The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-07

G. Lee made the attack and routed the enemy,
capturing tbwty prisoners and killing and wound
ing a large number.
The I. f.llowng despatch from General Lee 70
the Secretary of War was received on Saturday -
Hr,uVuAErrrs Amy or SoEurny vmoiuA, octo-
Der l. 1854 Genera Eary reports an O, euemyp
cavalry have r,tu ned tovatls Hhrtsothurs and that
'''' '' "O" "0 emmy ''"'" VI -''' '''R Il LEE.
Harrsonburg is twenty-five miles north of
stat nton.
General Costol, commanding at Lynchburg,
from which It will be seen that the advance Of
Sheridan has been efeCtually checked -
HgRog,rirrs s,p,smtsr g. -Br,ssdis65 6 Gene, enc
out aud dcloud the city agairst rad.ng parties am nov
main ftISe. j. i. EARLY, Lieutenant Genera
EARLY STILL HOLDING SHERIDAN AT RAY.
From Ms Richmond Examiner oe'.I.
Our only news is to the effect that Early holds
the enemy steadily at bay. They will never force
Browns Gap, and neither side can now effect
much mole.
4 cavalry force Of the enemy, two regiments,
with artillery, were az Ruskcil's Hill, fourteen
miles from GOGdonsyille, and reported advancing
on GOtdonsYillc.
General FORESTS Operations.
From me Richmond Examiner O-'.tsr3.
General Napoleon b. Forrest continues his
effective operations upon ShcTman's communica-
tons. Yesterday morning a despach was re-
cciyed at the War Department from General
I 4
Geographic report from General Forrest
NEAR PrIAsM, Tennessee, September 27-Yestcrday
we CAPTURED ess three b1ck houses, and the fort
Of maT We nave entirely destroyed toe r.lIroSd nom
Decatur to Pulaski with hye arEe raIroad bridges, which
vlnIc4uiGe sixty days 20 replace. Tuis afternoon We
Grove The enemy after fighting Hm an day, into hisIor
ing heavy force well fortified. Our to-day about
| one hururca wounded. The eucmy.s loss was much
INV '''''' '''''''''''''' ' n. i. FORREST.
Il 4.
! portion of the Central Southern railroad, which
! connects Nashville with the Memphis and
| Charleston railroad ut Decatur, Alabama. From
| Decatur TO Pulaski Tennessee, the distance IS
| about fifty mil s. Elk Ridge is about fifteen
! miles north OF Pulaski, and, according 10 the
| Yankee account was evacuated at day light on the
morning of the 26h. The evacuation OF the post
| explains the statement of General Forrest that he
| e1ecied its capture without the loss of a man.
We presume that only u small portion of his
| force was sent TO Elk Ridge, as he reports that
| on the evening of the 27th, after hghtng the
enemy Uhe main body AL day, he drove them
into their fortfcations at Pulaski. Pulaski is a
town of some twelve hundred inhabants and is
| siXty-four miles southwark of Nashville. 1t is
nearly in the same latitude with Deerford on
| the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, and is
distant ffom that place about fifty miles.
We mention this fact because il is more pro-
| hable that General Forrest will proceed across
the country 10 that point 50 MS to cut the remain
| ing line of railroad communication between Shcr.
| Rousseau in bis strongly fortified position al
Pulaski. He may strike the railroad at a point
nearer Nashville. 1t is already reported that he
has captured Shelbyville, Tenn.i but Of COURSE
this is premature.
| appointment of General BeauregRrd.
Prom the Richmond Examiner, O,iot.r4.
We were informed yesterday at the War De
partnent that Lieutenant General q. L. Beeure
gard has been assigned 10 the command Of iht
TWO military departments known as the "Depart
mCnt of Tennessee and Georgia" and the "De
uartment of Alabama, Mississippi, and Eas
louisiana" These two departments have beol
commenced respectively by Lieutenant.Genera
j. b. Hood and Major General Richard Taylor.
The territory embraced in the consolidated
Departments includes all OF Georgia, except Al
angle in the southeast portion of the State, tn
western portion Of Florida, and the whole of Ala
hama, East Louisiana, and Mississippi. Genera
BeauiCgaTd will, of course, establish his head
quarters at such place as In his judgment will bes
secure ready communication with the troops with
in the limits of his command, and 1t is understood
we believe, that willie Generals Hood and Fay
Tor will remain in command of their respectig
aimies General Beauregard, as the department
ccmmsnder and ranking officer willrepAr 10 an
part OF his command at will where his presence
Il, cCssary or desirable. The following s an cX
tract nom the important General Order :
General Beauregard is hereby assigned 10 tn
command Of two military departments, and th
troops therein, known as the Department of Ten
ressee ard GeorPia, and the Department Of Ala
bama, Mississippi, and East louisiana