The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-22
OUR CAVALRY AGAIN AT WORK,
change in Military Commanders nj Mo.
bilc-GcneraI FruuIHItn GRrdner Placed
I'm chief Command. Nc.

biIc-GcneraI FruuItItn Gnrduer Placed
I'm chief Command, Nc.
From tjs Ejripoyi b. GH.jtsr, A.gstl.
The most important news from Mobile Is that
General Frank Gardner has assumed the Chief
command of the District Of the Gulf. General
Gardner was born in New York, and appointed
to West Point from Iowa. He made gallant
defense Of Port Hudson, but finally was obliged
to surrender il. He remained prisoner In The
enemy hands until he was exchanged, on the
ith instant, at Charleston, whittier he had been
sent with iilty odd other officers, to be subjected
to the fire OF our forts, in retaliation for our ex-
posing Q similar number of Yankee officers in the
city Of Charleston.
MoBTLE, August 7.-Major-Geuerll Frank
Gardner assumed command OF the District Of the
Gull to-day. The people are pleased with him.
TROOPS LANDED AT NoNrFosr.
Yesterday evening the enemy landed az Mon
trose in tive launches. Our cavalry fred on them
and killed and wounded several. The enemy
rotirehlast night.
THE PRISONERS.
Major Carroll, agent OF exchange, returned
from the Federal fleet after sending of letters
and packages to the Dauphin Island prisoners.
Hopes are entertained OF their early exchange.
MOVEMENTS OF TIE ENEMY.
force Of the enemy from Pensacola esti-
mated at two thousand, crossed the PegdidO river
yesterday, advancing towards Mobile bay. All
quiet III thC uas'
ruE BAn At MOBILE CROSSED BY uIE FEDERAL
MONITORS AND GUSBOATs-rHE FIRE OPENED
OK THE BATTERIES WITHOUT RrsyLI, ETC.
rr5m hs Richmond Etya.Gt,, .itguJ. 10.
Two Yankee monitors and i've gunb1a.s have
crossed the bar at Mobile and opened fire on our
batteries without result. 50 long vs. they fail 10
pass our obstruction, Mobile is in NJ danger Of
being sheled.
Operations of SbermRn's CayRIrS-The
Railro"d ASoin Cut s"nth oi tus"t"-
menIs i'm Mississippi, etc.
From h5 Richmond Er1mLlsr, tuyHrlg.
ATLANTA, Ca, August l5.-The part Of the
enemy's cavalry that passed through Decatur
last evening, after reaching Cobbs Mills, re-
turned at night 10 is supposed TO bo only
reconnaissance
Another party which moved simultaneously
from Owl creek church struck the Atlanta AMI
West Point Railroad ut Fdirburl, burned the
depot and tore mp the track N several places,
They then Withdrew three miles and went int
camp. The force is vlriUusly estimated a. from
two thousand to five thousand. Ihy track has
since been repaircd; but train, am not allowed
TO Iun, in consequence OF the proximity o. the
enemy.
along the lines The cncmy's artillery is re-
markaby quiet which is generally attributed ID
a scarcity OF ammunition, caused y tAe IGtcrrlp-
Jion of his communications. BG' few smells were
thrown into the city last night one set fire % a
frame house on Peach Tree street. Los, small.
TsEcoNn DE-lRTeE.l
AlIANTA, August 1.-THE cuomy's cavalry
retired from the vicinity of Auburn, a pOr'iOn
crossing the river near CaT'pbslltjn. Trains
are running rs usull.
The enemy Is buslly engaged terrifying on the
moth side Of the Chl,tghOochee, Principally along
the Powder Spring and CampG-i,tOr roads, in the
vicinity OF SWectwatcr.
Everything is remarkably gU'e, along The font.
The enemy opened lire upon the city from
another gun, supposed to be siAty-iour-
FOUNDER, planted on the Marietta road. \ SLOW
lire was kept up all night, resulting IN the killing
Of one person.
It is generally believed that the Western and
Atlanta rOad was cut at Ackwlrth by9 portion @.
our cavalry on the 18Th. News from nat GUAR
ter is anXiOusly looked for. .,,,
MERIDIAN, Miss. August I.-lorcss stil
maintains his position near AODsv,le. IheIe
has been no forward demonstration Of the enemy
reported. The Yankees arc committing many
outragcs on the people, pcaccablc citizens being
killed. Governor Clarke has called every able-
bodied man to assist in driving the enemy back.
REBEL CAPTURES OF UNION RAIDERS.
F,og the Richmond Examiner AUgual9
By private letter from headquarters at Atlanta
we learn tie agreeable fact that Of the numerous
Yankee raiders sent against the different
Georgia railroads In the latter part Of last month,
we had CAPTURED and secured $500. On the ~ IA
instant over 1900 had been received at Anderson
vile.
The same letter speaks most cheeringly of the
situation at Atlanta, aud says there is no dOub,
of General Hoods ability TO hold II.