The New York herald., 1864-10-07
THE sITUArIoN.

THE STU ALTON.
The dispatches which publish this morning from
our correspondents IN he armies front o. Rchmc
and Petersburg win be found very interesting. No new
movements are chr,nic,ed however. oa the extreme
ieit cavalry picEets within about fy yards
or tho enomy; but good fcoliog prevails between
che opposing forces, firing being INDUCED in
and interviews between Ind tho
tebel Cheers take place. On the right, north
Q! tho James river. strong hare the Tenth
and Eighteenth corps made the positions ,hcy captured
from the rebes las week. that the Iater to have
obandanct all bope CT repossessns Them Deserters st
in al ,he rate OF twenty thirty daily. Ewel is
eaia be Of the deiences OF Richmond,
Iee having gone back 10 Petersburg. The Richmond
papers hep lodging the steady advances
waca tie Union army is making on both sides
81 the river, but nnossvor to console themselves
ty giving grossly exaggerated statements Of losses in
illed, wounded ani prisoners. They under tho
rresson that Genera Grart has very recently Withdrawn
portion Of iorce from before Richmond and trans
ferrsd back the front OF Petersburg, though the
R=a'irer ta' ks tha; Grants design Is ultimately to
endeavor 10 forcc way Richmond by tho route
the north aide OF the river.
fr N General slerman's depar ment we learn that
there a severe aght a, Austoona Wednesday Of
HE week, betweeo the Union garrison and q body
rebel infantry. The loss both sides Is said
bave been heavy II thought that the
ching would he resumed yesterday. On Tues
49, iasi tie rebels appeared in the vicinity Of Big
rasniy led considerable portion OF the Chat
tsuec5a Rairo,o one says they burned Pig
e6ssiy nothing later in reference 10 the party
oi Forests raiders, who on Monday last appeared be
51ve rs.toe. so tf,a sud demanded der but
Ss men s.c stl vey active in all that region.
General Eoosse,l not besn heard from for some
res o. rebel army ID Georgia according to rebel
it.s-aaer respoooerts has eeen moved thirty. five
to ire Wexford Of It's recent location in the
youlv n tesooro, sud eroai results consequence
elc ee'ctsd
We nothing OF importance relative
4 Genera. saer,dsus movements iu the sheuand ah
ysey One Of .ecia correspondents at Martins
ourr report which reached there yes erdsy,
chat Of cavalry d,sbei into I'd neurg,
,ua Town mdesy between Woodstock and Mount
Jackson burned the bridge ard captured the guard.
7Le news from Ni.s or represents tha, Tuesday
iast @. rshe General Surfing Price, with force Of
oOoM twenty u-ousaud. elk mites OF Union,
march vene.rd tow,ras Jefferson city, designing 70
tso .ael, .rs4e = Governor and hold the
Sac for ef- DAVIS smoaiaer1s towns Bird. O., barns
tDd f.rnl oases. 40 country completely pill
esd ed oeandod q rs msl, Inhabitants
tie in bis rcer wherever be bss pistei. lie
e'uscapp eyo.y nau tbls 70 bear arms whom
s-.f8rds 10 nose rlo stteupi e ESQ pc shot
iS1yse tdr y. reon we have rscovet ave appall.
Io rciure "a sGs,6 s'ons bs loo Of march But Gene
5sA >. sri;h e1t W,ssr a.e pursuing him, aad, IT IA
I-.so.te1. vii soon uske Missouri TO warm
So nun General living arrived at 81. Louis
{. Wednesday nighi after having been cut
n irm communication with that place sinco
D. reres, from PHO, Knob, sbou, week previous.
Jfn that time be had almost continual ngntpg with
sAet6eols Until Saturday last when ho unc,ei them
4 eoslsyt defeat on SUNDAY bis co@ufud reached
9p.s vsu ~ thsIr artillery. HE ta,i loss from ,be
I au1goi ias ere q Ro.ls was Only three hundrod
IL, u s..g mSeA ptissrers
weLsys .sn n.l.s.. Gsies u tle sp.b uianc by The
.1,oausbP foVl ercaa,, 'cu arrived hore yerter.
ly Ihes are It..al military movements of latef
~ 10 tBe rcputnoat @ tas euf Y n.uss Tie rsbe
sleDs NssslGn wng wm fs4 10 be c,-ceopGlius
fear Rsdner i9 mc ryrpo5e = etasige.ps d set 81
|he ca, eds o t1e Mississippi fI,er, no ags lesisa
tgrc of Louisiana, uuar ,ta uos t,ea s.is c-s.tuee
wss 70 mOei o. is. Aolasg q, a instant ~ e,scs
III .a.p lover I'D ap.rea q Ai.sl., og. Nta
Orleans. bu, none 10 ibe ery. rve5iaiog rsmNb.s
%uol IN Noble hsrbor eaa cslty,
4bt rebcls - Arkenas ssgI Attempting carry %
ec.ar 800 q s,J9laiei fyllsA q sovcrauen!, Ihere
t.,tsw q Tsro, it tin State, representing tie
E-uug-i asutran7a VINO reports Ct he hss received
a.r 'le % ..sca,iss northern lgaePis1soa 40 ~
y rlapuNlt, ,l titc.c t.a sad ecuascsist property
nt.ng Y hst,4sJ. tsopt valued a ovcr0 milton ebc
sUa deaai4 AtarNt fsos Ch.o' Jastcc oi
liltses soo.to' na yuU,raon, srd Is doing
VI, .aasa.it ooaa. asaR ~ dssw II ia Inhabitants
y le tert tsAeo lte ott y. ..a.o I ,hs United
&c. lie sesaDas ~ IN WV ,,.ou.os.as ! OK