The Shasta courier., 1864-10-29
WAR NEWS.

New York, 24th.-IIerald's Washington
special says the opinion is openly avowed by
the highest military authorities here that
frant can any time he pleases, with one
nour's . Fighting. occupy Richmond. Lees
army will capituIate or hastily evacuate.-
The reason assigned bv Grant for delav is to
obtain the same result without the serious
eacrifce Of life that would attend the capture
by direct assault now.
Washington, 24th.-An arrival from Armv
ct Potomac reports heavy firing heard on
Saturday night toward James river, appa.
rentiy from our gunbnats.
Richmond papers of 22d acknowledge a
defeat in Shenandoah Valley, with loss of
5 guns. besides those they captured, and
10000 killed and wounded
New York. 24th.-Wovld's Washington
special says the course of Gen. Dix in pursu-
ing the st. Albans bandits across the Cana
dian border will be sustained.
1t is now alleged that Stanton will be of
fered the Chief Justiceship. Cameron, But
Ter and Banks are mentioned for the War
Department.
New York, 2Ah.-A Martinsburg cores
pondent, ander date of 22d, reports that in
the battle Of the 10Th our losses were 5000
killed. wounded and missing. We lost in
the morning "a guns; we captured 1000 men
and so guns. Enemy's loss about 10. 900
Custar has receipts for 81 guns and battle
flags, besides large number of ambulances.
herses ard mules. This makes 81 pieces of
artillery captured l,y CustaS's division within
two weeks. 1t has been demonstrated that
Loncstreet was not in the Valley, but Early
had struck desperately to recover this dis
trict and his reputation.
Details from Cedar Gre: k victory state that
Devens' brigade and 9th New York pursued
the rebels to Fishers Hill, capturing IA guns
and wagon train. and sIaughtering i'm
mense numbers of rebels
New York, 24th.-Herald's Chatta nooga
correspondent says the theatre Of war has
been transferred to Whitfield. Walker and
Dale counties, on northern border of Georgia,
in which large force of rebel infantry are
operating. They use Rome as a base for
supplies. which are brought on the Coosa
river. Rome was abandoned by our forces
Resaca was held against an attack. The
road is torn up again near Tilton. Dalton
and Tilton were captured. Riggold, Tun-
mel Hill and Cleveland were evacuated,
and Union forces concentrated at Chattanoo
ga. If Hoods army was as strong as when
he took it in hand he could not take Chatta.
nooga. By a fight with the rear guard of
Hoods main army. our troops have got be-
tween him and his detached forces. Hoods
great aim was evidently to get to Alabama.
hut he was shut off by range of mountains.
His army is obliged to subsist on roasted
corn.
New York, 25th.-Heralds Chatta nooea
correspondent Of 18th saws: Sherman is not
pushing Hood. bet rather trying to coop him
up in the valley and starve him to DEATH
Hood has entirely failed in finding or cap-
turing supplies. lie is trying his best to
avoid a fight. lie attempted to sneak back
through Snake Greek Gap. and finding that
outlet blocked up. abandoned the attempt.
Washington. 24th.-Trilune's correspon-
dence from James river. 22d, says: At dawn
this A. M. our land batteries opened on rebel
feet about a mile above Cox's Landing, and
quickly sent their wooden grnboats to pro,
lection of Fort Darling and other shore bat
teries. Three iron clad rams. however, stood
fire, returned compliment for an hour or
more. until one Of their smoke stacks was
nearly shot away. and one of our shells ex.
ploded in afserpart of the Richmond, killing
the gunner and wounding seamen. Having
bad pounding enough, they fed out of range
'oashS carthWoTks Wnicn rebels lately con-
structed on west side of james to continue
duel with our batteries. and others of our
forts lower down the river. This rebel work
sent one hundred Founders in return for 90
and 80 pound shells from our battery, bat re-
ceived those of same calibrc from one lower
battery. Result Of mornings work was we
drove whole rebel feet upwards of mile from
the point in the river in which they had re-
Gently been stationed. One wooden gunboat
was severely injured, and one iron clad ram
considerably injured. Our casualties amoun-
ted to one wounded.