The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-04
The Position in Georgia.

The latest Georgia papers contain some news
about the two armies i'll Georgia, from which We
condcnse the following;
Our army occupies new position The front rests
OH and across the West Point road at Palmetto, and
the left down the Chattahoochee, near Campbelison
Some letter writers think General Hood intends to
moye towards Blue mountain, so as to threaten
Shermans and compel him to give up Atlanta
or force him to attack in fortifcations.
Ii Hood does not keep Sherman occupied very
evident that the latter Will occupy his time in
making raids. The hag-ot-truee armstice Is to be
extended five days longer.
About twenty five hundred refugees have come
South and three thousond have gone North. Some
of the citizens have determined to remain i'll Atlanta
until forced out by the baypnet.
Nearly all the young men left in Atlanta have
chosen to go North OF have gone to work In Yankee
shops.
All those who have elected to go Nort', who have
been in the Confederate service are to be sent there
as prisoners OF war.
man in Atlanta, who have heretofore been resi-
dents, are two men, named Markham and Sehofeld,
the latter brother of the Yankee general.
A large number OF negroes left Atlanta with the
exiles.
The negroes who accompanied the Yankee army
committed all manner Of outrages upon their cooTed
brethren Ill Atlanta.
some of the Yankee officers Informed Mayor Cal
houn that they would be glad if every negro went
South.
Tke Yankee soldiery are pulling down all the
houses the suburbs, using the materials Tor camp
huts or fuel
A large number Of Yankee recruiting agents are
in Atlanta. They otier one hundred and nifty dol
lars in ereenbaeks for negro recruits
The Yankee army around Atlanta appears 10 De
divided in regard to Mcclellan and Lincoln Gen
eral Thomas is said to be III favor OF Mcclellan.
Griffin is not yet occupied by the Yankees-al-
though it is pretty well evacuated by us.
No deserter is allowed to remain IN that section OF
country occupied by Sherman, but Is immediately
sent North. The large number who have left Hoods
army have been rightly served This fact should be
widely circulated in Hoods army
Sherman was very much startled by Hoods new
move. A letter from Loveioys says:
lady exile from Atlanta, who came through yes
terday, states that Sherman was completely taken
aback when the news reached him. and declared that
if Hood forced him out Of Atlanta he would leave
the city III ashes.
Another letter adds
News from Atlanta would seem to indicate that
Mcclellan was gaming ground ia the army. at
some impromptu elections held in the various corps
the votes are said to have been very nearly equal
Fremont's name Is never mehtoheu uenefa
Thomas, who is fayOrite with the Army OF the
Cumberland, is stongly III favor OF Mcclellan The
cause assigned for the increasing popularity of Nc
Ciean is that they believe II he Is elected peace Will
be made at once III Lincoln Is elected they have no
hopes for peace
longing mostly to Lewiss Kentucky ami Govans
Arkansas brigades, have passed down the road
Some of them came direct through from Nashville,
and say that Wheeler did but little permanent in-
iury to the road They state that the Southern la
dies in Nashville We're very KIND to theia put that
they were closely watched by the Yankee officials.
The Chattanooga Rebel, which WIS being pub,
I,sbed quite successfully at Griffin, has been Obliged
to pack up and enter box-car once more. Governor
Brown has succeeded in getting most OF the State
cotton away from GIitfn. 1t amounted to about
f,rtv thousand bales when Atlanta was evacuated.
There was about four thousand still left there up
To dav before Yesterday.