Nebraska advertiser., 1864-11-03
S. A. DRAKE.
II. Col. l7tb X. VI.


Il. Ool. lfth Il. v, l.
BArTLErIEMD, NEAR MoUsD CRY,
October %
A battle and a victory near Mound
City. We cap,ated FIVE gsns. Gener-
ais Marma-d duke and CAbell captured;
also mary prisoners. We are sill pur-
suing. The rebels are retreaing toward
Forl Scott. w. E CLOUD, Col. s A.
D. c.
New York, October 24-The Herald's
M~arunsburg correspondent, Of the I'D
says:
Information from the front indicate,
,hat our losses in the battle Of the l9l
viii reach 5.GCO killed, wounded and
missing. We also lost early in the morn
ing q guns.
We have captured. including the wOun-
d d who are in our hanls, about 1000
men, and 90 guns. Tbe,lotal ltss of the
ENEMY cannot, therefore. be short OF
10. eco. Gustav alone has a receipt for
20 guns and 5 batde flags, beside a large
number of ambulances, horses, harness
mules. &c.
This makes ffiy.one pieces of artillery
that his division has captured during the
last Two weeks of the rebellion. If any
reliance is 10 be placed upon the state
ments Of prisoners and intercepted lei
ters, it is now certainly demonstrated hat
Gen. Lonesireet was not in the valley;
but that Gen Gary had determined to
strike a desperate blow for the recovery
of The district and his lost reputation, IL
The absence, as he supposed, Of the COM
handing General and The sixth corps
In this effort he was seconded by Ker-
shaw, whose infantry having been several
times defeated by our cavalry. felt thai
bis reputation needed seine Frightening
The Herald's correspondent has the
following concerning our capture at Ce-
dar Creek, and the pursuit of the enc
my.
Devan with his little brigade kept
s~wooping down upon .heir rear, gobbling
up.their officers and men ny scores. He
pressed them so hard II was impossible TO
get their artillery out of his way, or their
wagons and embulances. Drivers aud
c-annonlers dismounted and run off near
the woods on either side Of the road, and
the rear guard Of the demaraIized reb,l
army, il il had one, followed, leaving the.
whole train in our hands, Limbers, cal
sons, wagons and ambulances. we're ali
hUddItd together in The greatest disor-
der.
Gen. DOWN captured % pieces of ar
iillery, including a section Of 30 pound
ers, SO army wagons 80 am~bulances, l43
mules and III horses, two stands Of col
ors, 357 prisoner. and a large quantity
Of small arms.
He followed the enemy up the base Of
Fishers Hill, whore C9ionel Nichols.
with bis gallant 9th New York, charged
them again AID drove them back, leaving
a confederate portion Of their irain in
his hands, which he secured.
We did not follow up The chase beyond
Fishers Hal. Tie infantry commands
moved up TO Cedar. creek, ard went into
their old camps, while the cavalry camp
ed at the right, a little beyond S;rasburg,
al BuclIand.
The whole country between Middle
town and Strasbu7g was literally streWn
with rebel eorpzes.
Al an early hour The mex, morning the
was continued by Powelfs eaval-
ry. He captured fourteen pieces of can
on, which the enemy had driven into the
mountains. Al Woodstock the column
was halted, and rested a short time when
ii returned towards strasburg, picking
up many stragglers on the way.
The Herald's Washington special says
The opinion is openly avowed by the
military authorities here thai
Grant eau a, any time he pleases, with a
few hours fighting. occupy the city Of
Richmond, and force Lee either TO capt.
ula'e or hastily eyasuate The rebel CAPT.
tai,
The only reason assigned for the delay
the design of Gen. Grant to attain the
same resal, without The serious loss of
lie mat would attend the capture Of
Tins stronghold by direct assault at this
time.
Cairo, Oct. 27.-rhe steamer Nav
Duke. from De Wallis Bluff, arrived a,
Memphis on the 25th inst, with a large
Of refugees.
The steamer Marmora arrived at S..
on he 22d, from the mouth Of
White river.
She was attscked by guerillas at Prai-
RE Landing, who followed .irinr into her
or five or six miles, to LagruK. One
'f6cer aud hfteea negro soldiers were