The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-15
ARMY OF POTOMAC.
THE GREAT CONTEST


a Heb"l BRttcry SNcncod- Tho C,,,,
nearly D0He Firing near petcrsbur.-
hetahRii0n-ENehRngps Prnpose,s.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or THE JAMES Oetohor
ll-Cuf 9nnoont and shore batteries 10. sev sue.
'eeded ia silanciuE he Rebel battery on the sonth
tlde ot the James river, Wi "a vybic, thev h,a
recently frequently been able ~ throw shell int,
Ou'ch Gap, TO the annoyance Of our working
parry ihere' Work on the latter is rapidly an.
preaching completion, ond promises 90 provo a
suecess.
hAIters IN mont are without material change.
n nilo O'Clock this evening very rapid and
heayy hrng is heard from the direction of PEERS
enss Nss; mn.Sh WouiQ seem ~ indicate that an
Engagement was going on on MCade's left
hhAD9uARTER, Army or riE J\pIEs IN TINE
EihLD, NEAR hlcuNoND October " Major.
S,h,iAl butier, having a5certaiucd throlgh the
bsumCny Of desorters and others that the Rrb,i
sutbor ties bad placed our negro soldiers can.
tureo "a recent engagements, at hard labor on
tnelr iutthcations in oar 'front.' by usglec t. fur
MN MN snehl rstons, thereby compelling them 10
s'h thelr clO'bes tO tue Confederate soldiers for
pOui hah TINS tay nOtihtd Commissioner Ould
by nag OF truce that he shall place a ike.nuInbnS
% htotl prisoners AZ work IN DuCh Gan uuder
bie, in retaliation therefor.
. Elghty-seycn men were ordered from Ciky Point
uN evening and will be set at work as above
hthteui unless q satisfactory answer shall
De received fom the Rebel Commissioner by N
~ N Ql
OlLonal number of Rebel prsonsrs will ho
oIdsred for the same destination immediately.
- me same nag OF truce bears DropOsitiyn iron,
Seherai Butler Tor IN exchange according 10 tho
equiEMSht, OF "ssmllated rank as set forth in the
cartel OF all our prisoners from the naval ,eri,C
btAl by them, man for man, the excess 10 he
the army. F' '"'h
No change on our front
At ihe Lert.
WARREN STATION, Va, October lg--We ara
having delightful Indian summer weather here
now, ana ntVer since the commencement of tho
war mas the army 90 fully felt its own gtren ri d,
relation TO that of the enemy. Never has tb"
army been relatively so strong and SO con6dent
OF complete success In the next general move |
ment' The soldiers now sec the beginning of tbe |
emu l0r themselves and are very eager TO close mn |
"e snalr before the cold weather and 20 home.
despGrate charge was made against rho mil
ole OF The % Corps line (Lhe old fortified line in
% ,%IVht OIL fttcrSburg) last night, but vas success.
lulS fepulSed, As usual, by that Corps. Very few |
casualties on our side.
" the situation, can only say at present. in
Anull1h y 70 what have already said, that there is
no such thing thought OF here as b the Armv's
toine INTO municipalities this side of Richmond
ana Petersburg, and not the least Ulrti,Ie of
louos OF General Grants being able 10 AXE both
word. '" W '"y 'no
The only cause of delay is for the nprnoso or
,etting the full benefit of the new ievios oDd
naklns the victory as easy, cheap, and comolete |
Is possible. The thing will no doubt he accom- |
'hshed before the ides of November az the
urthest '' 'Ne
Among the refugees that lately came iu, on the
lght, wa, one Libby, the keeper Of the celebrated
;lbby Prison, named after him. II is said tbat
'ehtral Butler refused to receive him as a
eiukee, and had him put under guard with tha |
hsohesS on handy. Y. Tribune.