Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-03
"a Is NEWS
Con 1rnlptlop Of the capture
Of Atlanta


New Yopx, Sept. 3.--There is great re-
oicing in WashiDgtoD over the news OF At
anita being in our POI session.
II appears that 'shile the rebel cavalry
we're operating upon Sherman's rear, tina,
officer proceeded with his movements sue
sssfully, ard st II o'clock this morning
entered tie city Of Atlanta, and found that
lis 70 nl,ina';ons had compelled its eyacua
ten BY Hood.
Ihe transmission Of this intelligence over
he wires. which have been cut for several
LAYS. proves that Rosseau has been success
full in his effort to tlislodge the cavalry ex
pc litiops Of Forrest, Wheeler and Morgan,
and had driven them from the road.
The capture Of Atlanta secures the pos
session OF the whole State Of Georgia, and
renders the condition Of the rebel leaders
more desperate than ever before.
II 1as apparent that the retreat was one
Of those mastery strategic movements ior
which t:is General has been so noted.
Hood has added materially to his strength
~ the consumption Of numerous boys and
Did men, who, behind works, could render
very good service Outside OF the works.
his very strength would prove a great
weakness, and terrible cost Of powder and
proyender.
The purpose of Sherman in the movement
which began orthe night Of the goth, was
D deprive the rebel commander of this
| strength and his protection Of the works at
| Atlanta in other parts.
Sherman hoped by Aanking Atlanta and
1 l.
o fight, and thus, with his largely prepon-
lerailng force of veteran troops, to whip
aim in an open field.
| With this view, Sherman moved on the
light in question with twenty days rations
nd all his army except the goth corps (Slo-
um's) which had been withdrawn from the
front of Atlanta to the Chattahoochie bridge,
here to remain az a corps Of observation,
nd t. occupy Atlanta in the event Of Hood
abandoning it.
1t was also employed to look after the
communications and hurry forward by rail
cd supplies to whatever new position
sherman might assume.
The army is reported to have moved in
he following order: The 23d corps (Scho-
ield's) in advance, followed by the l4th,
Davis 18th, U.ogan's) 10th. ransom s.
18th, fBar's,) and the 4tl, fStanleys) il,
he order named, all making flank move
! nent with strong skirmsh lines on either
.lank, front and rear
East Point was lef, 10 the east, and "a,
dawn Hood found that Sherman had gone
Tribunes Special
WAsnISGToN, Sept st is stated tia,
here has been tender Of foreign loan anC
hat it is under consideration in the Treas
Try Department.
Special TO the Herald
SHERIDAN's Headquarters, Aug. 31-1(
u p. M.-The enemy main force is presum
d to be concentrated at Bunker Hill, abou
light miles distant, across the Opcquan, fo
the last three days. but is now understood t,
ne gradually Withdrawing his forces ant
making up the valley via Middletown ant
, strasburg.
Our cavalry arc always on the alert ant
will have something favorable to report yer,
soon.
There has been but little skir,nishing il
front since Monday, and the prospect for
battle in this valley seems dimner every
day.
ii
Waters correspondence Of the 3lst instan
says:
,, For two days past Avcrill has been dem
onstrating against the enemy. F.inting will
view Of iacllt ting executive plans and car
rying out the orders of Sherman.
To-day we attacked the enemy on thrc
different roads for the purpose of maxim,
him dcvelope his strength on the Charles
, town and Girardstown Road
There was nothing but very light skirm
ishing while in Winchester Pike there wa
all that we had hoped for and desired in thi
road
Early in the morning we attacked the en-
, emy's ouiposts and drove his pickets i,
upon his reserves and towards Dark esville
In the p. NJ. again we made another attacl
on some line when the rebels placed divi
sion Of Infantry in line and advanced, NJ
. doubt the to ascertain the strength of part
% persistcntly Annoying them between
and 2 o'clock.
The cnemy's line had reached the out
skirts Of Martinsburg at this time and open
ed fire from the sections Of Withers' bat
terry. Soon after the enemy returned fir
IRON guns on an cminence somewhat t,
the right of Martinsburg, from the rebel pc
stion. At this time the rebel line of Infan
J Try pressed on our right and center, wher
was deployed portion of Col. Schoo
naker's brigade on our left, where wa
: stationed Col Powcli's Brigade There wa
not so heavy pressure Of shells from tn
bel and MON gan, passed over the tow
without striking any Of the houses in it.
LOUISVILLE, September 2.-The Hon
Horace May nard addressed very large al
dance OF Union men at the Court Hous,
this evening.
Jcssey RAYS intended to remain in Henri,
County until after the approaching Fesera
draft. and then put into his rang all tn,
! drafted soldiers. a correspondent of thu
; journal says that Jesse is recruiting mer
quite rapidly for the rebel ranks, in Henry
Trumbell and Owen Counties.
: NEw YORK, September 3.-The Etns
has sailed for Liverpool taking Muller, ac
cuscd of the London Railway murder.
, The Herald editoria,ly condemns thu
Chicago platform, and advises Mcclellan t.
kick it to pieces.
Tho rify v,rccorfc a oolo ornoo~~roo ocJ