The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-17
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Portland Daily Press.
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

FffOm 49, ~-@s~A~ = SH' IaG POTOMAC.
Vigilance of the Enensy-- 4srivet of Recrs.its
-ImportGnt Bcconnoisassce Of the t1n,h
c0sps-SesC and Formidable Line of Isebe.
Horks-4ttrck and RepssIse of the Eneny
Proposed ssesc More1sents.
. WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. (
accounts from the army of Potomac repre-
sent an quiet along the lines with the excep-
.ien Vi occasional picket firing.
secretary Fessenden and other prominent
personages left Washington to-day for the
army OF Potomac. pe.
1s.a WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.
a letter from the army of the Potomac says
the enemy exercise the utmost vigilance to
prevent deseriions from their ranks.
The rebel cavalry appear to have been mas
sing medtating, it is supposed, a raid on the
railroad near Warren's Station. Preparations
were made to give them fitting reception.
Many new recruits having arrived drilling
was going on at all hours OF the day.
Cannon and musket shots were frequently
exchanged by the opposing armies. III d
A soldier belonging to the I'd Maryland reg
iment has been shot for deseruon. -
New York, Oct. 16.
The Herald's correspondent from the Union
armies before Richmond says, "There was an
important reconnaissance last Thursday nv
Two divisions of the 10th corps under Gen.
Terry. The expedition proceeded to the
right our right wing, and after advancing
some distance came up with and drove in the
rebel pckets, and continued on the central or
Darbytown road running up to Richmond.
They had not gone up this road lar before they
were met BY opposing skirmishers. and press
ing on they found themselves in front of new
and formidable line OF rebel works strongly
garrisened by Hokes' and Fields divisions.
This was an important discovery. These
works had been built since the battle of the
10th ult, and were designed to supply the
place of those taken from the rebels on that
day. The enemy opened on our men from
these works and a severe fight ensued. Gen..
Terry made an assault on the Notifications
but deemed it impracticable to take them with
the force at his dispostal, and having satisfac-
torily accomplished the design of the expedi-1
ton returned to camp. As soon as his troops
commenced to withdraw the rebels sailed out
and attacked but they were severely repulsed,
their dead and wounded thickly strewing the
ground. After that out forces were allowed
to return unnolested. Our loss in killed,
woundng and missing was about 400. The
enemy suffered to an equal extent. 81 "a
A portion of the army of the Potomac is so
near the South Side railroad tLat they can
hear the trains moving "a 81 rs faaa
g Inc Heralds correspondent with the 18th
army corps under date Of the 18th, says the
rebel force in our front is being rapidly re-
placed by Lees veterans. AT first it was COM
posed entirely of impressed material of all de-
scriptions that could be seized in Richmond.
The prisons even were emptied to defend the
city. fasls n .ra9 ilsif 80 .gess4isa4
Gen. Lee is kept constantly on the move,
first north of the James and then south Of
Petersburg, and the strain upon his physical
endurance is very great. "a Sas q,
The rebel works in front of Fort Harrison
are so constructed as to completely enflade
each other. Directly in front af them is a
swamp. The taking of these works appears
to be the next movement of this army but will
be hard lob Asfs q - l's177