The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-25

h0pe oEen JtHky cto8cG. We give OoloW HI
che intelligence relative to the afmies that
we have been enabled to gather from tbs
latest Georgia papers :7-ss YER
Our forces il 'Sierrmsn's FEAR seems to be
ct least doing their best to cut off bic com.
and harrass bis army. They
have struck the line Of railroad and have
destroyed IL very effsctusiiy. The Mont
gon,efy Appeal says of this 80
= lkreport xeached Newman by couriers,
en.Satufds3 our forces had succeeded
IL CON letely destroying the railroad for o
distance Of seventeen miles above Big
Shanty. The track was completely demol
ished, entertainments undermined and cayed
down, cuts filed up and bridges burned =
On Friday they still held the road above
Big Shanty. s.5sS 5.... ~ ~ "a bl5s
Through the same channel rumor came
that French's division were repulsed in an
attack on q federal force posted on ALA
toona Heights, with loss of six hundred,
but another version received hereg7is,A that
General French, soAite engaged in destroying
the road Was cut off from the main army and
succeeded in cutting his asooy ont a0ith some
loss .qt413 E''' f-t 90 iiF
The Macon Confederate has information
from gentleman upon whose statement It
can depend OF . much more satisfactory
character than heretofore received. 1t
says -
There ia NO doubt that Our forces have
made complete destruction of the railroad
from q point near Big Shanty to the viciu
itya of Allatoona. The advantage was
gained without Any struggle worth men>
tioniugt. The line of the road was still
held a. On Saturday, II .al.l..la,.. ,....,v
magniHed in importance, 80 far as the
movements and losses of our forces are con>
csrned. General French's division made q
reconnaissance in the direction Of the enc
my's position, but finding them strongly
posted Ia greatly superior force, withdrew
with comparatively slight loss. Our in
formant does not believe the rumor cur
rent in the city yesterday that Stewards
corps had Allatoona. with two thousand
prisoners. Allstoona is one of Sherman's
largest depots in his rear, and of course he
had il strongly gsrrisoned and fortified.
On the 7th our army was moving to that
position chosen to await anticipated az
gressive movements Sherman might make,
and everybody wsBin the highest spirit
An open field fight was anticipated at an
early day.
..l OFFICIAL NEWS FROM HOOD.
From the Richmond Examiner, Oct 1871
We have good news from Georgia. Hoods
movement 80 far, has proved successful
An official despatch was received yesterday,
the precise words Of which, from pruden
tial motives, are withheld from the public.
The substance is to this effect-that the
Railroad from Ressacca to Tunnel Hill had
been effectually destroyed, and all the gar
risons between these point amounting to
one thousand men, have been captured
Valuable stores have baen destroyed or ap.
propriated, and very considerable accessions
have been made to Hood's army. Dalton
is ours. On the 18th Hood was at q point
not far from Chattanooga; the precise 10
cality We will leave the enemy to discover
after the soldiers vote in Sherman's army
have been counted. Sherman is believed
to be moving upon Hood % fast as the con-
dition of the roads will permit. The whole
tenor Of the news is encouraging in high
degree.
Southern papers state that fifteen miles
Of railroad had been effsctnally destroyed
before Hood reached Resescca, and the gar |
risons 1t Ackworth, Big Shanty, Moore and |
Burnt stations captured. The order to
"tear mp and destroy" was received by the
boys with such yslls az have seldom been
heard save upon the field of battle. They
threw aside their guns cartridge boxes,
and commenced tearing up the rails and
the cross ties with astonishing
rapidity. It was the first time that infan |
try ever had Q fair show at . railroad, and |
they seemed ~ if anxious to surpass any
thing that had ever been done by the cav
llry. ''4a 800 y .e"'
Rails and cross ties disappeared In mi
raculous manner and seldom was so much |
seen among . body of troops as
was exhibited in this work. The rails we're
bent and twisted by Ere until rendered per-
fectly useless for all time to come, and the |
cross ties were piled and burnt until not q
vestige remained. At every embankmentI
and cut spades and shovels were brought
luto tSYuielsiuuJ ubui lucy were lcVeieu 10 Il
heir original positions. Never was Q rail.
road more e6ectuaIly destroyed. 1
The attack upon Allatoona does n,t APP
pear to have been anything moro. than
'iseler." Two or tree positions we're cap.
tured with about one hundred men. Tie
of the expedition did not at-t
'ack the main work, as it would not have
for the loss of life its capture
would have required. Three hundred and
sighty-siI prisoners, only six of whom we're
blacks have arrived at Newpsn. Atlanta
. closely invested by our cavalry. A gen.
srai engagement between Hood and Sher-
nan has been anticipated, but Southern
ournals, with their customary sanguinen-
,ss, say Sherman, in dye season, will be
whipped by strategy, without much of
,atlle. We trust 80. -, go.
From tie Richmond Enquirer, Oct ls. Il
DEAuREGAAps MsvEMEHTs-HE HOPES TO
DRIVE SHERMAN FROM GEORGIA AND
TENNESSEE. t
Gen. Beauregard, in Mifledgeville, was
he guest Of Governor Brown. He Gsubt