The South si.s OF the Jaraes rivar since s .iur.
dry. Cn that day small bc'y OF c:vary,
supported bv two brisodes of ia!urisy, wns
sent up The P,liEsu'c. md ~ said to basa al
inside lino of VOL ks...E:,s of Richmond. From
sance Developed the f;ot that tho IN ,my va;
in strong force.
In tbs vicinity Of Petersburg. seaordirs Ii
the correspondent Of the Washiuet "Ch-cni
o!e," tho Coz federases were repuiset viii
heavy loss On Saturday morning, in tn s,ta,h
which was made by them on Ayers divi,ioD,
and about the same time General Srarg j.
said to hLy, driven back Hampton's oasalfy
on tho Vaughn road, with considerable LOGS
taking some prisoners.
Attic lsst sdvices fiom the front ,he FrhS.l
array was trongiy iniiench.d. Ths l1ss in FIJI
days fight has not yet, we are t II, been dzhditv
ly asc 1T tired.
There was story cIrfeLt Il Fort Monroe IA:
Petersburg had be.n evacuated. but il WIS SUBJ
sequen'ly a.clla.Esl thst such W oct Che ia,t
It's rfp-rtai also 'ha. hasvy firing VII EeRri
North side Of The James ri"tr bit as G. n, G. ait
in his despatch ut lt.r h"u' tssei IN taht 'i-ie
hal been but 1T IL fighting du'ing thu day 1t Any
"a, of the line, the statement run Fortress m6n'
roe must be regarded ~ al eaa.ger ,tijR.
sHERIDsN'I OPERATIONS
The headquarters OF Sheridan, Oh SstntisS
evening last were 1T H. rfisonburs. He doss moi
sppesr t, have advanced bayurj II point with
his inian ~, but his cartlrJ went a. TAI
South rs St.unton and Wayne ,horo Ths- -uc,
ceeded in dstroyine the bridge, t 5 .i'!i iivor
and Chris,iaoa Cfs k End 10 doing c,rs;jsrs! j:
damage t. the railroads.. Sh5r dams iins Q; u NJ
inunicstion is bsset with eueriss. and .uai
ttains as ire sent - him have II be heavily
guarded.
AFFAIRS III NusoUEi
From Missouri We hays uivicas up tp Sat
urdav last. A'party c! Confederate e:,or.j
tae toxu of Franklin, On :ia PaSid, Eai..teni
ou that dey, ard turcsd ill the rsiIroal Pc
the Same road there was also said to be CON
siderable forts Of Confederate cavalry.
The Federal troops at Wsrrenahurg. 81 Ia
liza. Boonville, and other rCinte in Central Mis-
souri,, have baeH withdrawn. Gud were onncsn
trating OF .Fsrson City, where General Browr
WAS IN ronching himself.
Fears were entertained that aS ette1I:
VI uh be made to destroy III, Orange erG
Gsssonsde bridges. Grea. axe tim Al, EXISTED
along tho line Of The lfannita! 4 ID s.. J9:eri
Railroad.
Scouts from Ir3nt3n rapprss1 tho aieancs :"
Urge force from the S:u.n but wGsth.: j.
was 0 imposed CT FedeiaIcr Confederate ifso;.
does mot appear TO have bsen ssoertaiccd
At the latest adyices frGn Fort Smith, Ark
tue Federal CARTON ttisrs SIa ih nall rEticrr
the forage exhausted, and nersiy ill tio dIval
~ withtu horscs.
A la.cr telegram from S.. Louis ga ea liza
noth;ng that WAS trustworthy he'd bee. hear,
from Cen. Ewing.
The Iron Mountain railroad HIS baen s
badly damaged Gy the enemy that it viii IL,
auire two months to repair it.
Nothing further had beOn received iron
franklin.
Twas understood that General R3icoran
would tnts the field in person yesterday.
seANToN's WAR BULLrT1a.
The follJwiog is Secretary S:anta-'a Ia:
war bulletin:
WAa DsPARrursr, O;t 8. 1l:20 4. IL
Mai. Gen. Dix New York:
A despatch from Con. Sheridan, dated o
Harrisouburg, OcMber lsb $50 P. NJ. Ia
he. n received by this department.. 1t state
that:
81 have be- n to Stannton and Way nestoro
with the cavalry, and destroyed tbs iral
bridge-on South river, n. Waynesboro'. throw
ing il into tie river; also, the bridge OVER IL
Christiana Creek. and tho rsilioad from Gun
ton to Wsynesb:ro'. d"
Details Vi future operations are, for obyi1u
reasjrs. or,ittol.
Tho following despatch is tbs l.,;s.sgt5si7s
from Gen. Graut:
OIrY PvlNr- va. Ott o $50 ?. 81.
Major General H. V. HAlLscK,
CLiss Il Sd:
G,ner ,ls Bdtlar on the righ:. Oh JAMES rivs:
aud Meade sou hives! of Ptteriburg, ccc5py Id
same position % yesterday. Ta.ro Lai b2sn 1T.
very liale fighting to-day. ~ lsS prisoner:
howev,r, have heen captured.
Last evening Gamer i Butter seLt two tr.Isj;
of infantry, with little cavalry, within = fs -
hurdted yard, Of the inner line or works eat g
Richmond, meeting With no reshtlnce.
q. 8. GRANT, Lieut. G.n.
No dispatches have been received fer tire
days from General Sherman, bnt Sigor"u
measures, which, it is believed, will be sro
oessful, have been taken by him to Protect ii
communication from the rebsI raiding Psri;e
under Wheeler :ud Forrest.
fSjgr ed1 E. II. ST.Nfoa.
Secretary Of War.
--LATEST TELx6aA4s.
Tho following are The most int, Rating al
lst ,st tsegrsms. Ia tie papers Of he 4ta:
FROM NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE IeD0., Oet- 2-eof'tS', Y ith hi
whole frrce appeared b>f:r, lTnntsyi ! bis MON
ing, add demanded its surferd'r. TIE c,T
manding officer, Col. q. n. L. John.np, Of III
~ Indians csvsl.y, refrsad to comply. Tier
has probably been heavy fighting thtrs to-!ay
but no fear, are en!ert .iusd of is capture.
The total Union loss, in Gen. Rousseau
expedition, in killed aud wounded, ia niuoty
eight
Largo numbers Of rebels are reported &
Spring Hill, II miles beyond Franklin. III
lines are cut st that place.
THE HIssIseIPPl foUADko5.
CAla,, OH. 1.-The Msmphis papers Il tt
30th ult., contain nothing important
The Irwin prison is almost dspopula.+d. u.c
ny Of the prisoners having bsea transferred
The civil jurisdiction.
Admiral Porter has been transferred fEoi
the Mississippi tq1sdron. Ills farewell e.
dress was received here to day. l! is nt
known where his future field Of labor will Ii