, 1864-07-23

! A
nouucemcnt Of the capture or occupation
Atlanta has been teceired at this Office up
this hour, $50 p. IN.
Aepecial to the New York Commercial ss]
that Gen. Sherman telegraphs that the enem
made another advance on his lines yel
terday.
New YORK. Friday, July 22-The Was1
irgton special to the Iaa says, great effort
are making here by the friends Of Josep
Howard, Jr the forger of the procla matior
to effect his release, or to bring him to trl /.
A special to the Commercial says man Jus
from the front eays that Gen. Grant expres:
ed THE belief that Sherman would captur
Atlanta. he llke~tse says the fate OF the II
bellion will be settled in front of Richmond
and also declared tint with loo, 900 NOR
men In our armies the rebellion could b
crushed in 100 days.
No demand las Jet been made BIZ on
Government for the delivery of the pirat
Semmes-but the situation Of affairs Is sucl
that he will probably be surrendered. limo
q demand will be made on the British Gov
ernmept.
Dispatches received By the Government
this afternoon, announce that the rebel Gen
Johuston Lns been superseded by Gen
Hood, and that battle has taken place be
tween two division, In which Sherman de
feated the rebels.
The overland Pacific mail contract will ex
pire on the 20th Of September. The service
Is stu open to those who may desire to COZ
| tract for Ito performance from the aboy{
mentioned date to June c0th, 1868.
The circular and advertisement tor the ney
loan have not been prepared, nor are its
terms fully made.
The Subsistence Department has accepted
the bid to supply SOC, 600 br1s. of No. flour,
Mt from sl3 Is to sl3 os per brl.
WASHINGTON, July 222.-The Sanitary Com
Thompson and Elizabeth at Baltimore With
fresh vegetables, &c, for tho army The
former vessel will be dispatched to-morro "
The bosp.tals OF Washington arc being nut
In re4diness for the reception Of To1nied
soldiers.
NV foRk, Friday, July aa.-The Hsrazl's
Washington special says:
There Is almost universal regret here that
the report Of Secretary Stauton's resignation
was not confirmed.
Secretary Stanton has Issued IN order mo-
hiblting clerks from giving information re-
spec lug the business Of the department to
outsiders.
Secretary Fesscnden has gone to New York,
The New York 1t..ac,' Washington special
eaye: The public debt on the 10Th inst, was
:, =. i6;3 1904 against sl,7o oss, ,5o9.3I on
The report Of IN official demand for the
surrender Of Scmmes is nnfoupded.
WASHINGTON, Friday, July 22-Eighty-
one rebel prisoners hare been brought here
from Sa1dy Hook, Md. They state that they
were In charge Of one Of the plunder trains,
and were oyertaken near Suckers Gap BY a
portion Of the pursuing force, under Gcneral
Grook- a bgnt Immediately followed, but
the train guard. finding 1t impossible to save
the train, destroyed 1t BY fire, and retreated.
leaving the teamsters and others at the mercy
Of our forces.
4 letter received By an officer in Washing
ton from Sandy Hook, Nd, states that m nv
stragglers from the retreating rebela come
into that place daily and surrender them
mnrchlng, and many Of them are barefoot
and their clothes torn to tatters.
The EEsning Star learns from ia'formcr c1ti-
zen OF Madison county, "a, who haa for
some time been sojourning in Fairfax county,
that be is reliably informed that the rebel
raiders met with 50 many mishaps lu gcttinr
away Hith their plunder from Maryland, that
what they have managed to keep will hardly
pay them for their trouble.
NEW YORK, Friday, July 22.-The New
York T15unt's Winchester special says:
Ayeril1's fight lasted three hours, In which
artillery, 200 prisoners and 500 Killed and
wounded, aud none missing.
The !terald's Snfcscr's Ferry correspon-
cent, of the 10Th, says the forces under Gen.
Wright pursued the rebels under Early and
lBrecklnridse to that point, skirmtahlng with
hours behind their main force. When near
Purcellsvi1fe, ont Of Snicker's Gap, Duties
s9ralry CAPTURED eiehty-two Of their va yons-
More tisht:pg was had when our troops sue
ceedea in reaching the Ferry. Here they
loano me enemy in force, and Gen. Wright
tue stream, who maintained their position.
He then commenced maneuveripg so as to
destroy the enemy, when General Early, re.
cel71ng news from Lee, and fearing a thrash
Ing from Wright, packed up and left at
oonhle QUICK for Strasbnrg. Gen. Wright
Winchester, but learning nothing to change |
bis mind as to the direction the enemy hai
tla'ken, l'l he co1ntermarched q force in obe-
General Avcrill reports tic defeat of E,rly
at Winchester, which must have taken place i
Wright.
WAsn1SGTos, July el.-Last night eighty
one rebel prisoners arrived here fro1a Sandy |
Hook, Maryland They have been sent here |
By order Of Brig. Gen Hove. These pris-
oneIs state that they were in charge Of one |
Of the invading plunder trains and we're |!
oSerhauled near snickers' Gap by q portion |
brisk fight Immediately ensued which con
Linned with much fury for some time, but the |
train guard finding 1t impossible to save the |
Train, destroyed It By fire and retreated, leoy-
Ing the teamsters and others at the mercy Of |
our forces.
There ora nuynarnus nfho- ron,rta :, 4ho
ritz indicating that the raiders had lost much |
Of their p1under. Great allowance must he
made, however, tor stories in thnt line.
NEW MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.
In obedience to an order issued by Our
[ermaster General Meigs, the proper officers |
IRE actively engaged In perfectin!: arrange
ments for organizing the clerks and employ
tts Of the Quar!ermaster's Department into |
permanent military commands. It Is under |
stood that the officers will be regularly com
by the War Department, and fur |
lfshed with suitable badge Some of the |
that served during ths invasion
Will reorgapize and elect new officers.
TIE cHEsApEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
The damage done to the Chesapeake and |
Ohio Canal By the rebels iii their late raid, |
taking the work in its whole length, is very |
FERROUS.
President Spates has just returned from a |
trip Of observation Of the line beyond Har-
per's Ferry. He found the Anttetam Aque-
duet, twelve miles west Of the Ferry, practi-
cally gone up, the raiders, as he learned, hav-
ing had force Of nearly two hundred en-
rged In its demolition for about forty eight
hours. The Aqueduct is a stone structure,
md although the piers stand as formidablya as
before, the masonry Of the side walls forming
he trunk has been thrown off. and large
1oles dug through the bottom Of the arch
Tuy.
Much damage was done to all the docks Of
he canal between Antietam and williams
oort; also comprising Tint region Of canal
rom which comes the chief -four, grain and
produce trade.
GENERAL HUNTER.
Gen Hunter will be retained In his present
Government having no charge
lgaiHet him.
FROM NEW YORK.
Resume Of the J.ate Raid
b. $.4E