The New York herald., 1864-10-03
THE SITUATxoN.

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Our correspondents furnish vivid details OF tie late
gallant nght Of the Army Of James at the fostiaca
Aoas of Richmond. Never, perhaps did our troops cs.
play vatr thsa in this action The utmost
panic sAd to have reisned 10 Rskmond and IS conn
IDENTITY stated BY Arugees that Je ravis and Cabinet
together with large numbers osas and oft ,sens have
nsA Aom the city. General Meade smadc ataas
upos the enemys works the south Sest o; RxegsbSg
% Frtdsy. witt p~.e o rns Fifth aud Ninth csrGs
and drove tas rebai py repeated darss. from their
r'd'ssss. casne.Xsl;A. OF the s1'.sn,A xs. sm.
ssst dead u0u mo<fagpg Of tho psapsG General
Lee sid TO have commanded the rebels in person in
no Aght q Thursday We give compsete map to-day
o ss whoae nsd 4 operations around Ischuood incud
Ing nose Of Grant, Meade, sncricAn and Butler.
passenger BY yesterdays msibcst from City Point
who srrived At Washington brings report that cur
forces hsws out the Ssuthsde Railroad, which, true
VII taeroept dreoG Communications between Petersburg
and L%sohsurs and Danvile.
The asess news frgn General Sheridan is to Thursday
last dc then dressing the Of Eariys army
u Browns Gap In the Blue Ridge. which the rebel gene
ri was attempting defend order to protect Cor
donsvnis. Charlottesville Lynchburg Els position
tssre was said 70 be strong the Of She
ridas advancing Lynchhurg would threaten his
and hh supplies. Eary's army, however, was greatly
reduced and dsnorazed. Sheridan has assured the
PrssIdss that hs amply competent to carry ont all hi.
plans successfully The orauge Alexandris Railroad
opened to Rappahannock station yesterday and tho
read 70 Gen. Sheridan would be complete a few days
The latest intelligence from General Sherman TO the
Ist inst is that the railroad between Nashville and
Atlanta had not been touched There further
from shermans department OF any consequence
From Memphis we learn tha. Adnirai rorter has been
Transferred from tho Mississippi squadron aud has gone
10 New Orleans He issued . farewell address to his
command Admiral Davis spoken Of as his successor
General Forrest sent in flag OF truce party TO the
Uaoo camp at fernando, on Wednesday, stating that
he bad number Of sick and wounded prisoners their
way from Duvans Blun which he wished to exchange.
Tho steamer Herman was fred upon at Bend No IA
eo Thursday by body o, rebels, and received forty
or nfty shots, without doing much damage.
Dispatches from Chicago yesterday state that Captain
Tisks Idaho train attacked by party Of Indians
and haa inrepch himself he sen, General suly for
aid General Suy had previously severe fght with q
body OF ave thousand Indians aad defeated them.
Great excitement exists in Missouri The rebels under
General Price pllsgIns and destroying everything.
The Communications with Generals Ewing and Mower
on Fr2nks ase irouiou lare seriously BY
tae rebels TITO rolling Of the Pacific Railroad at
Frsskiin been son, % Allentown.
Dispatches from Admiral Farrasm at Mobile Bay, on
the Is state that For, Morgan is being put condition
TO, strong defence. The enemy trying place
pedses III. channel above the fort Tho report that
our guDbca.s the city Of Mobile is incorrect
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Tne steamship Britannia, from Glasgow OF tie l5th
oi, arrived al this port yesterday, and the steamship
Peruvian, from Londonderry tho I'D ult., reached
Farther Point lsat evening
ny the britannia received European nles to the
z7tb of saptembes containing interesting de,ais o. the
tsesrsphie news report Of the Asia.
The London T-s<s prints an important article warning
the Canadians thai they rely closer conrsdera
ton and moro active military colonial drIa means OF
dsfsnos against invasion from the United States, a.
yaslsn6 could furnish troops for one battle "osn
Quoted on General Grants ptucples, not 70 speak or
campaign.
vary DISASTROUS Gre occurred st Detroit on Friday
.,.o,ns ,ss The extensive sail, and blind
factory ot Msssu Morhecs si,chsii Bryan was
totally desiroycd The amount Of osS 10 NO, stated, but
must secsrsrfy be quite heavy.
tho hts Iu,os loaded with sfiaistoRes, left cleve
land tor Burao afternoon Of the Gath ult, and
whso opy nsps miles cut WA struck by violent gale
swans alsak and down of eight persons 90 board
su vsrs drowned but one
torrsdo swept over fdgsr county, H. on the 24tb
an doing great damage 70 houses and the stand
ias drops. 10 The sown Of Paris Presbyterian church
sas zoe dvsiiag hou unrooisd The tin cover
M q NE of tho Methodist church vas blown away
go Ne saSls end Of schoolbcuse csved IN Several
sssss buiAaass were Injured, aDa many ., the shade
oeSa NsexA Ne sva Wree.sd