The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-08
ATEST BY TELEGRAPH
FROM GRANTS ARMY.
Our Forces Still Advancing Upon
Richmond.
ATTACK ON AYReS'S DIVISION.
Bloody RepulSc Of the Rebels.
DECISIVE CAVALRY VICTORY.
A GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT.
Our Army Strongly Entrenched.
FuGITvyES ARRIVING BY
Has NDkES,%.
.ews from General Sherman.
HIS ARMY IN MOTION.
ANOTHER BOLD ADVANCE.
The INVASION Of MISSOURI
Eosecrans to Take the Field.
Details Of Rebel Operations.
INTERESTING EUROPEAN NEWS.
&c. &c. as.
The INVASION Of MISSOURI.
Eosecrans to Take the Field
Details Of Rebel Operations.
GENERAL. CRANE.
Operations on the Leu Wing.

Az the preparations for au advance l, Ceae ~
Mcs.de's army had been completed over w,yt
since, but the marching orders, which werc OK
sected for some days wrrc uo. given until n, 80
dsy night, when Genera Gr,.s'a Csy.lry w,r. a..
oered to prepare for m sdyanco ~ the follow Ing
morning Thcv nccoria.ly moved towards Tie
sH'romo len. on the Weldon Railroad, "a. an es r!y
ho'r on Friday m ltliiur. ,nl ss they pas Nd
tfi ou,'h ;hc various camp, they noticed that tle
so.es wee .yrry Nliore btilki.g tents and ps \.
ins luscsseks, 20 AZ " be ready to fall IN at. rio-
n.arAnotee The caval.y, on passing ,4e il.
fu13, tuuei southwari IA the ,ree !. IN
o t.r Do'mior plank 'nd, nrt a.
'sneei to The Vis!r. r,-l, when the
hsin toiy hsiiel, AMI sc,era' regiments ws-e-i -
patehed Ia d fereu, 4r' tons ~ male ,rno. =.
ssnces. 1hese S.a.cAei .t l. eA,eni. ~ I'd
-set~inoi In short rIne " o. mrth 'nu.btc 'nic
nation. The sntire hr yede iAcn fri hack T. q
position E.'N rt,.ne. A. s.tAcl uIadr ur,l
Neu 10 n eSe- i've O'clock thc cremy a. cn.ilg
VIII artillery, which was promptly responded 20
D. our t.ii r'tres. AZ the eneI.y hal 10, ..-J
nge from The Use ID infantry couple OF cur reg
nents were d.amoun,od AMI the mcr ',iglt o. So,
ely until il too dark 10 a,, any Ia. a., vhrn
w. firing crasod as If by mutual JnS,1t Ihecasl-
s'aes on our side were ui'or ae-.o'e, nd much
valuable information vas ohianci. To tromy's
packets were found to essud 81 the vg7ighsn
road, with hesdqua'.rs 81, small chapel 'sriei,
Poplar Springs Chuoh. The roaIq wre found
hocksdcd short o'si nee thc Olier dbe OF the
chape- but 'he work did not seer Of ,orra!di Sc
character.
General warren co - SUPPORTED by pcrti ON
OF the Ninth CorT and two divisions Of cavslr }.
moved On the following day very nearly IN t 10
direction OF the cavalry reconnoiIaauDce The
'nys hrst line was encountered about noon b.
General Gr.fin's division, AID carried in gallant.
style aud the second line was much strong
~, was also captured. The Ninth Corp1 were then
placed In the advance, and slUut hye O'Clock a
general enarge was msle to capture the cnemy's .
position at point of bsDonc; This movement WAS
mace up a h'ii where tie enemy nsi concentrated
.'arge artillery rad int anTy fore" board fence
placed ~ 'te TOP che ked TIC nnpeinosty OF ti'e
h'''eA' ecaoIE hie "aS P"iti III ana our
troops were forced to h'll huck. The enemy then
"~ie counter chars'' '1hnh wa' checked AMI
roleu BACK by poii-eh o' 'h- Iith Corps SI-
'ancen Tor tnat purpose - General ""rrch' ms
'eurna'ed 'he Iroet"d' ngs OF the C1!.
Bf II l.t'k@PL
wore f'shin I E-icot iri success.
Cpd'h'n9fon' oe''' . Tie following dispatch Is
'to la'est reee''e-- RON Gen, Grant by the War
Department;
cHy Po'"f' Ort. 9 $50 T. NJ soj. Gen. IL "
i''eeA' t"Ty o. St@ '--huiof on the rlshi oi
sle james river, and M s'le southwest OF Peters-
b'ug' occupy the same os.t'on "a yesterday,
iAere mas uee'i pnf '' , niue hSnunS to-day.