The New York herald., 1864-09-12

THE STU ATICN.
The anticipated battle the Weldon Railroad may be
deferred Or days yet Judging from infosna-
taon YESTERDAY some heavy sr,slsry fripg place
Saturday morning our left. The ric1cts OF the
Second corps accomplished quite clever feat satur
day The eneny's picket line, which occupied CON-
mandipg groand in front OF HancocSs position
quickly ss.red by apart OF General De Trobriand's
brigade Notes division. There hardly shot
fired uut tue enemy's position was occupied by orr
troops aod ooe hundred pcSeis were captured. The
enemy subsequently opened with musketgy and artillery
which &.,,. up for several hours. but did
succeed s.s,odgiug From inorma-
tion received by dssertcrs il appears tia, the
rebels disposed their forces with Longstreet's
corps their right, holding the country be.
tween the Weldon aud Dansvle Railroad, and Hills
corps CENTRE occupying the line Of defence from
the Weldon road Petersburg while Beaaregsrd with
bis divisions. garrison the fortihcaous around the city
Dispatches from General Sheridan's army me 10th
General Early 10 person. with Johasor's, vaughan's,
McCalsiands cavalry and General RHODES infantry
DIVISION attacked brigade of Averiips division
at eight O'Clock in the morning a: Darks.
vile, the wincaesse. pike. The enemy
driven back ia three successive cavalry charges The
Infantry and cavalry who again entered the contest,
sh ared similar fate The enemy lost heavily, much
greater than did 1t appeared be tee intention OF
General Early steal march Slsridan's lines but
the promptude of sverrs cavalry frustrated the de.
siea.
Dispatches received in Nashville from p.asaS, dated
Friday state tnat Gepera Rousseau concentrated all The
forces OF GeneS Steedman and Granger and his at
Athens Ala, snd had moved towards the Tennessee.
We have some interesting news from Gencsa Fosters
department to-day, by the steamer Karnnk, from Port
Roya condi,iou o the Union prisoners Anderson
vie ta. reported TO hs s pilaee than before
They are dying at the rate Of one hundres per dv.
We give today fail hst OF the unen onocrs placed
by To. reoes under sSeat ChariestOn They number IL
ali hundred.
The rebe papers ccn6<m early reports Of the arr.
val o. rhe prvatoc Tallahassee at Wilmington on ,he
night OF August 20. The record Or the dc:as o. this
daring privstcv w be tcurd IA another column IN her
bret she destroyed yearly forty valuable ell
MISCELLANEOUS NEWs.
There are Cour European steamships 6ve al american
ports to-day, u them briag ing news week later
than the the Scotia Thcze vese,s saaea tire
follow ing order, ~
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Damascus ..-... londonderry sent = .sncbec.
Guy OF lobin Queenstown. SEPT. a.. New York.
At TIE dGsgol, city churches yesterday accordGace
with tho pfcedsnrs proclamation fo9 9na th 0ks
giving aud prayer, recog4ton q
BY land aad SEA, appropriate prayers oasred up
Some Of the pre- lchers delivered thanksgiving
which attentvey listened to bS Large conerega.
tons Inou remarks interpreted with glowing
eu'ogiums o. The esTfcias o. gsilani sone.s aud
sailors.
The snnUt state eec.on takes Race in Narc today
LAST year Ia for Governor Cooy the reyub.
Icap CANDIDATE scctcd By majority Of over seven.
teen tboasaod.
fhirty -une surgeons and assistant. surgeons belonging
70 the Uoted states Army who released from cap
uv,iy by the rebels AZ Charleston the % inst sr.yed
here yesterday 10 the steamship Karnas, fs~n Port
Royal, s. c.
A ceebraton. or Tarnfest, Of the various German
Turner Associations o the North a1d wes, was com.
msnced 10 this cy yesterday, and win copsrue ttree
lays longer. tr saturday Rtbs some eigbt hundred
members OF the fraternity arrived here from ph,lade
pbs, Baltimore Washington, si. Loun, Buffalo, Pits
burg, Trcnton, New Haveo, and other towts, and
received BE- brethren or this city torchAgnt pro-
cssson escorted TO The Turner Tai 10 Orchard street,
ensrtsned ~ fes, aud provided with quarters Tor the
period q tneir so3ourn.
The nish' passenger tram from Chicago ard stock
train com'orrou the other Director, the Chicago,
Burlington und quincy Railroad, came collision wish
locomotive standing on the trace Meridian I4xo a.
eary 90 tha morning Of the 7s Six portions we're
k,hed aud fourteen iryfel. The track ii the locality il
stated 70 be straight line 'or ten ms.s and he
sight was cisar ~ thc nqucri me Cxoucrs sry rtr.
dorsd verdict thai rhe cause q lie c5Hstcr was
pregnant disregard " the r1'es q, uerrad