New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Va learn that Forrest, after failing TO attack
p,,..r, ,oot the road toward Fayetteville. and was
pur.ued about nine miles by our cavalry Con "ussenu
IA returning with bis infantry 10 Nashville NASH
vile dispatch dated Wednesday evening. says that
during the night Gen. Forrest withdrew ms "noo
,ca from the vicinity of Pulaski and lie Is believed to
have crossed the Chattanooga Railroad. Cen Rous'
rcports that the Rebel loss during yesterday night
vas about 200. and 90 prisoners were captured
The Rebels seem to have done considerable damage to
the Tennessee and Alabama Railroad
We have Port Royal dates TO the 26th. Inc
Rebel officers sent there to be placed under ire In re-
talation for such acts by the Rebels are comfortably
located on Morris Island and guarded by the 3itn
Massachusetts Coored ReglmenD. Charleston is saia
by desertefs to be suffering seriously from the effects
Of some new guns brought to bear few days ago ihe
Rebels have twenty-five hundred men at work on tue
defeuses Of the city. repairing and Strengthening oiu
works. and constructing new ones.
Mr.. John G. Nicolay, the Presidents Private
Secretary who was recently drafted In Washington
though erroneously enrolled. being subject TO military
duty not In the District but at his home IN i"o'
which has more than filled its quota. and being al the
same time incspactated by illness from serving mas
sent substitute to the enrolling office. who was duly
accepted and mustered In.
Official dispatches from the Secretary OF war
report on the authority of Richmond papers TINT
Shsridan.s cavalry entered Stanton Monday. nj
IN and that the Union forces were also at Waynes'
boro Secretary Stanton adds that no direct coInnu-
ncatIon had been had with Sheridan for several days
some of his courcrs having been captured by guer
rillas.
News from Pilot Knob, Mo, to tho eth, ut
noon saws that our troops had concentrated in front OF
the Rebels. The latter had captured some property
and planted . battery on Sheppard Mount. which
throws shells into the fort. On Tuesday night Col
Mills a, Mineral Point rcpulsed large body of kcocls
after which he withdrew to De Soto. About 1900
militia have been put under ARDS at st. Louis.
Secretary Stanton says: "The draft is quietly
progressing in all the States but volunteer enlismcns
being more speedy than the draft all loyal and patriotic
people should urge forward rapid enstmehts In order
to resuorce Sherman and enable him not only to hold
bis position but also without delay to push his CON-
paign
The War Department has decided that O
drafted man may furnish substitute after he has been
accepted and IL in camp. When the substitute is ac'
ceped the government viii discharge the drafted man
end permit lin 10 return 10 his home.
Rebel papers say that jeff Davis has gone to
visit Hoods army l, is likely that he is on his
Way inspect the Mexican works the west bank Of
the lilo Grande.
News from Sherman is to % on Wednesday
night No movements are reported. The Rebels III
make desperate efforts to drive Sherman from Atanta
! b. destroying his railroad communications.
Gen. Hooker has been assigned to an import
ant command West, and leaves at once.