The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-11-12
New York, Oct. %.

H. p ,-axlsts laH ssii New York, Oct. 20. &
Richmond papers of Wednesday are, re.
ceiyed. Early issued an address, to his sol.
diers on their late defeat by Sheridan, in
(which be tells them it was caused by thei,
disgraceful propensity for plumber. uBy
l. The Richmond Sentinel confirms the re-
port that an arrangement had been COM
! pleted by which the National Government
will be allowed to feed its soldiers in rebel
4 prisons, and the rebel government feed
their men in our hands. .-..
I "A message was sent to the Alabama Leg
ismture by members, because they refused
to make appropriations forthe defence of
the State; it was returned to them in q
black envelope. ..
The militia of Alabama are virtually dis
I banded. .H8w Eas.a aaI ,47t &" '77e
Senator Hill, ofrAlabama, has written a
letter in which he reiterates jeff Davis as
sertion that the rebel soldiers have deserted
and that the rebel Gen. Archer is dead. .
.-,, Wheeling, Oct. %. /
| The election throughout the State yes-
| terday, passed off quietly. The entire
| Union ticket, it Is believed, has been elect
ed. Coy. A. j. BOreman, with no opposi-
ton is reelected. He received heavy
vote. Returns from six counties give Hub
bard the Union candidate for Congress,
over l 200 majority. Legislature and local
affairs largely Union. -aarsy5a -r.a-
| .~-rN,t q -lFn..-f St. Louis, Oct. 25.
| Latest accounts put Price near Carthage,
Jasper county, Missouri, still skedaddling
with our cavalry in hot pursuit. General
Pleasanton was slightly injured by fall
from his horse. -! p" '@i n-
u TheEteamer Belle, of St. Louis, was at
tackled by guerillas while lying at Randolph
on Thursday night. Paymasters Butler
and Smith were killed and several of the
crew of the boat wounded. 'ls -..-'H +
q Gen. Meredith, at Paducah, Ky., receiv-
ed dispatches from Sherman on W ednesday
that Foreest intended to attack that place
yesterday. Scouts reported large numbers
OF rebels passing Dresden, Trenton, Lex
ington, Shady Grove and McLerporsville;
all within fifty miles of Mayfeld. a large
amount of supplies are being accumulated
at McLernorsville. The rebel Gen. Buford
with eight regiments, three bsttslions and a
battery Of Dahlgrer guns, is at Shady
Grove. Orders have been issued for con-
eentrating their forces on the Tennessee
line preparatory to the marching on Padu-
eah. Forrest, Chalmers, and Buford, are
in command. AL business is suspended.
Paducah goods are removed to place of
safety, and every preparation is made for
al attack. s.- --H- ,-'.t - &.
headquarters Army Potomac
.H.i .. on the field, 9th, 9p. m.
The long looked for advance of the arm-
les operating against Richmond has at last
taken place. Yesterday the final prepara-
tions were completed by the withdrawal of
the greater part of the army of the Poto-
mac from trenches, and massing it on the
rear ready for the move. The first division
of the I'd corps held the entire line from
the Appomattox on the right to some three
miles west of the Weldon railroad on the
left. All the baggage wagons, etc., were
sent to the rear at City Point. At O'Clock
this morning Hancock, with the "a and Sd
divisions of his corps, moved along the
Vaughn road running southwark. After
crossing Nathez Run ne found the rebels
in newly made works. He at
once charged on the flank and drove them
out and took 20.prisoners- mostly cavalry.
The 5th ccEps took the Squirrel Level road |
and found the rebels posted at it's junction
with the Duncan road, which runs north |
from the Vaughn road to the Bayn road. |
From this they were driven by our skir-
mishers. with some loss, the lst division |
having about forty wounded. The Sd d. !
vision of this corps took the advance, and !
crossing Natchez Run, connected with the |
Ind corps. In the meantime Hancock ad-
vanced' along q by road, driving the rebels |
before him, till he reached the Baynton
plank road, where the column halted and |
formed in line of battle, the left reaching
some distance west of the road, and the /
right extending to thick woods on the
right. The 9th corps had also advanced /
through the woods two miles, but the left |
failed TO connect with the right of the i2nd
corps. HThe rebels fell back while we advanc-
I'd until the line reached Natchez again,
when the rebels were found behind strong
Brisk firing ensued without
much loss on either side. AT about 4
o'clock, p. M, the rebels taking advantage i
,f the break in our line between the 2nd !
md 5th corps, massed Anderson's division
If Hill's corps, and charged the right wing
IF the corps, which gave way and fell back
/ short distance, but being reinforced |
charged and checked the advance of the |
'ebels and captured a number of prisoners.
Our loss in the affair is not known, but I
t is not believed to be heavy. A few min
ties after the rebel cavalry, which had been !
Tut off on the Baynton road, made an attack !
IN Gregg's division directly in the rear of /
he End corps, and for time, quite a sharp |
'kirmish was kept up. Gregg finally drove
hem off. In charge made on the Ind !
,orps, two guns were said to be taken by
he rebels, but it is stated that they wore
re-captured. Fighting con-
inued on this point of the line until after
lark, when heavy rain ended the fighting
or the day. ii2I7 'Ai TO -HHsg7 7,f7'I
The 9th corps occupied the right of the
advance, but did not gain much grouni.
Phe object was to allow the left to GO { fair
y around on the Boynton Plank Road be-
ore the right advanced. The coIored di-
Tision of the 9th cerps had some skirrnish-
ng with the rebels, but nothing approach
ng o fight. They lost a few in wounded.
ireggss cavalry had a sharp fight with the
'ebcls in the forenoon. When they attack
ID the rear of his column he charged and |
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