The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1864-11-16
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INES GQS was OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WIN
heavy loss. Five hu,r1red prisoners
aiready brought in. Our loss insig-
! uiHcant. ofi
RICHMOND, October 2S.-Oficial dis.
patches from Gen. Lee, last night,
say; Enemy crossed ScShtling Greek
! below Burgess, Mill faice ,considera.
lbles,ias tic afternoon - He thcn. at;
Itaeked, first sdsovos ths1A but found
| them in too strong, f0rceSAt terwards,
tenemy attacked and we've repulsed
THEY still held planls rGa4 at Burgess
Mill. He took some cotfs and pris-
oncrs,
left, to-day, was sepuy1ed. Two at
tacks were made upon our liues. one.
between Henrico Poor. House and
ICharies City road, the other on Viii
Harrisburg road. Several hundred
lprisoners aud four stand OF culors
lcaptured.. Our loss very slight
On the 25th, Cak Mesby, near Bun
tker ,Hli, captured Br,gsle. Duifistd
{veres1sl- psQ1iialasp,ssala lAoaisfesA II
fhorpes,. ard kiiicd number Of Tie
enemy. Sustained no LOSS.
PETERSBURG, October 2s.-Last
might, about dark. enemy charged orr
works on Raxter road, capturing "a
small portion of them, from. which
however, they We're soon dislodged
with the loss of about q dozen 4pris-
ouers. Our loss small. rs es-ssss
Lieut. Col. Hanson and Wise, Of
Misses brigade, were captured 10y the
enemy. go
Aheut ten O'Clock. last night, enc.
my charged our works on Jerusalem
Plank, Road, capturing outposts OF
our pickets, aud driving the rest off .
At about IL O'clock, however, our
picket line was re-estabiished at this
post.
In the tjsht yesterday, on Boyntcn
Plank Road below, three battie,hags
captured from enemy. About 200
prisoners taken.
Nothing heard from below this
morning.
Enemy's cavalry on a road towards
South Side yaii road:
JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 17.-Gen. Hood
invested Dalton on last Thursday, and
at once sent in flag of true and de-
manded it's surrender. Col. johnson,
the Federal commander, came in per.
son to see our general. Wiil yeu,"
said the colonel, treat the garrison
as prisoners OF war, if l surrender ~
NO, sir" "Will you parole it ?"
I" No sir; viii! allow you five min
utes TO surrender. and if not complied
viii, l vii. put the garrison to the
sword" Tie. colonel observed that
the terms were hard but that he would
surrender, which was an once done.
The prisoners captured were Us fol-
lows: 800 negroes in full Yankee uni-
form, $50 white soldiers, one battery
Of six guns, field artillery, aud so
cav airy, together with -seyera! guns
mounted in the forts, = large qua.tti-
ty-of stores, ammunition, saddles aud
bianketE.
At Tiiton, we captured $50 men
without firing gun. =
RIcaMoEp, Oct. 2S--Tac following
official dispatch received at War De
par.mcnt tonight f..
Hon. J \. Seldom :, rt.. .-a a.
Gen. Hill reports that attack upon
enemy, yesterday, on Boydton Road
was made llahon with three brig.
AIDES in the front, same time by
Hampton in the rear. Mahon captur-
ed three coiors, and six pieces Of
artillery; latter could not be brought
off, enemy holding bridge. In attack
subsequently by enemy, Mahon
broke through their line of battle;
during night enemy retired from
Boydton road, leaving their wounded
+, men and $50 dead on the field
About nine p. m a small force as
sanlted and took possession of our
works on Battery road in front Of
Petersburg, but were soon driven
off. ~ r.r
On Williamsburg road, yesterday,
Field captured upwards of 400 pris-
oners, and seven colors. Enemy left
u number of their dead in front of our
W orks, retiring to former position.
Il. +. LEE.
PErERsBuRG, Oct. 2s.-Hampton at
tackled and fought enemy in the rear,
yesterday evening, whilst Maion
struck them in the flank. Night SUI
pervening and euemy not being
pressed sufficiently in front, alone
saved them from the greatest defeat
of the war. As it is, enemy " as Sc
verely- punished and dernoralizGd /.
, abandondh plank. ;1s,aa last h;Ssss
|Icavipg over three hundred wonnded
! in hospitals, besides carrying Off their
FambuIances, laden with dead and
wounded. Over FIVE hundred prison
Fers, thus far, and fifteen hundred
stand Of arms, besides q number of