Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-02
FRom Tns UHITnD srATEs.

We s,lved yesterday Ales Of llted States papers
to the so ul inclusive, and have compiled from thsm
the following sxIacs:
aRAHr's RECENT 'RIooHAoIsIAHoi' ME-
DAcrTYi
We published in yesterdays evenirg edition telt.
rr.uhic sum nary of ants lying bulletin to anton,
rlve to the Simultaneous movement on both sides CT
the James river. We appsnd S.sntons despatch to
DIX In full, covering the shameless reports from the
L,,suteuant General Of the Yankee armies:
War DIPAAfxuzI,
w,,urHarox Fdday. Oct -, lss4-ePM
MAI Gen Joon A Ok New Y0Ik:-Despa' ches from
General Cant, received this morning, inform he d..
p,rtment that an ADVANCE In force, for the p'Tpoh 81
rssonnois1aaSs was made yesterday BY Warren ana
HANCOCK In tho evening the enemy attacksa haDs
sOck vigo.ous', but were rspulseo Lae PulPo.s
Ing accomplished The troops were Withdrawn nom 'ne
ADVANCED posldons to which they bad been pu'hea,
naarer 20 their line Of former occupation. Inc tee-
vrams of General Grant give Ill the details reosivsd
CRY PoIEr, Thursday, oJt So P. m. TO Hon
Eduin n SGoton, Secretary War: have Just 70,
,urnsd from the crossing Of inc Doyason -"
a1lcasr's Greek Our line now e1 enos from ito Tor
mar Lett 70 Armstrong; MIL thence oy the soutn pank
~ Hstchsr's Creek to the point above named Az eve
arV pom. the nemy was found lntrenonea, ana hN
gorfs manned. No attack was made during the Gay
further than 70 drive pckS and cavalry inside oil the
,0.,n voTks Or ca uAlities hAVs been hgh, proos-
oly lsss than two hundred. The same IL probably true
Ell, ths enemy We captured, however, seven loaded
San, on thsl. way from Sony Greek 70 the enemy,
bout 1, ssn bee cattle, tAVehng forge, ana sew
enty. ave 70 one hundred prisoaerS.
o. our right Butler extended around veil towards
hs York.ova Road without finding point upguAIcs d.
anal kssu our troops out where lhey are until TO-
sMd uooa v snsrrOW N hopes l"S'itNg o" atsss'
D. s, GAAIT, Lieut.. ttn.
CRY PorsS, Friday, Oct ss-ro Hon n. siAIsos,
Sec, Of War; The sHAek Dy u"rsrai hsFe.es' nov
Ia, rspOFs has been fsssivsdi p;sVss 70 b. dFeoSs
peosss Il, FsYulssd tss ensny end remained N In
so..,Iop. NodlaE pOsssSAoR Of Ihs asd aah nienighi
~. he ssnnssesa WishdrARirg. o;ders hAe pssA
svsn Ter tss vssIA1A 81 tls 81 ssrps ksieEs bs 81
.Sk vas nsas We Leaf ~ PsiasssFs, s1ssP' she ssa
sJsssls,s Nhs are picked ~,
hunsrsd and Ten. ,,r
Toe r.Ssi Geo. pssring d sspsfssd killed.,
6enstal Meade IN his Fspor, tAJsI ~ am induste
% b.sVs the suec Of the operation, which was mos.
decided uAs partially due 70 IhS psrsonA e1ertons OF
a.ior Gsne,si Hancock, and the conspicuous CALAMITY
u O U.S.. GRAS1, Lieut. Cen.
R.rorts from General Shsrmsns dspIr ment TO si1
-, GE this evening indicate that the rebel army Il
s.jn threatening demonstrations against Tennessee,
mi there 10 NO reason 70 doubt tbat sherman ana
Tbouas will be prepared for Whatever movement may
take place. ,,,-, 81 A.L,,.,. AMMAN, In
eating the defeat Of PiOs, with hsAvJ l0ss.
''"--e EDWIH n. sfAHIoH, So Of War.
,,0-v,, vrnuou-TH1 ASSOCIATED PAIts RIPoRG.
Tbs following telegram from W. D. AcGrsgor, the
,.no,a, Of the Associated Press gives the details Of
AZ. 6, soounoissanee" on The South Side;
HzIDo'Rs Amy OF IHI PoroNAo, ! "A
In me Field, Oct 37-9 Pm. I'll
Tho IoHQ.lOoksd for and tGih'd-Of advance Of she
X ahmunu 4 iRk0a
place. l,
Yesterday the huGl preparations were completed BY
,hs hdreWL Of the greater pGrt OF the Army OF the
Potomac from the trenches and mAssng IL In the rear
ready for he move. -
and h oorps held the entire line from the Appomat
toT on the right to some three miles west Of the Welson
/ road on the left.
All wagons baggage etc. were sent to the rear al City
P Jins-
81 and Sd divisions 1t his corps moved along the
V.u0han road running south West and after crossiDg
IA chers Iuu, found the rebels inLenohed in newly
II. de works. He Of once charged them on the nink,
and drove the enemy ou and took Soma twenty prison.
| a a mostly AvAlry, among whom was hsjor Vsnaole,
an so,inR sSu Gat bat on what nerArs o. he would
not ,el Toe corps took the Squirrel l. vel road,
and found The enemy posted ct junction with the
nrncsn road which runs north from the Vaughan road
a. rhs B,yd on road From this they driven BY
our skrmshers with some loss the LAT division having
sb,uJ forty wounded in ths AMIR. Tie - division Of
hi, sorpS took the ADVANCE and, crossing HLehsr'a
M coprec,Od with the 81 oorps Meantime. General
gsnoook adVa csd Aor by-roAd, driving the enemy
i hs(ol him till be Tesc Led the Boydbon plank ROAD
hsrs thu column halted, and formed in line OF battle
| IN the firm Of hrs Buueri the left reaching some
distance v~at OF the read, anu the right extending 70
i thick woods on the right
r.. corn. baa also formed and advanced through
thS woods two miles, but the lett Of the line failed q
o nnso with the right OF the second. :,
Toe enemy fell back az We advanced, until the hn'
rssched HAtoher's run SgGn, when the rebels uert
foupd bshind soug ntreA hmens, and brisk hring en-
i sued without muo loss 70 either side.
| A, about four O'Clock In the afternoon, the enemy
ealing vantage OF the break in the line between the
ad an T,h corps mASsed Anderson's division, OF Hri
corn, and onGrged the right wing Of the ID corp
which gave way and tel back short distanes suh %
ins rpi forced charged and checked the enemls sd-
v.nes and captured number Of prisoners. Oar los'
~ che h not known ba 10 not believed 10 be 5eavy
few minutes after, the snemys cavalry, which had
been cut OF on Ihs Boydon road, made an attack or
Grege's division, directly in the resr Of the 81 corps
| and for a time quite Q snarp skirmsh was kept up
Gsnera Gregg ammounLSd some Of his men, and hAADy
In che ouargo made en- the I'D corps two guns Iwors
said 70 have been taken by the enemy, but were sob
quenty recapIured' -, r
tsr dark, Whsn heavy rain BET In putting an END
| 70 % A yhtng Tor the day
The corps coupled the right Of the advance hui
not gain much ground, tae obi being 70 allow the
II. 70 get fairly around the BoSdion plank road
before The right advsro,d. Tbs coltred division o.
tae IA corps had some skrmiahing sith the enemy
bu, not Ing approaching fghL Tney lost 'fs"
Wlu dsd.
GregEs cavalry had sharp fight with the rebels in
the forenoon when they attacked tho rear OF his col
umn. H charged and drove them back, cipturipg :
numner Of prisoners and eight or ten wagons loaded
with supplies, together vi horses, mules, etc.
The troops that occupied the country over which We
passed to day were Botelers aud foungs divisions OF
south Carolina and Georgia troops with part of VIII
| Q rs br gAde,
The lett wing gained Abou; fifteen Mills Of country
to. Jay Aad Ia nov in poson to attack the enemyi
| tro' pi on the flank.
neral Warren had narrow eecape while riding
along the line to-day, o ball grazing his cheek ano