The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-19 00:00:00

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, Friday Evening.
The Cunard Royal Mail steamer China from New
York on the 7th inst. has arrived.

The following are the latest official despatches
published :

" War Department, Washington, Sept. 3, 8 p.m.
"No intelligence from Atlanta later than my
telegram of last night has beenreceived. The tele-
graphic lines between Nashville and Chattanooga
were broken last night by Wheeler, and we have
had nothing south of Nashville to-day. This ac-
counts for the absence of later information from
Atlanta. No doubt is entertained of the correct-
ness of the reports received last night, which came
from two independent sources, besides the official
despatch from General Slocum. Unofficial reports
this evening from Nashville state that the damage
done by Wheeler to the railroad will be speedily
repaired, and that Wheeler had retreated, General
Rosseau being in pursuit ; that in an engagement
between Rosseau and Wheeler's forces the rebel
General Kelly was mortally wounded and is in our
hands.

"EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
" To MajoreGeneral Dix." _ _

" Sept. 4.
" The following telegram from General Grant
hvs just been received :

" ' City Point, Sept. 3.

" ' I have received a, Richmond paper to-day. It
contains a rumour of a battle at Atlanta, but says
the War Department, having no official information,
declines to form an opinion from the rumours. I
have no doubt, however, that Sherman bas gained
a great success there. Before the despatch of last
night was received, announcing the occupation of
Atlanta by our troops, the fact was known to our
pickets. The rebels halloed over to our men that
Sherman had whipped Hood, that the latter had
lost 40,000 men, and that our troops were in Atlanta.
All quiet here.
__

" U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-General.
"' Hon. E. M. Stanton:

" Our south-western telegraph line continues
down, and this, with a heavy storm that commenced
in the afternoon, and is still prevailing beyond
Louisville, may damage the line so as to hinder the
arrival of details from Atlanta for a day or two.
"EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
"Major-General Dix."

" Sept. 4.

"General Sherman's official report of the capture
of Atlanta has just been received by this depart-
ment. It is dated 26 miles south of Atlanta, 6
o'clock yesterday morning, but was detained by the
breaking of the telegraph lines mentioned in my
despatch of last night. As already reported, the
army withdrew from about Atlanta, and on the
30th had make a break of the East Point-road, and
reached a good position from which to strike the
Macon-road. The right (Howard) near Jonesbo-
rough, the left (Schofield) near Rough and Ready,
and the centre (Thomas) at Couch's. Howard found
the enemy in force at Jonesborough, and intrenched
his troops, the salient within half a mile of the rail-
road. The enemy attacked him at 3 p.m., but was
easily repulsed, leaving his dead and wounded.
Finding strong opposition on the road, I advanced
the left and centre rapidly to the railroad, made a
good lodgment, and broke it all the way from the
Rough and Ready down to Howard's left, near
Jonesborough, and by the same movement I inter-
posed my whole army between Atlanta and the part
of the enemy intrenched in and around Jonesbo•
rough. We made a general attack on the enemy at
Jonesborough on the lst of September, the 14th
Corps, General Jeff C. Davis, carrying the works
handsomely, with 10 guns and about 1,000 prison-
ers. In the night the enemy retreated south, and
we have followed him to another of his hastily
constructed lines near Lovejoy's station. Hood at
Atlanta, finding me on his road, the only one that
could supply him, and between him and a consider-
able part of his army, blew up his magazines in
Atlanta, and left in the night time, when the 20th
Corps, General Slocum, took possession of the place.
So Atlanta is ours, and fairly won. Since the sth
of May we have been in one constant battle or skir-
mish, and need rest. Our losses will not exceed
1200, and we have possession of over 300 rebel dead,
250 wounded, and over 1,500 well.

" W. T. SHERMAN,
MajoroZieneral.
" Maj or. Gen. Dix, New York."
_ . .

"A later despatch from General Slocum, dated
at Atlanta last night (the 3d) at 9 p.m., states that
the enemy destroyed seven locomotives and 81 cars
loaded with ammunition, small arms and stores, and
left 14 pieces of artillery, most of them uninjured,
and a large number of small arms. Deserters are
constantly coming into our lines.

"EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War."
" Sept. 6, 8 p.m.
"In honour of the capture of Atlanta Grant yes.
terday ordered a salute to be fired with spotted
guns from every battery bearing upon the enemy.
Nothing has been received by the department from
Atlanta since the 4th !net., nor anything south of
Nashville, on account of the derangement of the
telegraph lines by the prevailing lines. No move.
ments of importance have taken place in the She•
nandoah Valley.
"EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
Major-General Dix."

"8 10 p.m.

" A despatch from General Grant, just received,
gives a statement from the Itichmond Examiner of
this morning, that John Morgan was surprised and
killed, and his staff captured at Grenville, Tennes-
see, yesterday. An unofficial despatch received by
this department this morning from Lexington,
states that General Gillen had officially reported
the surprise and defeat of Morgan at Greeneville;
that him Mergau was killed and the staff captured;