The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-15
4 IEEdIRS In GEORGIA

The latest Georgia papers give us some additional
accounts OF interest from that quarter. letter
from Lovejoys station, dated the 9th to the Griffin
Rebel, speaking of the ten days truce, says;
Two well-known citizens of Atlanta, Mr.. ]. r.
Crews, railroad ticket agent, and Mr.. James Ball
arrived at headquarters to-day from that city, under
ilag-ot-trucc, bearing messages from Sherman -
| They brought lettcts from General Sherman and
Mayor Calhoun, OF Atlanta, in relation to Southern
citizens remaining i'll Atlanta after the evacuation OF
that city by,our array.
! General Sherman's letter notifies General Hood
that every white citizen must remove from that city
within the space OF two weeks and proposes ar
usticc of ten days for the transportation across
the lines Of such may elect to South. An
order has been issued from the Federal headquar-
terS in Atlanta directing the removal of all citizens
either to some point north ot the Tennessee river
hot less than tive miles from the line OF the rail-
road, south OF the Federal lines The reasons
given tor this nhunan and unprecedented military
order is that General Sherman declines to furnish
subsistence TO these unfortunates and that they
must seek support elsewhere than within the yci-
mage Of his garrison and encampmcnt.
General Hoods reply was, i'll substance that the
proposed almistlce offered no alternative, and he
was compelled to accept 1t with protest against
the inhumanity and barbaIity of driving from their
own homes whole community OF detenceless and
unfortunate citizens.
The exodus OF those citizens who decide to come
South will commence Monday, from which day
the ten days arnlstice will date. General Hood
will send up sufficient number of wagons for then
transportation to this end of the railroad The i'm
preston is general that Sherman determines to
vert the Gate City into military camp and garri-
SON. Mayor CAlhoun's letter to General Hood gives
saddenng and pathetic narration of the condition
of the people.
There is very little army news of interest The
Federal General Thomas, with three army corps is
in Atlanta, while Schoeld holds Decatur and another
Federal commander, whose name not hbered
holds East Point
Our advance to-day is beyond Jonesboro. Love-
JOY is still the military telegraphic station. The
camp is tranquil and the troops continue i'll cheerful
spirits. 1t reported that the Federis have pro-
posed an exchange of prisoners at this point.
Federal files to the 9th instant have been received
here under flag Of truce. The Chattanooga Ga
=ete Of the 9th has dispatches from General Steed
man, dated Tuilahoma, 5th, announcing that Wheel
ers forces had been dispersed and that the road
clear through to Nashville, would be III running
order the next day. General Milligan, Supervisor
OF state Banks had been arrested by heeiers men
near Lebanon, but was released. Jordan Stokes was
also arrested and the Ga@ette concludes she is now
i'll a fair way of having radical ideas knocked into
him. provided he escapes from his amiable captors VI
Joshua Ellis, living in Walker county, Georgia,
was carried under arrest to Chattanooga, and, re-
| fusing to take the oath, was sent North
The same paper states that the city of Atlanta
was surrendered by the Mayor to portion OF the
Twentieth army corps, and General Slocum tooh
formal possession the same day, the Mayor only
asking that private property should be spared Int
have left with the exception of few negroes
and some few women
The Rebel, commenting upon Sherman's occupa
| ton Of Atlanta, says:
The possession of Atlanta and the retreat of oul
| army to Jonesboro, will enable Sherman to draw
supplies from the abandoned territOryprovided ht
is not interrupted in his thieving operations; but
that is all he has gained 1t is apprehended by
that sherman will repair the three railroads running
into Atlanta from the south and west, place strong
guards upon them TO protect them, and thus be en-
ablei to throw his army iii any and every direction
through the country as may suit his purposes and
whims.
This theory presumes that generals al
going to sleep and that our soldiers will remain
quietly i'll camp and sec the whole country oveITun
Unless We much mistaken, the Yankees will
have as much as they can do TO keep the Western
and Atlantic road, which is their main dependence
| open, without attempting 10 run aud guard thret
other roads Into u hostile country We imagine thai
it will be Shermais object to keep his forces well to-
] nasse rather than to dribble them out At water.
I tanks and bridges.