The New York herald., 1864-07-23

THE STU A-TxCT.
Reports, which wore slated to lie haa.c, ard which
generally credited, wee in circulation yesterday
that Atlanta had been posvey evacuated BY tho rebels
and that General Thomas bad er,abshed bis teadQusr
ters In TOE city No Information couGrmsory OF the ri.
mor. however, had been received by tie goyernnen,
up to eleven O'Clock last night Although Sherman
has driven the esemy literally into tho lass
ditch, and cut od al big railroad modes OK
retreat oxcep! enc, by way Of Hscon-sna Il
Is supposed that this is now detlroyed-shs an
nouucemen! Of tie occupation OF tue city Is sni
premature Our forces were engaged with the enemy hs
day Wednesday, and reprised them with severe lceE
They vere driven back their intycpchmens leaving
from sx TO eight hundred killed snd four thorslnd
wounded and prisoners on the field, which our
troops occapisd. General Shermau's official report
brings the news down 10 Thurrdsy night.
The sege was then going on vigorously, ara Everything
ia said 70 be quite satisfactory The city In plain
view Of cur men, aud be shslea. The can OF
Atlanta Is secured. The Richmond papers almos. give
u up as lost. The same journals announces ,ha,
nand OF the Army OF Tennessee ty General
J. b Hood, and publish the addresses or
both gensras 70 the army The OF Johrstons re-
nova is not stated. The created much surprise
ia Richmnd. Johnston ssys TO his soldiers ths, che
enemy never attacked them but to be severely repussd
and punished. That Is news to uS
Our correspondent, with General Rorsseau's cavalry
gives sre description Of his raid to cut W. ihe rail-
roads 70 Montgomery ard Columbus. We give a map
showing his route.
The from Grants army does not represent much
advance The rebels shelled lines from their mortar
batteries Wednesday eight with great vgor. bu, TIA
nre was returned. and OF their cassols blown up
On Thursday morniag general bombardmeu. toos
place or the rebe, lins north OF III, Appoma,tox All
the batteries on both sides were engaged
Our THIRTY ;wo.pounders opened on 1.-the city ehei.
ing tho depot Of the Weldon Railroad SO egecluaily
that wa soon reduced 10 ruins Three locomotives GOT
up steam AID escaped Al the OF the property wss
destroyed The nght waE and the ssbo batteries
completely siicpoed within hour.
Genera. Daddy Smith bas been relieved or bis c,rl
New yofk. Gen. Hartiuda!e succeeds hira
IUROPEAH NEWS.
The mails of The Europa reached this ely from Eoaton
yesterday morning, brnginz European aes ant spe-
cal respoadsnre, dated - ine eth o. Jry.
The "a contain very intrestIra details
0, the teeSraphc news summary from Haul4x, ghi1a
appeared in tic dgrALa last Wednesdsy bat tic great
ieaglh md importance n home negs and war ro-
pOrts published HsKALp to-day prevent us giviog
more thsn the letter 9f Paris correspondents.
This letter n'osms 81 tbe lsct that & Dtouya n
Lhuys haa o 'aly Informed 81. sDayou. tie Ancroau
Iii iter 10 Par,s, the, alleged rrivatccr stefrnsT
Yesd9 been sold 70 me rruEslau government. Tos
e,sposcs Of one .'ue~ Alabama" ana the wrtar edis
thai iheJe y doub. that ali tho vessels of TIE
long talked or 'ebe nsetn p french ports VII oaier
tie German service.
tie debste on Dsracls molten concluded
10 tue Eugsh Parliament the ncrunq n tie On o.
JulyIoFd Pslmerstons policy the Danish quest on
already stated; being sucianad 10 the House q Com
aud condemned ia the Hoasc 0. Lords.
faf Russe de vcred energetic speech IA defence
the government the Peers and Lord Pslnc-s.ou made
OF nis spirited addresses in sus,aunon, of Eeri
Russe,is corse-the Cabinet being unit tbs sub.
jcct-towsrds Denmark ana Germany in thecomnons
Hr. Disraci wound up tho debate with stiuRrs uyec-
uve INST the foreign diplomacy Of the cabioet.
rar RUSSELL alleged that, France Russia having
fused . England allied sastalrn,cni q Denmark
Grest Br,tsn not bound 20 90 20 ih.
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