The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-15

srec,iye asids u operation. No rcccn, intelligence
+ IS been received from M,lr Gen Csnl-, hu, by
biz last reports Gen. Steele Wn- moving IN force
upon uc rear of Price towards Missouri.
The purpose OF General Grants visit TO washing.
ton having becu sccorr r,!.hed, he returned TO bis
Hcsdcusrtere on saturday
tsii,nod) EpWIs ". srAsroy,
Secretary q War.
lH.re follows the reports sludcl 70 by NJ. stan.
toni
FROM GEN GRANT
Vdr u pGrimenL Washington, Oct l0.--rcle-
graphic communication with Gen. Grants heal.
quarters has been rc-estsbiished and IN dispatch
TO tie War department., received a, l O'Clock this
afternoon, the General reror's az follows:
~ find our losses the other DAY were much less
than fr.t rcpor'cd Three hundred will cover our
entire loss In killed. wounded and captured. About
one hundred and Any were captured, and great
many deal fell into our hands lhe loss Of the
enemy could not be less than twelve hundred.
The Richmond VINO, Of tho stb, speaking Of
this battle. has .ho following:
Tho gaHant General Gregg, Commanding q
Texas brigade, fell In the advance. AInun other
casualties, We have 10 report Gen. Rraton ~ snu'h
Carolina, badly wounded; Col Haskell NJ the 7th
fsce and Major Bastin, of the South Carolina Ar.
tncry, also wounded rinior ststes that Gen.
Geary was killed.
siuce Friday there has been no hghting what
ever
tsIgned,) "u q. Gh,-r. Majoy I;encral"
FROM GEN. BUTLER
Headquarters Dep Irtment Virginia and n.
Ci,oii,.a, Oct. s ls6s.-Lieut. Gen. Grant. Our
success yesterday was decided one, although the
rebel papers claim a victory. They admit that
Con. Grs.s and Gen. Dgaiton were wounded. Gen.
Gregg was in command Of Fields Division. NJ
movement, on the Harrisburg tPe,ersbur,l side.
No more troops have Leen over from leo The
movement yesterday was made under lis eye.
tsiguod,! n Y BrILrr, xaior-Genersl.
FROM GENERAL THOMAS.
Ndshrilie, Tsna., Oct. q, 1880 y. A.-Have net
heard drcc, tr'n sherman, but Gen. Cor~, ., ALA
toonA, informs that sherman 10 81 kcn-aw, re-
pairing the railroad between Atlantis and Allat, ons.
lie hss plenty Of PROVISIONS ia Atlanta. aud far
IA the main army s concerned, tscs secure. Gen.
Rosseau reports that Forrest has escaped him by
crossing the Tennessee on fatbosts, above and be-
low Florence, the 9th instant, while he tRossesu
Was detained BY high water in shosl Creek and Elk
RIVER
tsignet. 6EosGE r. raoxAs
Malor-General.
FROM GEN. SHERMAN.
Ailatyond, Oet. ga, s r. NJ MAJ Gen. Hdiieck,
Chiy oJ Std6:--I reached Kenesaw Mountain Oct.
Cth--lust in time 70 witness ut distance the At
tack on Allstoona. ] had anticipsiei this attack,
and had ordered from Rome Gen. Corse. with rcin-
brcemeuts. The attack was mct and repulsed, the
enemy losing some go dead, and more than l,OOO
wounded and prisoners. Our loss about 700 in
the aggregate, and the enemy captured the small
garr suns at Big Sh anty and Ack worth, and burned
shout seven miles of railroad. but we have Ut
Alla,oona and Atlanta an abundance OF prisoners.
Hood observing our approach has moved rapidly
back to Dallas aud Van wirt and sm watching
him IN case he trys To reach Kingston or Rome.
Atlanta IL perfectly secure W w and this Amy IL
better of than in camp.
Sigued, W. T. saNxAs, MAJ. Geu.
GEN. BuIRBRvDGE
Crs,,sto,en, 10 4. NJ, Oct s-Hcn r. NJ stan
ton Forcing tho enemy from cllnch Mountain
and L,lrel Gaps after he.vv skirm'shin2, met
the enemy T. miles from saltvils, on the morning
t Of tne 20 lntlhnts SUI hIoNt uiui " ulb "VrhN
around the sslt works, whcrn he was strongly en-
trenche1 % the tlus In heavy force, under
Fcho,es, w!nisms Vaughan, and II Is said Breck-
inridgs We at once attack 81 him and drove him
from works, on our left ani centre, and held
in cheek on TIE right and fna'lyh IN spite NJ sr''l'
l.ry sni superior numbers whippel him At every
point, and forced him back 70 bis own works.
In tho evening our snmunlnon rave out and
holding tho pos'non taken until night, Withdrew
the command In excellent order nnd spirits. The
occupation Of the wo ks themselves wus only pre-
vented by failure of our ammunition. From prison.
ersI learn thst the encmy's force was between 1900
sad 5000, and thst Rreckinridge was present with
| 1000 from IynchburPh. Ny force amounted 70
$500 engaged. Is oertsIn his force greatly out
numbered ours. A dstaebnen. sent to Pound Gsp
forced Ia way through and drove Prentice with Q
superior force from his works st Gsdvills, eaptn-
in , several prisoners, number Of sInsll arms and
one piece Of artillery. Our loss in all il sbou: s5o,
and that Of the enemy more. Report fully by mail
in morning ou the Sd received order nom Gene.
rel Sherman 70 return.
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