The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-02
REPORTED RETREAT OF GEN,
SHERMAN.
AFFAIRS IN EAST TENNESSEE

SRAErs STRATEGIC MOVEMENT UPON THB
WELDON BAILRoAD-THE UN1oHlsrs HOLDING
a THEIR POSITION.
s From he Peters5urg ErprsS5, Augtd 90
The Southern Railroad has become historically
& famous. Already three or four important battles
have been fought upon 1t, and the same number
Of victories achieved by our arms-for in every
> engagement we have been Observation-Disclosures
We have not yet succeeded in dispossessing the
3jenemy OF the position which he occupies on 1t.
This will be done, however, in due time. A
ronsiderable step towards 1t was taken on Thurs
day, by General Hill, who, by skilful and in
i trepid movement threw himself upon the Federal
y lines at Reams' and gained decided victory,
Compelling the enemy to fall back several miles,
a to bis main line of breastworks at the Yellow
q Tavern, capturing upwards of thousand prison.
a ers, seven stands Of colors, and nine splendid
pieces of artillery besides numerous other spoils
4 General Hill has now possession Of the enemy's
a breastworks at Ream's, and will doubtless turn
4 them to excellent account.
\ We rather think that Grant will find his bril-
liant strategic movement upon the Weldon Rail
! road source of worse trouble to him than any
he has made yet in his long, curious, and circuit
/ous march from the Rapidan TO this thoroughfare.
IL has certainly increased the distance between
his army and Richmond and put him no nearer
4 Petersburg. How, then, he can have improved
the prospect of capturing either of these places,
as he and the "letter writer's would have the
II people ofthe North to believe, is unntelgible TO
j. u.s. 1t strikes us that he has only placed himself
4 in position which exposes him TO worse blows
than he could have received il he had not so eX-
tended his lines. He has had so far very rough
and discouragng experience of the advantages of
= his new acquisition.
He has lost in killed. wounded, and prisoners
on the Weldon road, since he first commenced
operations against il, at least fifteen thousand
men, far heavier loss than any he has sustained
at any other point on the south side of James
river. We are therefore at loss TO conceive how
he or the Northern press can pretend TO claim
that in occupying this road he is at all nearer the
Il attainment of the end of his labors than he was
n before. General Lee is no doubt perfectly salts
fed with the movement, and will take good care
that IL shall bring forth its legitimate fruits, rs
= far as his agency Is concerned.
Any one TO read the Yankee newspapers upon
this feat of Grants would suppose that he had as
good as captured both Petersburg and Richmond.
: Editors and correspondents are In as great glee
a as If the Rebellion were actually and totally
crushed out, and not ghost of a chance for
another kick remained to show that 1t had "a par
tice of life. But this is no new thing with the
Northern people. They have hundred times in
A the last three years gone into paroXysm of joy
y over just such military achievements as this
boasted one of Grants.
They have a hundred times in a similar deli
rum cried out that the struggle was virtually
j over and the Union restored. They seem to de-
. light in these extraordinary delusions and to
be realized. They learn nothing from eXperi-
ence; they profit nothing from the past. All their
existence seems to be centered in the immediate
present. They spend not thought upon the
future They give themselves wholly up to sem
sational extravaganza, inspired by current ru-
mors, kilograms, and other exciting causes, how
ever ephemeral. ...
kGENRRAL oUTLBR-ANoTHER UNION RAID, ETC.
From the Richmond Examiner, August29.
PEIRRsBURG, August 26.-The affair on the
Weldon railroad yesterday was very gallant
one and successful in It's results.
While the enemys cavalry under Genera
Spear, were engaged in tearing up the track
q several miles beyond Resms', General Hampton
4 attacked and forced them back behind their in
fantry support.
4 General Hampton then dismounted his mer
and fought their infantry, gradually but steadily
"A pushing them back until they reached theil
4 strong works, one mile this side of Reams', cap
turing about eight hundred prisoners. -
At five O'Clock in the afternoon General Hill
attacked the enemy's works, and after shor
Il but sharp fight, took them, capturing a large
number Of prisoners and nine pieces of artillery.
g The enemy fled in great confusion. Colone
Pegram, of Richmond, turned the captured guns
= upon the enemy with grea, effect.
The number ot prisoners will probably reacl
was captured. The prisJ belong to IL N
cocks corps, and have been brought TO town.
There was consderab e liring down the roa'
to-day, but no heavy fighting
Our cavalry acted with conspicuous gallantry
u REPORTED UNION RAID.
rFrom the Richmond Examiner, AUgast %.
Some country people, who moved up to the cit,
from the York Peninsula in hurry yeSterda.
morning, brought the report that the Hanke
cavalry were landing In force at the Whit
House, intent upon u raid.
We have uhcntlc official information whic
explains the matter Yesterday morning des
patch was received from Brgadier-General Gary
that "a large transport, with two hundred of Oh
enemy's cavalry arrived at the White House la'
Saturday night. The cavalry landed and droy
Ia our pckets.
Doubtless this was only a marauding party
Il and they probably left Immediately; for the fol
lowing despatch was last evening received a
Headquarters in this city -
CRUNP's Cross ROADS, August 49, 1864, vi
II Meadow StRtion.-AIaiOr 7. o. Chesnay, Assis
the White House. J. II. TERRY,
n ~ Lieutenant Commanding Pickets
The fact is Grant has not the cavalry to spar
TO make up a respectable raid. His army, indeed
il no longer the huge affair It once was. He ha
only the 9th (Wsnensl Corps, the I'd (Hu
cOck's) Corps the 9Th (Burnsides) Corps, an
II Buffers force at Bermuda Hundred, aud tw
i cavalry divisions one under Kautz or Spear, ia
Z other under Gregg, in all making not more tina
! forty-fve thousand men.
THE SMELLING OF PETERSBURG RESUMED.
4 From he Peters5urg Erpress, August 90
The enemy again opened his batteries upon tn
city ON Sunday morning, again IN the AFTERNOON
i and for the third time at night. At times q
shelllng was very severe, and several houses wei
I struck and more or less injured. The enemy hnt
much qualification, no doubt. in destroying prlYa
property and killing non-combatants as this Is a
I they do by shelling the city.
II Miscellaneous.
II THR UNION PRIsoSRRs-NAMRs or OFFICER
CAPTURED.
From, The Petersburg ErJres', August %
" So far two thousand and thirty prisoners, ca
4 tured in the battle of Thursday near heam
Station, have been registered at the Provost Ma
' shals Office. They were brought In on Frid'
! afternoon and Saturday morning. Among tue
are about eighty non-commissioned onieers,
) cluding several adjutants. There were fourte'
N captains, and some fifty-odd lieutenants.
4 The following is list of the principal once
Il captured - IL .r.-
n Lieutenant Colonel I. A. Walker, Acting Ad!
y tant-GePernl.
Major John Beattie, l64th New York.
Melor John w. Byron, S8th New York.
Major John ByTne, l55th New York.