Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-21
5a9ssg:Ys5a 9as vsIsaa SAWS
We received batch of New Yelk papers to the lsA
Inst, last night We make tho following extracts Oh
their contents:

the Ya1kee War Department are quito interesting JUS
now IL will bs seen that the latest date oil aovoes
from Sherman IL up to the lob:
Wan DEPARTMENT, Washington, Oot. IT, s.to r L.
Major Genera x:- ,..ro.-
tobsr ls indicate that Hood after having struck tho
railroad In the nsghborhood OF Dalton and ke1ecea'
has fallen back before Sherman without lighting, eoan
donipghis great movement upon our line OF conuI Ca
ton. lie has torn some fifteen mile oil the reaa rom ~
secca north but the injury will be repaired wtout an
Gully Toe interruption will cause no nconVenienoe 70
ShvrnRns army % his stores Of supplies soatn OF TIE
break a. well as north of 1t, ample. ood has re-
iriGed towards the southwest. HIS rear let Dalton
In haste At AK O'Clock GU Sunday morning.
O: "A. DAHA, Acting Secretary OF War;
The following are the press dispatches:
LOUISVILLE, Oct l6, 1864.
rh.,,snocea adyces say that Lieutenant w. Cruel,
ssy,nth KeStuesy, led . scout towards Lafayette,
,snty-three miles from here, on Wednesday, drove
mau ,ousd of rebels out Of town, pur .ued them to
their camp capturing nine out OF eleven afterp ards
al, in with fifteen hundred rebel cavalry and retresed
Some Of the prisoners say Ghetler's whole command,
comprspg Martins, RoddyS, Jones' and Pstterson's
cavalry Al greKatir IRON egh!to ten thousand all
in the coun1ry towards Chattanooga and Dalton.
The rebels entered Rsssacoa on Wednesday morning,
and took prisoners the only troops theFe-a ccored
rerimsnt-py surprise. Tbs rebels Immediately there
sfsr moved upon Dalton. o. Friday there was coli
n
m an VA nut 70 work on the iornhcaionR.
Al As, Adyoes Gan. fitzpatrick, with hl cavalry, was
a, Dalton No apprshensions are now fslt for ohAsta-
notKa or KnoXVllo.
General Sherman has over one hundred days ratlors
a, Atlanta. Knoxville has an abundance Of provisions
=, md ,,x month"; ssEs A. OhAtlanoegi the gov.
e,nuent SosskouS1s are ipu Of proVAlon' and large
suppiss bosldsS are on the ground covered With tai
pauinb'
Asld st Chattanooga.
aycuirg Hooa's army Was between Dalton and LAfsy.
ette making for the latter place, with sherman press
him closely. Prominent military men Say Hoods last
move places him exactly in the poson desired BY Saer
man. -
There was considerable excitement ct Oaikgvile,
Tsnu in con qusnce OF reports brought In BY ioous
hat the rebe L intended to attack the place
Government employees are all armed for additional &c.
fsi CO Of OlarksVlie.
NAsHy1LLI, OJt H.-Hood's army has moved north
of Atl,nta Il iuncred that he has captured Dssop,
Ca, with nine humid ed prisoners. poroa OF the gar
rson escaped The latest intelligence sa,es that Hood,
with body of troops, vas AZ Ships y p, fifteen miles
southwest OF Dillon, this side OF the Tennessee river,
marching in the rGo:iCn of the river. large For
ion of Sherman's army il hotly pursuing the rebel
forces.
Ths water Is Ave feet deep On the shoals.
CHATTANOOGA, 0ot IL, 1884.
General Sherman and the army are all right and mas.
trs OF the siguAon. Every point ever held by US lie
stl in ous possession. Atlanta ID all right with plenty
IN eat and The short railroad will bs repaired in ten
DAYS and The telegraph in three dAJe Hood n far
no mere men than We nave, aud MS raid has pre-
doc d no In lGaTy TesvlS Hs Vas dresdfuily repused
AaIoonl by General Corse And MS braVs compeerf,
.ho deserve hsuks OF the WhtIs country Tor Their
g.lAnt and stubborn defence.
WILLARD WAaNzE, of Gen. Shsrmsn's Ssh.
This sounds very imuch like Whislhng to keep up
courage.
FROM sHEMDAA's ABNT.
The following is the Yankee account Of the fight or
the IL i1s or course they claim to have defeated
the rebel, and driven thtm far up the Valley in disor'
der" When Will these people cease lyiug'
Stanton is absent, bu. hs second fiddle, Dana, Is no
mean adept in the art OF the lilo direct:
WAR DJPARrMKST,
WAsHIEGroE, 0;t. l7-940 P. N.
Major General DIX:
General Sheridan reports that tho rebel army lately
under Early, but LOW apparently uader Longstreet,
having appeared in the vicinity of Srasburg bis forces
movsd TO attack them on Saturday. Crook, who had
the advance, found the res drawn up in four res Of
battle but upon his charging them with his accustomed
imue,uosty they broke and withdrew in considerable
disorder without giving the oppor tuniy for any seri
Gus COT lot. Sheridan reports them continuing their
retreat in haste far up the Valley.
Colonel GsnseVoort commanding the Thirteenth New
York cavalry has fucceeded in surprising rebel camp
of the OUTLAW and freebooter MOsby In the Blue Ridge
Mountains. capturing his artillery, consisting Of four
pieces, with munitions complete.
@. A. DANA, Actirg Secretary Of War.
Dana Is still under the il flence of the New York
L.dosr sensation romance stye; and when he styles
Nosby 'sn outlaw and freebooter" he iS under the i'm.
DrssFon be is writing blood and Il u7der story for
the L,dCsr or Lesie's Novelette,.
The following Ia the press despatch of this reported
"Surpriss' Of Aosby:
WASHINGTON, Oct. IL, 1864.
c,l information has been received here 10 the e..
fec. that on the evening Of the l4!h instant Colonel
G,nsevoort commanding this Thirteenth New York
oaytl v surprised Mosby's camp near Piedmont, Vs.,
AMI captured ell OF his artillery, consulting Of four
cnna caisgons g., and also number OF prisoners and
horeRs.
Tho captured guns have been sent TO this city.
PaoM missouri.
The following is the latest from Missouri:
sr. LOUIS Oct lo, 1864.
sptc'sl dispatch from Jefferson City says:
Tho Pacific Railroad il running to Lanine bridge, and
'roops ore beiug rapidly sent there.
G,n. FIX leaves in the morning on an important re-
connoRs1Doe.
Gen. Plsasanlon starts for the front tomorrow TO
take Command OF the cavalry.
Itisb leve1 tina. IL cur mounted forces move rapid
" the troin Of Gen. Price will be captured.
G,n Prces force ia divided either part Of which can
be easily defsa.ed If overtnken.
General s1ubOrn's cavalry Is in pursuit. CT JEFF
Thompson.
BILL LEDIRsoN's AcHIIvINEEIs ITO
Sr. LOUIS Oc. II BIZ Anderson and forty Of his
murderous crew entered Danille, Montgomery county
on Friday evening, murdered Ave citzsns, mortally
Wouudiag another, and burned eighteen buildings.
A few ciz ms occupied the blockhouse in the centre
of tue oKn ard undertook TO defend It, but the rabes
burned the house with ell the county records, and the
Law Offices ard papers Of three prominent lawyers The
rsbes then went to High Hill ard burned the railroad
property and pluo dered all the storte. On Saturday
at rnoon the militia force overlook The miscreauts
High Hill and killed fifteen and wounded seventeen of
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