Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-14

long train OF wagons. Gen. Pieasdnton ar
rived on the morning Of the 9Th, and assum-
ed command, and in the afte-nou followed the
enemy with 5000 cavalry.
Reports had reached Jefferson that we had
engaged Prices rear, while Curtis, coming
from Kansas, was fighting their front
The Democrats dispatch Of tonight says
A courier Just from California, 25 miles west,
brings information that our cavalry we're
skirmi.l i X nearly all day yesterday In the
afterno, the rebels entered California aul
burned the depot and train Of cars. Price
has issued a PROCLAMATION stating that he had
come into the State intending to remain, that
he sired TO make friends and not enemies,
and that the depredatons which had been
committed were military necessity. About
/ four o'clock our forces placed battery out
eide of California and drove the rebels out.
We killed and captured over 100. Our loss
was only few wounded.
/ The rebels tore up about mile Of railroad
track on the east side Of California and it is
also torn up in several places on this side
The rebel Col. Staudewaitc IS reported 20
have been at Upton last night with 5000 men
moving toward Bonneville The rebel Major
Bouy and It, Col Key have been killed, and
Col. Shauks MORALLY wounded.
Col. Fletcher who arrived from Rolla to-
night reports 1900 men repsirng the South
west Branch Railroad and the telegraph will
be working tomorrow that the road will be
opened freul Rolla to Mosalle the day after !;
and that all is now safe at X lila.
rH1IADELPu1A, Oct. ll-3.33 A. NJ.
The vote in this city is so close that prob
ably the soldiers vote will le necessary to
decide the result Forneys Press claims a
u . "a q. B. ,rI
the soldiers vote will increase TO 30 600 1t
thinks there will be a Union gain "a members
of Congress- and 10 the Legislature.
he Age cirims a Democratic majority, on
The home vote. of from 10 600 to . 900.
In PhiIade phia The Unionists gain more
than 900 on the last Congressional vote.
A dispatch from Mr. Forncy received since
o'clock this "Wednesday morning, states
that Pennsylvania has gone for the Union
Ticket on the home vote, and bias gained three
Congressmen.
NEW YORK. Oct. -.
A sp cial dispatch 10 the Iuoune states
that Cox in Ohio has oeen defeated 10y 1000
in the home vote and that Colhx Of Indiana
has been reelected by over 600 mojotity.
The Herald's correspondent with General
Sheridan says: The retrograde movement
of tue army was not determined upon until
; after the retel army had been broken and
driven from the valley and the valley made
unienablc for another rebel army, by the de-
strucuou of all the forage, grain, &c It COM
tanned Gen. Sheridan .hen withdrew in Or
der to be nearer his base ot supplies, as his
e subsistence had to be hauled In wagons al
most 100 miles. Ga retiring, no consider
able number of the enemy were seen until the
10 8 b inst. when a large body OF cavalry under
Rosser appeared. They attacked our cavalry
and we're Handsomely repulsed, still they BIZ
vOuacked near by for the night In the
morning i'm. Sheridan ordered our cavalry
to settle this new cavalry General which
Torbett at once started to do. Gems Gus
tar's and Merriv's divisions formed and took
their positions. Gen. Gustav drove the enemy
back mile to strong position on brook
where they determined to makea stand. Gen.
Custer throw in his whole command, making
three charges, and in the last carried the po-
siton by assault. A the same time june
iion was formed with Merritt, when skir-
mishing ensued until Davis brigade succeed
ed in striking the rebels on the Tank produ-
cling conservation in the rebel ranks in Mer-
ritt's 'front.' The whole division line then
pushed tOrwaru uud .t... -N-ls Lroks ard Hsd
in perfect panic Pursuit was given, and
the guns, caissons, wagons, battle-Aags, and
several bundled prisoners we're captured
. I hey were pursued through Woodstock, Ed
u enburg and Mount Jackson, distance OF oyei
= 30 miles.
The Times says Gen Shermans report o
the Atlanta campaign is published. He esti
mates the enemy's strength to have been be-
u tween 40 900 and so 900 in infantry and ar
: tillery aud 10 900 cavalry, and that he m lin
S tanned about the same strength through tn,
i" campaign
Lale kIchmond papers have the following
The Wing expects much from Hoods las
movement, and describes Gen. Sherman pc
. siuon as that OF Burgoyne in the Revolution
. Gen. Sherman's effective force a; Atlanta i
3 not over 50 600.
Is The Savannah Republican charges Hood
army with hcenuousness and decentralization
- IL is more fealed by indulgence than by th,
- Yankees.
!. As to the attack on Wilmington the Au
y gusta Consttuuoualist says tha' place bid
far TO put period to the aidaclou- luck 0
" Farragut, as no mote tremendous earthwotki
- exist than those thai balwark the rebel inlet
Of Cape Fear,
The rebel failures iu The Shenandoah Val
y ley are pltrbu more TO John Blrleycort
WAN W NNN ohhutrs as ulunhfhutAo huloIl
rebel officers and men had become common.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct II.
About IS 600 votes we're thrown in hi
city, gam OF over 1000 to the Republicans
and 1000 to the Democrats. Fifteen out o
= eighteen Representative elected in th,
u city are republicans. Sixteen Of the twenty
N four congressman are probably elected by tn
D. Republicans The soldiers vote in the tat
D. it is thought will be three to one for the Re
le puboans. There is great rejoicing owe
n Kelly's election in the 4th district. lie wa
ID the first to advocate in Congress the armin
re Of the negroes. His majority is 5000, ga
,e Of 1900. The Republicans have gained tn
Is l4th aud 10Th Congressional Districts an,
d feel confident Of the 2lst aud gath by the sol
diers' vote The frat Two are gained on lh
home vote.
private dispatch from Chicago says tht
n Republicans will surely have fourteen out 0
d the eighteen Congressman.
D. The Democfa,ic State Committee has re
y ceiyed dispatch giving gain Of 500 for tn
d Democratic Ticket, in Somerset, the ajorit
d being 800
81 The Democrats claim majority Of 5000 o,
z the home vote OF the state Northampton an,