The New York herald., 1864-10-24
Mr.. Il. ID. Westfalrs Despatch.

BooD AGAINST
The point at issue in THIS interesting whether
defendant shall have and hold all that piece pare
&C., known and described, &C.. comprising rth
Georgahas not been decided yet although the plaintiff
| has made and is making . pretty strong case
The theatre OF has beea transferred TO
| Whitfield. Walker and Dade couutes, the norther n
border Of the State II has length definitely set
tied that large force Of rebel infantry is operating
10 those counties. Hitherto IL has been thought
that cavalry only far from home Rome,
Ga, was abandoned, and used a rebel base OF
supplies, which brought there the Coosa river.
Ressacoa has been attacked by party travelling north
ward; the up again Tilton; Dalton cap
tured Ringgod, Tunnel Hill and Cleveland evacuated
aconcentraton OF Union forces has taken pace here.
/ SURRENDER OF DALTON
Colonel johnson, or the Forty.fourt United States
coored troops who garrsoned Dalton, surrendered
vastly superior force night before last seeing that
sisance hopeless All but seventy Eve eighty
| his command taken by the enemy. No great
amount OF supplies fell into the enemy's hands
and some hundreds Of sturdy Africans, was in
dspulaoe. TAe guards aud garrsoDs q: Tun.
mel n Ana HnsgSa ~ , lightly considered discretion S
enemy now have the tunnel, 400 feet in length,
through gravel hill-and will undolo lotedlv destroy it,
This viii be severe blow TO the Atlantic and Western
road, tor damage may be done in half day the
mel which weeks W III not repair.
RiHdGoLD AND GRANVILLE
There was nothing Al either OF these places to compen
sato the enemy for any trouble in capturing them.
held Rnggod post OF observation
scouts, &C., and there government property
shortly sfser Calonei Hays lett AZ GraysviIie
half mile below, there quite trestle bridge one
hundred feet long and thirty feet high 1h,s has undoubt
burning the station shed and tank at the villa se
farther north. All this within fifteen miles OF Chatanoo
ga-just over beyond Mission Ridge.
MOVEMENTS OF GKsERALs
General Scho6eld came down from Knoxville yesterday
morning aud went 20 Dalton There ne received dss
patches from General sherman, at above Kingston
vising him not 10 attempt to through the iront.
spragus OF The Army Of the tennessee went back
to Cleveland, ordered the evacuation Of that point
and came down here 10 assume direction Of AFFAIRS
All artillery and stores were brought away
from Cleveland. and the place abandoned for
tme No Information has been received that the
my have occupied it, so troops from all quarters
pouring into Chattanooga detachmens sad found
sound hearted commander OF tue Ohio Department TO
in from unexpected quarters and nobody any doubts
OF the safcy OF THIS post Hoods army, were il as
strong and enthusiastic when he took Il in hand
July could make impression the immense strength
Of these 'orts garrisoned as they are now.
UNIVERSAL BNLEF.
think every body expected attack here last night,
as they did the night before. All soldiers In town
turning from furougn have been organized and officers
have been garnereA from the p0rches Of
command They all took hold with will, the outer lines
or eEthworks were touched up, and quite formidable
tude and readiness OF the American warrior when ga
light, Is talkei Of
sHKKsASs wHEREApoua
Two days ago General sherman Kingston, when
rebel provisions Rome
must have gone up somewhat. Sherman could leave
force enough Atlanta whip army and bring
force enough in pursuit TO whip IT, To-day he cannot be
far behind the rebels and we hourly expect TO hear
that he is dgh,iug them. Empsa,ically be has .hem
between two fires.
REsKL NIExnoxs
cannot believe the enemy intend attack this place
The at Bridgeport would appear them to be
costly prey, and think shall boar from them
at IhAd doutr rftnpa nrAnn
the tennessee, blowing OF all the tunnels they
can reach, think are the objects Of toe great raid
THIS LATEST IMPORTATION
places main rebel force at the old battle 1ed Of
Chickamauga, twelve miles from here.
Mr.. u. p. Conyngham's Desp aech.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct IL, 1864.
HOOPS STRENGTH DESIGNS
From scouts and othors who have come 10 learn
that after the surrender Of Dalton and the
United oolored troops Hood moved Ressacca
which was garrisoned by two Iowa regiments, under
COL Weaver seventeenth Iowa. who refused
CALAMITY held out until reinforced, when the
envy had to retire.
The army their Is said to had heavy
skirmishng with Iood brisk fight eported have
place yesterday Smoke Creek Gap between
portion 4 Fourteenth corps aud the OF Hoods
army The latter said 70 been routed and rel
back towards lafayette. Our troops occupy the Gap
and Trenton thus hedging In between Hoods main army
aud the portions guarding the rear. A heavy
fight is expected take place In tho neghborhood OF
Lafayette Hood gives baltic. He will have do thi
or expose himself TO the chance OF being cut or HIS
aim evidently 10 get into Alabama From this be Is
shut out by the range Of mountains.
His army Is living roast corn and what they
pick up in impoverished country he has no trans
portaon but about hundred wagons his regular
supplies all consumed.
Then effective strength command, unless 70
q
ly B Cheatham's corps about nfue thousand sewarts
twelve thousand. and :. l.. Lees, about ebven thou
sand-mgking in all about thirty.two thousand
these accompanied by brigade Of cavalry, about
Thousand strong aud, with FORESTS cavalry, mske
all their effective force only about forty thousand
These scattered broad expsnse country
and though they may harass and annoy Sherman for
time, they certainly are running great risk OF being
hnally destroyed or scattered up into guerilla
bands.
rHr ROUTE TO lrtAsr. crrR Brr nor REPAIRED
An officer has Just come through from Atlanta He
reports rebels along the line OF railroad The track
from Tunnel Hin 10 Ressacca-about eighteen milos-is
destroyed but not much injury the bridges, and
that engineers would repar the damage 10 about
| week. lie diso states th0 ths garri'on slantd
sGenas protlsio<d Also the different gsrriscns along
: the route
orrcE@ rcHrY.roUKrH rSnrp srirrs coropEp
] REGIMENT rsRoLED
The ocers or the fory fourth coored troops captured
At Dalton have also IN parole. The rebels look
oil the poor nggers labor works or perhaps handed
them over ~ some planter they have done wb those
| taken At Athens.
\ pypsossr
1
ths Second Division Fourth North Carolina vice tcneral
Newton. General wAgner's brigade fought IN all the
battles o. the late campaign IN which the Fourth corps
took 10 prominent part
Our Atlanta Cerrespondencs.
AuAsrA, Ca, Oct. Q. 1884.
GrsyHAi sHrasAS rHErAsNn Hooo's MOVEMENT
Active operations seem TO be fairly baagufsted, this
time by Hood himself Hood with bs ,'d,sorgsuized, :,
depleted army Hood, who has adopted new tactics,
rushed from our front 70 rear, and aiming
| communicatiops, has thrown the sauue, 10 General
Sherman. This movement snlic papd by our Com.
mspdipg General aud measures were tai en- week spce
10 make Hoods stay along line Q short one WITH
warm welcome vhiIe ~ did asI ~
Boods intention OF drawing sherman from Atlanta 10
Threatened communications IN his rear, will be
miserable failure and cannot but be dsastras 70 bin
SELF. We have ample our disuosa check
mate bim, Without taking sinee msn ipom The WORKS
or this city.
pFReorA.
Mrs. General Rorsseau 10 10 The oily at Geuorsl