Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-05
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Official Dispatches.

OHCf3f Desp6qChPS.
WASHINGTON Sept. 29-l05 o. m.-The
following despatch from General Grant. an
noUnclng the movement of our forces against
Richmond, has just been received dated
Headquarters, Chapin's Farm, Sept 90, 10 is
a M.
Gen. Ord's corps advanced this morning
and carried the very strong Notifications and
long line OF lntrenchments below Chapin's
Farm, with some fifteen pieces Of artillery
and from two to.three hundred prisoners.
Gen. Ord was wounded in the leg, though
not dangerously.
Gen. Birney advanced at the same time
from Deep Bottom, and carried the New Mar
ket road and intrenehments, and scattered
the enemy IN every direction, though he cap
tured but few.
lie is now marching on towards Richmond
| left Gen. Birney where the Mill road inter.
sects the New Market and Richmund road.
The whole country is filed with field forti.
fcations, u. s GRANT, Lieut. Gen.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Sec'y Of War.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 90 45 a ma des
patch just r. ceived from Gen. Grant gives
telegram. contained in yesterdays Richmond
Wing, dated at charlottesville. which states
that our cavalry entered Staunton on Mon
day, at o'clock, and that our forces were
also at Waynesboro; that no damage had been
done up to o'clock D. M: tut that smoke
Indicated that We were burning the railroad
track between Christana creek and Staunton
No direct communication has been had
with Gen. Sheridan for several days. Couri
ers to and from him are known to have heen
captured by the guerllas that infest the cuun-
try in his rear.
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received from Gen. Sherman at Atlanta. but
no movements at that point are reported
From Nashville our dispatches are to 80
last night. The enemy did not attack US at
Pulaski, but took the pike towards Favette.
vile, and were pursued nine miles by our
cavalry Gen. Rousseau is retiring with his
infantry to Nashville.
The draft Is quietly progressing in all the
States, but as desperate efforts will be made
by the enemy to force Sherman from Atlanta
by destroying his communications, volunteer
enhstments being more speedy than the draft
all inya! and patriotic people should urge for,
ward rapid enlstments In order to reinforce
Sherman and enable him not only to hold his
position, hut also, without delay to push on
his campaign. EDWIN NJ. STANTON
Sec'y of War.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30-3 10 P. NJ.
A despatch from Gen. Grant, dated at
81 o'clock this afternoon, at City Point,
states that Warren attacked and carried
the enemy's line to-day, on their extreme
right, capturing a number of prisoners.
He Immediately prepared to follow up
his success
General Meade moved from his left this
morning and carried the enemy's line near
Poplar Grove Church
A later dispatch, dated thi. evening at
3 p. In, reported that the enemy bad Just
made an assault in three columns on his
line near Chapin's Farm, and had been re
pulsed.
No report had been received from Gen.
Meade since he carried the enemy's line
near Poplar GroveEhureh
No intelligence of General Sheridans
operations has been received since Sunday
night, except through the Richmond pa.
pers, and the ltaest report from that source
which has reached the Department was the
advance of his cavalry to Staunton, as
heretofore mentioned
The Petersburg papers of to dav men
ton rumor, which they say is not con-
firmed, that one brigade OF Sheridan's cav
airy was ambushed at Swift Run Greek.
Dispatches from Newbern, n. c., re.
ceived this evening, state that the yellow
fever is extensively prevailing at that place,
but is not fatal among the troops. They
are encamped outside the town.
A despatch from General Sherman, da-
ted at halfpast eight o'clock last night,
states that he has made an actual exchange
of two thousand of his own army, and has
made an arrangement with Hood to send
to the other prisoners supply of clothing,
soap, combs, etc.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
Secretary of War