, 1864-09-12

An ARTILLERY Duel on TIurRdays.sLee
moss1n. his Forces.

NV YoEK, Sept. MA Hpec1nl to the Fast says,
news is received from the Army OF the Potomac
tbat heavy artillery duel took place on Thurd-
day with 20 important rcault and that Lee is still
11assfng troops on on left.
New York, Sept 1o-The Herald,s City Point
correspondent, eth, sass: Dcecl:crs and prisoners
saic M IL ihat General Lee has moved bis Headquarters
from Richmond to the neishborhood OF Resms'
Station, on the Weldon Railroad, With the aToWed
are probably on the eve Of another terrific contest
Our nfepa5utious for ohense and defense Ere Ad-
mlrable. aud Lee will have to elect between allow
rosd. s t. Or ~ attscldns our intrenched poaitions
The Ukrd!uff correspondent with the 18th Corps.
detec sth, esye: Ic-terday morning at sesen ths
rofts OF the 9Th Corps. driving them IN upon the
line voubdlDg one and capturing e!eye1.
The NfraldS correspondent with the 9th Corps.
1th, says: General GIant visited General Wilcox's
front line To-Day, reviewing the recently constzuct'
brancb rsilroad Of that to City Point will be In
~ eT a5ys 5ns af
atiou Of etores over the lengthy, tortuous and high
ronds The feature Of this new road is, TINT it
10 The tlme:hcnored requiem cnts Of grading. The
road Is now in operation to the Jerusalem plank
NV YoEk, Sept. 10-Thc rumor On the strcet
that Mobile had been captured. has not been con-
nrmeo officially.
-Coutralsnds from Che. ter county, who came Into
our lines last night, report trains running On the
Weldon Road q far as Stony Creek whcEe tns p up
mics are loaded on WAGONS and hauled TO Peters.
tury, Via DinvdddEe Court Houee. Between $50
snd Gp wagons are constantly engaged IN tnls gn.
tipess. Contedefate othcere hfe tannR ail tSe i,
rtatu TO feed their animals, leaving none or the
farmers for next eeogon. except just enough to say
they didn't take 1t ell
-ETeping.-Durlng the past two days nothing has
occnrrcd[not einl,lc gun heard. The rebels are
rSnoTted 10 be uaeeng on our let With the inten-
INN at penetrating our lines, put have evidently
c'ren NJ Tie enterprise within day Or two. Strict
or:ere bare been issued against Intercourse be-
'Tfee r. 6ai dispatch ia In the Richmond En-
Qxtrer:
HEADQUARTERS Ah@s septenSef qs aaSst {. +
To Bsaxton Bragg:
Sherman has continued bissetreat 9e{ond Jones'
boto. ts1Ene0 =" D. 11ooo*
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10.
! The American has the following from den. AF
! Grill, Gated 10 O'Clock Thursday n1Rht:
Nal. Gen. Kelly, Cumberland.
Early retreated thls morntng towards Winches
| ter. 1 an on his heels. have whipped Vaughn q
cavalry, captured Ill bis trains which WAS nos
burned, and taken two battle Aags. He has no H.
| ti1ierr, cut Of lnbodcn.
fEisneD. ". ", AYrnu1, Maf. Gen.
NEW YonK. Sept: 11.-The New York 2fibunes 8
special from Ha!pcr's Ferry, 9Th, says: .o,-
Opf cavalry buve been engaged almost con
rtantly diminishing With the enemy,a plfkeIts, r. r.
nnt1y, % and retiring whenever they wefe found too
Ealjy mautfests no further symptoms Of destfe
In xttscE u in force, but on the contrary ecema
tniv anxtous to retire with the least annoyance:
4 ia stated that Aver, in falling back from the
vicinity Of Martintburg was less fortunate than
wa asserted yesterday but nothing like disaster
re warm days md cold nights begin to tell OF
onr men. inducing enilis and 3eyers to consider
ae1T The Monfd's special from Washington eays: In
| +ontrcrre frorn the front and the shenandoah
e tie conclusion th9t s'{f dg,fs 0tss:
he Eeinf05af ,a oa
Of he Weldon railroad, belleycd to bs from E:r
ia command. 4 reconnaissance toward ths
Ehepa1doah ,Eoo this direction tailed to Ind tn
enemy In Large force.