The New York herald., 1864-10-01
THE STU ALTON.

THE SITU ALTON.
M Stanton sends . cheerful bulletin touching the
successful advsnoe movements Of General Grant. de-
spatoa from tho commanding general. dstod st City
Poiat. 81 halfpass three O'Clock yesterday. states
chat General Warren had attacked and carried tho
cseny's line on thoir extreme right, capturing number
ef pryonsrs- He immediately prepared to follow his
sscccss snat General Meade moved hts left in the
ornss and carried Tho enemy's near Poplar Grove
church. sn the southside Railroad.
A later despatch, dased al Eve O'Clock yesterday,
states that General Butler three NJ reported that
che easmy had just ass III 10 three columns on
hs line, near Chapu's iarm, and rad been repuised
We give map ,u another column showing the points At
which these attacks the euomys forlcations took
place
hr Stanton says that official tell gencs Of General
sherdaa's operations has been received since Sunday
night except through the Rch1 papers, and the
report from that advance OF mis- cavalry 10
staurtop. Petersburg papers mention a rumor which
not confirmed, that brigade sherdau,s cavalry
was ambuscsded at Swift Run creek
The Orange and Aexandrs Manassas Railroad is 10
be repaired and put in running order 10 Strasburg A
large croe Of workmcn protected BY ample military
guard, has been sent oui for this purpose The work
will be pushed forward With the utmost possible despatch
The completion Of this road win secure the furnshius or
supplies 10 General sheridan
The latest accounts from Tennessee represent General
Forrest had reached Fayetteville with his whole force
ais way TO the Cba,apoegs r broad part OF wh ch
the rebels had destroyed Au attack on the bridges at
fA river and Duck river was apprcheuded. ss
The rebels had DESTROYED all the bridges be.
tween Athens aud Pulaskt, distance OF thirty
oiet General Rousseau was o. CnrIstiana on
Thursday night The telegraph iiue below that plsce
vac cut and there bss therefore, been commun!ea
zion south Of Murfreesboro suce yesterday morning
rho Charleston Mercury says that General Beauregard
has accepted the command Of Army Tennessee and
was expected TO arrive IL that city Sunday Ast en-
rctse for his OF duty.
By tho arrival Of the steamer srwo NADIA from New
Orleans yesterday baye interesting news from the
culf. General Banks was very handsomely com.
r'imeu,ed uIon his departure for the North by the
members Of the Legislature, the workingmcu and me.
chsacs, ard the citizens q New Orleans generally.
The council OF conveued T. try the rebel
General Page for destroying Tie guns Fort Morgan
after It's surrender Las acquitted rehsl Officer Of the
cbarge. General Hurlout assumed tie command va
Gated By Gcaeral Banks He introduced to the army
by his retiring predecessor. The guuooat Antelope
(tin cladl struck q spag and sunk the river on the
Esd. No iiyss were lost
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamship Saxona from Southampton on the 2ls,
o. September, passed Capo Race Thursday, on her
voyage 10 New York Her nows-which is three days
later than tho rep,rt Of the Asa-aas tscgraphed
70 the HERALD IRON st. Johns. Newfoundland.
The London rir,a Acknowledges toa, the capture OF
Atlanta is crownins success" OF lie Union army IN
the Southwest.
Franz Muller gazsd a, by thousands OF Loadousrs
on his say 10 prison.
Rumcrs sti afoa Of coming opcl conferences be
tweon the rulers Of France. Russi, Pr and AUSTRIA
but II generally conceded that tho Emperors Of
France and Rosea would NEE, in private a, schwaioah
Denmark had agreed to the Gnsncai demands Of
enc duchies, founded their alliance.
while tho German Powers absolutely refused Denmark
the traiug relative 70 the Of feeding ther
ewn army ocsupetion IN Ju,aud.
The nsw Cabinet Of Spain pFomisss . pursue concili
s,ory policy.
oousos oIosed in London IS ss,. FOR money on the
10th o. September The rsbel cotton decIped three
per cent
The report o, the Liverpool ccou brcadstus and pro.
visions markets oy Saxonis NOT reached US from
Cape Race.
The steamship Virginia from Liverpool the 18th OF
September reached this pert night, six hun.
AIRED and thirty passengers.
Tho mails OF the Nova Sco,Ian roached this city from
Quebec last light.
Tns usws from thstw last mentioned has been
anticipated
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
TIE steamer Corsica, from Hsvara arrived Yesterday
with Interesting from that place and 81. Domingo
Tho between tee spensrds and Dorninicans
drawing its close There uo,hng from Mexico
From Rcrmuda, however, learn th.t the yellow fever
making great ravagcs among the foreign residents
From Nassau We hear two bocsade ra--rs had
rived with over two thousand bales trade 10
Nassau said 70 be very brisF
Postmaster wskeman reliu1us ~ position
es Postmaster yesterday afternoon is.ys o. his
assistants 10 al affecting name 'ssefted
With set Of silver and q haud.o - by Mr..
James r. Rogers. oehslf Of the he Once,
and returned thanks IN q suitable ., IL will
assume bis new position Surveyor OF thu - 10 day
The Board o. couucioen yesterday. aud after the
minutes o. the previous meeting we're read the rssolu
tos adopted by the Board Of Aldermen on Thursday
tboziug the FULTON Street Ruroeo Com 10 las their
tracks through Fulton, Greenwich West aud Cori.ndt
directs aud Maiden lane called up Cor eoBcu renoe
and the previous question demanded. Mr. Jalucs OBJ.
lsted, and maintained that according 70 tho the
Board motion 10 lay tue table took preCsience OF
Che motion for the previous lussien. The r,sse do.
c,dsd the point moi well lskoB wheo app had
from his decs which resulted in hts being ssai-ed
The previous question ordered. and ihe resolution
adopted over the Mayors veto py vote Of seventeen In
tbe alternative 70 SIX IN the negative Ibs Board then
ndjcurned tili Monday.
Tho Erscopai Diocesan Convention whlah has been 10
ssssou since Wednesday, adjoarnsd enaiy yesterday
annrnnon rha nnnxh.n nf drIhinr The dlnnaan. which