The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-01

the enemy pressed him dangerously, aud he !
always emerged from II TO conquer. ReCJlleot-
ing General Jackson's campaigns, we are srdck |
with the fact that though he often toun il nocc.-
sary 20 retreat up the valley, he mover IN 'de a |
stand at Fishers Hill. His military eye dis |
covered that though apparently a Fortress, 1t
was open 20 4 flank movement The event has
borne testimony to his sagacty. General Early
was fanked out of the position. We learn this
from persons who witnessed the attack Of the
enemy and our retreat
srAUNToN,
From respectable citizens of StauntDn VIC learn
that a small body Of Shorlan's cavalry entered
that town at 5 o'clock Monday evening. Our
informant did not linger 70 see how the Yankees
were about 10 behave, especially as It was re-
ported that q much larger force OF the enemy was
approaching. We doubt whether Sheridan has
been in condition TO spare any considerable body
Of his troops for raiding purposes. He, we hope,
had full use for all Of them at Browns Gap.
GENERAL pEAuRE0ARD ACCEPTS THB COMMAND
OF THE ARMY or TENNEssEE.
From ne Richmond Examiner SeptcH.bsr23.
The Charleston Mercury says that General
Beauregard has accepted the command Of the
Army OF Tennessee, and was expected 10 arrive
In that city on Sunday last, en- route for his new
scene Of duty. The Mercury Is pleased with the
appointment, as every one will be.
RFnEL .roRcE CROSSING THE CUMBERLAND
RIVER, AND MOVING INTO KENTUCKY
From ne Richmond Erasiner Sep,cmbsr2s
MOBILE, September 26.--A special despatch to
the Ere7ling NetrS, dated SenatObia, 26th aud
Memphis, September %, says Confederate
force, FIVE hundred strong, have crossed tEc Cum
berland river, below Fort Donelson, moving
General Mower, with n portion of the 10th
Corps, has reinforced steele at Little Rock.
FORREST THREATENING sHERNAN's LINE or
COpuUNICATGoN.
From the Richmond EraMlbtey, September 20.
From the following official despatch, II will be
seen that General Forrest has struck another OF
his telling blows, and as usual, in quarter
where he was least expected by the enemy. The
capture of Athena puts him in the rear of Sher-
mans army, aud very near his sole line OF COM
municatOn-the Western and Atlantic railroad.
Future events will, we hope, prove the position
more important even than the other cap ptureS,
great as they are.
GENERAL FoRREsT's OPTICAL REPORT OF THE
CAPTURE or ATHENS, ALA.
ATHENS, Ala, September 26, lS6i.-Hon. Sec
IetaTy of Warmly forces captured this place
this morning, with thirteen hundred officers aud
men, fifty wagons and ambuances, five hundred
horses, two trains of cars loaded with quarter
master and cOmmissary stores, with II large
quantity Of small arms and two pieces Of artillery.
My troops are in fine spirits. My loss IS five
killed and twenty five wounded.
n. B. FORREsT, Major General.
THE FEDERAL CAVALRY ON THE NORTH BANK OF
THE JAMES RIVER.
From he Richmond Examiner, SePtsn6er28.
Grant still remains quiet ia his trenches before
Petersburg. He now throws scarcely q shell an
hour to show that he is still there.
II is reported that tie enemys (Greggs)
cavalry has disappeared in the last day or Two, +,
aud II Is coDjeclured they have crossed TO the
north bank. We put no faith in this story.
The Yankees are still working away at the
canal across Dutch Gap, and are said TO have IL
nearly cut through. Deserters who have recently
come into our lines say il is designed By the
Yankees to mine and blow out the west end Of
the canal. Our batteries peppered the Yankee
wOrkmen beautifully yesterday morning.
The RATTLE AT NEW HoPE-EARLYs REPORTED
YICToRY-THE SUCCESS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ENTERED BY UNION CAVALRY, ETC.
| From he Richmond Examiner, September %.
We still without any positive intelligence
| from General Early. We stated yesterday the
report that there had been battle at New
| Hope, Augusta county, in which Early re-
| pulsed the enemy Though we have so far OBJ
tanned no satisfactory Information to the truth
| of this report, everything that reaches us goes
| TO establish the fact that there was
| considerable battle in that nighbOrhODl, :,
| and that our troops were not beaten and
| again forced to fall back we know positively from
the circumstance that up 70 yesterday at O'Clock
A. M, none Of them had reached the Central
railroad, which runs not more than ten miles in
rear of the point at which the cannonadng was
heard yesterday. Had we been worsted and
obliged to retire, stnggers, especially from the
| cavalry, would have swaTmed along the railroad.
Either there was no battle, but only heavy skir-
mishing, thing that sometimes makes as much
noise as a great battle, we repulsed the enemy.
| This we consider certain.
| We have also found it impossible TO fix the
exact locality of the CannOnade (or battle ifthere
were One) on Monday. Persons well acquainted
with the country, who trOm WaynesborO heard
the firing, arc Of opinion that it was more pro
bable at Browns Gap than at New Hope. Brown
/ Gap Is IN the Blue Ridge, eight miles southeast
Of Port Republic, twenty miles northeast Of
| StauutoD, and fifteen miles north of WaynesbOrO
1t was believed that the Yankee cavalry had
entered Staunton, but nothing positive was known
.I Ftf. faH,a Hon,
we have from that place is up 10 o'clock A. NJ ,
on Monday. At thar hour the telegraph operat Ir
With his instrument left there on the last tram
| Tie Yankee cavalry were then reported by scouts
10 be fifteen miles off and "cOming."
There was q mighty stampede from Stauntln.
The roads from that place 10 Waynesboro, aud
even further east, were crOwded with men, wO-
men and negroes, wagons carts and ambulauces,
Carriu ges ana buggies, horses mules, niggers and
beeyes, all fleeing from the wrath TO come Even
| some Ot the small traders of StauntOn who for
months have been refusing to sell dDur and pro
| yislt ms Tor Confederate money, dcigped 10 swell
| the ongTatiOn and iIstlCd with runaway negroes
| tOrpreCedcnce on tho highways.
| LATER-CSNFIBNATIo or EARIY's nEP1nrrn
| NlOrORY-No OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE YET.
Up 70 seven O'Clock last night no official intelli-
| gcucc had been received from General Early
| later than General Lees despatch of the 26t6
| published yesterday, But from gentlemen who
came down by the Central train last night we
have received late news Of interest from the
Nalley ana winch goes as Tar 20 establish the fact
that General Early gained a victory on Monday
as can be done in the absence Of Official inteli-
gcnCe.
A gentleman who left Browns Gap on Monday
night at 10 O'Clock, and who up 10 that time had
been with the army during the retreat up the
valley states that on Monday morning tho enemy
attacked General Early at Browns Gap, and was
repuised. Our troops then assumed the offensive
and attacked the enemy and drove them bac k
six miles 70 Port Republic, and it was believed,
across the Shenandoah river az that point
The above statement Is borne out by large
number of persons from Greenwood, and other
points on the Central railroad nearest Browns
Gap. They say the firing which begun at Brown 3
Gap during the day gradually Teceded in the
direction Of Port Republic They further state
that they, throughout Monday and yesterday,
| heard but one account from the front-that Early
| had repulsed the enemy.
Our having receiy 4 no official Intelligence Of
the fact is, with US, tine solitary reason for doubt
1 ing that our arms have been crowned with grea
| victory. That a battle was fought on Monday
there can he no doubt that we were not beaten
| is equally certain Had all not been well with
| us before noon Of yesterday Charlottesville
would have been full Of stragglers from Early S