Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-02
FROM ATLANTA.
coRSE5roS1Ssc.r rr Tn" l:icaH0ND s%aGIRER.
ATL.NTA. Gh. Auau-S %. 1861

ALBANIA. GH., Aasu-t %, 1864.
The ras. g.: Gayr. in Xxi. 0sl'asuc7At c:tT.
have not bean !rAua.s with ruary inctar,s Of
interest. The incssaeus p;cEet firing. the con
slant shrinking Of shslls--Hhch occasionally
kills wo.usn, shild or negro in The city the
rumhiipg tt aa amhuisnco-row enl then
bearing wounded snl';er t. ths hospital -ars
oil tLa. break tho G!nlG.t i;,bb::.h-like a:i!l-
pess.
The ci,iz9rs VIA haYa renaiusi have con-
ssruated, in tLeir yards, hcInb rro:f ee:iarr
in which their caai:,iss live. aTL hy which
they are tiFMtra'!y proi@5'fi ffp:a the shells
She7nsn, after Lt.fir; t:.iiei il. hsn;tnml4s
to turn cur a.tiks, Ani EoilsI in every effort 10
carry any portion Of ucr line, u:or;i6sd :.n4
chagrined, is coa'ncl;si to coaten: !inr:rif
with shelling the city, burning tho re:idoreos
within his lines, and tendiag Cut ri,:.;;n; par
ties, to bs captured - ccr 2:iYa;!y. All :,ses
we'll With VA. Our i:H2s :.T1 g'csiii ' ac-
quired con6denan in E:,nne":ra%. ,.:il n the
capacity ard a'';!:y 9f ;;,r:: G:c e.:i srcn .ao
first day Of ,hs i'nu,LGr,tnti.', nni!i .a%, Ike
the glorious army eC H;rfieia. lasy -r.ari
defeat as impossible. t?'s T,n:aeY, un :hc
contrary, evinue much lc.s Inclination. ;s ~
sault thaa at irss, AID arn svi.ieat)y 3aflsd
anlMi.asa. Il re, :::r!;
don't know wha. - do.
No ofso;al ir;ci!;goues hA4 bee, rsce;esi
from General Wheeler, but i. i believed by
all tha: lie ia bus'ly enssgod ies.:ai;n: tho
railroad il sl:rmsn's rsur. Prisoners and
desertc:o represent him u: carrying Cn tho
work Of destruction without interruption, and
as having 2Iptur,d 8 number Of trains, many
prisoners nni cG,i!e.
A few da7+ since staff cfdc,r Of Gal::-.i
Howard, wa now commands q clrpG in 6CT
front, was cp.n.ur,d while .ccanncj:ering II.
front of his riaSat line. Ii, s'a:es ;h4s ,!.cy
had had only :.'.H rations for o week. sn'i !ha!
there had b"2T IL train through for live days.
This indicaSv, 'iu.' Wheslos is =: work.
On Last Fir ir." rtrsy OF raiders, eetiina.cG
at from tyr 81 i::ii': thousand. passed around
our left tt,1z, .Gf ,ha pusrcae, IL !! way sup
posed. of re&:hing and i's:-Oyins tho Macon
and Wos-frt. 9,:rosi. DC: cavalry Was soon
in pursuit., and d brigade u infautry sent
down tho road.
General RoaS. who had already reached
Jonesboro', Was attacked by greatly superior
force and compelled 10 re:t.s. Ths enemy TT
onos occupied the village, buried several resi-.
denoes and destroyed tho freight depot. i
detachment of several hundr:,'i. from n" maib
force of the enemy, reached sls ra;!rr-. :i::.r
Bear Creek and destroyed uous;:;i::Iun tr'.:n
on its way down
On Saturday morlirs 0nnerai Armstrong
attacked the force which mad occupied Jones
boro', and routed it. In his retreat the enc
my encounter ed Reynolds Arkansas brigade,
where severe fight took place. TO sns,nY
retreated precipitatcly, 'e.s;;.2 fE} o. nis
dead on thr field. We c:r;;rai hLout iut
hundred ~ .s.lcrs. EhoS ::hs an9taa. l:iirE
party COIL to ::ri":. III, railroad :s+ hsrn
Repaired a:t: 10 tr.i... nr. ~"
running se;;albriy. Ia. oh.rnut.i u: TIE :,ii.
road DO tw cen ;lia ,.:;.oc aud Macon is such.
that it is very diiii:u:t n ipiure it to such sn
extens td;. Il r.n;,n3 III repaired In u very
short tim, ..s ;a*:, ARE Mother trestie work
nor bridgel bstween these two points
1t is bslevsi in Official oireles today shat
we will bo attacked this evening or tomorrow.
If Sherman's communications have been in
terrupted, and no doubt thsy have. be innss
either retreat or capture supplies. Shonld te
decide upo1 the lattsr alternative. no will fled
General Hood prepared, and auxious to meet
him, but I cannot believe that hs will assail
uB in our works. Tho mail is abons to leave.
In hests CEpEIC