The New York herald., 1864-10-07
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Mr. ID. r. OonynUham mas Despatch.
rHH REBEL YoKREsr ACROSS TIE rBNNESsgx RIVE
RoUr OF TIE ESsxY NEAR BIG sHAsrY. sro.
NASHVILLE, Oct 6-llPM
Nothing OF importance has been heard from 0enire1
Rousseau since yesterday
Forrest II reported across the Tennessee river
Desertsrs from Forrest and Wheeler forming ~
guerilla bands large drove o good cattle, guarded ~
part Of the Fourth Tennessee cavalry, was captured -
gueras Harpeth river, sixteen miles southwest
the town, and yesterday afternoon cavalry force
sent In pursuit, and all reported 70 have bsss
taken except some forty
The portion Of Hood's army which have crossed ~
Chatshooches to make diversion IN favor Of ForrssA
attacked forces Big shanty yesterday evenings
and first succeeded In tearing up portion Of ~
track, but were saually routed.
Tue late freshets Northern Georgia have swesd ~
rivers partially damaging the bridge the EtowaA
and Chaltahoochee.
Activity OF the Rebels in the Rear -
Our Army IN GeorEia-Severe FighA
at Anatoona-Btg Shanty Barned. -.
NASHVILLE, Oct. o, 1894
On the 4th inst.a large appeared the Cnass>
nooga Railroad Aokworth station destroyed severe
pieces OF the track and burned Big Shanty.
TWO bridges the Chsttahoochee, at Cautersvfh
and Ressaco. have been damaged By the heavy raina
A rebel orcs near Dalton on the Sd, moving - -
easteriy direction, had two hundred and Atty wagonA
severe fight occurred at ASt yesterday, hetwsss
the garrison body Of rebel infantry. The Onsss
less considerable. General Corse and Colonel rou
lete were wounded The rebel loss is stated By -
prisoners captured TO have been heavy II was expeosl
that the battle would be resumed Today.
division OF tho rebel force seen moving mp ~
Etowah river probably with the intention OF crossing
this side.
The Tennessee river is seven feet deep the shoalA
and still risng
A Rebel Attack ON A,,stoons Repu,ssA.
CHATTANOOGA, Dot. o, 1854
Al six o'clock yesterday morning the enemy attaoksl
AllatoonA with artillery and infantry. The position
occupied by portion Of General smiths corps. rss
fight continued intervals during the latter part
Of the day, and every move OF the enemy
handsomely repulssd, with loss to the
bells. In the evening they hastily retreated towards
Dalton and Dallas leaving ther dead and four to sis
hundred wounded In possession. Our loss about
three hundred killed, wounded and missing GoDssaa
Corse is reported wounded
Firing has been heavy 10 the direction Ksnesaw au.
ing the day.
This the first fair day after rain of ten days dssS
tion. All the overfowing, and have waa1s1
away the bridges at Rnggod, Res and Chattahse
ohle The two drst named will be rebuilt to-day.
party Of fifteen suerlas. under Lieutenant HsrT@
Second Tennessee having secreted themselves psss
landed for coal. fred hsr, and 81 her on IN
The crow scuted her. and saved her hull and the
chinery with which she was loaded.
Guerilla Operations In Tennssses.
NAsHyIILx, Tenn, Oct. 9. 1884
Tho rebel Captain Blackwell. tho 80th uis.. ~.
prised and captured guards numbering thirty two
A Shebyve Tenn, and burned the railroad depot ~
a lot Of arms and munitions Of Ten Of the Usisn
prisoners shot by Blackwell, near FayettevllA
The balance were delivered to Forrest. six Of ~
latter escaped, and had reached shslbyviIla o.
hundred and nfty rebsls, under Duval AcNatys
attacked Lieutenant Blizzard, Of the Ffth Tennssss6
cavalry In charge Of large drove OF cattle from Jo>n.
sonvle, within fifteen miles Of Nashville The Uniso
guards numbered sixty, half Of whom were klsds
wounded or captured Tho bslsnce escaped and arrived
here safely. There stampede Of The cattle ~
large numbers are straying through the country.
The water 10 SIX feet deep the shoals end se0