The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-08


To Gen. Dix:
i, recent dispatch it was mentioned
Sherman was taking measures 70 project
his communications from rebels operating
against them. Dispatches received last
night show the fusfiIment OF this expec-
tation. Gen. Thomas was sent to L ,uis-
vile TO osg~oizs the troops 10 his district
aud drive them from our lines, when the
attention OF Cen. Sherman was directed
to the movements of the m ain rebel army
in the vicinity Of Atlanta, On The 4th
the rebels had captured Big Shanty, but
wereafcilowed closely up By Shermao.-
On the 5th severe engagement was
fought by our forces under Gen. French,
10 which the rebels we're driven from the
field with heavy loss. leaving their dead
and wounded in our hands. Details are
gwen in TIE following from Genera
Thomas:
Nashville, Sept. G.
70. Hon. E. Al. Stanton:
The following telegram is just received
from Chattanooga:
General Smith who left here yesterday
| telegraphs the eoc,ny retrested this eve-
ming from Alt ona, going in the direction
of dallas, leaving his dead and from 40v
to $40 woundcd In our hands. Our loss
was about 100 killed and 200 wounded
The r .saca bridge will b, repaired BY to-
MORROW and The trains will be able to run
as lar as Alloons, going via Cleveland
aud Dal,on.
Nothing further has been heard from
Sherman since my dispatch OF ,eterda,,
but the re,fea, Of the enemy towards Dsl
Las indicates that he was chse on theil
rear near Altoona.
have no: heard feom Gems. Rousseau
or WashbaIne to day. but presume they
are all pusliag Forrest as rapidly as til,
condition of the roads will admit.
/ We have had heavy and conlinuou
rains for the las. Eve days, rendering Iii,
road and streams almost impossible.
/ | have just received the following from
Gen. Granger, dated huntsville, Oct
9th. 10 p III
The confer reparted drowned at til
crossing Of Efs !.iser. is 10. He lost tn
dispatches while crossing tie river ii
reports trat. two rtbsIs were capture
YESTERDAY, v io soy they lett Forrest a
L,w,efcebnfg he ui-ht before, crossia
south Geu,'s! MoFgan's advance W.
. >Alrml>hing VITA TO enemy this morniu
IN Skin Cree K. and teiag unabie to ero.
un account ci iigh water, lie hopes to
abe 10 cross b. t1-nufrow N rning, she
he viii lid them still further on.
The Aab.sns r1i'roa wi,l be rep ire
from hssc to lels,si in one week.
Go Ii TnaNAs, Nj G n.
Apoiher a'd uaeaicsaI d'spsIrh tepor,
, the Glowing
The I~s,sph vs. repeired to AItoon
ta-day.. Tac ae.iou Yesterday wa- s-,cet
TIE r,b- fierefal At, excl with hi, q
vision. 1000 strong. aud suffered heav
i. / ). leaving his kliiei uui wounded in OF
hands. to III. number ot 100, while v
lot only 800 The fsht lasted 6 houl
all acther.
From Florence we h ar ,ha, Morea
. has Forrest c,foesl, Jas capiated ii
transportation, sa1 thst he ganb ats pr,
, ven! all retreat across tie Te nessa
L yer.
Satisfactory 'ererls If the opera,ior
il pro-rcs> ti,rs Redmond aud Peter
blrg haze teen ,ece,sed. bu. their cor
. tents are noi a present proper Tor pub.
cation.
A di.pa'ch ieea, Gen. Stephenson r.
ports ih.tan e1iscr of Gen Sheridan
staff Asl iu~l arrived. General SheridI
, WAS stiI at H,rrisouturg. lis suppl
! traias were gong On al Int, occasions
~ interrupted ~ euerliIIa-, the onl
rebel force n the rad. THIS Office
brought 10 the remains Of Lieut. John +
Me'g>, 81 the Eaeineer CORPS. the on
son oil Breycs igor General seigs, L
s A lie W. klll, by bushwnacker
, last Monday ahlle making a military sui
vey.
Gen. R1seerans reports tha. the re,rea
TO Rolla was made losing on!y r. strug
, gers, aud lause killed sud wounded b
the way are very few. From the numbs
! OF wounded rebels The enemy's losses VOL
fall short OF ,0HO
i (Signed, Z. If. srAsToS,
Secietiry If War.
FROM FORT MONROE.