The New York herald., 1864-10-09
Sherman al Atlanta.
ENGLISH sEuhsSIOS HOPING AGAINST uOPI
fFrnm the Inrnnn Times Sent %

interfering.
Sherman AT Atlanta.
ENGLISH sEohsSIoS HOPING AGAINST uoPB.
From the loruon Times, Sept. 20.
The capture OF Atlanta may airly DO regarded as
sno o the campaign Of the Southwestern
Of the Unun Tbs results Of the achievement arc s,t
to be seen, nor II, indeed, yet certain that General
Sherman wd be able to retar h,s prize bu, It e prze
nevertheess for represents the obeot which the ed
OF hts expedton. lie tnsrced his march upon the
town which nc nov Cccupes IL the fst week OF May,
continued hts advance N p'e O. cN opfonsea and as
length in tho 6rst week OF September ns troops In
possession Of the place Will be berad lhst Geu
Grant commenced his march upon kchm just at the
time but the tactics OF the two generals nave dn
fered widely both characto aud results Perhaps 10
falrpess Grant Il should be observed tnat he op
posed to Q stronger army and sxlfui commander
while his object difficult attainment; but,
the other hsnd, Sherman had q longer march ard .
more obscure I'd venture before HIM or never succ the
beginning OF tho q federal nrcs plunged 50 In
tropdy into Confederate territory an the army OF Geor
gia II wc lock at the campaign which has been thus
uy concluded but Of which 20 tie authsp
ticsy reported during ts proress - shall And that It's
history is simple In the extreme
The oniederates have lost an important 70.
silion and boon unsuccessful In misign They have
not no ovor lost army, nor any considerable guam
toAb 10 state hitherto Inaccessible 10 their armies and
can boast or IN army quartered Ia Georgia but u
white strong Cnfederse forces st ir the field with
the chance Of operating upon the cmmuncat"us OF the
Invader and We havs yet 10 Darn that may DO the pract
cu results 0f the conquest even should DO cnu6rmod
Quo OF the great objects of the campsign 10 Georgia.
vol as in Virginia, the destruction OF the Couede
army, aud that nas not boon nttai cd Gen Hood
remains in comnaud OF force which, Though s not
match for Shermsn army, . nevertheless strong, we'll
q, Atlanta and that, as ar a. the armies are
concerned, is all the difference.
FALLisG OFF IN THE sUrPLY PROM ras UNITED
srATEs-coAMERciA rsFEREscEs OF rHs CAUSE.
From the GIasao~ Mall. Seps IL.
The amount cf p0rts OF wheat AID -four during
the present year s Just of attracting good
do at,e6u in connection via our prospects in ths
the son o. Juns MI W inror.ea ssle quarters q
wheat against 2lo00G0 in toe same period the pro-
vious yesr. and a56 oOo IL 1852 Of rur ported
ic SIX mcn,hs 4 the present year = I7s oOe,
against 2425 600 cwis. In the period Of pre-.
v'oas ys,r, and ~ = ooo e~n 70 isea ins imports Of
but since last year. the Ealing OF beng duo to Russia
and Egypt, bat especially the attss country The i'm
pcrts o -four, aithousa shu wing . great decrease
compared with 1884, show IN ucrsass the Imports
Of last year. On the boie imported Ices heat
year hn during the ccrrsspo ding pe rod Of 1862 by
amount representing vsue OF f62 79l. TAe iacrsase
Tan do rs % a. | 1~a States as' and a,'S sss ys%s Horn
a%tsa ,Sa Sarsng ,s" q s" s"",asr"s.y s 80 much
for the month of June Aione lind fail NJ OF
10 tho imports both Of wheat and hour Iu last
June imported 81 90 quarters OF wheat less ,bsa
s s.edns ss asSs A @ tsa f es II. %psss. sss
having boen $50 600 quarters taking wheat and flour
together 10 excess Of tho importatcns Of July lSos
The scale Was Again turoed IN August when ~ md that
not more than 1000 quarters imported, against
$50 900 quarters august Of last year. showing failing
on last month"; when impaired with the corresponding
period OF 1888. OF 362, qusrters.
When we look u these nsures with view 70 ascertain
rato, in sss s.dns s,sn ' rsa,a, q u.
greater or less extent 10 which the home demsnd may
ba 0ss ns % sS1s & rs
from import returns Tor 70 brief period a. single
month This 10 plain when we nnd the agures which we
have given Tor June last pont tendency In
the IMPORTS, while July shows them 10 be on The In
GREASE and again August tine decreasing tendency Of
from conn airing he figures OF month With h % for
corresponding months OF previous years are therefore,
only circulated 70 msead Il 10 other wise when We take
. number successive months When nnd. for il.
stance that June the tendency 20 decrease and In
July 70 To- reass we my set the one asainst the her
aud how much wiser WEI Bot when q back 70
the mosth OF May aud hnd that los figures which
oecrease a. compared with May, 1888, Of imports
general decrease which June aedres sugeeted
pssbe ssD rather 10 that view than 10 that Of the
oc sasisg tende o, which the siosls monlh Of July sng
gests when, srher Ind that lbs Oh lie OF ,he Ave
months ending wth Nav sxbibt large decrease we rec
that the July asuses which suggested increasing seo
ever 10 nsr thas The whole year. ben hsvs psssed
Through Il, viii show decrease merely beosuss up 10
July exhibits may ild,csts the end Of the previous half
year ~ turning lot al which imports may begin
August, And nnd that sSs renewed fns or wbion that
mosth exhibits double the amount ef the increase
shown 10 july, We casnot but tnok .ss. ,ur impor. o.
show considerable faiiDG OF from sboss o 1889.
l We were 70 dras any ineronos from the sudden IN
puse which tue grain import trade experiences IN !uy
alone of all other mooths the ssason would De THIS
that The feafs eotsrtsinoa regsrdpg coasoersos or
ton OF the 10 the United Knsd m, under the ski
al m. npnlaton ~ apecatoe. whose views, wnetnor
reiereuce 70 hopes OF tears, ere always 10 Mvsooe
facis had opsfsed stimulus 70 INC import
trade which, the real cond'tios o. our crops
became bet Or Known seseray quickly ded away and
that great iAtng again OF those Imports 10 Az
gust was tho result the reds having ouce more adapt
ed .slf 70 the actual requirements Of the country
we exam mipe the quota Of ear wheat suo nour I'M
pors furnished during the nrst s nonsns o tne
year by each country, w trd hdt hos uem we
Upn 3 dtss had dsrsased az compares ~,h idn
p.ar. Docs tbts point necessarily 70 lower scale @
d tees hereS II 10 posibs there n connection OF
the hisd but when to France We hud that our
imports from hsr In the same period have more than
doubled, compared With What she gave " lset year
prices ruling IN isttsr than 70 the former perodf
bs 10 tns oass for the Gazette prices for last year
sro st least sbiiuas ever those ths so s Que
country may reasons for tho time oeng Tor press
ins her export trade which another has not. and this
H. a. well prices or our demands, 'nlucnce tho
greater or loss activity of own import trade Al
This mopeut the A0tostr,u remarks th references
10 tho Increase 10 the July imports from the United
tatss Il may be the snot that consantrs any
thing 10 toe prices 70 inducs them W snip but rdvhap
Aey ssI se/sy o~d Aiut tsrv % kovs hsy cra,n N
BrshsA fAon ~ Amsrsoos cvunnrts."
New subma ayine Torpedo.
Berlin sster statss that the military CommIttes OF
Prusssa hes given m universal approval to the sub
torpcaoea invented by The renowned Herr
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