Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-07-26

4 O'Cl1OCK,-P. M.
TO' THE FREEMAN,


New YORK, July rs. The Heraids Nashville
dispatch OF the 9th says Hood has been rein
forced from Charleston and elsewhere,
Johnston was relieved because he would not
risk a general engagement There Is strong
belief that the rebels cannot get away IRON At
lanta
In tho battle Of the Doth tho principal part
of Hood g army assaulted Gen. Rockers corps,
but were repulsed with great loss.
On the 2ist Gen Mcpherson established his
line east and south OF Atlanta, within two and
bali miles OF the city. The whole s4rmsh
line was engaged 10 the morning with heavy
artillery firing, but 10 general engagement, ana
moth, u later giving the result has been r.
ceived A LATER report, however, says we have
Atlanta and that lighting has been gong On I"
or miles south OF the city.
A dispatch from Rousseau, dated at MaryetIa,
says the expedition had arrived there alter HE
fullest success. They lost only II men,
CINCINNATI, July "a The Gasette's cores
pondent writing from Atlanta the I'D says AT
3 p. Nj on the 20th the rebels nadea desperate
and sudden assault on Gen. Howard u great
force. The attack soon extended 10 Gen. Hook
er's Corps. The rebels advanced three ilnes
deep.
A portion of our line at first wayered before
this terrible onset, but was quickly rallied, abd
then stood az firm as rock. Upon this portion
of our lines was massed over halt the entire rebel
army. Both sides, for the first time during the
cam paign, were fighting In open field.
BEFORE dark the rebels were thoroughly de-
ieated having failed to break our lines at any
point and retiring in disorder, leaving most ol
their dead and wounded on the field. Our lore
was 2, 900 men, principally from Gen. Hooker
CORPS, The rebel loss in killed ana missing e4-
ceeds 5000, including three Brlgader Generaif
On the extreme left our operations were equa.-
ly successful. Gen Mcpherson drove the enemy
several miles, and Blairs division advanced one
mile aud half on the Augusta road south.
On the morning Of the 2lst the enemy WE
driven, with small loss, to his works immediate
~ around Atlanta.
On the 22d they had withdrawn from Gen.
Hooker's and Palmer's front. At 2 o'clock 7.
NJ. portions of our army entered the city.
The correspondent adds, &" We may have
some fighting for the full possession Of the place,
but the campaign is considered as substantially
closed
LOUISVILLE July "A. The impressment Of
horses causes mucn eAclleuent All Tue wv
nues Of the city are pcketed. Unauthenticated
reports are, that in the fight with the guerrlllas
near Hopkinsville, our loss was 20 killed. 1t Is
reported that 300 rebels were SIX miles from
Client, Carol County, Last night, intending to
cross the river into Indiana also that they mad
captured two slx-pouDders from the Home
Guards,
FORTRESS MoSRoE, July %. A flag Of truce
boat arrived from Aikcn's Landing last evening
She brought neither nows, papers or passengers.
CARo, "A. Memphis papers Of the 22d state
that Gen Smiths command are arriving, Fifty
prisoners have been sent TO the Irving prison
300 were left at Supeo for wan OF transporta
ton.
The Bulletin states that Slocum arrived at
Grand Gulf without opposition, capturing sey.
eral rebels.