Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-12
MORNINGS REPORT.
SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK PAPERS,
Grant will clean out the Shen-
andoah Valley.
National Bank Currency.
THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY.
Rebel Losses and Union Gains.
BUFFERS STRONG POSITION
THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY.
Rebel Losses and Union Gains,
BUFFERS STRONG POSITION


NV YoRx, October 1.-THE Herald's 9Th
corps correspondent of the 9th, says:
This morning the division OF General Wilcox,
holding the center Of ON line, made an advance
with the intention OF advancing our position and
accommodating that of the enemy.
The force making the Reconnaissance consisted
of the brig.des of Hartsuff aud that lately COM
manded by Col Star.
An advance was made Of over a mile and a
half under slight skirmishing. when the 57th
Mass commanded by Col. Mclaughlin, was FIR
ed upon by the enemy.
Some fifteen men were lost.
The accommodating party was accompanied by
Captain Mitchell with his battery of the 4th Mass.
but no opportunity was afforded for using the
pieces.
Deductions from the recent reconnaissance are
that the enemy are not in force this side OF Pc
tersburg. on the Appomattox. and that any effort
on our part will force them 10 n new line upon
the latter mentioned river.
The Tribune's special says:
We learn from the front that a movement
commenced or Saturday. though its object was
not stated.
It j. said an orde. will at once be issued by
General Grant, directing the shooting of every
guerrilla, the burning of every house, and driving
ont Of men, women and children from Shenan-
doah VALLEY. and the guerrillss which infest
u fc-ipU " " t-Nt1GtOH fhN Aht I O'p
mae.
By direction Of the Secretary of War. all
s.oppaCes against the pay of officers of the army.
At the request of ordinance officer, for non rendi
ton Of ordnance returns for the years 1861 and
1862, will be removed. except against such reg
imcnts as have been mustered cut of SCI vice, and
that are 10 be So mustered out during the pres
ent gu srter.
The total amount of National Bank currency
An en- ~
amount issued during the week ending Oct. ,,
Was 81 ia $50
Ia all the rebel ,ccoeints OF the affair on Fri
dsy they mike out 'hst The scvere-t fighting was
done IN the stack on X tuiz. while other accounts
represent the hardest part Of the engagement to
have taken place after this attack.
The fact may be that the rebels may have
been made to pay verv dearly for their victory
over Kautz. as they were armed with repeating
rifles, and il was in this attack that the rebels
lost Ger. Gregg and several other officers.
The Times correspondent sums uD the All .ir
as follows:
We lost eight guns. As a seioff. however, We
captured seventeen pieces last Thursday
We slaughtered and wounded az least ! 600 of
the enemy in front Of the infantry exclusive OF
what injury Kautz inflicted on them. and besides
taking 100 prisoners.
Most Of the enemy's killed and wounded were
left on the field.
Considering their losses in men, they bought
their guns dearly.
Although We must give them credit of killing.
disabling and capturing an estimate OF 400 men
in addition 10 the guns.
Looking at the matter from all points of We've
we claim a decisive victory.
We eau afford to lose guns, but the rebels can
not afford to lose the large number they lost to
day.
In capturing them they signslly failed in their
object of daukius u. and will scarcely be Likely
To resume the experiment nj least for some time
They also suffered as severely Is we IA the loss OF
artillery and horses.
One of their batteries was drawn of the field
n hand
Rebel papers announce the capture OF hautz
Adjutant. and how near the General came to
sharing the same fate, is told by the correspond
ent of the Times as follows:
When kauiz was returning in the rear OF his
column with "a few OF his staff officers atd an
orderly. here came up an entire rebel regiment al
least one mile from the road where the attack
commenced.
The reci ment had laken some of his men pris
ouers. and at the sight of their General the mel
called out to him TO dash back, which he did and
escaped by 4 path.
His Adjutant General and Captain Nash were
with him at the time but are now missing.
The Herald's correspondent at Buffers head
quarters on the 9th, says:
| have been throughout the lines of the Arm.
OF the James, and believe that several large ar
mics united with the object of dislodging thi:
army. would pot only suffer immensely but would
seriously risk a.deieat.
The works and their maintenance are q neces
sitv to the taking of Richmond. and the country
NAV congratulate itself that the Army Of th'
James has won the position.
On the sth 80 Union exchanged prisoner:
were brought down from Richmond in addition
70 go tie day before
Rebel prisoners aud deserters continue TO come
in daily.