The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-09-09
WAR NEWS.

We have nothing further to report from At
lanta. Gen. Hood appears to have withdrawn
his army with comparatively small loss, and the
occupation of the city by Gen. Sherman is COM
plete. The latter, We judge from the tenor of
his despatch, will not attempt to move southwark
at present. His men need rest and as his CON-
munications with Chattanooga by rail have not
yet been restored his receipt of supplies must be
meagre and uncertain until the track is repaired
and the bridges reconstructed. 1t is impossible
to ascertain to what extent the road between
Chattanooga and Atlanta has been damaged by
Wheeler and others, rs an almost profound ST.
lence has been observed on this important point
1t is not believed, however, to have been SO ser-
Gus as the injury inflicted on the Nashville and
Chattanooga Road is acknowledged to be. On
the latter, considerable portion OF the track
has been most effsctually destroyed but at the
last advices Wheeler, pressed, it is said, by
Rousseau, had abandoned that line, and moving
west had captured the town of Franklin some
eighteen miles due south of Nashville. 10
With the exception of occasional skirmishihg,
all remains quiet in front of Petersburg. The
Southern papers, however, state that recent
movements on the part of Gen. Grant indicate
an intention on his part to recross the James
River and attempt once more to reach Richmond
by moving up the north bank of that stream.
From the Southern papers We have Gen. Hills
official report of the result Of the battle on the
Weldon Railroad. He states that In the fight
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crates captured twelve stand of colors, nine pieces
OF artillery, two thousand one hundred and
thirty stand of small arms, and 80 horses.
The Confederate loss is set down All seven
hundred and thirty men killed, wounded and
missing.
General Gillen reports from Bulls Gap, Ten
nessee, that he surprised, defeated and killed
John Morgan, at Greenville, on Sunday morning
last. The killed, we are told, were sea tered for
miles, but not having been counted, are roughly
estimated from fifty to a hundred Seventy-ive
Of Morgan's command, together with his staff,
were taken prisoners. o..
An expedition was sent, on the 25th ult., from
Baton Rouge in the direction of Clinton, Louisi-
ana. 1t consisted of two Federal brgades of
cavalry, three regiments of infantry and two
batteries. On the following morning whilst at
Redwood, some seventeen miles from Baton
Rouge, the command was attacked by the Con-
federates under Colonel Scott, and after sustain
ing loss Of over one hundred in killed and
wo,lnded, fell back to Baton Rouge.
Secretary Stanton announces in an official bul-
letin that the draft for the deficiency in the dis
triets that have not filed their quotas is ordered
10 proceed without delay, beginning with those
most in arrears. The Provost Marshal Generals
officeis now. busily engaged in preparing for it,
The Secretary. of War also announces that he
is still without any dispatches south of Nashville
and that 1t is supposed to be Gen Sherman's de-
sign TO rest his army in Atlanta, establish him
self securely there and restore his broken rail.
road communication before making any further
advances. .a..t ...-. . ..
No operations by the armies of General Grant
or General Sheridan were reported TO the War
Department yesterday ...' 81
Dispatches from Nashville report chat official
Information has been received there from the
front, dated on Sunday, twenty-seven miles be-
low Atlanta, representing Gen. Sherman to be
pushing southwark of Atlanta; and the enemy
TO be retreating. Besides the loss Of the enemy
in killed, wounded and prisoners in the late fight
before Atlanta, they arereported to have lost ten
guns aud large amount of camp equipage.--'
The Union loss is put down as triHing
Intelligence was also received in Nashville, Of