Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-01
&c. Ac.. Nc.. Ar.
rom New Ysrk

NEW YoRK. October 3l.-Tbe Herald has
dispatch dated Hagerstown 10 O'Clock last
night. stating thar firing in the direction ot Sher-
idan's froat Was heard on Saturday afternoon. but
whether fight vas In progress l. lot known
Disposition being made by Sheridan Of ifIer
ent commanders aud Getachments # hi- army
shows his vigilance ami his preparation 40 meet
assault in every direction.
General Neal. ne are informed, h1s been II
dered to West Virginia Oh important service,
which i most likely 20 checs any designs Bteck.
inrldge NAV have Of moving through East Ten
nessee
Over 200 ref, gees have come within General
Sheridan's lines since ne 18th Of September
mary of them bringing with them much OF
their property they carry.
It rs again said that Early has been superseded
in command OF the rebels 10 the Shenandoah
valley by Longstreet, and that achievements
have reached him from Brecknridge in East
Tennessee and West Virginia
The Trbune's dispatch from the Army Of the
james, saws of the he-demonstrations made bv But.
ler's forces:
Gen. Terry moved the 10th CORPS out IN al
vance Of our extreme right and began occupying
,he country along the scene of the fight of the
] ith. and from that point 10 the Darbytown
Road nOrth~ardly 20 he Charles City Road.
Considerable desultory firing occsrred here dur
Ing the day without further effect than 80 show
the eneuv- strength The 9th corps mean
while accompanied los Gen kautz's cavalry.
moved out towards the Williamsburg toad and
there met and fought the enemy Late IN the
evening with varying success, Holman : brigade
OF colOred troops succeeded in destroying one of
the euemy's rcdoubt- and csnturing the guns.
while Fairchild', and Hulls brigades sere
roughly handled in endeavoriug 20 take strong
position held by lie enemy on the Williamsburg
road. 10 the nsi ,hboTh00d OF Seven Pines
Darkness tame Ou too soon 60 permit - 20 avail
ourselves Of the advantage by the capture Of the
redoubts on thc euemys left, and our troop, we're
ordered 10 retire, which they did AZ daylight, and
had fair start again the next morning: the re
suit on the other side of the James however
led Gen Grant 90 direct the withdrawal OF our
forces t. tl.s.r original position Matters nave
resumed their usual quiet here The losses oi
the 10Th corps will amount to some 30O men OF
theresbouts The loss Of the l-,h corps will
probably double that number About halt Of
them hOweyer. we're captured hy tie euemV
Among tAe latest rebel newspaper extracts is
a proclamation of Jeff Davis naming The 10Th
dav of Noyember a a national thanksgiving day
in his domiuious II this document JEFF, while
claiming that thanks are due for the many sig
nal victories with which their arms have been
c1oWned, sud for the great iullness with which
NNf ltll tiA~ Dtt te~t4 tfu TOT ftlf Ifflfnt ifffl
energy with which the hearts oi rebels have been
inspired az the sane tne ackuow ledses that
ihet -li, have meli'cd and received srevOus
chast.scment. tor which the soldiers OF TIE Cuou
eau ,ouch. aid that large districts of country
have been swept over and he'd by the arnie, OF
+ the United States That coiorcd troops are a
+ thorn 10 Jea sioe. j. shown hy hi- s'stemon,
F that with mtiisuity the passion of the servile
race have been excited az onr foes
The Charleston Mercury fevie~s at great
length the - called peace theories of Alexander
f II stephens. anu tie Fc'el Congressman Boycc
/ ln the course 90 IL criticisms il very frankly ad
/ mit- that that ihe reop.s OF rebeldom live under
/ despOtsm. that TIE rebel constitution has been
violated by the rebel Congress IL the levying o.
I direct taxes, aud that tie public faith has been
forfeited by compelling The holders o. rebel eur
rency 20 sacrifice ore third 0l =
Our late military disaster. Il sass. has encour-
seed the reconslructlonists 10 raise Their heads
+ The rebel accounts 0i Grsnts late movement.
+ are summed up IA = terrible Union loss IN killed
/ ana wounded while the reoel iOss was br; -
men The death OF the rebel Gen. Dearing ).
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