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Late Southern News.

Rumerel Peace Movement by General
rhernan-Rebel Version Of the attlo
RAID, he.
Richmond papers d the 18Th publish dispatches
from Macon Sept l,th. which indirectly confirm
the reports received from loyal sources OF the pro-
grcss Of peace negotiations bctween Gen. shcr-
man and the political leaders OF Gso~gs,
Moron, SPIT TIA -Rumors are rife to-day, that
Genera, sherman has sent an informal request To-
Governor Brown, Vcc-Prcsdcnt Stevens and II.
v. johnson, IN come 20 Atlsnta opd confer nth
Aim on the subject Of p,acc. Five hundred enicd
families have arrived within our lines from Allan.
Ia. Their condition Ia most dcplorsblc. special
exchs nse Of = 40 prisoners has been agreed upon
by Generals IIool aud Sherman. and 100 Yankees
will he sent forward tonight for the purpose
Macon, SEPT. l6th.--Psrties arrived here from
Atlsuis say thst great numbers Of shermAn's army
going home, and that 1000 are slrcady gone.
aud more arc following. their torn of service bcins
out. The whole situation hero looks well. Yester-
day wac Observed by the people IS day OF fast
ing and prayer
The ES.NIs-r edi,orially n,hides to the "rr,cc"
movement, and states;
II Sherman sent any such mcssnge, be muH Ne
de,uded into the idea that in capturing Atlanta he
has suljugated the State We trus, be will he
roughly awakened from this deluson.
The EnAMNEa publishes the following news Of
army operations a, Petersburg.
HHApouA prrrs Army oy NonrHRsl
NiB0fNiA, SEPT. IL, 1904.
Hon j. A Se&don Sec 81 war:
At daylight yesterday the enemy's skirmish line.
west Of the Jerusalem Plank Road was driven In
upon his cntrrnchments along their whole extent.
Ninety prisoners were taken by us IN the operation
At the same hour Gen. Hampton sttacked the enc
my's position north Of the Norfolk Railroad, near
Sycamore Church, and captured about 800 prison.
er-, some arms and wagons and n large number Of
horses and $500 cattle. Gen. Gregg attacked Gen
Hampton on his return IN tho afternoon At bel.
chess NH, on the Jerusalem Plank Road, but WA
repn'sed and driven back. Everything was brought
of safely. Our entire loss does not exceed ffty
men. X. y. IUs
We are informed that General Hampton s,sItod
for point on James River, south 81 City pint,
where Ne had learned the cattle were on pasture
but while on the march he Intercepted letter. i'd
dressed " Grant, which contained the inform ,tion
| that the cattle had bccn removed 70 Sycamore
church. The letter also assured Grant that the
heeves wer~ ~ very superior quality, and cx-
pressed aIprehens.o ns that the grazing in Prince
| l'eoree would 10 insufficient. General Hampton
changed his route according TO the information
given by the intercepted cpis'le. The affair on
THURSDAY, IN which thu enemy attempted recon-
nosssnce IN the direction Of Poplar Spring church,
| was much more Uncomfortable snd insight fican,
,hsn we had been led to suppose. II any fighting
took place on this part Of the line west ~ the
| Weldon Rslroad--'t was n m riNing character
| "a n be beneath General Lees notice. This raid
Of General Uamp,on's Is one NJ the boies and most
brilliant things Of the var, Leaving RoNn''
Petersburg, psssed behind Grant and ,onk his
beeves nom . position Immediately IN the roar NJ
the centre NJ his llne. Sycamore church. the point
at which the capture n cattle, prisoners, &c. was
made, is about is miles south BY ess, of Prio,
| George Courthouse.
News from other sources 10 unimportsni. A No.
bile dispatch, Sept. 18th, s,ates;
| The Yankee gunhost Selma, formerly Confede.
| rste, anchored on Wednesday night near one Of
| our batteries the eastern shore Al daylight
| yesterday morning she was opened on By the bat
NoyG aty Sxut. han ahA n
Tho three Yankee guubosts that went up Fish
RIVER on Sunday last stole SIX thousand feet Of
lumber. number Of cattle, and destroyed the fur
niturc Al hillsrnith and Patlcr.