The Portland daily press., 1864-10-08

O1tesat n@r e., D yGasone, Gsic;aI Se,,a,t
Serere Rebel Defeaf.
War DEPARTMENT.
washington. Oct. I. IO4O A. M.
IT. 1fu. o.. D;n
In recent dlspalcn II was mentloneu tila'
General Sherman was taxing measures 70 pro-
tect ms communications from .ne aeoea ,oiueS
operating asainsI In riia,,p "f ~; "
last nignS sno" cne iulHlilnent ~ r tnis oApeo
Cation. malol Heu. 49, az tann,, a.
seht ~ Eoulss,nD W u Wana4 e.rs, ''o IT,
MS district anu eil'o O " Cn ~, ilue,
Wnue tle aI.envlon VI enSl". 49,, %aI
ulieo0.u ~. ~ ' ,i;a; "a - ..Io,ta :
army III Inc Vicinity u A va h,a Id ~
Ol Inc 4Sn u oI.ooel .ne t1oe1 I, n sol,odS
tureu Dig onansy, guy "eio eioseiy io.ao"e e
oy SHERMAN: on Tue etn severe ensaSe I'm a
was iougnt Dy our io,oe , 1 s zen. oon m ~
smith, ana tne reoei lorces s unaer s zen.
FRENCH; III winch tne looels WIZ utisSn ,ioii,
tne lleio wi1ii oe"u ano
wouhue1 n III out Ianus' nc" uo,al' M ~ siVon
In the IoiioWihg ulspatcu 'roih ,C zen tHolhas'
=, NAsHvlLLE, lenh; ~, Oct' U.
Hon. u. ~ ctdheoH' oecfetofyy "or.
The following telegram has Just been re-
celved from chattanooga:
Gen. smith, VINO lett mere yesterday, otn
INST, telegrapneo tnat the enemy retreated
last evening rom Altoona, moving In the Oh
rection OF Delias, leaving ms oeao and from
5oo TO 6OO wounded IN our hsnds. Our loss Is
ABOUT l0o kllleo and zoo wounded. Inc
Ringold railroad bridge was washed away
yesterday
oiSueul o. ~ M ~ oNs, "a. q. "
Inc hesaca priuge VIII M, Ve lepa'leu Wy 'o-
800 " 49, ~ :. 's...;. C,N,-s1aa " III
!al aS Aisoon"' soins Va" oi0'eiaiu "nu D a
WI - -. 49, cho.
nan slnIe Ivy uopa.on =, n Jus .ne
.S. Is y, wy - =, Ia 80 ,,n 49,
tnaI ne was eioss ~ .ns,1 rear neal nio41nA
nave no' neaiu ,lon Lsosseau VI !" %n
90 10y ~; A., o .t, my IL rs .hn ID
Iii aS W. :" h .lo ~ non,, 90 $50;
WI, ~ iso. aoo any IN. =.
I'D and stras iaIe 3assahio 'A''
a' 80 sal; .',si az i e,lr@,';
from Cen Grangor dated Hnntsyiilo Oct n
~ oo.,r;ou d."oSi. onoss;,,o. 49, ~, "
EiiS r;oar a. =, H. 1ost .ho d;snatob Eli
ornss;o, .ha ri,ar H. 1y'v o. tbot t h
~ n,e r'.,nod 70 'naS ~ ~
Forrest at T,awrensbnra the NIGHT before
croosin, soptb 'Ao eA'
Can Morcan,s advance was sk;rmishino
with the enemy this morning On Shaw's Creale
no heina unable 70 cross the creek on ooconnt
Of higb water He bonas IN he abla 70 croes
bv tn7morrow morning whom be will nnsh tho
rebels still further on The Alabama R r
will ha renaired fyono here IN Pulaski in ono
weelr
GEo TT Tuo,,As Mai Can
Another pnofficial disnatch renortS 40 fol-
,o11s
Telegraph to Altoona was opened TODAY.
The sciiop yesterday was severe French ~
t. M With his division 1000 strong and s nf
800, 6aan;iu Ioau,an h;s ;lIed and ,vonndad
:s i.sJr' ~ ,.,,,hnr 80 1000 800
~ I ,oa+ nnir 400 Tho enht 1ostad ~ h "ne
a %t .uot Un'' ''' ns-' '''N ''N Aou''
"iI 49,, Eiororoo mo loorn +ho+ Moroo, h..
Forr o cornered and has cantured his tr. nss
or4at;on and hat tho Dnnboats nro1on. aus" ~
por Sa across o The r;var e f'e''N' oil
Sa.;Sfsctory We rororts of +ba onerst;ons l.,
,ro1rees before Richmond and Patarsburn
u eo raca;1od hut their Details ers
a at nre DeTr for nnhlication '-' io'
"' I d;snatch from Cen. Stevenson renorts
that an ofIicer of Cen, Sheridan's staff has iust
arrived rIU Cen. Sheridan wss still at Harris.
onhnrc Hjs snnrIv trains were going on all
night. only occasionally interrupted by guer-