The New York herald., 1864-11-07
New r.rk- Monday. 6ovsmber =. 1864.
LHE STU ALTON.

New \ ERIK. NIendax Iovcmber 4. 1864.
,.- LF1E STU ALTON.
General Hood has been defeated with considerable loss
IN his first sstempt the Tennessee river The
point chosen for this movement between Decatur and
Florence the head the muscle shoals OF the Tennes
see river and is illustrated in map which give this
mornIng, showing the relative position Of these points
and Nashville with Bluewater creek, the point
as which the engagement took place 1t appears
from our correspondence General sherman has
the Fourth corps Decatur to operate against Hood,
WHILE with the Ave corps OF his army, he hiss
moved 70 Atlanta and is in all probability, about TO To-
auguraas offensive campaign from that point, thus
ignoring the time the existence Of Hood, leaving
him 70 prosecute his campaign into Tennessee ~ hts
leisure The rebel accounts, which publish in con
pecsion with other important matter, give interesting
aooounts o( Hood previous to the battle.
Tho rebel cavalry op p,rating on the Memphis and
Cha esen Railroad, between CORTLAND snd Decatur,
Ala Forrest the Tennessee threatening johnson
vis the western terminus OF tho Nashville ana North
western Railroad; bu, position rongly defended,
and ON repa any attack OF cavalry
General Butler by direction OF the President OF tho
United States and by assignment Of General DIX, com.
aodins the Department of the Esss, has assumed
naad or tAs military forces n this State. for the
dental election. and preventing ths execution Of
supposed designs o rebels and rebel ssmpathizers
% Garry out . systemats pluodsring and burning
raid in principal eaiss. Gsasral Butler,
N bt ohcAl ORDER the citizens that they nesd
apprsheud with their rights privileges
a electors az bis subordna.es are instructed 70 strictly
retals anything Of the kind, bis only object being
q preserve peace The Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Con-
asctiout regiments, under Genera hawsy, arrived N
shis city yesterday, with orders to report 70 Csasra
Batler
Superintendent Kennedy has issued an order to the
menbers Of the Metropolitan Police, iustructins them to
enforce tomorrow, tbroughoot tho district compliance
With tho requiring that intoxicating liquors
shall BE- soad election day, THAI box for the disr
bstlea 4 udkets shah BE- erected within hundred
end nfy fess & polling place, and that uniustinAbe
physcai force shall b. used, either By policemen o.
oatzens, 70 tncite q intlmidsts eleo4ora
Ins excitement aloss our Northern frootssr towns 10
reference V the anticipated rebel raids from Canada sn
continues AZ Buffalo and suspsusoa Bridge, Niagara
FAILS tho ostsess In considerable alarm, feeling
ndsns that attempts 70 pluudsr and burn them win be
made On esecnen day AZ the latter place msschapts
rsuevins their goods.
The rsbsl papers have heard Ne answer TO thcr IN.
eskv Of ''whsrs, meantime, wss the Abemarse'' me
Riohmnnc ouTnas Of the lh acknowledge the Of
Llsssensns cushnss exploit, end say Tie rebel es
a sAs bottom OF the Roanoke river q the Of she
torpedo boat only one man was wounded, and Al are
prisoners tho snsnys hands. The rsbs report states
that the fall Of Plymouth was Ne result of the desruc
aoa Il tho Aibsmaris.
Tho reports pubIlshed In some ssnsatoo papers that
ososra Sheridan falling back hAve not, We are as
sxeS By Of Baltimore correspondents, the sgx
- fsusaassoo IN tac. His army ws never n better
ocad's'os than nov, and bs n fully pre-
parea 70 nea and dispose most szscsually a EAny
should the latter carry his supposed design Of makog
snothr auemp, 70 achieve the mastery ,n shs shcnso-
dosh valley Early is said 70 bs uov a Eesx Nart.A
script additions 10 Il recently been maos sy Tho
Richmond authorities.
Afxrs on both sides q the 'ames river continue ou,cs
Occasional demonstrations made along th. picse,
nnse resulting little firing and perhaps the capture Of
sfcw mea. Petersburg despstcb n . Richmond paper
says on The night Of the La instant Gran, drew n
bis cavalry picts,s On tbs extreme left, below Resms
sssiioo, about mile, and srtended biz picket line mile Ia
The rear Of his army ip tbs vicinity Of Petersburg. as
70 cavsf soms movement" Quite . number Of brevs
prou's.'ons for rsri,orious service on the par, o.
or onoes hsvs been recently made Among ths
names Of those .bOs cOuplaeu,ss are Generals Grim,
Ayers and crssord % o br vet mjcr generals. Coils
win'hrop' Hoffman, Coulter o.boru and wheelock 10 b
ersvs brisadera There are number Of others whose
nssis ooastiess win be similarly recognized.
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