Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-08-19

ing from that point ~est-ard. IL i beiicy-
81 % Dc Gen. Sheridan's intention 20 bead
Of Early and enseloP him bct-een t~o
forces, bot a. u - nov asoertained that
lee has sent a. least 5000 men % re-
inforce the cbclcolgmn in the Steamboat
valley. there -ill probably b q stout con
test for the possession Of that region.
wAsHINGroS. Aag. &c. On SATURDAY
las; HAhcock's cops -ss pot IN motion on
james River. and By circ'iitou. route
rvAohed the nor'h siee % the River Al Deep
Bottos. in The rrAr q Dutch Gap On
Saturday night
Turuers anil rsrry'- division. ofthe 10Th
corps also crossed over 20 Deep Bottom. ia
the same nieht- Posters DIVISION. -hich
had been for some time posted AZ Deep
Bottom. sas advanced by Gen. Birnev
little after sunrise sunday morning. pushing
the rebel line % .kirmishcrs a considerable
distance. The 2gh Massachusctts ~
giment. Col. Osborne. chArged and cap
turvd seventy prisoners.
Meanwhile Gen. Gr~gr'. cavalry bal
cleared the road FOR Gen. Hancock. ard Re
go' thc "a corps into position on Gen.
Birney's right. on thu Ne-market rad.
-hich lei from the vicinity Of Malvern
Hil dircctly % RichmOnd. The position
thus taken b. Hancock I. eighteen miles
from Richmond.
Gen. Birney made an ASSAULT on n.
front. and carried the lire Of the enemy.
works vhich guards the APPROACH. 70
RiehmoHd IN that quarter. capturing .ix
pieces - artillery and mortar some
advises state the number o. Horiar. Al four
pieccs.
Wa>HINGroS Aug. ll6. 10 \. NJ. To
M Gos- Hlz Tbs folio-ing otkciaI re-
port q the surrvader % Fort Game. All
The ahandonmcn, Of For, Powell. dated
Ne~ ORLEANS. Aag 9tb. has been resolved
from Gen. Candy
Fort Games. Nth twenfv-.ir cou.,,;.s;o,-
I'd ohcrrs and SIS enlisted men. With u,
armament Of t-cuty-siK gua. intact. and
provisions fort-~ivc months. has surrender
81 unconditionaliy. Ia was occupied bv
our fOrces a. eight O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Fort Powell ~as abandoned. a. gar
rson escaPing 10 Cedar Point IT, arma-
u@ni for immediate use. Gen. Granger
I'll Immediately invcs; Fort Morgan. Ieav-
ing gtrrisoa IN Forts Gaines ard Powell
Ihe Departments j. without any recent
Information from Atlanta Tbe latest rrb-
81 paper received herr. says nothing about
Mobile since the cap;urc q Fort Canes.
(>igucD M STANTON.
Secretary ofwar.
PEovIDENcE. X. l.. Aug 10 Gen.
Barnsiie - in town on lease % ab-cnc-.
He has net been relieved. The court.o q
inquiry without coming 90 any decision.
adjourned. on accognt Of the absence Of
s0ne Of iis member.
NEw YoEK. isth. News from She-naa
,ays tia; the late movement was % cover
and draw the enemy. attention from anotL-
- and more important one. that thro-iag
the corps q Scbo6eld and Palmer arros.
the MAc0n railroad south q Atlanta ata
poiut between " bite HiIl and East Point.
They commenced she move about 8 T. ~.
bsi met 9Th 30 much opposition from the
rebels that it va Nth dihrultv thcv 20,
q POSITION near the railroad about dark.
They obtained q and no. every train that
leaves the city AL have % ran gauntlet
% minnie balls and canister unless Gen
Sbo6eiI Is dislOiged. ~hich &c DO 40, think
o.
The details All dircctioa % the new
movements q the Army q The Po,omac ar
gradualiy bcing dc,cloPcd. o. SATURDAY
General Hancock corps. having 6rst De-
ceisei che caemy D y a ieigncd movements
do~n the james. "a conveyed swiftly up
tLe nver on transports BY night. and land
81 on thr north bank bear thc position or
souie time occupied ~ General Posters
dsision a. Deep Bottom. To divisions
% he iUth coTs verc also moved % The
sane point. Ga SUNDAY morning cur
troops advanced. driving in the rstel skir-
uiish iinc and captaring some prisoners. 4
rsbei reioubt vas also taken. with So can
non anl several m0rtors. By this move
meat General Ilan-ocks corps h. placed On
thc rad between Malvern liill and Kich-
u.oud. about eighteen miles from ihc latter
cy. General Bafler b. digging a canal
bctseen tso points on the james river.
praciiei.y converting the peninsaia 20
Bemgia Hundred into an island.