The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-10-01
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The bark OnIDard arrived yesterday. after a long
passage Of three weeks. having Ieft San Francisco on
the 9th. The following is a summary of her news
From Grant.
HEaD0uARrERs Army OF THE PoToaAc, Sept. A.
The rebel pickets refuse 70 believe that Atlanta has
fallen. They have been very friendly lately. They
have their pockets filed with JEFF. Davis proclama-
ton, Offering protection and safe conduct to deserters.
They hope largely tc reduce our ranks By this dodge.
They beg all the eatables they can get from our men
given greenbacks and tobacco in exchange.
September th.-Las night our batteries along the
entire line opened and saluted the enemy for an hour,
in honor Of the fell Of Atlanta
New YORK, Sept. The Tribune special from
Wilbur's Headquarters on the 9th says. the Dutch
Gap Canal is so far complete that it's success is beyond
question. The river will be taught a new and better
channel or how much value as a military expedi-
emit the canal will be remains TO be seen. Ii will by
no means open the river to Richmond. The rebel
~gunboats are now a mile or two above il, Fort Drury
il also above il. and beyond there may be other OBJ
structious in the channel. However, by means Of il
we shall faux the Rowland House Battery. which IL
almost as formidable as Drury Bluff, and shall cut
OF six miles OF river.
From Sherman.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 6--The Richmond papers say.
that in the battle near Atlanta our troops were first
repulsed, but they finally drove the enemy back with
heavy loss, including three Generals, Anderson,
Patton aud Hsrdee.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 6.-OHicial dispatches received
at Nashville. announce that in the late fight before
Atlanta the rebels lost three thousand, killed and
wounded, with two thousand prisoners, including a
Brigadier-Genersl ten guns and a large amount of
camp ~equipage- Our loss was triding. The rebels
were retreating in great haste. Official Information
from the front dated Sunday. seventeen miles below
Atlanta, represents Sherman as pushing rapidly
Southwards.
WASHINGTON, Sept. This Department is still
without dispatches from south Of Nashville. II is
supposed to be SherEian's design to withdraw his
advance columns and give his army n rest in Atlanta;
establish himself securely there and restore the rail
road communication, now broken by Wheeler and
Forrest, before making another advance.
New YoEK, Sept. S-The following is Hoods ac-
count Of how he was whipped
"On August 30tb, the enemy made a Judgement
across the Flint River, near Jonesboro. We attacked
them there on the evening Of the 3lst with two corps,
but failed to dislodge them. This made il necessary
TO abandon AtlInts. which was done on the night Of
the 1st OF September Our loss on the evening of
the 3ist was small. On the evening OF the LIST of
September. Gen. Hnrdee's corps in position at Jones
boTo, was assaulted by a superior force Of the enemy,
being outaanked, and compelled to withdraw during
the night with the loss of eight guns. The enemy's
prisoners report their loss very severe.
(Signed) HOOP"
LOUISVILLE, Sept. SIN answer to n request that
General Sherman would give us details Of his late
operations before Atlanta, we have received the fol-
lowing
"On August 25tb. pursuant to a plan of which
n w Il department "A luhJ WIS., IL leUt the
Twentieth Corps at Chattahoochie Bridge. and with
the balance of the Army drew of from the siege
and, using considerable srtihce to mislead the enemy,
moved rapidly south, reached the West Point Rail-
road near Fairborn on the 9th, broke up twelve
miles Of il. and then moving east, my right ap-
preached the Macon Road near JOnesboro, my left
being near Rough and Ready. The enemy attacked
the right wing of the Army Of the Tennessee and
was completely beaten on the 3lst. During the COM
bat I pushed my left Of the centre rapidly to the
railroad, above and between Rough aud Ready and
Jonesboro. On the LIST of September I broke up
about eight miles of the Macon Road, and turned on
che enemy at Jonesboro; assaulted him and his lines
were carried there capturing Brig. Gen. Gaven
tGowsu) and about two thousand prisoners, eighteen
guns and much plumber. Night alone only prevent
ed our capturing all Hardee's corps, which escaped
south that night. Hood, IN Atlanta, finding oil the
railroads broken or in our possession, blew up his
ammunition train, seven locomotives, eighty cars,
and evacuated Atlanta. which, on the I'd of Septem-
Der, was occupied by the Twentieth Corps. left for
that purpose. We are following the retreating rebels
to near Lovejoy's Station, thirty miles south of At
Ianta, but finding him strongly entrenched l con-
cluded | would defer an assault. as we already had
gained the great object Of the campaign, viz: Atlanta.
The army gradually and leisurely returned TO Allan
ts, and row is encamped south of the city. We have,
as the result of this quick, and | think, as well ex-
ecuted movement, % guns and over 5000 prisoners.
We have buried over 400 Of the rebel dead left. and
taken "a many Ct the wounded as could not be re-
moved. The rebels lost, beside that important city,
at least 500 desd. = 500 wounded and 5000 prison
ers; the aggregate loss Will not foot up l,5O0 on our
side"
Confederate. of the British Provinces.
CHARLoTTETowS. Prince Efward's Island, Sept. Z.
"A Conference Of Delegates from the several pro-
vinces. TO consider the expediency of uniting under
one Government aud legislature, certain portions or
the whole Of British North America, has continued
its sitting here since the first inst. The proceedings
are kept entirely secret. IL is rumored that after n
careful consideration Of the whole question the Con-
ference unanimously concluded that the advantages
20 form a Confederation Of all the colonies will be
very great, provided that terms could be made salts
factory 70 the maritiuue delegates. who. il is said, are
TO resume the consideration Of the details Of the
scheme at Halifax, unless some formidable obstacle
arises. 40 authorized Conference Of the several
provinces will shortly be held ut Quebec, to discuss
the points Of variance. and IL possible TO mature n
proposition 20 be submitted TO Parliament. The Con-
ference is said to have adjourned TO the l4th, 10 meet
nj Halifax.
NEW YoRE, Sept. "a Washington dispatch says
that everything was quiet in front Of Petersburg up
to yesterday morning. The rebels were erecting
strong works opposite our position on the left. The
work on the Dutch Gap Canal IS approaching compile
ton The Hsrald's City Point correspondent OF the
sth says: The Richmond papers affect TO ridicule the
idea Of n single line OF railroad being vital TO their
occupation Of Petersburg. or Richmond, but the
general dependency is evinced in the same issue.
a correspondent writes from Ream's Station Battle
Ground, several days after the withdrawal Of our
torces. and speaks sorrowf1lly Of the thorough de-
stFuction OF nine miles or railroad track and the
iron, by Haneock's Corps, and pronOunces its re-
Possession by the rebels hopeless and impossible.
NEW YORK, Sept. S-Ths Commercials special
Gays Information has been received from Grants
army that the rebels in front Of Warren, on the We'll
don Railroad, were strongly reinforced, and a battle
seems inevitable. Their troops have been moved with
ali possible secrecy. and our generals are fully posted.
HEsDoUATERs Army OF THE PoroNAc, Sept. g.
hnmors have been prevalent for two days past that