The Shasta courier., 1864-11-19
Latest By Telegraph.

army
has been frustrated BY the gunboats. learn
/ ing the main herd, numbering about 8. 900.
and strongly guarded, had crossed Black
Riser, Col. Fafrar started in pursuit. Enc
my, hearing of the movement, moved the
cattle beyond the river. Farrar crossed the
river, rode down the guard. captured 1000,
and stampeded the balance lie took several
wagons. mules. and horses, and captured
Brigadier General Conover.
A rebel flag of truce reached Paducah yes.
terday, requesting an exchange Of citizen
prisoners who had been captured on steam.
boats. The request was refused
New York, l4th. The Times special
says it is positively asserted by high officials
that Stanton will be Chief Justice and Holt
Secretary of War.
Herald's special says private note from
City Point states that the enemy were mass
ing heavy force on our left on Friday, 1lth.
An attack on that wing was expected.
Rebel cavalry in the Shenandoah Valley
on the llth made their appearancefn front
of Custar and Merritt. apparently telling the
strength of Sheridan S new position, to which
he has fallen back, at Johnstown. fdur miles
south of Winchester. After heavy sfirmish-
ing with Custar and Merritt, the rter fell
back to draw them on to where IN res
serves were in position, when rebeis1sll has
tily back. ,
On the 18th skirmishing resulted between
opposing cavalry when same plan Is slowly
receeding was pursued, it being Sheridan's
design not to bring on a general engage
ment. The enemy could not be induced to
follow our pickets. Sheridan ordered Pow
ell to advance and the rebels were driven
back with severe loss and retreated, pursued
beyond Front Royal Besides the loss IN
killed and wounded, Powell captured two
guns, 150 prisoners. several wagons, and a
large number of horses. Our loss is said to
have been considerable.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 1lth says
the latest from Hood makes no mention Of
Sight at Decatur which the Yankees claim
as victory. Bouregard IS and will remain
with Hoods army throughout the campaign.
s., Louis, l4th.--Informatio is received
that Gensral Candy, while ascending White
River, was shot bv guerrillas, from the shore,
on the 9th, and Seriously, if not mortally
wounded, the bullet passiag through his
body.
Lincoln received about %, coo votes, and
Mcclellan about Is, 900 in Kansas Crawford
is elected Governor.
New York, 5th.-The Worlds Washing
ton dispatch says Thomas Wilcox, American
Consul at Bahia has arrived at Washington
and had an interview with Secretary Sew.
ard. 1t is said Seward will send an apology
to Brazil for the capture of the Florida.
The Herald has a sketch of Sherman and
Hoods movements since September. when
the latter commenced flank movements By
November lst the Army Of Tennessee bad
left Rome, and was en-route for At.Eta.. On
the 4sh the Fonrteeuth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth,
Seventeeth and Twentieth Corps were con
centrated at Atlanta, and rapid preparations
began to be made for the march Sherman
felt in the highest spirits. The rebel papers
announce that he has started on q march but
they did not knew where he was going. An
delsonville, where the rebels have 10000
Union prisoners, lies in his way. But few
days ago Sherman wrote to the President of
the Sanitary Commission as follows
thank you for the prompt fulfllment Of my
request to send certain articles for our pris-
oners at tAndersonville. Things have changed
since then, and I may 50 in person to deliv
er the articles to prisoners"
Washington, l5sh.-The gunbeat Tulip
exploded her boilers at O'Clock on the af-
ternoon of the llth. on the Potomac. Gut of
sixty-nine persons on board only ten escaped.
New York, 5th.-Commercial's special
says from the fact that officers and soldiers
on furlough have been ordered to return, it
is thought Grant eontemplates another move
ment. 1t is certain he will make another
effort before going into winter quarters. 1t
depends on Sheridan's movements.