Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-10-07
The Late Advance Of Gen Grant.


iciio-Ing. A oorrcspondenf sAys. The
losh corps broke csrnp At 3 p. NJ. 90 IN.
2sih. an by RAPID march rcAehcd And
crossed the JAM. a. dsy6ght on The 2sth.
AZ Dosp Botious. iamediaiely On al
Nsnciug. they ret the enemy ard skir1nish-
"a ur ~ rosd and arro.s the Esld. ur,t I
nrAr Ne~ Market road. Til roal rs
oc"uipoi b. tho sncmy who ucrc sfruneir
sntr~ncbch cn q hcight ani cor adpancc
49, obst.nafclv contested
b suc,vssfui a~vc-np hshrnsnt 81 tl.e,r
ttsk pos tbs cnrmv - cunfs.ion .rsi ..,t
then ragiiiy ~ he road towards Rieh-
mona
Ihree mic- above Nes Market the en-
cmF have SerF strong ~orks. BET Geo
hir-cv pr~s--d ~. advantage ard pursued
tbcrc treating rvbcls - closely th,t th-v
coald not stop % reform in b. frnut A tbs
wors- To miics farther on. thc rchcls
have strong lnc 81 rcdozbts. perfect IN
thstr characscr. carr,1ng h.avy ArtsIleTy
an iocsted at surh brisf intervals that q -
impossible O. foror n colunn % sroorz
throzgh thcna- These works cross the Ne~
Market road ut bcyonl La-rcl Hin
Cssr0h Ard tlciE guns sweep the road in
al direction.
ten btrncy a. once determined O. carry
such - thcse ~o-Es a. az m Lrs front ~
general Assault. rvcunnuitrrinr the ground
hlulscl amti q storm OF shers have never
sscn surpassed This charge uAs rcpaiss1
~ ~orss beng mzch sir5aScr thaa Ansic-
ipatsi.
Meaniiao the cavalry had gone g. ,bs
very gates ofthe city. ia; -itbl-asn ~ =
49, raTsosr.
EAriy Thssiay Morning Gen Bu,sl.r
captured All u fort ,f-Itsons ave one inn
mediafciy opposite F1rt Drr Ing. AMI uc
'iil isld thea. noi-'t'1-,aa .Hs D. visor
oss sAell ~ b. tlc rebel rams Tie hrt
thai oae % oar hospitals "a iocatei Nth
an tsras mi.os q IT, esiy throughout yester-
DAY. - ugulhcaut
Auothsr movctssnt Fri.lay By the rebels
va rcpsis~d
T. Hcraid's correspondent. 18th thc
lsih Corps. g'vrs THE foliowing Acoount %
tbs part taken oy that corps in ihc move
Ezeut-
Gen. lI-ckicuaan's an1 Stannarl's lines
cros.cd tbe James a. Aissn's Iandrag. AMI
. milc vas Married before th@v came o.
ooutact wi'h the encmv. TIE ~ el, show
81 ~ DESIRE g. 2 -hi I'D fcH lack rapidly
Four Inc. I'D riac psf v,Fv thus abandon
81. Nhsn fhey rcaohel thcIr man liae
bovevrr. thev showed r,-sistaaos and OPEN
II
ueliaiclt in frorg % Stsnnari ard com
rnanilng thc r1a1 rs larec frt moanf-
az elescu csus. Prepsrafioat O. siorn t
~erc mace. anl vLsn Tca1T Gsa. Ord gave
81 siEnal- b. men rushed across ihe
feil In tn facc n ARTILLERY and m1.kstry
aul oapt.Ecl the fort. - guns I'D NUM-
bcr 81 prls1ncrs.
Nhils thcse oTcEati9us srrc gong on. a
vi-nro1- atfsrs SO raa.le ou tl.s ieit rKtrn.l-
in, orr hn- towards ti.r Danri.e roaI.
At fl 1'-iort o.. ifne vas ,r,herri g. So
rance. arI TIE rucmvr pirkrts vtrv drigrn
in o. r,arting the r.silrnoc a. Mr Pc
49,. en- thc >su'rr-i Level rad. ai.ogi fa.lr
rnl,s iran fctsrsaurl. strong - of~orks
"a tIs.ntrr.i sith an snfrrn.hr,i sklr-
u. sh lire fr f-orf ruunfrr ei,rss o. che % ..rt
The second sri thir,i brigsi-. ~ tn first
disi,i.n t..k a. advance. ara char-inr.
drove H. r,isi. iat1 thsir works. The rel.-
e.. Eith tiirec cans. o5sncl ca oar adtasc-
Ing ooiufln.b 1i . f,,rstei on and never halt
- uuui the r,f+is vsrr drives from ths Or
position. With the lpss al ore rIn and srxtt
pri-aurrs. OR iosf ar o. ttis fir1e dii NOT
ekHsrI l.sI ln kIl.l lrl n.ruirI
AteT reInfore.rg our hoes another Eas
male. rher a. rr1fIs ucrr flr.rI ta.k
BAR n.lt hrthrr. sl.rr iLsr took rd'
stronger poslti1n a. made q e -srrrafe re-
sistarre f1 orr aIsan.r
Iha tth corrs having the alsance here.
o. rebels rra~~~.f-i ~ hrruirra force
aruuri tte lrrraui Iorse. on o. I~ft. ani
thrfsfrref ~ turn our Sank. Doe Geo
Grfn's dIr.s..n hcing si hsrI fhrv wsr.
rh,ckri Tie fighting 80 Of o.. nr..i
desfFrnfe rtara.f.r. al oolt.ulli unti
after darE. our aoa holiing af thc tiune ell.
~ grouuis ttsy hai tatsn from The en-
cry oar Ioss wlil arlourf t1 abruf 60.
vh.ic that n thl -rb-is 10 prohstiv noe 81
hr-. a. tley fought n-arif az che f.are
trI.ri entr~r. Lurrfs very h'tie artillery
a. usel ou oar side. che soo.is o. inr toa
ocusr ior ulat purposc.
errrr's rasalre scrt round toward ths
Da~sfie n X bee frrnf Co enernv he
main irfy .f De rstl raValry seems g.
have gore % toward car ri-ht
NV 1ons Zen. Der troops Gear Eich.
faoni cou'iaas o. hail tle positions ts,
gainei JAS ue-k. exeePi. accorI.ng to d
slecrsi dispatch o. the Hlrai. - f-aI
re'ioubt neaE CO. Jane. raah has t,e1
'handonei. ovins 20 a. proximity 81 o..
rs3si slnloafs.
DC s reported thar cor eavairv r.t.oi
60 Trisoners csPtaroi bY the rslels ia th.
tgli near Poplar Chur,h
NssutHiE. Tenn. fth. h a believe.
sharmans army b. ia NOS i8a And inport.,