The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-06
GENERAL GRANT.

Wash!'gto,A Sept. 5.-rherc is no news Of much
importance from tho Army Of the Potomac Tho
relss are erectinS very strong works opposite -
our position on tie lco. The work On the canal at
Dutch Gap srproschc, completion. The enemy Do
not offer II SO much Resistance at the frs. De-
sertsrs from the rebel army report that Atlanta is
an possess on, with a large number Of prisonerr
that Richmond papers contain accounts Of . battle
there on the 3ist Of August, and Il at our troops
were at FIRST repulsed. but finally drove the enc
my back with heavy loss, Including three generals
viz Anderson, Pstten and Hsriee. The rebel de-
serters further state that their loss In the gh, with
tue Second Corps on the weldon Railroad vas
very severe, but tbAi they took large number Of
prisoners.
Rebel Plan for Reducing Crnnrs Army.
The ENAxisrE has the following observations
on tie means thst m ould lie adopted to Induce
German AMI Irish sollicrs in General Grants army
% dssert:
AnongS the dessr,.rs from Grants ,rmy who
have coDe into our lines, on the invitation con-
veyed in General Order O., sre certain Gerrnans-
probably OF those lately imported, per order u
Massachusetts, and cTslited on her quota" Il is
said thst they come In now, frum lay to Jay, car
rving n copy of 'Order O." Ia their pockets, anl
requesting o be sent bsci. o. Germany. Ii IL tru.
tina. the order IRON our War Depart rnent doeg no.
engage Tor 90 much nevertheless, II deserves tho
confederation o' the Cover nmeut whether this re.
quest Of theirs should not lie complied With, a.
matter Of pohcy. ko"m could surely b. made fog
thirty or forty of these men IN each yes,e running
out Of Wilmington, with arrangements to furler
them hoIn bermuda to Enslani. from whence they
might sanly make their own wsy %
Bremen or Hamburg. The good Effects Of such
procesiing would 10 manifold. A few hundreds Of
Germans. amer being delu9cd by the false prn.i.es
Of the North g. oross the Atlantic snt back 10 ,Aer
BONES by the generosity oil tue South which they
bad come TO raysye with tire a. ! sgCrd-sl,reai.
ing themselves over the FstheTland, and telling
vhdt they had seerI and why thoy wished ~ ., On
10 return. All who sent them hoIne-wuull seem
to us more sers!ceabe miss onares o: the Conlodc-
ratio cause In Europe than AL the Con.fi sxoners
from Nr. s'ldell down To Mr.. Spence. Tho
unusual nature uf H.. proceeding would strike,
would tel, would make deep IMPRESSION. and
would induce many Inen ~ think, Who now
only can't. The impression. too, would no, he
couilned to Europe this measure would hot
merely stop up thc supply OF new recruits
IRON Germany, bu, would st become
known In the lnes vi Grants army, and produce
Its impression there. II +. were once krOwn thai
the late German and Irish recruits on coming
over TO US are kindly treated and employed here at
good wages only III their time coues TO sa!l for
home, 1t would do more to Gemorslizo aud break
up the army than any other srheme yet devised.
Neither would the expense be seriJus-notbing at
all eoumensurste with the sdyantnres moral and
material which should be gained. Those deseite.s
who will come Ia with this view will not probably
De too numerous to be- thus disposed o., most OF
those VIE accept the invitation have Their homes In
Northern States and would ask u bo sent across tho
lines 81 some point near the above. Thu.e German
aud Irish who would which TO return to EuroI..
would be few and we maintain thet forty vi them
IN each vessel sent home IN the way they ask,
would be worth more 10 this conntry than their
weight IN cotton. The observance Of perfect good
hth with az dc serterr coming In IN .r this order
-and someth,ne more, that Pood faith with those