Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-07-25

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The Boston telegraph, prominent Repub-
licau paper says the war is a crime, aud urges
that " the South does not desire Union with
u.s. it is time to consider whether the war has
not been prosecuted long enough
Since our last issue the dispatches by tele
graph have been very yolumiuous but the
facts which they contain, when siiIed from
repetition and uncondrned rumor, are as a
few grains Of wheat to busheloi chaG We
give synopsis Of the news ni Saturday night
july %, the Government received Il dis
patch In these words
ATLANTA Is not ours vet Our forces find
strong opposition 1t seems that we are IN
possession Of part Of the city, but the enemy
holds the rest
In the battle of Wednesday, 10th, General
Howard, commanding the Fourth Corps ail-
nouuced that he buried 200 dead rebes in
front of his lines, aud had captured n large
number OF wounded on the field
This battle OF Wednesday was severely CON
tested The telegraph says Gen, Hooker,
commanding the 20lh Corps, in advancing his
lines on Wednesday met the enemy Ia an
open field, aud Il desperate battle, lasting sew
eral hours WAS the result The enemy were
thoroughly whipped and driven from the field
Hooker has reported burying 400 dead
rebels, and 900 are lying in his front These
wounded men, we presume from reading the
Dispatches are the 1000 prisoners reported
captured The next dispatch relating to
Thursdays battle, moddcs the number Of
prisoners taken, and estimates them at nearly
1000 Our loss ia admitted to be 500,
General Mcpherson, one Of the bravest and
most accomplished officers in the setyice, was
killed in the battleor Friday lie isreporled
to have been shot through the lungs This
news is confirmed by lelcgram to Bronrh
No part of Johnson's urmy has gone To
Riohmond, lhough it is reported that be has
sent one Corps after General Smith to Missit
sippi
The Richmond papers are reported as as
serting that General Hood the successor OF
Johnston, possesses none of the qualities OF q
great commander They think that Atlanta
will be able to hold out
1t is reported that Sherman hiss destroye,
telegraphic communication between Montgom
cry and Augusta
The late battles were lought on level ground
aud It is reported that the rebels had no nd
vantage Of position.
Fihyseveu women have arrived at Louis
vile from Georgia and report $50 more com
iug-banished By Gen. sherman.
The Richmond Examiner Of July q, re-
ports that on the 2orh "wednesday, Reynod
attacked The Federal line OF skirmishers, OF
Tuesday evening Cl9Ih) captured 100 prison
ers, and inflicted severe loss on tho 18th II
nnois, and 18th Ohio, The Examiner say
this skirmisb is an nuspicoaa beginning o
Gen. Hood
The Richmond Rlquirer Of the same dat,
claims victory over the Federals on th'
Shenandoah, near Snekers gap Rebel los
between $50 and 300, That Of the Federal
much greater,
Gen. Rosseau is reported TO have left Deca
tur with force Of , ,70O men, on an import
ant raid. He expects to go by way Of Blounts
willie and Ashley to ooosa river Thence tc
move rapidly on the Talledega, and cross lh,
nearest bridge or ford over the TalIaroosa -
His mission seems to he to destroy railroad
and bridges. He will return, IL practicable
and Join Sherman II be cannot do this, ht
will 20 through to New Orleans, and theme,
back to Nashville, This is the programme.