Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-14

pursued for about eight miles. Gen. Bur
bridge passed through Coying on this after
noon on the way to Lexington, Ky.
FORTRESS MoNRoE. oct. 9
The flag Of truce steamer New York airiv-
ed this gforr Don from Aiken's Landing. with
55 commissioned officers and 1850 enlisted
men parolcd at Richmond on The IN.
The Enquirer. speaking Of The recent at
/ tack on Gen. Buffers liues, says the engage
( ment took place yesterday on the Darbyown
/ road. near Richmond, resulting 10 the recap
tute by our forces Of alApositious hcld by 'he
enemy between that and Newmarket road,
FIVE miles below the city, and the capture Of
between 400 and 500 prisoners. together with
pieces artillery and 200 horses.
An official dispatch from Lee says yester-
day morning Anderson attacked the enemy
on the Charles City road, and drove them
from two lines of intrenchments, pturing
number of prisoners aud tep pieces OF arul-
lery. The enemy were driven to the New
Market road, where ey we're strongly in
trcuched Thy were not pressed. Our
] loss is small The ouemy's Is unknown.
+ Gen Gregg died at the head Of his brigade.
An offcial dispatch from Gordonsyille last
night states that the Yankee raiders burnt
tie railroad bridge over the Rspidan yester-
day.
A dispatch from Early to Lee, dated 9TH
/ inst. says Sheridan's whole force com
menced falling back down the valley last
night along the Pike
The Enquirer OF The 9th says ." all Yankee
naval officers and seamen, prisoners in our
hands, are TO be forwarded north to-day ty
Gag OF truce A large number Of negroes
are NJ work strengthening the iOruhcatIons
around Lynchburg.'
Sherman is shut up.in danta by Forrest
with bis lines Of communication SO destroyed
that his government bias nut heard from him
t,r several days. He captured Atlanta, but
It may yet prove his ruin.
CHARLEsroN, Oct 6.
Hardee assumed command here o-nsy.--
The steamer Constance, ak days from HALF
fax, in attempting to run the blockade last
night ran against a sunken wreck and sunk
in five minutes. One man was lost All
quiet except the usual bomblrdment Of tue
city and Fort Sumter
The tx miner says Beauregard's new de-
partment includes East Louisiana Mississip.
p, Alabama and Georgia.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Washngtou, Oct. 10.
Reports have been received by this depart
ment from Gems Butler, Sherman, Thomas,
Sheridan and Butnbtdge, showing the favor
able condition of military affairs in their re-
spectiye fields Of operation
The purpose Of Gen. Grants visit to Wash
ington having been accomplished he return
ed to his headquarters on Saturday but there
has been no telegraphc communications since
his arrival there.
Cen sherman under date q Altoona, Oct
s, reports disastrous repulse to the enemy
in their efforts TO cut off his supplies. The
rebels succeeded in capturing two small gar
risons and in destroying seven miles Of rail-
road but were repulsed with loss Of 200
killed and more than 1000 wound d. He
says 1--WE have at Altoona and Atlanta an
abundance OF provisions. Atlanta is perfect
! ly secure aud this army is better of than in
camp"
/ Gen. Burbridge in his movement upon the
Virginia salt works was only prevented from
captur ng them by his ammunition giving out.
The rebel reports of defeat to him are a
hoax.
Gen. Sheridan gives the following account
Of victory over the entire rebel cavalry in
the Valley during his retrograde movement
p on stresburg
sTRAsBURG Va. 9-Midnight.
Lieut. Gen Grant, CITY Point:
In coming back to this poiAt | was not fol
lowed up until late yesterd ", when larg,
|, force of cavalry appeared in my rear | ther
halted my command to offer battle by attack
ing the enemy. | became satisfied that it wa
only all the rebel cavalry of the Valley com
manded by Rosser, and directed Forbetts /,
attack Vt daylight this morni and fnsl
, thir scuurge Of tie Valley. The attack wa
handsomely m ,de Custer commanding th
: lhId cavalry division, charged on the bac
+, road and Merritt commanding the First cav
airy division, on the Strasburg pike, Mer
rift captured 5 pieces of ARTILLERY. Cus'a
captured pieces OF artillery with i>sons
battery forge, &c. The Two divisions cap
- tuIed AZ wagons. ambulance, DC. Amour
the wagons captured are The hradquatter
wagons ot Ko,sTa d Mickom md Col. Pol
lard. he number If pri, one Wi. be- abou
$3.50 Tue enemy af,r BEN. c. RCD by ii
gallant cavalry were bro zen aud ru. he
we're followed by our men n the UNI y
miles through Mount jacks q and a.Tos tn
north fork Of The She idoah. / deemed
> 81 to make this delay of one day t,te t
settle his new cavalry selrl. The |
pieces Of artillery captured to da, make g.
pieces OF ari iery captur In the Shenan
doah Valley since the l9tn of s,p, S me
the artillery was new aud never haa Dee
fired. The pieces were marked "Tradegs
works." p. II SHERIDAN,
Major General.
NEw YORK. Oot. IL.
Gold, II 80 a. m. S2,Ol ? pm S20l l..
The herald's Oh corps respondent
the 9th inst says Gen Wilcox diyisio
tits morning made advance with The in
tenton Of advancing our position and recon
noitering that Of the enemy, Over d mil
and half WAS marched under slight skirm
ishing, when the 57th Mass. reg't was fire
upon by the enemy Some fifteen men wer
lost. The deduction from the reconnaissance
was that the enemy wtre not in force thi
side of Petersburg or the Appamatox an
any fort on our part would force them to
, new line Of the Appamatox.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says
We learn that movement commenced o
Saturday at the front but the object is no
stated. An order will be issued by Gen
Grant to shoot every guerrilla, burn ever
house and drive out the men, women an
children from the guerrilla infested region G
the Shenandoah Valley. The rebels mus
have suffered severely frcm the repeain