The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FROM ATLANTA

IN Answer 10 request that Mai. Gen.
Sherman would give u details or the late
operations before atlanta. in order % SIC
lence Tie cavils al those who on the alb
sence Of particulars. We're denying that
those operations We're on the whole q Fede-
raj success. We have received the following.
ATLANTA sept. :.
On The 18th OF August. pursuant 10 plan
OF which The War Department had been full
" advised. lefl the 10Th Corps al the Chat
tahoochee bridge. and with the balance Of
the army. moved oil from the siege, and
using some considerable artitce 10 misleaN
the enemy. l moved rapidly south aud
reached the EastpOint Railroad. near Fair
burn on the 9th. and broke up Il miles
OF IT, Then moving east. my right app
preached the Macon Railroad near Jones
boro, and my left near Rough and Ready.
The enemy attacked The right wing OF the .
army OF Tennessee. and vas completely 4
beaten. On the 3lst. and during the COM /
bat. pushed the left u the centre rapidly I
10 the railroad above, and betWeed Rough
and Ready and JOneshorO. On the Isl OF i
september we broke up about eight miles F
of The Macon road and turned on The enemy
al Jonesb0r0. assaulted HIM ON his lines
and carried them. capturing Bri-. Gen.
Gowan and about ,, Geo prisoners with eight
guns and much plumber. Night alone pre-
vented our capturing all Of llardee'S corps.
which escaped south. The same night
Hood in Atlanta, finding all his railroads
broken. ar an our possession. blew zap his
ammunition. seven locomotives. and eight
ears. and evacuated Atlanta which. ON the
next day. sept 2d. was occupied hy the
corps leit for that purpose. Maj. Gen. So
cum following the retreTing army 10 near
LOyeiOy's Station. 80 miles south OF Atlanta
where finding him strongly entrenched 1
concluded that il would not pay 10 assault
as we had already had the great object OF
the campaign. viz: Atlanta. Accordingly
the army gradually and lei>urcly returned
10 Atlanta. and Is i now camped eight
miles south of the city. aud tomorrow Will
move 10 the camp appointed. am now
writing I'm Atlanta. 50 | should not be- un-
easy IN regard 10 our situation. We have.
A. the result OF this quick. and n | think.
wei. executed move. - guns. over 5000
prisoners. aud have buried over 400 rebel
dead. and left as many wounded that could
not bee removed. The rebels have lost be-
sides the Important city of Atlanta. very
valuable stores. al least 500 dead ami , 500
wounded and 3. 600 prisoners whereas our
aggregate loss will foot mp I. 500 II that
j. not success. don't know what is.
iSgned SHERMAN.
Major General.
The Richmond Ecanuncr says: The
moral effect of the loss OF Atlanta though
il may be temporary. VIII be great. Ii viii
render incalculable assistance 10 Tie party
of Lincoln. and obscure the prospects OF
peace. late So bright. Ii may enable them
10 execute the draft II will dilluSe gloom
over the south"
The Sentinel closes an article on tile sit
uation rs follows: The only practical NOR
al we can draw from all this Is, that the
Confederate states never had more urgent
need of an effective army and diligent CON
scriptiOn and yigilant leaders. and all the
men TO the front, than they have al this
hour.
The Hr0'd correspondent with General
Grant. on the 18th, says: Yesterday large
number of deserlers entered General But
ier's lines from along their whole length.
impelled 10 leaving the Southern armies on
reading the recent generous offer OF the
Licutenant-Gcneral Commanding. They
say tharthe more general circulation of the
order would have the effect 10 bring rebel
soldiers into our lines 10y hundreds and
thousands They say that the impression
prevails among Southern soldiers that the
Chicago Convention meant peace. but D.
they though they were To endure another
campaign the army of Lee would unques
tionably fall 10 pieces They assert strongly
and with apparent truthfulness, great ano
real wearness Of the war. Patriotism has
given way 10 las>itude and continued las
, ~itude 10 heartlessmesS ana hOpelessness.
The following from the Richmond H.
0muteJ shows that the rebels have recedeo
from their position concerning cOloreo
troOps. and will hereafter treat them a.
prisoners of war. We may conclude there
.2TM t9fesseSN elaeT5So Rbaie2ns gie . WI
amiahle Examiner. 90 Nero soldiers out
side of the Coutederacy, employed 20 q,
b. the work of the piage and slaughter o.
the Yankee ape Lincoln who SITS in the
usurped seat al Washington. are henceiorii
NOT 10 be considered iit subjects for The hul
s let hayonet and knife after surrender hE
are 90 bee treated a prisoners OF war. J e>
terday an order from the Provost Mars hal
office. sanctioned hy the Secretary OF War
was received al Castle Thunder. This de
ci>ion is taken a. irevOcahe. and a. d
cminates from the Provost Marshal- Office
with the sanction of the War Department
we take il is final. Every negro who come.
here as prisoner of war proclaims himsei
r a freeman. Consequently the order aliude,
.. to will save a great deal OF litigation. Blu
be ii remembered that the negroes OF Mary
land and Delaware IA The army of Grant ar
, lreemen. That enough 10 make them free
81 men forever.
From the Potomac Army we have inieli
d. rencc OF important movements. On FRIDAY
the rebels concentrated ON a new line ue4
- the Jerusalem plank road. throwing M
f.4rIIf 4 frl
vision of our army attacked their position
taking them los surprise. driving them back
and taking a large number Of prisoners.
\ heavy artillery duel took place oi
. Thursday between Grant and Lees forces
hut nothing decisive was effected. Lee j.
massing heavy forces on our leit \ nclyl
engagement j. soon expected.
The New York Duty NerS repudlate
{ McClellan's nomination. since hi~ letter %
r acceptance. urging the Resembling ~ the
. Democratic Convention 10 either remodi'
the platform. or nominate "a candidate d
suit the present platform
There l. no change in military matters.
Gen. sherman has re-eStahll~ned bis com
munication via Nashville and ChattauOOg.
railroad. Working parties re-commence'
work on In. Baltimore AMI ONO Railroad
yesterday morning. and il j. expected tha
T. the road viii be n running order by Friday
3 next. The country between Nashville anl
the Tennessee River l. reported full OF pr0H
linz bands
The seces-ioni,ts around Washington de-
nOunce with much bitterness Mcclellan
} late letter of acceptance
Two blockade runners the Aiydnce aa.
. Elsie. were recently captured IN attempting
10 get ont 10 sea from Wilmington. y g.
j Tie former j. known 90 be- the late Lor.
} CLYDE. English built. iron -iie wheel. twl
years oid. very fast. and had on board ill
. bales OF cotton. and some turpeutlue- They
are rich prizes. aud said 10 bee valued a
half million dollars which VI course is il
bee distributed among the gallant tdrs who
5 had hand in capturing tAem Gen Grant
, successful move on the Weldon Railroad is
said % be the main cause OF their capture
~ they could obtain from n0 other route d
} good quality Of coal
The news from the Maine election b. Oi ID,
most cheering character. Although the re-
turns are anything but full enough la-
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