The New York herald., 1864-10-10

THE STU ATy0s.
Tho HERALD dispatches which we publish this morp,,u
give complete and graphic account OF tbe severe en-
sagemeni snd brilliant Union victory Oh Erday .as, on
che north side OF James river where ,hc rebels after
furiously attacking and driving back Kac;zs cavalry
assaied the Tenth corps, and themselves in turn
driven back with equal fury ard With very severe los
The contest OF hottest aud most stubborn carac
tar Their casualties excess OF ours md Rney
gallant men re.ook every uch Of ground bc the rebels
BY their superior numbers the suddepness OF the
attack had succeeded in Temporarily wrcsas f,co the
cavalry Eight pieces OF srtcry, howeyer, which were
sakeu from the DIVISION q hsa,. a;;i -. ,sroy~r.a
ans engagement las,cd from little ater dayHga. TIL
spout roon General Lee in person is said TO have com
nGandsd the enemy. General gregg, commandinx a
brigade in the rebel General Fields M ison ana num-
ocr OF rebG oa officers killed The result OF the
days struggle was a mos. decisive triumph for tho
Dstiooal sTlna
Tnefo y nothing new TO notice rem tie
army 0; the Potomac, in trout OF Ps.ersbcrr picxet
firing st' continues aioag the lines President Ipcou Ia
dsspatca 70 non. simon Cameron Gated at five clock
last evening sates that Absolutely no news from
GeserA Cracs field Of opes,.ous be.ors R,c.non AID
PeiersburE 4ier than wha, has already published
ana caGtoos teue against alarm on account 0. DO
gus despatches.
victory ny sheridan over Ionestrecs who has rs.
csaty supefs dol Early in md o. she rebs
~ the heuandosh railcs, is repor.c Washington:
BOT 10 hug cedue relation II, any particuecs,
are given. eheridtls army s,ll, Harriscooa.g
on Ftlda' asl end receivipg supplies res uiarly
Trom Nes,issorTg, despite tho hordcs ~ guerIlss
In the .ey General Emory. who comsnau is the Nine
tcenh corps has lot reply chuges
mcas a.nst the Conduct Of his command The
81 opel0an o.eek, on Tie 10Th ne.
There s 20 direct n,sIli:eace from General shermars
a,ssqssr5ss liter shsa that already made public. The
aichmoud ip7tca OF Frcay last, 10 speaking q the
sto cbaosc x position Hoods forces says that his en-
l:to army o,rth Of the Cha,iahoochee river,
In Shsroas en- ,rd nat Is strongly insrenched and
boidns nis oay rsir ee commgoca.on in taat direc-
to- ools r. r., says, have recovered their
sp.rt "a tacpliOr' Tue rcbela estiTaso shoTman's
strength Al ll;y cys ihoassnd meu All this boasling
my lot v-ry srs 70 nowspares resicrs 10 nixiei
Dot 40 0sCe- = sss'ai sSaa.s s's, dgocty IRON At
aOi. aSres oac d oar correspondents at City Point.
Va Tia, ~, lie slightest fear is entertained ID refer.
sncs 10 General position; that his army pro-
vsoord asd supplied ior hDy days, and that Il is
erpcc,oa 10 y scon Hood repent his rssaness in
placng hicsel' Jist where be now o, wherever thai
may III, one o, Washington correspondents says
that Hoods movement already known tc be complete
failure AID tha, the government win DO surprised to
500 earn Of such victory BY Sherman will result IL
the destruction OF the entire rebel army in Georgia
General Bu.tridge, with twouty five hundred mounted
Union infantry recently made raid ihrough from Ken
tuoy no Southwestern Virginia, and a; Saiiviie, where
s,mo extensive salt works located carried two rebel
redoub,s srd captured ono buadred CITY prisoners
ssd large nun bsr OF horfcs mucs, cattle, Sc The
rebel Generals preCkiurdgs ard Echols were in the
vicinity With force tar superior General Burbrdses
aud he WIS therefore compelled % withdraw during TIA
night. leaving few Of bis wounded behind Es passed
through corington. KY yesterday on his return, sT
ropt e Lexington
werig. to-day extracts from Richmond papers Of Fri
Gay All the cadets Of the Virginia Military inssi
tute seventeen years OF age have bccn called ut
tue orce o. tho army by the rebel Secretary
War and those uLdsr tha. AGE, than half OF h'
whole numtcr expected 10 forward and ;eude
thoir services Taus tho robbery G. the cradle s
on Notice has eivon Of lie dicon,nusnce 4 TIA
evening passenger train the Danvis Railroad
transportation Tor government requires anca
she entire capacity OF the road !, Is sal,
Ma, the Onion for.ss have again burned ,b
bridge OF the Orange nd Alexandria Railroad owe
t.e gspidsn river and advancing on Gordonsvile
Ib claimed that Sheridan ssl continues 70 be pressct
back At the same time iha, t is admitted bis plcke
lpes are coe Ave or six miles south OF Harrisonburs
Trains from Richmond are said TO be running 70 within
mile and haf Of siaunton. wllfningto,, NJ c., pare
says "the easmy" appear 70 be making preparations fa
o determined attack tia, place. number Of vesss
having Seen recently added 10 the aeet TIE losis Al
n-slsu "auiheac sdvices OF late captures BY For
rost Of three hundred prisoners guns hunds
xhoupsna negroes II asserted that he hns completed
Isstrcysd the Alabama and Tennessee Rsslrcad FRO,
rrsnkiia, Tom, 70 Decatur Ala. despatch from Brso
rAa rsnusses ssys the Yankees re'res.sd Lon ,hsr
1auclG Xaakylus N Ussi s9r'ss.an. Aisr suralas .