Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-10-15
BY LAST NIGHTS NAIL.


Pace, commanding Elk River bridge, evac-
uat,d thai post NJ daylight Forrest took
possession this morning.
His iOrcc il estimated nj seven thousand
strong, with three batteries. saturday, IN
the fshI NJ Athens fvc hundred m'n be-
longing to the oh aud Srh lnliHun cnvalry
were captured. Forrest is reported In have
bulchcrcd all negroes captured who were IN
federal uniform.
Lrtc Richmond papers contain the fol-
low ng:
GRIFFIN, Sept. 2lst.-Farrngut dncs not
anticipate altacl ing Mobile NJ present.
Gen. Sherman has issued an Oltlc forbid
ding all citizens to come this side OF Nash
willie Irom beyond il.
BULLS GAP Sept. 22.-Gcn. Vaughn drove
the enemy from Blue Springs this morning,
caprurir l2O prisoners. The enemy are
strongly Fortified nj Bulls Gap. Early de-
feat ~ Winchester is explained by facts
generally understood in his city but which
it is not cXprd enr at present 10 give grca
or publicity. 1t is sufficient to say there, is
no llsr 10 reflect upon the commander or
mcn--all that valor and skill could do was
done in tia fight.
ST. lou.s, sept, 26.-Gen' Price has en-
tered Missouri with II force estimated at
5',OjU strong, He is supposed To march TO
the central portion with three columns aud
capture all important pc nts. Kirby Smith
is expected 10 JOIN him with Twelve thou
sand men n Kansas. Gucrrllns are all
concentrating to and his numerous columns
now III the south east part of The State
doubtless unGer Shelby, who has some six
10 eight thouscnd men. Reports are in cir
cuatIon phl that II part of the force
which occupied Fredcricklown Yesterday.
captured Cape Gilarleau to day, hut it was
doubtful, they may he demonstrating III that
direction, but the point is too strong to take
by cavalry.
.lo Sh,ibys cavalry said to be four to five
thousand strong, occupied Fredcrick,uwn
2JmrIca from Pilot Knob yesterday. Sh l.
By design is not Vet developed. Genera,
Ewing commanding the District of ST. Lou
is, took II brigade Of 4. }. Smiths troops
down last night. and is otherwise fully pre-
pared 10 meet the enemy. Pilot Knob is
we'll oriiIcd and gnrrisoncd and Cape
G"rnldeu can sand II siege, and the only
damage the rcbriS can do is to temporarily
Gun oil the h. Il. COMMUNICATION.
" hen Prince crossed ,hc Arlansos niver
some ,uys since II < 'to,re n,ovnJ ,ow,ds
Entcsy,l.e. ry,dru,ly with tho DESIGN nj him..
inu She by in north or cust Arkansas nrl
with lie c,u,biued commands IN invade
Missouri from the southeast TN. ,orcrs
u, Gu wing Frcdericktown. doub.l S. tl,c adj.
vance of this command, is estimated at GOO
strong.
On Recommendation of many leading cit
liens Gen. Rosccrnns issued an order sus.
pending all business not absolutely in,lis-
prn.abr after II oclock TO- morrow. for ill.,.
burmese Of organizing the citizens TO the
defence of thr city. He ANNALS /, TN, Cit
izcus Of Missouri 10 take un arms and die.
f.rI ,bni, homes
Drsoro sent 17--Thc rehoIs in small
force skirmishcl viii, our trnony ,t Iro,,on
MS of,rruoou and withnu, roinino ony,,I-
y,r,.gn Tbev nnnn,,. r., hn cnnrentr',inr
, cnns Ic,,hIn n.eo ,r,irst PHI, Ernh
Gan p,y;na is in cor,,',nJ 81 tho la,,ar
,,r,aa d ;co 10 ,nno,,a,I 70 Lo,n ,ns,oj
III ~, ii Ram ino,,,, u;,h , ,,rcn :. Mia
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