Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-10-22
BY WEDNESDAYS MAIL.

DI WEDNESUl1 . MAIL.
From he Galveston NV,
sHREvEr0RT, Get. 10, 1861
DEAR NEws:-Flom Woulvile Extra,
Sept. 3,th, and Clinton, October lat:
AruESs, AN, Sept. 26.--Grn. Forrest has
c lpurrd the garrison NJ this place, incn.
ding nhuu' II teen hundred prisoners, two
valuable ira us. fifty wagons, many valua-
bic stores. Our loss was only four ar five
killed. aud about twenty wounded Orr
troops are full of enthusiasm aud will leave
In n few minutes in starch of new victor cs.
AUGUSTA. sept. ~. A letter from Wheel
e 8 command dated Athens, Alaba nn, states
/ ~ lie has destroyed over II hundred and
twenty-five miles OF the Railroad in Shcr.
mans n Gr. II also says thai two thousand
Trnn"sSrrnns have joined Wheeler. The
people Of Tennessee are cheerful. 1t will
take Sherman thirty 'lavs to rep irdnm 'acs.
CHAIR orTEsvILLE, Sept. 27ih.-lhe fight
near Po Republic on Monday was IN en-
gagrment between our cavalry and that of
e enemy. They cane over the river, and
were driven back three miles by our caval-
ry. across the river. The enrmy's cavalry
entered StauntOn about u clock, p. II. No
serious anxiety felt here.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, sept. 28th.--It is diff
fcul' to get at the precise incts. both nr-
mics in the valley have moved and Early
is following The enemy. 1t is reported that
he will attack them to day ut Monnt Sgd
ney. The II port is that We whipped the
enemy Yesterday NJ Weirs Cove.
SULPHUR SPRINGS. Ala, 8 Miles North of
ATHENS, Sept. 27.--The invucihle and I'M
couuueruble Forrest has gained another VIC
tory The garrison here, cons ing of two
block houses aud consi lerel the strongest
on the road from Decatur to Nashville, hns
been stormcl and captured after three hours
heavy fighting. Over 800 PRISONERS have
been captured. including one Lieut.. Col.
and t. Majors, tn Captains and twenty
twu Eieut, II e, aud also 800 . seq. two
pieces Of artillery and large amount of
stores of every description. Our loss in
killed and wounded WAS about thirty five
Encmy's loss near POO, including III" Colo
mel commanding the garrison. ih' enemy
failed n every fort I" reinforce the garri-
son. The enemy failed in every effort to
rein force the garrison. The country may
exrect to hear of other victories in few
days.
il crMoyn. Sept 3O.-Oficial dispatches
received tonight say an attempt TO day 10
retak. battery Harrison. which though par
tally successful, failed Artillery firing pre-
cedinc the assault WIS audible EN- all parts
of the city. Kautzs cavalry who were on
the Nine Mile road last night, went hack
early this morning. An attempt was made
TO take battery Gillette yesterday. The
Yankees put negro troops in front. Large
numbers OF them killed
GRrrfIH, GA, Sept. 30.-G'n. Hardee, Mt
his qijrst has been relieved of his COM
mand id the army of Tenn. He is TO take
command of the Department Of Charleston.
He left here this morning accompanied by
his staff for his new field Of operations.
After spending several days in the army,
President Davis has gone TO Montgomery
He is expected to reach Macon tomorrow
on his return. Our army is in the hnes'
poss bile spirits, and we may expect 10 near
good news from il before many days.
The impression that Forrest superseded
wheeler'is n mistake--he is operating on
his own hook.
PrrrRspuRo. Sept. 30.-Yesfer'lnr ou'
cavalry attacked in front and hank briRg
cavalry di ision which hail forced orr cav
airy nicksts in on Vaughns rod. erh'
u;ies beiov here, at wriEaus HOUSE., cap
turing b ut twenty prisoners aud 's'ah
fishing our lines. This morning the enemy
with artillery, infantry and cavalry. ad
yapce,l on our right. about four and n halt
mile. below, west Of the Weldon u. r., dri.
wing our cavalry from their breast-wmks al
that point. Arrangements I'VE been male
10 defeat this movement, and il is OF be
lieved that tie enemy will hold the wo X
long. NJ =.