Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-28
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New YoRk, Oct 27.--Ths Richmond
papers Of Monday last have the follow
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i 10 said By Yankee dessr,ers ihA'
sISty vesssls OF all classes, Intended for
pa early attack upon Wilmington, are
rendszVoasing in the hsrbOF Of Beau.
fort. N q.
Yankee raids to the towns Of Wood.
villes Fort Gibson, Osaka, and Skipwith
Landing, 10 Misaissippi, are mentioned,
10 which large Numbers Of beef cattle
were secured These are bat few Of the
sigus Of succeasfel and valaabls sxpedi
lions from Vicksburg and vicinity which
Gen. DsAa has been for some time send.
ing out
The extensive sebel ooyernment va
gen-shops Ia Lynehburg we're DESTROYED
By fire on ths night Of Saturday last
Sheridsn's magnificent victory on the
10Th inst was such erusher to the
rebels that the Richmond editors ere
making desperate endeavors 70 belittie
il. The Enquirer, abiding TO the turn
ing-point in the battle, says zone Of the
most brilliant victories Of the var had
been gained by our troops, but in an
evil hour, when q portion Of our men
we're plnndering the property they had
captured, . small force OF Yankee cav
airy appeared on our left The plan
dersrs took to Eight, and thus the whole
army was thrown into panic, aud fed in
disorganized eonditios" Still it ar
CUES that this defeat is only temporary
disaster, and no solid result 10 attained
by it for Sheridan, disgraeefnl though il
was for them. The rsbal cavalry espe-
eially are abused in - for
their conduct on the occasion The
rebel force is said to have bsen 10000,
ard Shsridsn's $4,000
The Richmond papsrs claim 1900
Union soldiers captured By them.
NKw YoRK, Oct, 27.-The Tribunals
correspondent with Butler, on the 9th,
says: "a 81 =
In connection with the action Of the
rebel Government, plainly indicating an
intention on their part to caIl their slaves
70 their aid in their desperate straits, II
may not be inopportnne 10 state this i'm
portans fact, via: That their army COZ.
treating US before Richnond and Peters
burg is now known to be reduced to nol
exceeding IS. 600 men, all told.
JET Davis, Lee, Longsireet aud other
distinguished rebels, Yesterday rode
along the lines in our front, and then
went back to ACKNOWLEDGMENT say,
sadder, IL not wiser men.
The rebel ram crept down the river
last night, under cover Of darkness. to
their late position, bat hurried back at
dawn this morning
The Richmond Dispasch Of the 22d
saws:
Early Saturday morning, our gunbos's
laying At anchor in Graveyard Bend,
below Chspihs Blua, we're fred upon By
Yankee battery newly erected on sig.
nal Hill, on the north bank, and mile
further down the river,
One Of the enemy shells exploded on
the deck Of the littls steamer Drury,
near her fore gun. and wounded two men
severely. The Drury weighed anchor,
and gcs out Of range As quickly as pos
sible.
The iron ran Fredericksbursh was
struck several times, but suffered little
irjary The greatest damage done or
s,ard of her was sby one Of the YAnkes
bells, which exploded Immediately over
ihe grating, woanding six men, four O
them slight and two severely.
l. is said the Richmond came in 70
her share Of the Ere, aud had her smok,
stack knocked into = cooked hat
q The enemy kept up the Ere for half .,
hour.