Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-04
THE EVENING STAR.
LATE NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.


General Dufie Safe bu. q Pri: %ssr.,i,.
patches from General Lee-Inursday's
Fiaht-M oy,ments of Hood, &c.
Richmond papers Of the 3lst ult have been
received in New York, and the following ex-
tracts published
Safety of Gen. Dufie.
From Richmond Examiner, Oct 81
Brig. General a. N. Dune, commanding First
Division Cavalry Department West Virginia,
Sheridans army, who was "gobbled" recently
BY Col. mosby, arrived In Richmond yester-
day, and was committed TO the Libby. Gen.
Dufe is Frenchman.
Cavalry Fight In the valley-Lee's Official
From Richmond Sentinel, Oct 31l
The following dispatch was received on Sat.
nfday!
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN vIR.
Secretary Of War Gen. Early reports that the
enemy attacked Gen. Lomax's forces at Mill
ford, on the 18th instant, with one brigade ana
TWO pieces or artillery, and were repulseo.
and six pieces Of artillery, and were again
driven back. Gen. Lomax reports our loss
very slight.
the enemy up the Man assas Gap railroad, he
has killed wounded and captured over 300, his
loss being four wounded and one captured.
r. E. LEE, General.
Another Report of Gen. Lee.
~ i I'LL
The following official dispatch has been re-
ceiyed:
HKADoUAR TIERS ARMY OF NORTHERN V1R-
GINA, Oct %, 1s6l.-Hon James A. Seldom Sec
rotary of War: Gen. Hampton followed the
enemy on his withdrawal from Rowanty creek,
driving his rear guard across and pursuing the
cavalry behind the lines OF their infantry. Sew
eral hundred prisoners were captured, and the
enemy burned some of their caissons and am
balances. Our lines are re. established
r. E. LEE, General.
The Battle of Thursday.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Oct.31J
In the battle of Thursday last our infantry
loss in killed and wounded will not exceed
one hundred and fifty. In prisoners we lost
between three and four hundred. In the
cavalry our loss was not very severe, as Gen.
Hampton's main attack was made upon the
Federal rear. General Hampton, however,
lost one son killed and another severely
" ounded.
Imme diately after the cessation of hostilities
on Thursday night, the enemy commenced 10
withdraw his forces in the direction of his for
tfcations on the Vaughan and Squirrel Level
roads, and by O'Clock on Friday morning had
entirely disappeared from the plank road, with
the exception of a small force left there to keep
mp an appearance of his presen ce in our front.
As soon as this was discovered. a brigade of
our troops was ordered to advance and feel the
enemy's position, and, meeting with such slight
resistance, they pushed forward only to ascer-
tain that the enemy had gone. Some two hun
dred and fifty additional prisoners were taken
here.
The enemy has fallen back to his original
position, and We have re-established our for
mer lines.
About dark On Thursday night, while the
fighting was progressing on our right, a small
force of the enemy made bold dash on our
works on the lett, and succeeded in captur-
ing portion of them. They also gained pos.
session OF one piece OF artillery, and took
prisoners Lieutenant Colonel Harrison and
some twenty or thirty men Of the 10th Virginia
regiment
Hood Believed to be in Tennessee.
From the Richmond Examiner, Oct 81
The war has been transferred from Georgia
to Alabama The Yankees themselves confess
Gaylesville, chasing Hood, who was in full
retreat TO Gadsden.
We may easily detect the absurtity of this
dispatch, when we look on the map and see
that Gaylesville is IN the northern part of
Cherokee county, on the Chatooga, an afi uent
of the Caosa, and that Gadsden is in the south
western part of the same county, Just where
the railroad from Jacksonville to Gunters
Landing, on the Tennessee river, crosses the
Coosa. few days ago the Southern papers
stated that Beauregard was at Jacksonville
with considerable body of renforcements for
Hood. The two forces doubtless effected
junction four or five days ago. and as Gunter's
Landing is only some thirty miles from Jack
sonville it is more than probable that Hood and
Beauregard are now in Tennessee.
We doubt whether Sherman's whole army,
or any large part of ii, is at Gaylesville. 1t is
much more likely that the main body is moving
down the Tennessee river in transports as rap
idly as they can be steamed, and that only
corps Of observation. consisting principally of
cavalry, is kept in hoods rear.