Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-11-05
Our Shreveport Correspondence.


Editor Dallas Herald:
The news of the week has been cheering,
from NIL quarters. We conlense the follow
important items: There has been continu-
ed lighting in front of Richmond, resulting
in the constant defeat of the Yankees with
heavy loss. Latest alvices represent the
enemy as having gained no advantage
We have captured large numbers of priso-
ners.
Stanton ielegrnphs TO Gen. Dix on the
2Oth, that Sheridan had completely defeat
ed Longstreel at Cedar Run, capturing 43
pieces of artillery and a large number of
prisoners among whom was Gen. Ramseer.
Our own dispatches say it was n dear bought
victory, the Yankee loss being 5000, and
very heavy in officers. Sheridan was taken
10y surprise When the full particulars
reach us, perhaps the aspect OF affairs will
he materially altered. Mosby has made an
other daring attack on the enemy's r. Il.
train near Manassas Gap capturing prso-
ners, stores, camp equipage, baggage, &c,
capturing n number Of the enemy, and cap.
turing 100000 in funds. The news from
Georgia is of the most exciting character.
Hood successfully lanked Atlanta and cap
TIRED Altoona with 1000 prisoners ATTAIN
Ia, at last accounts, was in our possession
and Hood in Sherman 5 rear with nearly all
his army between Dalton and thatoona and
CHATTANOOGA Sherman has sent two corps
to Grant; another mustered out of service.
Sherman is represented as beyond Chatta-
nooga cut off nom his main body. Gen.
Bcnurepnrd is with Gen. Hood.
Dispatches from Chattanooga of15th rep
resent Dalton as in our possession. Moth
ing definite known about Sherm an S where
abous. 4Gth U. 5. coored regiment cap
tured on the l4th, by Gen. Hood. | saw n
Yankee paper of the DIST, n. 0. Times, which
represented Hood as moving on Chattanooga
closely followed by Sherman's army. We
look with deep interest for something def
mite from Georgia, to arise out Of the COM
plicated maneuvering of the two armies.
Gold has rapidly advanced in N. Y. to 220
under the influence of the unfavorable news:
heavy gold dealers failing daily.
From Missouri still comes the cheering
accounts of Cen Prices constant success.
His army has rapidly increased to 1900
strong, and daily receiving new additions.
portion of his forces are nor, h of the Mis-
souri, river, Mt latest dates he was moving
Westward towards Kansas. The Gov. of
that State had called out the Militia to de-
fend it from invasion. He had assembled
10000 men at Kansas city, to oppose the
threatened invasion. The next gale that
sweeps from the North must bring TO our
ears the nccouts of a geneaal engagement.
He was last marching towards Lexington
from Boonville. The down trodden citi-
zens of Missouri have now an opportunity
to assert their independence, and with arms
to give the oppressors Of their State taste
of freemen's vengence for long accumulated
wrongs and insults. They are responding
nobly, and will doubtless emulate the deeds
of their noble brethren who have won i'm
perishable laurels Cor their unflinching he
rosm and bravery. Our accounts from
Missouri are entirely from Yankee dis
patches.
Yellow fever i'll prevailing at Charles
ton.
Ohio. Indiana, Pennsylvania, Nebraska
and Maryland have gone Republican, being
coutro led by the soldiers votes or rather
Abraham,s military power 1t is thus sell
evident who will be the next president OIL
the Centralized despotism, formerly yclept
the United States The South must WORK
ont ';tsown Independence through the strong
arms and stout hearts other citizen soidlery,
and can only hope TO succeed by cordial
cooperation, united determination TO beat
back the invaoing hosts Of the Northern
Despots. Such blows as we have been ana
are still dealing them in Missouri, Georgia,
Tennessee and Virginia will alone bring
him TO terms. We have been visited lately
with heavy rains and the weather is gen.
orally cold. Yours, &C.
sgour Shreveport correspondent, under date Of
the asa uit after giving the latest news hereto-
for, published in the Herald.) says;
aThus the latest news received here are
cheering beyond our most sanguine expec-
tations. The crisis ofour fate seems upon
us, and the close Of the present campaign
must determine in . good degree the pro-
lougation Of the war. Continued defeat
and disaster must bring the North 10 some