, 1864-11-01
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FROM NEW YORK.
our midnight DiopAtch-IJirh1y I'M
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lspt cial Dtepsten to the Western Press,
Ne" York, Monday, Oct 3l-Nidnieht,
TILE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
Inc 1torld's Potomac special eay7 of th
recent operation, considering The extent O
tie movements OF the number of MIN on
gaged, there VAS very little fighting. N.
cannon were used by either side till at tn
time Of the formation Of our line of battle
Whtn We placed several batteries in noaitio,
Tor the purpose Of ehelling the woods whicl
st4i 1nte1!ened. The reason none had beer
ustd previously was that the woods were Il
! extensive and dense as to render It a1moat
impasEable. After our batteries opeced. thu
rebels were not long in replying, but pou rci
In grippe, canister and shells quito freely
along pearly the entire front between on,
ski1mish line and the enemy. There WIS
also severe fighting Us the former entered
the woods which separated them. The IN
posing armies only maintained their line5
The loss will not be very heavy on eithe,
side The result Of the movement has beer
to drive the rebels from district eight mills
iiong by thfee vide, large portion Of wei Ii
Is thlchlJ wooded, into breast works, along
1ur 1rott. almost, II not quite, as strong as
those in front OF Petersburg, -
Inc HeFa4d's special With our cavalry saws
tue Cavalry moved towards the south side
Of the railroad and to the left Of the army a
little past daylight on the eth, and eneouu-
te1ed tonr m br19ades Of the enemy's cavalry
commanded by Gems. BerriDg. Young, LIE
AID BrfAter. The first ecrious resistance
Eade on our advance was at creek In ths
ViciIlty Ct the military telegraph road, The
enemy had strong line OF works covering
the bridge: The 1st M,ine, armed with six.
r. T. n hfltt In ~ {HAo hn1% Z %hnn
rled The line By assault Alter holding tbs
position un til late in the day the cavalry fell
beck, hy orders, to thelr orIgIna, position.
Ibe deratd's special from Butier's head.
quarters Of the 26th taye it is evident that
Lte 1s wholly on the defensive. Gen. Butler
Etrengthenitg and pertecttng their defensive
4Dee, ordered the withdrawal OF his troops.
~ dark the whole force had fallen back to
The old camp, the whole force held in 70.
ee5Ee having gone for ward to hold the oriyi.
ral lines.
The results cf the Petersburg move de.
W nded or tue Army Of the P5touac, the
erai, orS o. ane army OF the Janlts River being
:, Iae He'ald's special Winchester letter of
the 5oth, ss3s that up to this time everything
is quiet at the front On sher1dan's left. the |
enemy 1s at Milford. On the right the enemy
no!oa g. kood Aiil. the next strongest position
w. NAGEEI I'LL III IlG valley,
= The I:'6"' e's special, dated Cedar Greek,
oct; 18th, tays reconnaissance took place |
10 Wooastock BY our cavalry, two days ago,
aal!oDg the back and middle road and PIKE.
The purity also went towards Front Hoyai
md up the Luray Valley. Tbs same day the
[[3;tter, consisting Of . detachment Of Col |
PoEelrs cavalry, found considerable body
d olemonnted cavalry holding the pass ana |
road al Milford, about halfway to Luray.
turned.
Information is brought from near Wood
'.osk ). E tnat Early's latt army is recognizing
II NeW Aarktt, having been reinforced b.
NO divisions Of tnfaurfy. Longstreet Is nos
lively said to be in command, having SUPER
The T;,atA' Washington special ssys: In.
olmation has been received that Gen. Dof
leld was murdered By guerillas who cap
u1ed him.
The Worlds special from the Army of the
'otomac OF the so b, says the results Of the
hte movement as lar as can be ascertalped
o-nie ht are, that We have lost IN aggregate
. kIIed, wounded and missing OF a5out
,@o0 men Killed and wounded, about 100:
y Lost no guns nor supplies. The enemy's
[illed and wounded are not thought to ex.
ced 500 They lost no guns or other prop.
~. The object of the move WAS uudoubt-
oily q reconnaissance re In force. Their force
n this position of their works must have !
Z eh large, though prisoners generally assert
bat it vas greatly inferior to ours. under
fabd their pickles and some OF the prison.
10 who have been captured, declare their
noWledge OF our contemplated move before
was beeuD, notwithstanding 1t was con.
ucted 60 secretly that our 0Hn men and
Mc11s we're not a8are OF it until 1t trans-
tred- In the Gay time, and the camp fires
od uEavoidabfe n Isl at night, were sutlI-
lent indication that ne were astir, AID the
nly plausible solution OF the problem
Ihether We were going and for what object.
5opted. "A7
New York, Oct. 3l-The Tines CORE.
oondeot With Buffers army details how
70 Of our brigades fell into rebel trap on
tu1Eday last. When Gen. Weitzel reschei I
le Williamsburg road he found wide open
,ace, and discovered redoubts on either side
the highway. The place seemed fayora.
!e for dem monstration, and the works
emed on'y fee6Iy manned, the enemy ustnc
1t oneEun In the redoubt to the right Of tbs
nd. Gen WeltzeI deemed It aQYtsah1e ~ l
soy the capture Of these works, and Sent .
to. the assault Cullom'e and Fairrbfla,s
ieades The troops advanced cafIant,r
lib cheer, to within few hundred Yards
the works, from which there was 1itt1e
Eance of eecaping. The msjofity Of bot:, Z
igades were made prisoners.