The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-12-03
From Grants Army.

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WAsHrxGToS, November "A note frOu the Army
OF the Potomac. yesterday. says the situation Is I'M
changed. The men are building Lighthouses. nd a
severe storm prevailed.
New York, Nov. 6-The HeTaid's Arm. o: the Pc
tomac special says the regular rainy weather, the
successor 10 the Indian Summer, appears 10 have set
ia before Richmond and Petersburg. causing 4 ten
pOTaTy cessation Of nctive operations There IS no
relaxation of vigilance IN the necessary military work.
Affairs along the line remain in about the sIme sat
isfacJCry position in which they were le!t on the con-
ciusIJu OF Grants reconnaissance Of the 9th ult.
Gregg has been promoted 10 n Major Generalship,
the commission TO date from the engagement at
Heams' Station, on the Weldon Railroad, August. 70
HE,DQUAETrHs or TuE ARnY OF THE PoToMAC,
November 6--IbeTe was quite a lively time between
pickets on the left OF the line on Friday night, result
ing IN the loss Of a few men on each side. Yesterday
a good deal % artillery bring occurred near the
Jerusalem plank road without loss to US Last night
the pIckeis IN the same vicinity opened fire shortly
after dark. aud kept it up sharply ali night. At
about ii A. VI the rebels attempted to advance their
picket line, TO recover the ground our men took last
week, bur failed.
4 citizen Of Richmond arrived within our lines
yesterday morning, who left there TO escape conscrip-
don. He tells the old story OF want and restitution
IN Richmond ; Of the Georgia rioters operating night
ly IN the streets high prices II the necesssrtes OF
lfe, ETC. He also says that the rebels in front OF
Petersburg are mining under our works, but very
htte Faith - placed III the report
New IoRK, November g.-The HeTdld's Army
OF the Potomac despatch reports that the rebels at
tackled our extreme left on Sunday fOreneen, but were
quickly sent whiri'ng within their own lines.
HEADQUARTERS Army OF THE PoroNAc, November
"a flag Of truce asked by the enemy. was granted
yesterday morning. 10 bury the bodies of those killed
IN the attack OF Saturday night, near the centre.
The enemy acknowledges his losses at two hundred
killed and wounded. The election yesterday through
out this army passed of very quietly. Thirty eight
Pennsylvania regiments give Mcclellan l,s41, and
Lircolu 4,4i9.
From Sherman.
New York, November 6.-The Hsrdlf's corres-
poudent says il appears that Sherman has sent the
Fourth Corps TO Decatur 10 operate against Hood,
while with the remaining five corps OF his army he
mas moved to Atlanta, and is in all probability about
20 inlugurste an offensive campaign from thar point,
thus ignoring for the time the existence OF Hood, or
leaving him to prosecute his campaign into Eennes-
see at his leisure.
CHICAGO, Nov. "a Nashville letter of the first
says that Hood has crossed the Tennessee, near
Florence, with at least u portion of his forces. Sher-
man IS promptly moving his troops to meet the new
order Of things.
CHICAGO, Nov. "A Nashville letter OF the %,
says Hoods army is now on the north side OF the
tennessee river, and estimates his force at thirty-hve
thousand men. All the arms he has are sixty one
pieces Of artillery, mostly six and twelve Founders.
lie effected the crossing of the river at Cypress Greek
Two and a half miles below Florence. which point IS
better suited than any along the river, for the pur-
pose As yet, no deyelo pments Of bis situation-st
'sAst nr'hing hat Will throw sny Ugh. on Hoods