The New York herald., 1864-10-17

TNE SITUATION.
Our army correspondence which publish this
mornog contains the particulars OF the important and
successful reconnaissance made portion OF the Tenth
army corps Thursday alluded to in this colpmn
yesterday, when the position and strength of the
euemy's new works in front OF General Buffers right
wing ascertaned Our casualties on the occasion
IN killed. wounded and missing. were little
over four hundred, Of whom only thirty EIGHT were
killed Tue enemys firing the butch Gap Canal
has ceased General Butler placed number OF rebel
prisoners IN Il The trees the river bank in front Of
tue Eighteenth corps being cut down by the rebels
10 order to give them bettor view or operations on
our SIDE Kautz's cavalry, the extreme right are
s.ih holding the advanced position gained in
thursdays reconnaissance, and It is not do.
signed TO abandon it. We have received General Lees
oocia report or this affair." and tho Richmond Enqare-s
account OF e, both OF which, OF course, claim rebel
victory. NO new movements in either the Army OF the
Potomac the Army Of the James reported AT the
date Of latest the rebels werc observed TO be
massing their cavalry let with the supposed in.
Ieoton " maSiog q oRsn on our FORCES on the Weldon
Railroad.
Tue steamships Yazoo and Creole yesterday furnished
US with dispatches or much interest from our cor
respondents in New Orleans, Pensacola, Mobile Bay,
named place late 9th inst In these we have
the details Of General Asboths successful expedition
from Pensacola into the interior OF Forda OF the
capture by the Union troops OF Clinton La, and Wood
vile. Miss, already announced ln the HERALD We
have also some additional particulars OF the latter
rounded captured the rebel force that place
morning OF the 9th inst and took three guns several
hundred head OF horses mules and CATTLE large
OF stores and various other things Of value General
Daua, Commanding at ycksburg, Is keeping up a con.
tinual series Of scouting far into the interior,
hich s productive OF much benefit TO the national
General Hurlbut, commanding the Gulf Depart.
meat has assessed additional twenty-five per cent
aegregatng two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
the subscribed aid OF the rebel government
by corporations in New Orleans, previous TO It's cap
by the Union forces. The proceeds Of this
assessment are to be applied, as former similar
was by General Butler to the relief OF the poor OF
the city detachment Of Union troops, who recently
made q reconnaissance TO Pigeon bayou in the Teche
district OF louisiana captured barge laden with three
hundred bales OF cotton but nothing OF the enemy
Affairs at Mobile remained quiet II is said that force
OF ten 10 twelve thousand rebels stationed somewhere
between Pensacola and Mobile, TO check any Union
movement which might be made from the former place
upon TIE latter.
Il was reported In Washington yesterday, but not
generally believed that General Longstree, had again
tho Shenandoah valley a considerable army. Our
respondents Martnsburg and with Sherdan's cavalry
give additional particulars Of the magnificent affair
Sunday, the 9th instant, when Custers and Merrtts
troopers completely routed the.cavalry under com.
mapd o. the rebel Rosscr.
Though we havcno later direct intelligence from Gene
rM Sherman, he is known TO be cncrgcticay at work,
aod no fears reference TO his position need be enter
taiDed He months supplies in Atlanta. Dalton,
Ca is reported 70 have surrendered TO therebcls on
Friday last garrison consisted Of ono regiment Of
coored TROOPS No considerable force OF the enemy is
xhoughl 70 be north OF Tunnel Hill, Georgia. But little
damage the railroad is believed have been done By
che rebels recently.
There was great excitement in Cairo Illinois, ysstcr
day 10 consequence OF that rebel attack Co.
Iumbus, Kentucky, Is about 70 be made large rebel
force Is at May1eid, threatening Psduoah.
The rebel JEFF Thompson, with about two thousand
mon captured sedalia Missouri, last Saturday morn
tus The militia whom be captured in the town
he either psroed shot. After roobin. the stores,
turning the railroad water station and committing other
dspredatons TbompsoDs gang left and the place was
occupied yesterday morning by Union troops Price i
sun reported 70 be moving Lexington. band under
man uamcd Anderson, are roaming through Northern
Missouri, committing various kinds Of ouirages.
In rebel newspaper DESPATCH dated at Mobile on to-
18th ns report by the raider Forrest Of Union expe
dtoo sp the Tennessee river 10 Eastport, Alabama,
6yeo he says consisted OF three gunboats and fou
transports, carrying two thousand troops who
being audei, we're surprised BY the rebels
ssd that thres euns, twenty i've prisoners and
ftr,y horses we're captured Two hundred Yam
kss, DO says, were drowned IN attempting 10 re em
Sak He also states tha, sho, from rebel gun ex.
ysasa ~ bsis " ess Of ,ho tsSspos,s scaldins and