The New York herald., 1864-10-20
REBEL ACCOUNTS.

saeo, by our esan. troops 10 enjoying genial
lag the preference business muet consulted De;ore
Pleasure. The most interesting foi,, do,tt was thata
laaea ot nSau-eay-a bel. Of words below Chans par
tculsr Tie eye Of the enemys shsrpshooers
therefore pon, Of fearful interest Beyond this point
The engaging spectacle Of horde, OF Yankees digging
and battering The earth and drrane g platforms for the
ntars at CAo6ia's ed /. rpsr. presented itself on
epeaaed bn fhe upon thus chterpriss indicate h0
stote not ne least in Importance Of netr Dors fn ne
yet, howover, be persuaded By army TO renqu,sh
the design They So frobaby, enjoy tas be'.ft Of te
drs some dvuht being entertained as TO s loasi
bliy. Should u prove harmless why the eucD,y can
stay ana waste as much powder as they think proper
ghs Fight of the I3ih Instant C,1im-d
u Great Rc bel ViCtory.
IFrom the Richmond Wing, Oct. III
On Friday morning, the 1sth the papers or tns city
pub shed the following despatch from General Lee
BnADGuAsrERs. Army NoRrnEaK y ,ssiT;ssIHn,l
oeest this usrnn: the sps@y saassvorsa
s The
leaving many dead. Our loss is very slight
This ID all the commander OF the army OF Northern
Virginia has 70 say OF one q the most thorough csstigs
lnticted upon enemy in modern times-a casti
gton inferior In actual destruction Of Ne 70 far
the enemy Is concered and quito rearkable for the
eaham suffered at tho hands Of Andrew Jsckson.
Now, net disposed to nnd fault with
he apter be in the rignt than we and regard
ing person who Of ali others has cone for
cause, and TO whom, therefore, above all OTHERS
gratitude due Nevertheless We do blame him for his
nocesy in this and similar cases There is occasion
for him TO exaggerate-that We do not desife aud we
know that ii We did desire it ever so much should
nol be grstled-but certainly could do his conscience
least up the truth, not fall Of
il. FOR fear OF exceeding IL. We alluded ON satur.
Gay 70 the vast elect which the lying statements
o. si the e2em!s ana 'oe Imposing ,s aemonsrs
have had upon the Northern mind. We are
not sure that any such process would produce similar
atr In tO rinlan
But are convinced that il rs good poley give
much prominence a. possible 70 our victories on all occa
eec. N encouraging our people, which il does 10 re-
mlrkabc degree. would have that OF coun,e- acting In
Sort the esct produced abroad by tie 2taemeuts
| OF the enemy.
The baltls q Thursday great victory of
being such merely every day Altar the despatch
General Lee might induce TO suppose II had been
We haze not often gained greater durias the whoe war;
II the slaughter OF The enemy DC test ol tie complete
ness4oi triumph.
We have heard no estimate made OF the euenys loss
Ia this ssnguinary conflict by any person having
oGtcial authority but comparing u with cold Haroor,
entertain 20 doubt that IL numbered thousands in
killed. wounded and missing. wnat Grant will make
o' 1t impossible TO say. contemporary pre-.
diets that he Will call Il mere reconnaissance force
We doubt whether he will be so modest. We rothe.
believe he Will Claim q great victory. Unable 70 gon
telegraph After the disgraceful troops
friday week he claimed great victory. He will be
game any this Is but the prelude The grand
ccnbned lard and naval attack which he Is pre-
october. Thai being the anniversary Of CORVALLIS sur
render at Yorktown He said to be supersttious and
believer ~ oSlucldences BE completed the a.sGrsce
and hpes TO repeat The spectacle here the 10Th
October There is some difference in the commanders,
Ard % suggest there may be difference
IN the Issue u probable, after all, that he thinks the
election Of Lincoln secure and that therefore he may
not assault un stb November In either case
let assault ne may there s not the slightest
prospec. succeeding. Thus much say for the
Of r ends AZ distance, who do Mt know the actual
condition uf erGirs.
lour actual loss in this bloody en9agemen. and great
rebel victory been officially reported ut four hun
drec aud fourteen killed, wounded and missing. Ed
hEsAiD.
Grant Waiting for the Co.operation OF
the Navy I'm N Grand Assault on Rich
mcnd.ihe Democrasie Soldiers 20
Prom the Richmond Despatch, Oct III
on the lines, uegiuning the Charles City road north
OF James snd terminating the Vaughan road
south OF Petersburg no military movement OF import
ance has .r.nspsa since last Inursi.y The Yankee.
with such reception as has had The effect Of keeping
them quiet ever since.
postponed 80 ioos 'ie Grand attack which u n known
q a,s sary, which he eonno. hope sntl
and bis army, for the reinforcement, OF whicb every
effort Is, with some success, being made, not yet
us, through from Washington city, where ne con
with many well informed persops-some of them
ebers . the iaakeo arnywe learn ,na. ,os drai' IS
cept Ia New jersey and Brooklyn city, and that con-
scripts being seat 10 Crart at the rate Of 81 sast
thousand day sueb ac< essons to ms army are worth
waiting for. the su,Yy of cosnues by The 1H Of
Sewsster nc Yonket army will b. nursricdiy zron0
The material It's trae, win be very inferior for tia
not much 10 say ioe Yankee nation never again
put IL 10 ned powerful aud perfect armed
q was the grand army OF the Potomac when, It's
reorrgnzatsn BY Grant, Il marched into the Wilderness
when ,he drsft has acns It's work. and Butler either
completed his oGoa given II over as failure, Grant
wiz resume active operations. Tten ,os moy leos ohfr
6ma We @,ni Il laely he uiz ane ha attack
saShed through yonkee land ia time influence ne Prs.
d1srsl scsftsn ard ~ t aaci !. ,adde before ne se
sior may OF ais-at those troops knonn 20 be
T1pora1s b kcCel,au w,R be PIT the foremost rants
wh ye the, 1 N gedier certainty Of beis1 killed
o9. Grant were, indeed bunslng manager II he did
Bu, whatever tbs usx, ten days month may bring
forth at present we bave only 70 report that s quiet
Pu.er mounted heayy guns on Fort Harrison,
bui a. ys, they have not opened
A rev OBSTACLE N Gsansss Route 10
Ricnmond-v snfa Fighting it Out
Alone-CenversetiOn Between the Pick
etc Inau aueing Desertisn Among shs
| iron IN. Richmond Examiner, Oct III
Silence las re goed supreme the north side since the
nu weak Not gun vas fred Saturday yss-
terday Gran 11rec.et,s th> fact ihof Ssp srd foy-
L "uo> w opnfofdncs Ms p0fhtUnv 20
Athrund We are permitted TO tel him and his aboh.
ion massers thai M d'sennors Of mag are not likely
10 Be dtmAthcL Firctn,a 10 about zach Ae xe,id ss
e1dt~g her s'edsr1e sfHvs, Udl gsdsfers,n<d psor,
hovses hare been desootd art .shon keo ays n,
ran 10 hss o. fortunes " ugr, add bv me fov
Of vute,s, t5s ,pipos,t ~ her b> task or fosnuc rG
fcf oiras snpie hondei The hour or irIal mas All.
ways found btr true 70 her motto Sc Sempr TsYonris
| sn6 Giant will YET end her sss,Y,sJ pora a.
(fs pa sgrsph dcrvtlsss refers 20 the fact that nurn.
brfs .l desled and cunscri.te6 FROM virginia ae
b-ig fr,sd ~ the fr0Si. aud doubles adding naie
rial 10 she nuiIlbers f oct tbo srel.tu o. Lee.-ED
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