Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-09-23

efde Late Rlid on our LiaesSN' Post
poaemeat Of the Draft.
HeApaCARrERs Army Potomac
Sept. 10Th.
The flank attack hy the rebel cavalry
early yesterday morning was most daring
move, ana seems to have been PARTIAL!
successful
The attacking force consisted Of three
brig1des of cavalry with : pieces OF aFt.Il'
ery. The main body reached the vicini,!
Of the cattle herd on Bufin's Farm, near
Gogyin's Point, just before daylight, while
the remainder engaged olr cavalry plckets
along the entire line from Rran's Station
capturing some and driving Others back
This MAS doae to cover operations OF the
main rebel column. The attack was made
ashert time before daylight when the guard
men were mostly abed.
Two. hundred prisoners are reported to
have been captured, mostly OF the 18th
Pa:,scayalry.
~fhe Isl D. C. cavalry on duty near by
ss5n attacked the rebels, bat they were in
such strong force that our men had to fall
back, suffering a loss of $50.
..ItiS.aaid that Gen. Gregg's division of
oasalry, supported by the 81 corps, went
ip pursuit of the raiders, but it is believed
they had too much the start and must have
got off with greater part OF their pun
der.
I'm addition to our loss of cattle, which
will reach $500 head. the rebels captured
several teams with gang of ten men,who
we're engaged in constructing telegraph
LING in that direction.
"A rumor reached camp this morning that
the.cattle had all been re-captured. but
cannot trace it to any reliable source.
(Signed) W. d. McGREGnR.
New YORK. Sept. Il.
The Post says the authorities continue
to forward large bodies of troops from thi.
port to the Army of Potomac.
YESTERDAY, the steamer L. 5. took away
500, and the karuak 700. To-day the
Varuna took 400. and to morrow the Scdg
wick Win take 600 men to the army.
= - WASHINGTON. 18th.
The subscriptions TO the go loan on
FRIDAY and Saturday were over 2,00o,00O,
the,total to date S36 ,27l,00o.
NEW YORK, 18th.
The Heraid's special Washington dis
patch says:
Mr.. Adams, Minister to England has
been succeeded by Mr.. Chase, and H. J..
RAYMOND is To be Minister to France.
New YORK, 18th.
The Commercials Washington despatch
sass:
Our cavalry. in pursuit of the rebels who
captured our cattle near Harrison's Land
ing, recovered many animals and some
marauders.
The Heralds correspondent says:
lin the pursuit our force came upon the
rebels in force at q small creek near Haw-
kinsyillc and the Jerusalem plank road.
They were entrenched beyond the stream
with the bridge torn up and an almost i'm
passible bridge Intervening. Several at
tempts were made to dislodge the enemy,
but they failed. Ia one of the charges the
1st Mass, cavalry dismounted. became in
terhllxed with the enemy and fous,i. them
hand To hand hat were obliged to fall back
Inc enemy tad pieces Of artillery. while
we had only 4. \ prisoner Informed US
sthaf ae rebels had captured a whole regi-
melt from kautz, and from his description
1t Was the LIST District eff Columbia.
Oar chance for capturing the beeyss is
very small.
1'he loss il tic I'd division was 90 or %.
~ teieSfaph construction corps numbering
40 men. were also captured.
See'y Stanton TO day inferlned various
delegations from the principal cities, who
asked for suspension of the draft, that
no pestponement can be allowed.
CHATTANOOGA, 18th.
The Griffin Rebel of the l4th, contains
an order by Gov. Brown, of Ga, with 4.
drawing the l5.Gb3 militia fhcm Genera!
Hood army for so DAYS. The $4,000
federal prisoners at ABdersonYille, Ga,
have been sent TO Savannah and Augusta.