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The New York herald., 1864-10-18
sin Anderson. Achievements. SO.

Bill And> on aud forty hts nurdcrous crew entered
panyne, Montgomery county on Friday cveuins, mur-
dersd Ave ci,inons mortay wounded and burn
ID eighteen buildings ..
rov emzens occupied tho bockhouse Ia the centre OF
Al. Town and uuiorc to deeud, bo, the reoes burned
be house with all county records and the Law Offices
and papers Of The rebels then
wen, 20 High I'M apd burned the railroad property
and all tho stores. ON saturday afternoon the
militia force overlook the mscrcants High Hl, and
killed 6nsen snd wounosd scvcntcsn Of them.
Lexington occupied BY she rebels on stu-day the
Uuionisis having evacuated II the day before WA'rs"a
burg was also occupIsd nv shA rebels. af
The New York herald., 1864-10-18
Heavy Smelling as Petersburg.


The heaviest mortar sheing OF the siege occurred
Tuesday night last and the sight s described having
been sublime For the space Of hours the
heavens seemed abaze with brilliant meteorssscend
ing descending and shooting athwart the horizon in al
most countless numbers and unsurpassed beauty. The
ably, says the Erpress, men suroass them
rate iJg. Indeed, informed that the shells
from mortars fell with the startling precision
On Tuesday night, shel after shell descended from
the Dizzy height which It had risen into the very
trenches Of the enemy, our men would give vent TO
cheers which strangely enlivened the scene.
The New York herald., 1864-10-18
NEWS FROM the SOUTH.

Additional Details or Thursday's Fight.
From the Richmond fnauirer. Oct. Is
Further accounts from the battle field OF Thursday
victory over It's Enemy on iba. memorable day. Tho
was fully prepared to make the great sacrifice they did
In the endeayor During Tuesday night heavy reinforce
ments were thrown across tho James from the enemys
front at Petersburg and all day Wednesday occupied
In getting the men up 10 the lines In front OF Chadn
and preparing for tho conflict OF the following day. Tho
main force moved up the Charles City road, and on
Thursday morning when the attack was begun, II was
evident that the principal lighting would have TO be done
rested near the Dabysown road and tho By that
route was simultaneous and In strong force. The
advance OF the enemy was checked about nia and
half from our main works, and soon after tho
battle joined their troops began massing near
tho Charles City for those desperate and repeated
for them. They advanced repeatedly against our
lines OF breastworks, but were literally moved
did they advantage, with all their compulsory
rockessuess In their foohardy charges Beaten al every
point o the they were a. last compelled 10 abandon
dead and many OF their wounded. The repuse as
complete as was sanguinary and furnishes room for
may be attempted again. But the necessities OF the poll
ca campaign at the North can recognize no such con-
sdoratons The terrible losses Of this day will be
ceaed ns others before IT. and before many days
over may expect to hear of just such another and
haps more disastrous and important assault.
Onr losses in the engagement will not exceed one hun
80 from the Richmond Examiner, Oct. 1871
Alter their bloody repuse OF Thursday the enemy had
no stomach TO repeat their experiments works.
Their defeat much thorough and disastrous than
many are aware Of They made Eve distinct and deter.
mined assaults, and each time being by most mur-
derous ne OF musgety at close range driven back
In rout and confusion, leaving the ground hcky srewn
with their dead. +.
Notwithstanding these facts We have no doubt Grant
has already telegaphed TO Washington that the affair
on his part nothing more than ga reconnaissance in
force, when its object having been fully accomplished
forces withdrew We know IL to have been no recon.
nossance, but determined effort break through what
was supposed by the enemy to be weak part Of our
lines, and take our success then omen Of the
result when the grand tug OF all shall come when the
Dutch Gap Canal shall have been completed and Grant,
with comb ined army aud navy, shall make his grand old
"on 10 Richmond,o with view OF affecting the Presi.
IN n al
The New York herald., 1864-10-18

BALTIMORE, Oct. II, 1864.
The following, the ocial vote Of the Ohio soldiers
10 General Crooks command, with Sherdans army has
been reported to the American The vote the State
ticket
The New York herald., 1864-10-18
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A Fight with Longstreet on
Saturday Last.
Tho Rebsls D. fea!sd and Driven Far
Up The Valley in Disorder.
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Particulars Of the Engagement on
tho l2ih Instant,
&c.. &C.. a.
Oncial Despatch from tho War Depart-
mont.
WAR DEPARTMENT. I
wAsHINrGros, Oct. 17--9 ;40P. NJ.

WAsHINrGros, Oct. Ito 40P. NJ.
Major General DIX
General Sheridan reports that the rebel army lately un
der Early but apparently under Longstreet, having
appeared in the vicinity OF srasburg his forces moved
TO attack them Saturday. Crook, who had the ad
vance, found tho rebels drawn up N four lines OF battle
hut upon bis charging hem with his accustomed mpctu
osity they broke hdrew In considerable disorder
without giving tho opportunity for any serious conflict.
Sheridan reports them continuing their retreat In haste
far up the valley.
Colonel Gansovoort, commanding the Thirteenth New
York cavalry, succeeded in surprising rebel camp
OF the outlaw and freebooter Mosby in the Blue Ridge
Mountains capturing his artillery consisting OF -four
pieces, with munitions complete.
@. A. DANA, Acting Secretary Of War.
The New York herald., 1864-10-18
Nevys fro,n Tenn essee.
Reports from Mobile.
Reports from Louisiana.
from The Charleston Mercury, Oct ii. I

M M OHYKA, Mss,, Uct y, ISo4.
SCOTS cavalry mot and after severe Hghtrepulsed
tho enemy's advar rom Bayou Sara on wednesday
last near JACKSON n40 casualties are known except
that one OF Scos caissons blown up m several men
renforcemons our forces evacuated Clinton on Thur.
day savipg everything. At eight O'Clock Thursday
morning s6mo Yankee cavalry entered Clinton disguised
having crossed the Anute river at Wliamsbridge and
come up the east side We have NO particulars TO
what they did nj Clinton, except the capture OF Colonel
Pnckney tho commandant OF the post, and twenty
sodicrs. Ia the meantime rading party had gone eG
from their main body and visited Greensboro, Osyke
and Tangipahoa on the railroad, remaining few hours
each place and pIunderpg the people without mercy
everywhere they won't
The New York herald., 1864-10-18
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
Tho srtuatton In oeorris

The Situation I'm Georgia.
correspondent OF the Montgomery (Ala.) appeal
writing from Hoods headquarters, says that Sherman
has three millions Of yations Of the Tennessee
Most Of these at Chattanooga. Previous the raid OF
Wheeler he had Million but while tho road In.
terrupted-some ton days-twenty heavy trains were
prepared which were rushed through in day Sher-
man feeds at least hundred thousand men, including
rdfinas for thirty days, and may made to last si9y
Wth Uha he gather up in the cosstyy he may be able
10 feed his army ninety ddys He adds
Most or this stun ID a. Chattanooga the road below
railroad material and quartermaster stores hoped
thai Forrest w alloU but lae 70 come to the latter
place. and plans foot hich will probably lock that
al Chattanooga fast that It ,oiu require the 6k Of er
mans to unboH Onethird OF this stuu ought to
be destroyed by well advised expeditions.
Should Sherman advance In sufficient force 10 threaten
seriously our cities and manufactures further south,
Hood will pounoe his weakened lines and ruin his
serve stores and thoroughly destroy his railroad There
is indeed, little to tempt to advance IL will require
point where he do the least mischief beyond rob-
bing citizens
General Hoods base is still behind him. He can fall
back in case the exgences Of require it, in any
direction excop that covered by about fifty FIVE degrees
OF which Atlanta IS very nearly the centre.
Major Horback, OF the Army Of Tennessee. has been
sent 10 LAGRANGE as Post Quartermaster in the place OF
Major w. r. Aver who been appointed Chief Quarter
master OF the Army Qf Tennessee
stated that General Hood is tearing up the tracks
OF the Georgia, Macon and West Point roads seventy
miles, il is stated of the Georgia ,ciu be up and
le Macon road to Griffin, and tie West Point road 70
NsUmdn
All the cotton at Palmetto has been brought away
safely. large quantity had been stored away at that
point.
The Macon Tnteli9encer states IS runorcd that Hood
has captured whole corps of the enemy, amounting to
seven thousand, IN The rear of She1,ndns army.
The New York herald., 1864-10-18
Prisoners Hrom Saltville.
from the Richmond Examiner. Oct. is


Yesterday morning sixty nine Yankee privatee, nve
surgeons and officers OF the Yankee General Bur.
BRIDGES command captured at saltvile 10 the attack
upon the salt works. were received at the Libby prison
from Lypchburg.
The following are the surgeons aud oBcers-Surgson
l. O. wocdmap, Eleventh Michigan; Surgeon William H.
Gardner, Thirty yninth Kentucky mounted Infantry As
sstant Surgeon A. H. Hunt, Twelfth Ohio cavalry Az
sstant Surgeon J. 7. Harner Thirteenth Kentucky ca
vary; Hospital Steward and Acting Surgeon William J.
Cranoge, Eleventh Michigan; Captain J. X. Furrow,
Ee hth Ohio casalry First Lieutenant D. King, Twenty
fifth Kentucky. monrted infantry. The surgeons were
to the Yankee wounded. We hope II the salt Of Salt.
VILE has lost It's savor sufficient quantity Of I'm.
pregnaed their Yankee Aenses 10 hom OF the iu
fatuation that the subugaton Of the South possible
Yesterday one hundred aud three Yankee prisoners
were received from DanvilIe
News from TeAmesses.
from tho Richmond Despatch, Oct. l6.1
The bridge across the Hoston river at Zolicoder
the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, rebuilt, and
our trains are crossing
AZ Carter's ssatioo, the watauga, the bridge 10
finished, and the trains passed over yesterday.
At last accounts there were no anemy nfteen mies this
side OF Knoxville.
Major Day had driven OF regiment Of cavalry from
Bulls gap.
Reports from Mobile.
From the Charleston Mercury, Oct ILL.,
Momix, Oct. 10, 1884.
On Saturday eastern shore battery opened re on
the gunboats and whipped them OF. On Saturday the
battery opened side wheel steamer and huled
neet This morning all but two vessels disappeared but
Nark In tha utn0
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O@cial Despatch from the War Depart.
mont.
War DEPARTMENT, wAsHIsGroS, Oct. 17-940P NJ.
Major General DIX -
Advices from General sherman the evening OF octo.
Der 10 indicate that Hood after having struck the rail-
road in the neighborhood Of Dalton and Ressaccs has
Isilen back before Sherman without lighting, aban.
aonng his great movement upon line OF communca.
tious He has torn up fifteen niles the road
Rsssacca north, but the injury will be repaired with
cut difficulty. The interruption will inconvc
SenCe TO Shermans army, bis stores OF supplies south
u the break, as well north OF it, ample. Hood
has retreated towards tho southwest His left Dali
Ten n haste Al six O'Clock on Sunday morning.
G. A. DANA, Acting Secretary of War.
The New York herald., 1864-10-18
President Davis visit TO the Army In
0eOrRfA.


correspondent Of the Aeusta Georgia. Sentinel, IN
letter from the front describing the recent visit Of Pres
dent Davis 10 the army, Says
II ID useless, and can do no good, TO disguise the
fact that Ms psHasnfs reception 'oas 'os an etAusi
aaic one. On the contrary, cold. TAeye ~
disrerec manifted. neither Wds there any ehasiasn.
Of that general oppression of personal admiration
te man. that chdraerized the rtsit made after tie battle
of Chickdmduqd. The reception this time was given
TO the Prcsiden Of the Confederate States Az such
havo otherwise they must AZ all times remember that
this army, well all the armies OF the ccnfederacy
made up OF thinking men, aud not machines and gov.
ern themselves accordingly.
The time OF the President fully employed n inter-
views with she commander Chief the corps command
ers reviewing the troops and finally In pfotractcd
meeting with all the generals OF the army From he
ouse IL scos pdlcble that great dsd ifucon prevailed,
suppose, sealed the mouths OF tho corps commanders
hs exprcssion Of The troops could not BE- isoke Th.y
did not aernp, hide ther feeisno gna % maykfd wuy
the change IN their conauct say &c 1fdnd reriec az
compared rith thai a ripildr occasion last fall that
upon rfturnrV 70 headquarters M Presd<Mt ssised upon
the consequences convocutson Of all he generals.
My Information II direct that at this meeting, from
which General Hood very properly absented himself
full interchange OF views as to the condition Of the army
concealed The general u,sA for change of commander
made knosca, and BY some cds posspeiy urged that
change necessary 70 fsure the morale Of me troops
There no enmity displayed towards General Hood.
the naked truth that another would better 70
sfy the wishes Of the men, concats existing differences
betw ocers and inspire greater confidence through
out the whole army, was blunty avowed The President
was no longer ignorance. Al the meeting prefer
enccs expressed for new commander, and
enus Johnston ana BcdureQdyd ssre the greo, fduoyes
the FORMER, horsr receirino BY far mssron9est espresoS
IN his fdror. ~
The New York herald., 1864-10-18
General nnrdee's Farewell.

lfrom tho Richmond DiepAtch, Oct. 15.1
Before ing tho Army Of Tennessee for his new de-
parmeut Al Charleston General Hardee took leave OF his
old command. Amid cheers for "0id Reliable the
veteran commander came forward and mado very
touching iNtie speech 70 the soldiers
In conclusion he told them the commanding general
would IN fes days, has army Me CAahohocchee
On an o6snNve campaign, e Plan Of wAscA he knec 10 BE-
sxcelrf and he promirad them that tneytwould but
DO their duty and give him cordia aud hearty support
and do such nehtng he knew they could do that hs
greatest success Of ne 0ould be the resu Mdt Shc.
man ,pcuid sssdoubtsdip ts &rdrn from AtIunfo
His speech received throughout with the widest
expressions Of enthusiasm, and upon bidding them m
loved commander and thousands OF the old heroes from
Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas
saying farewell TO the war worn veterans who led them
on 50 many bloody fields
Hoods Re ported Operations North OF tho
tahoochec.
tFrom tho Charleston Mercury, Oct IL
me correspondent OF the Mail with Hood
Amy saye tho 0ceupAekon Of Rome was eQeQted Without
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A Farm in Bedford township, owned by John
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1so acres, about so cleared, with log house,
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ALsO-A tract of land in Harmons Bottom, Ju-
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erected, containing 10 acres and allowance. Pant
of this tract is cleared and under fence end in good
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| ALSO-A tract OF land IN Union township, con-
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house, tenant house, double log barn and Saw
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The above real estate Jnil be sold at such prices
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| Notes CT obligations of any kind, that are good,
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| MaI 6, 1863. o. E. SHANNON.
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The great Eureka Hay, Straw and Fodder Cutter
and Crusher, can now be obtained from VIM. Hart
ley, agent for Bedford and adjoining counties. This
cutter now stands UNEouALLED. Three sizes art
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BEDFORD HOTEL.

The Undersigned having taken charge of the Bed
ford Hotel, formerly kept by Col. John Haier, an
nources to the public that he Will be able to afford
the best accommodations both TO the travelling pub
lie and home custom. The house will be improved
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His stable is one of the best in Bedford, and good
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U5- Boarders taken by the week, month or year.
Terms reasonable. The public are respectfully in
vited to give him call.
JOSHUA ). SHOEMAKER.
Bedford, January Is, 1864.
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Pension and Bounty Claims.

u. II. AKERS has received all the forms and in
strucons for procuring Soldiers Pension and Boan-
ty money. He also has a partner in Washington
City to prosecute the claims speedily.
Bedford, Nov. 81, 1863-tf
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NEW ESTABLISHMENT!
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w. L. LENTZ.
Bloody Run, June ~, 1863.
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THE LITTLE GIANT SEWING MACHINE
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J'rsi Received A full Supply Of Groceries.
]. M. SHoEMAKER'S.
August II the 1863
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EXECUTORS, NOTICE.

EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Letters testamentary having been granted BY the
Register of Bedford county, TO the Undersigned ex-
ecntors of the last will and testaentfof Frederick
Berkheimer, late of st. Cairsvile, Bedford co., de-
ceased, all parsons knowing themselves indebted TO
said estate are hereby required to make immedi-
ate pay nent, and those having claims will present
them properly authenticated for settlement.
JACOE WALTER,
JACOB BERAHEiME2,
January 8, 1861 Executors.