The New York herald., 1864-10-05
THE SITUATION.

TEKE STU ALTON.
The widest rumors regard to military operations
wore aaoat In Washington yesterday among them beng
o0s that General Butler been killed The capita vas
thus kept state OF great excitement during the entire
nAy; but when these alarming reports came to De 10.
vestgaed they ali to be without tho ss
fsupdatIoa in fact
Our special dispatches published this morning from
the armies In front OF Petersburg and Richmond
pro vcry interesting On Saturday our lines on tho
sxsreme left west OF Petersburg, were advanced
three-Quarters OF a mile further than the posi-.
tcs No bold after the gallant capture OF works from
Che encmy on Friday, and the date OF the latee,
sccoants troops strongly ureuchea close TO the
soaee. leading from Lynchburg to Petersburg On the
same day reconnaissance was made by . division
Of the Second corps far the Boynton rosd over
which the rebels wagon their supplies brought up y the
Weldon Railroad around that portion OF held " the
Union srmy. formidable line OF works found there
ana other valuable nformatien gained which
tho reconnorng orce fell back. with the Il ooy
few wounded On Sunday our cavalry rsca p,urec as
they peng escorted South six hundred Of our men
belonging to the Ninth corps who had been taken by the
rebels Friday owing gap occurring between the
Fifth and Ninth corps when they were moving on the
works Of the enemy which they subsequently captured
On the north side OF the James river on extreme
right Of General Grants immensely extended line-,
the rebels on Sunday ATTENTION made q furious
attack the pickets Of the Tenth corps with
No apparent design OF executing a flank move.
susnt but they entirely unsuccessful. be.
Ing quickly driven back, with the loss Of some
Of the,r captured We have no accounts OF the
atoms Of Monday yesterday either OF the
James
There Is no later news from General sherman's head.
quarters though the telegraph Is working through from
Nashville uninterruptedly far towards the front
Chattanooga. Que Of the cay papers yesterday In
editorial reported General sherman moving from atlanta
upon Hood, in position the Montgomery Railroad,
and about twenty miles distant. This is proba-
bly, mistake General Sherman b engaged in
recognizing hs army and restoring his oommuni.
cations With Nashville General Eewtons division
Foarih army corps lately moved North from Atlanta.
and conjunction with force under General s,eed
pnn. operating in Forests rear, defending that
part OF TIE Memphis and Charleston Railroad north OF
Tennessee river General Rousseau with csvary
he collect is engaged in pushing upon Forrest
Nashville driving him into the net held open by New
Ton and steedmsn General Rousseau has twice offered
Forrest bsi.ie; but the WHY rebel, who comes not
20 light, but 70 destroy. has wisely declined
Bhsemsn win hardly move before he has
tablshed his communications, which be will pro-
baby have done before great while, though the
gusrillas stn making raids or tho railroads in his
On Monday nigh, they captured ,wo freight trains
On the Nashville and Louisville RAilroad and burned
aiostesn Of the cars which, however, contained gov.
srnmenl stores.
From Sheridan there nothing later than what
poodens with his army however, this morning give
N interesting history Of the Generals brilliant opera
soas In the Shenandoah valley from the battle q ope-
guam creek. Winchester the 10th Of Las, month,
down 10 Saturday last. Al HArrisonburg This forms
connected narrative OF General sheridsns very import
sny interesting By the map which accompanies IL.
General Gnlem. who. n viii be remembered, short
while ago defeated and killed John Morgan, is doing
good work In clearing the proving rebel bands in
Eass Tennessee. on Friday last he in .
despatch 70 General schohed defeated the forces Of
General Vaughan at carters station In Greene county,
East Tennessee. driving them ou, Of strongly in.
tronohed position which they held on both sides OF the
river. The rebels rctreatsd towards zoiooner General
Uism says be determined prevent the resources Of
East Tennessee being assd 10 support the rebellion
party OF Forests men, who recently demanded and
wsre refused the surrender OF Athens Alabama after
throwing some shells into the town. retired Another
party Of Forests appeared before ailon. Georgia.
chs day before yesterday and demanded ia surrender.
Nhas followed the telegraph does not inform VS.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
me s,esmship China, from Liverpool the 2t.h and
npSsnxtown on the 25tb uIt arrived hero about one
lSock this morning. She brings two days later Euro
bsss nevs details Of which will be found In another
Rertsss ef the usaAIp.
1no board Of Supervisors held . meeting yesterday
~ The business which cans up was devoid Of public
pieres, Adjourned 70 Tuesday pert.
shn address wAA delivered last evening before tb,
kong Meas pohocrsv Association, By Er.Governsl
esEsf d osIiornar In which he severely expressed ns
dkapprobator Of tho policy Of tho admnistrssi and
pygcd the election of Gs2sral Nsc,elias
ysdss pAf1kt4 ~ iaSAssa yesterday, is,sns saprsms