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7 ^yjTm r / ~ f ' LATEST ARMY NEWS t . "dt* ' s 4 LATES^f ROM GEORGIA. GriffiNj &jJEoO.?Gefl. Hardee, at bis own request, lra?becn relieved of hia command in the-atfny of Tennessee. He is to take com_-> ~Ynand of the department of Charleston. He left here this morning, accompanied -> by his staff, for h'is new field of duty After spending several days in the army, President Davis went to Montgomery. He is expected to reach Macon to-moirow on his return. Our army is in , the hftst of snirits oossible. and the country* ? - x , may expect good Dews from it before the lapse of many dayS: Tile impression that Forrest ! has superceded Wheclfer is a mistake. Forrest 8 operating on his own hook. 1 FROM RICHMOND, J j Richmond, tSept. 3^?An official despatch * . . .. .. . to-nigbteays tfiatjtue auempi, idhub uii? mwi- ( noon to reeled battery Harrison, which, though | j partially successful, failed. The artillery firing, ( J?.?* proceeding the assault, was distinctly audible id all parts of the cityr Kantz's cavalry, who j were on Nine Mile Rqpd last night, went back } S&fv early this tnoming4 An attempt was made to Y |' , take battery Gilraor yesterday. The Yarfkees // * pht negro troops in front, targe numbers of , fl| them were killed. , g| 5 Richmond, October 1.?OfiRcial despatches , from General Lee this afternoon, reports to the ? * Secretary of War as follows t Yesterday even- j 4 ing Gen. Heath attacked the enemy's infantry, j , * . who bad broken throngh a portion ofdur lines, , held by our cavalry at Squirrdl Level Road, j i and drove them back. Gen. Hill reports that , trorn tororelr ministipH. and nrisoners "." y ?v.w r ,? ? r * 'captured. Hampton operating on the right, also drove the enemy's cavalry, capturing two stand of colors and 500 prisoners, including 4 Colonels and 13 other officers. Early reports that all the enemy's cavalry has retired towards Harrisonburg, and that there is now .no enemy south of North River. Eckols reports that the passage of the Wctauga River by the enemy was resisted from noon of the -29th till dark on the 30th. On Dobouls Road lie was routed by Gel# Causby and Dukes, driven iu the direc tion of Jonesboro. At Ilelenor's Station lie was routed by Gen. Vaughn. Col. Follen is . ? operating against a body advancing uf> Sandy - r liiverv ' * ' ' Richmond, October 1.?No attempt to carry battery Harrison I|hs been reported to-day.? The firing this afternoon below Richmond ex- ^ cecding!y rapid, and cannonading the heaviest heard in>tho$citv since the commencement of j . the war, but produced* very little excitement, k The ciujse of the firing was, the approach of 1 K/uitz's cavalry towards the intermediate lines ^ of defences. Our batteries opened, and 'the ( ' raiders were driven back. Richmond, Chctober 1.?Special to the * * WJliff. A Yankee corps acjvanceck across the Vaughn Road towards Squirrel Level Road * Yesterday, and dislodged our forces from their * . . ^ . breastwork at People's Pond, four miles from 1 ' the city, qpd distant one and a half miles from their former lines. Our forces resisted strenu 'ousljf, bat were overpowered. Hampton : cheeked and forced them Lack. The battle pro4 grossed hotly, but favorably. Tbo> enemy hfts been driveu hack, and the works taken from us * K on People's Pond have beer, retaken. 1200' prisoners were captured?among them several ' Colonels and other officers. Flanked by superior ouinbers, we Vere compelled to fall back, with a loss 01 one piece ot cannon, and 30 killed and wounded. After this advantage the enemy pressed forward in the direction of Bbrdentown, but were met at Gen. Robt* H. Jones'plantation, by "Wilcox. Most of the prisoners have arrived in the city. The kee.loss very heavy. Onrs not yet known, bnt comparatively slight. Some fighting has taken place this morning, but th^ enemy still holds the captured works. Richmond, Oct. 1, 5 p. m.?The $neray after having taken onr breastworks, pressed forward two miles, until met "and driven back upwards of a mile by our forces. This morning our forces attacked the enemy and snoceeded in dislodging him from his position in our breastworks, which they bad taken, but we failed to retake the whole of the Torks. "We captured 400 prisoners. The enemy's loss in the fight yesterday was very heavy. Oar generals say it was only,surpassed at the slaughter at SpottSylvania. The forces principally engaged were 5th and 9th army corps. The enemy bad been running cars along the line of their fight * ' ^ * ,1 ? T m*-- . < ' i* '" yl ' ' .. if i i all' night?reinforcing them heavily. Rain fell heavily all last night, and the fight was renewed this looming. Our cavalry has been engaged (Spring all day yesterday and to-day-^capturing a large number of prisoners. The fight is going on well, and good results anlici pated. Our loss has thus far been very slight, j About 600 prisoners arrived last evening. Our j forces attacked the enemy who bad obtained; possession of Fort Harrison, and the works were retaken, and drbve them back some distanee, capturing 1000 prisoners. The fighting was renewed this morning, but the firing has nehrly ceased at this hour; Revolts not yet kndtrn. Richmond, Oct; 2.?FortsGilmore and John 3dn have shelled battety Harrison nearly all day 5 otherwise all is quiet at the front. Onr troops, on exterior lines, are in fine spirits. RlCHMoyb, Oct. 3.?The Petersburg Express <! ?f to-day says: Information was- received yes ntvluT? tViaf a train nf Ynnkpp art.illprv r.rh'fesed i " - ? ?J pontoon bridges from north to south side of fames River. It is not belieVed that any infantry troops have recrossed. The Express dso says our loss, including prisoners, is esti-1 Dated at five thousand. Richmond, Oct. 3.?The Washington Chrortxle of the 28th has Nashville despatches which lays : Elk Ridge post was evacuated by the gdr ison on the 26lb, Forrest took possession.? lelegraihs from St. Louis say Prices arm^ eathed Fafrnington on the ' 25th?his main orce St Fredfcricktown. Prices plans as yet ire unknown ; he seems to be massing troops n Arcadia Valley. Gen. Mewer is still moving iorth on Prices rear. Richmond Oct 4.?Official despatches from 3en Echols, dated Saltville, Oct. 3d, says : We vliipped the enemy badly yesterday. He rexeatcd in confusion, leaving his dead and woun led in our hatiij9. Among th-m is ling ben. j jood. Amqng their forces were two or three egimcnts of negroes,- who were badly cut up. Reserves and detailed men acted splendidly. Enemy's forces about six thousand. We are in lot pursuit. FR02? TtlE WEST. Richmond, Oct. 3.?Forrest reports from lehr Pulaski Tennessee on the 27th, that he incceeded the day before in capturing four ;rains, three block houses, the fort- at Elk Ridge and about fifty prisoners, without the oss of a maty and had entirely destroyed the ail road from Decatur to Pulaski, with fHe arge Railroad bridges. It will tctjuirc sixty lavs to rrnlarfi tlio satna. The same afternoon le drove the enemy (after fighting him all day) nto fortifications at Pulaski, where Rossaoi with a largo force, is veil fortified. His loss )n the 27th, 100 wounded?that of the enemy nuch heavier. The enemy is concentrating leavily against him. Guiffin, Oct. 4.?All accounts agree thrtt jdn. Hood's army is well in the rear of Atlanta. It is reported positively that we hold everything between Vining and Marietta. A brigade of Yankee cavalry come out to Fairburn on the West Point Road yesterday, and attacked the commaud of Gen. Iverson, who fell back, after losing one or two killed and wounded. They are reported at Fnyetteville this morning, bat the lines are down. Prisoners taken in'that fight say no trains have arrived at Atlanta for six days. Military men here believe that Sherman's army will be forced to abandon Atlanta and Cut its ttay put id a very few days. ? FROM VIRGINIA. Petersburg, Oct. 2.?Telegrams received yesterday, in representing that our forces had for a while recaptured and then relinquished a portion of our breastworks, captured from the cavalry on Friday, is calculated to mislead.? The facts arc, our infantry charged and drove the enemy from the line of breastworks which they bad thrown up tin advance of otir last works?these our forces held yesterday, with a lrfrge number of the enemy's killed and wounded, but relinquished possession last night, and fell back a short distance. No further effort was made to dislodge the Cfiefciy from- the lost works near "Fort McRaef. Yesterday evening the enemy's cavalry pressed forward still further on our right, some eight miles below betei driving back our cavalry some distance. Our 0 V-.t l J ; cavalry however being.reitiforced, reformed, and after a hard fight; drove the enemy back and reestablished t?e lines from which for a while, onr men had beert dislodged. Daring the uii I . '1"... ~-i 'J'"1",. i" 1 1 fight our cavalry captured about t*o hundred prisoners. Our loss slight?that of the enemy heavy. Among the- slain is GeD. Dunovant and Dr. John Fontaine, Hampton^ Medical Director. Our losses since Thursday are not over seven hundred. Our cavalry lost one piece of artillery, when dislodged from Fort McRae, on Friday morning. Total number of prisoners captured thus far, amounts to seventeen hundred. The enemy have been shelling nnr nnsitinn near t.he Scene of ODerationS' for last few days, and for several hoars this forenoon, but amounted to nothing. Fighting may be renewed at any moment. Petersburg, Oct. S.?No fighting to-day, and no-change in position. The Yankee forces was busy running trains along their lines all last night, as if reinforcing. Their army also cheered a good deal last night; It is the impression tlmt the enemy intends to move On our lines. Our troops are in fine spirits, and ready for the enemy. Rain falling this evening; Northern news. Richmond, Oct. 4.?St. Louis Telegrams Of the 29th says Potosi was occupied by the rcb els the previous night. Smith's headquarters vrero at Desota where ho is receiving reinforcements. Nashville despatches of the 29th say Forrest did not attack the Yankees at Pulaski but moved towards Farmville. Gold in New York on the 28th 201. Richmond,- Oct. 4.?The Washington Chronicle has despatches of 1st, dated Chaffins the 29th. Ords corps advanced this morning and carried very strong fortifications and line of entrenchments at Chaffins Farm, with some 15 pieces of artillery and 800 prisoners.. Ord wounded in the leg dangerously. Barney advanced at the same time from Deep Bottom^ and carried the New Market road entrenchN i i* . i n? l nients, ana is now marcmng lowarcis k,icumood. St. Louis telegrams of the 30th say Ewell is closely pursued to Harrison's Station, and the Railroad is cut north of that place. Escaped prisoners report Pilot Knob still held by the rebels. Nashville telegrams of the 30th report Forrest at Fayfetteville, on the night of the 28th. This morning no communication South ofMur frfifcsboro. FROM PETERSBURG. Petersburg, Oct. 4.?The enemy aYe busy fortifying a new position near Fort McCrae;? They have shokn no disposition to advance todnt: r>r necsihH Ohr wort*. All VPIV Otlict alonf? ~"J v" j l a the lines to-day. Persons from Grant's rear say-he has moved everything and every man iip to the breast works, ahd the country behind his lines uncovered. By his last move Grant gnihed one rtiile in the direction of south side railroad. The enemys losses in the fights of Thursday, Friday and Saturday estimated at 4000?our not one fifth of these fiigures. fromHobile. Mobile, Oct 3.?Special despatches to the Register from Scnatobia, Oct. 3. The Memphis Bulletin of the 30th contains St Louis despatches, and papefs of the 1st inst., which report great excitement in St. Louis. Price is 'reported within 24 miles of the city?his force estimated at 35000. Cape Giradau is reported captured". A large force surrendered at Pilot Knob last Monday after heavy fighting. A train of the North Missouri Railrod was cap tared, in the capture 20 Yankees were taken and shot. Rosencrantz has issued an order calling out the militia?12000 arc under arms in St. Louis. A. J. Smith is fifty miles south of St. Louis watching Price's movements.? Large numbers of refugees from South Missouri had reached St. Louis. Twelve boat loads of troops had left Mempbis bound up the river.? Hatch and Grierson, with 20p0 men had gono after Forrest. Wihslow'a cavalry had crossed into Aj-kansas, in pursuit of Price.? Nashville dates of the 26th say that Forrest was destroying all the bridges on the railroad,and telegraphic communication was stopped on both routes. Heavy fighting on'the 27th.? Rossan reports that Forrest retired during the night with a loss 'of 200. Passengers who arrived at Memphis on Saturday evening, report that Forrest had captured Pulaski, a/id it would take several weeks to repair the Railroads. Nashville dates of the 27th report Rossau retiring on Maysville, and Forrest destroying bridges and trestles. There is. a fight going on near PulasHi. All quiet in Mobile. The people of Texas'*# looking for' an afjtack cn' Galveston.' f II I in iiiT. . ' a " Lo^t Forever.?An old pfpei;- thft ioilowihg item, which we hope may operate as a caution to others to guard against similar losses : " Lost, the ofher day, shmeirhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever. ' ANNOUNCEMENTS. Mr. Editor:' You will please announce' the following gentleman as candidates for re-electien to thtf House> of Representatives, from Kershaw District, at the ensuing election in October, and oblige their friends: * , . Afajor J. if. DESAUSSUrilS. Capt D. D. PERRY. ' ^ Juljl Ma. Editor: As the timo is approaching when tbti % people of Kershaw Diatriot, will have to select, those who will represent them, in the ensuing Legislature - we reapeotfully recommend the followiug gontlfemfen as a candidates. For Senator. Maj. A. iOTKIN For Representatives. Maj. J. m. DeSAUSSURE, Capt. W. Z. LE1TNER. Br inserting the above, you will oblige April 16. if ANY VOTERS. For Representative. "We are authorized to announce Col. A. D. GOODWYNj as a candidate for the Legislature at the enat- ? ing election. April 22 If For Representative. We are authorizod to annouuce Col.W.R. TAYLO& as a candidate for the Legislature at the ensuing lection. t?..o in tf Mr. Editor: You will please announnoe Capt "WILLIAM CLYBURN, as a candidate for re-election as clerk of-the Court of Common Pleas, for Kershaw District, and oblige MANY FRIENDS. AdiiI 15. TOBACCO, SEGARS, and WRITING M, Wholesale and retail, at S. A. BENJAMIN'S. April 4 School Notice. TIIE EXERCISES OF MRS. PECK'S SCHOOL fur bOy's and girls, will t be re"rjztsumed at the Academy formerly occupied yryijj!? hy Miss DeNoon, next building to thb GSZr Methodist parsonage, on tho 1st Monday in October. * Terms made known on application. SeDt. 27 . tf' Election Notice. In Pursuance of law, THE POLLS WILL. bo opened nt the precincts stated below, on Tues^ day after the second Monday in October next, being the eleventh day for the election of one Senator, ana two members of the House of Representatives from Kershaw District to the General Assembly. The polls will bo opened at nine o'clock a. m., and kbpt open, without intermission, until four o'clock p. m.,, when the ballots will be counted, the rbsiilt ascertained, and a certificate thereof signed by the managers, ami brought by them or one oftheni to Camden on Wednesday 12th inst. The election will be held by the following managers : Camden?John S Moroney, C A McDouald, Wm McKain. f Cureton's Mill?Frederick Bowen, James Team, Emanuel Parker. Flat Rock?Jesse Truesdel, JnmeS Fletcher, Geo R Miller. Buffoloe?Wm Mungo, Gillam Sowell, JesSe Horton. Lyzenby?Jno McGougan, Daniel McCaskill, Donald McDonald. ' . * Schrock's Mill?B T McCoy, Alex McLeod, Harmon Arrants. w Goodwin's Store?Benjamin Cook, John B MicklQ, James H Vaughn. ? i , ? Liberty Hill-*?A D Jones, Jr., L J Fattoreon, R B Cunningham. Sept. 27 2 c I Lamp Chimneys and Wicks FOR S a LE BY D. D. HOCOI'T. September 1 tf Election. ON TUESDAY AFTER THE SECOND MONDAY in October, next, an election will be held, at the usual election precintS, for Clerk of tho Court of Kerabaw District by reason of tho expiration of the term of the present incumbent. Giveu under my hand and deal of office at Camden this second day of September, A. D. 1864. W. CLYBURN, Sept. 9 4tw. C. C. C. P. & G. S. Garden Seeds. A SMALL .SUPPLY OF THE FOLLOWING ~ jj- o?j k ?,* Vnot hflfirw JL JL uarueu oeeun a; o iui omc Early York, Drumhead, Savoy and Enfield Cabbage; Yellow Dutch, White Stone and Red Norfolk Turnips Beets, Carrot and Parsnip; . . These Seed were imported by the Confederate Got ernment, and are believed to be fresh and gonuine. ?ALSO? Rata Baga, Wbito Norfolk and country Turnip. July 29 ? \ 4