The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-10-08

and equal efficiency when the interest of
the public service requires it. In this
connection beg leave to tender to you,
General, my sincere thanks for your i'm
partiality to the State troops and for your
uniform courtesy and kindness to me in
dividually. f
With assurances of my high considera-
ton and esteem, am, very respectfully,
your obedient servant.
JOSEPH E. Brown.
We well know that Hood could poorly
spare fifteen thousand militia to march
of with Joe. Shermans victorious army
is quite near and anxious to be again in
his trail, like pack of ayenging furies.
What is Hood to do? Is he to ignore the
doctrine Of State rights, and thus para
lyze his army; or is he to place Joe Brown
at defiance? If 80, Joe-for, as I have
said, he is a resolute p1an-is likely to
make overtures of submission to the
Union. It is said that Joe and several
other influential men are plotting to do
SO already, and that Joe's untimely de-
mand for the recall of the militia is SIM
ply to place the rebel government in a
dilemma and give him pretext for do
ing so. If they keep On the militia they
will look on the Governors proclamation
as sufficient excuse to desert as fast as
they can. In any case the Union cause
will be the gamer. ELt.E.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 26, 1864.
By an arrival from the front we learn
that but little activity exists in the army
concentrated around Chattanooga.
A rumor was current on Tuesday that
Hood was maneuvering his command to
cover the Atlanta and West Point Rail-
road, SO as to present hostile front In
case Sherman threaten to march on Mo-
bile. 1 "-''-
The ramor occasioned no excitement,
and our lines remained as inactive as be-
fore. 1t is believed that Gen. Wood will
be assigned to the command of Atlanta
Our men are busy at work Transforming
the city into q grand military depot
Where house stands in the way 1t Is
torn down and the material used for 9TH
scssp1rpeses. .l,.,,,.c.
OPERATIONS IN sHERMAN's REAE
Forrest, with his whole force, advanced
upon and destroyed Sulphur Spring
trestle yesterday. Colonel Page, COM
manding Elk Horn bridge, evacuated
that post at daylight, and Forrest took
possession this morning, with force es.
: fmated at seven thousand strong and
three batteries. On Saturday, in the
fiQht at Athens, Eve hundred men OF the
Sixth and Eighth Indiana cavalry were
captured. Forrest is reported to have
:butchered all the negroes who were ln
Union uniform. t- i-'h.LE
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. "a, 1864.
~ Brigadier General Newton, in the abb
sence of Major General Steadman, was
to-day assigned to the district OF Etowah;
Forrest has captured Athens, Ala, and
DESTROYED the Elk River bridge. The
Sulphur trestle is reported burned and
the garrison of the stockade (colored)
captured.
The Nashville and Chattanooga Rail
road has not been disturbed, and ample
preparations have been taken to keep up
uninterrupted communication between
Nashville and Atlanta.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept. q, 1864.
General Rousseau reached Pulaski yes
terday afternoon about two o'clock
Forests force was within seven miles
OF Pulaski, and advancing.
He,vy skirmishing was continued un-
til after dark by the advance Of both
forces.
A telegram received here at ten o'clock
thas morning, reports the enemy still
] .,an- p,,lacli in force and that cavalry