Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-08-12
VERY LATEST.
New YoRK, Aug. 10.

NEW lohhf aug lus
Gold 1884 a $3.50
The Herad's correspondent writing near
Atlanta Let inst, says the operations around
the city have settled down to regular siege
We are pounding away on every side. The
city is doomed to be reduced. The rebels
have gafrisoned their forts ana intrenchments
with the militia, and use the veterans to OPP
crate when required, their lines running so
that they can be msssed with great iapidity.
Yesterday demonstration was made along our
lines, resulting in driving the rebels back to
their entertainments and our capturing their
rife pits and picket reserve of l25 men. A
tremendous artillery FIRE accompanied the
skirmish, which developed very heavy guns.
The rebels cannot continue long in Atlanta.
II the rebels continue to buts against our
lines they will soon wear themselves out
without doing us much damage and run the
risk Of loosing their communications, upon
which we are constantly operating. he Ma
con line is the only one left them, and 1t is
said we have destroyed that. IL this be so,
we have got them, unless they succeed in
breaking through our lines somewhere. Yet
we are so powerfully intrenched that single
line is able TO hold the works against any as
sault Of theirs. The cleanliness and comfort
Of the inmates of our hospitals reflect great
credit on the medical gentlemen in attend
ance.
The Tribunes Washington dispatch says;
Chief Engineer Latimer, just from Mobile,
states that Fort Morgan was considered inn
prognable from the front, but being once pas
sed can be readily reduced by an attack on
the rear.
Official dispatches state that it was not the
intention q Asisniral Fauagut to capture
Mobile, but only to relieve portion OF the
feet.
Mauty's statement that the Tecumsah was
tunk is not believed at the Navy Department,
as she would not engage Fort Morgan.
correspondent says il is generally believ-
ed in the Army Of the Potomac that Lee has
sent Longstreets coros to the assistance Of
Hood
Tie Herald's Army Of the Potomac dis
patch Of the 7th says: The efficiency of the
whole command is being constantly increased
by the return OF convalescents who were
wounded in this campaign There was heavy
artillery fighting to-day. portion of shell
struck Maj. Chapman Of he 18Th Mass, in
fictng mortal wound.
The Tubunes Harpers Ferry dispatch
soys Gen Avcrill defeated the combined
forces Of McCausland, johnson, Gilmore and
McNiel in his fight on ;he tn, capturing four
pieces Of artillery, a vast qua tity OF small
arms. 400 horses and equipments and 400
prisoners. Oar loss was killed and
wounded
The Times Washington dispatch says: It
Is confidently stated By those likely to know,
that Secretary Stanton has resigned and that
his resignation has been accepted
Gems Meade aud Burnside each cast the
b.ame of the Petersbetg hasco on the other.
1t appears by modification of the order the
night previous some misunderstanding occur
red, as to who should superintend the attack
and neither we're present to command.
A letter from the Army of the Potomac
says that during the flag of truce on Monday
last, Col. Thomas, commanding brigade OF
Ferrero's colored division, was captured,
through mistake, by the enemys pickets at a
point Of the line where the flag was not visi-
Bile. He was taken into the city and con-
fined TOR few hours in jail. where he had an
interview with Gen. Bushrod Johnson, from
whom he claimed his release Next morning
before daylight he was sent TIN ough the lines
and arrived safely with his command He
says that PETERSBURG shows but few marks of
the seige, not more than a dozen houses be-
ing injured. and that the people have not
evacuated, but are nunerously plentiful about
the streets. Everything is Of course extra
vaganuy high in the eating aud drinking line
The Col. paid five doIlars--greenbacks Is tor
ten apples. Whiskey in the low groggeties
is three dollars per drink in the more aris-
tocratic, five dollars.