Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-10-04
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
MORNING REPORT

my upon our left, yesterday afternoon, under
cover Of the rain storm.
! They massed two divisions of cavalry and
several regiments of infantry, and attacked
Wilson's cavalry on the left of Wnrrens new
po.iton. A desperate fight ensued We lost
over 100 in killed and wounded but maintain
ed the ground. Towards night the enemy
gave up the attack and retired This was
the only important operation Of the day
The HerGldS correspondent with cavalry,
Oct LIST, says IL has been fully nscertained
that rebel Generals Hampton, w II Lee, and
Young, we're opposed to us during the en-
gagements of yesterday and day before
They have been so frequently punished by
our cavalry, that they will only fight under
| the most advantageous circumstances.
NEw YoRK, Oct. --lIerald's correspon-
dent with the 10th corps, says
The grand feature of the day has been n
Reconnaissance in force up to the inner line
Of the rebel works
Birney has again pushed his forces up to
tue very outskirts of the city, and was only
restrained from entering and taking possess
sion because his orders would not permit him
to do so.
| This morning this division Of Terry, with
kaut2s cavalry, started out on the important
mission of feeling the enemy and ascertain
ing his strength in the immediate vicinity of
Richmond. For this delicate movement the
dispositions we're made as folIows The I'd
brigade of Terry's infantry moved out by their
right flank to the central road, and covered
by the cavalry, advanced up that road toward
the city Colonel Shears brigade of Knulz'
cavalry, with one Leri,un Of artillery, now
thrown out on the Charles City road with
akirmlahes deployed on the left to the Central
road to cover the movement in that direction.
The rest of the cavalry deployed as skirmish-
efs in front OF the infantry, aud extended their
lihe on the left down to the left of our mftin
line Six pieces of artillery accompanied the
movement on the central rond When the
line had advanced to the Powell house
point on the Central road about three miles
from Richmond, they met line of robe
skrmishers. At this point the cavalry skir-
mishers we're Withdrawn and the 9TH and 10th |
Conn., regiments deployed in their stead
These regiments advanced handsomely, driv- |
ing the rebels before them with ease.
The rest Of the column advanced steadily |
in line OF battle in the rear Of the skirmshers |
When the line had reached the houses the enc |
my opened on them with heavy battery from |
their main works, but disregarding this the |
skirmlshers pressed on and drove the rebels |
into their line of works at Sharps House two
miles east of the city. The cavalry on the |
right reached simultaneously the samo line of |
works. These works were ascertaned to be |
ola very formidable character similar in na.
tnre &c, Of those in our immediate front at
lAurel Hill. They mount heavy guns but
are manned by force OF militia, men pressed |
into the service in the emergency, from the /
shops, factories and the streets of Richmond |
The expedition having accomplished all that |
was designed fell back at nightlall to their
old position. The losses in this movement
were about thirty in killed and wounded.
While this reconnaissance was going on the rob
els we're observed massing for an attack on
the left of the Tenth Corps and the right Of
the 18th Corps. General Birney at once made
preparations which caused the rebels to aban-
don their design, whatever il was From prs.
oners wa gain the following information as to
present strength of Lees army at Petersburg
Anderson's old division Of Hills corps,
commanded by General Malone, and Bushrod
Jbhnson's division Of Beauregard's corps, say
20, 900 in all, are north of the james, Gen.
Lee commanding in person.
Heath and Wilcox's divisions of Hills
corps, and other divisions of Beauregards
corps, compose say 10000 in all, the militia
being scattered in the different divisions.
1t is reported that one of the above dVi-
sions, designation unknown, returned To Pc
tersburg last night
In front of Bermuda Hundred-Rokett's
division OF Longstreets corps with Rhode g.
Kershaw's and Early's old division, General
Ramsey commanding, and breckenridge
mixed command. II
railroad man captured TO day asserts that
on Monday last he saw G 900 troops moving
from Lynchburg to Gordonsville to support
fa.I, .,l skaN L.. n |
command had previously been sent iorwardi
for the same purpose, =
The Herald's 10th Corps correspondent !
says:
Most Of the prisoners captured are the raw
est kind OF soldiers, men who have just been
thrust into the ranks, They tell us that when
the announcement Of an advance was made,
every man capable of bearing arms was sent
into the field, and oil business suspended In
tho rebel assault on the Both about 500 pris- /
ohers were captured. Id
Payne's division of colored troops, tempora. !
rily attached TO the 10th Corps, have returned
10 the 18th. General Birney wrote a letter Of
thanks to General Payne and his command a,
for their gAlantrY in slorming New Market
Heights Pl
The Heralds Shenandoah correspondent, Il
opposite Browns Gap, under date OF Sept %, e
says ny
Since the fight at Fishers Hill thero has Il,
leen no general engagement, Tue enemy OF
eft the valley through Browns Gap. Early
vas much disheartened and drank heavily - :,
over 2 900 rebels are scattered through the II
Mountains without arms and with approaching
tarvation. The enemy has gone toward
\
On the 9th our cavalry were attacked by 4,
nfantry and cavalry, aud held their own "a
October l--Eyerything favorable up TO this
inns. All the objects OF the oampAi go are o,
Aanhad ~