The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-11
Further From Cen. AveriIl.
Operations at Atlanta.


Nrw Yosx, Aug. l0-The Tribune's
special frcm Harper's Ferry gives the par
,iculsrs OF Averill's victory.
AveFill attacked the combined force OF
MeCausland. Johnson. Gilmore and McNe.l,
on the morning Of the 7th. and after spirit-
ed Gsht completely routed their sntire CON-
maud, capturing all OF their artillery. (forr
pieces quantity u email arms. 400 horses
and equipments. aud 400 prisoners inclrdlng
elk Geld and thirty-tvo conpany e6csrs
McCauslud With tis demorshx.d com
nan fed 10 the mountains.
Our ioes "a comparatively email; seven
killed aod n wounded. AmJog our killed
~ere Major Congress sod Let Lieut. Clarke.
81 Vnginia cavalry. They we're ssrgck W.
While CALAMITY leading a chsrgs. Capt Kerr
was severely wounded while penetrating she
enemy's lines
The Tribunes Washington special says
that Chief EogioeeF Latiner arrived the
morning from the feet CT Mobile. lie re-
ports that when no left active preparations
were being made Tor immediate action by
Farrsgut. he describes Fort Morgan as
being brick structure on the Sampler plan,
aid IS banked up, as an additional precaution,
with sand. 50 that the front IL considered
imprcFnable. but being once passed can
readily be reduced by attack 10 the rear.
Farsgut having succeeded Ia passing the
Fogt, We ehall donbtlsss hear of u. capture
and evacuation in a day or two.
Official dispatches from fsrrasut are er-
pectvd to- morrow
Ia was no part Of his plan 10 attempt the
capture oil the city. but only 20 relieve a
portion OF the large feet which has been
stationed there for six months past.
There are many statements that the Te-
oumseh was sunk by Fort Morgan. IL Is dis
believed by the Navy Department. The
vessel was not likely to engage the Fort, and
no chance could have sunk her.
The same correspondent says IL Is ger eral,
" believed in the Army OF the Potomac that
Lee has sent Longsiree,s corps to Hoods
assistance
The Times Washington special of the Sth.
ssys Cabinet meeting was held to-day, at
which the question Of State policy. of moro
than ordinary interest and Importance was
discussed.
Ii il confdentially stated BY those who are
intimate with tho political and social rels>
tons with the different members Of the Cab
met. that stanton has resigned and the
Prefiden, accepted his resignation. IL Is
not, however positively known that such is
the fact.
INV Yoax, Aug. i0.-The Times Wash
ingtou special says that Meade and Burn
side each cast tho blame OF the Petersburg
fasco on the other IL appears that modi
iicaiior Of tho order tho night previous,
made \ misunderstanding "a to where they
should supefintend. The attack occurred
and neither was present 60 take command.
The Hegald'- correspondent near Atlanta
says:
Operations around the city has settled
down 90 n regular eeige, we are pounding
away on every side, aud Il Is doomed 10 soon
be reduced
The rebels garrison forts aud entrench-
ments with militia. and use veterans 10 oper.
ate when fcqaired. their liuc running 80 they
caD be maesed with great rapidiiy Yester-
day demonstration was made along our
lines. resulting in driving tho rebels back 10
their entrcnchments, gaining the ride pits
and capturing fckc, reserve OF 100 men.
The rebels can't continue long in Atlantis.
II they continue buitlng against our works
they will soon wear themselves out.
Their communications are open ,upon which
we are constantly operating. Only one Lac
Is lett them.
IL - sid wo have destroyed that. II SO.
We have cot them II they can succeed 10
bursting through our lines somewhere. yet
We arc 80 s.soug'y ontf-rched that single
lilc "a able 20 hold cur works
The Heralds Potomac Army correspond
ent Of the 7th says the efficiency OF the whole
clmmrd IS. being constantly increased by
tho return OF tie convslescents aud wounded
y ih s campaign
Heavy artillery firing took place to-day.
a portion II shell struck Major Chapman
OF tho l2is Mass INJECTING mortal wound.