, 1864-07-25
NEWS gr TEtEGHAPH.
GLORIOUS NEWS FROM
GE0RGIA-~ATLAN-
IA IN OUR Pos
SESSION.
Brilliant Unicn Victory The
Rebel General Hood De-
fcated and 1000 Pris-
0ners Taken. u
MAJOR GENERAL Me-
PETERSON KILLED :,
BEFORE At
LANTA.
GENERAL RoUssEAU's GREAT
CAVALRY RAID-HE Is BE-
TWEEN MONTGOMERY
AND ATLANTA.
TIE RAILROADS FROM ATLANTA
cur It'll ALL DIRECTIONS,
1 NEW and EXTENSIVE
SCARE Tn MARYLAND.
Details Of Gen. 4. ]. Smiths
Brilliant Victories.
Important Rebel Mews---
Blue Times in Rich
rr7ond.
& GUERILLA ATTACK Upon
HENDERSON, KY.
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Atlanta ncpo1@d oun-ne..tt. =,
@Eednesdny's @ Fleht-A Brilliant Vic
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t'' ees' 'oeu ray mas'e' 81 cna1'anoosa'
hs,s 49, ~.;s~ c~.a1., 49, ,1so,@ A4'.Ne'
lt1,ea n d., ,,aro.o ..1a1.. ~ .-..1 A ~ "'-
roen,,do,+ soue =.
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n.y. ~
| '' Ne. wsa ~ <as eaa'ase As's'oe,
Cen 1ooa,. ,ttaar az .+,aa.a ,ss,' ss's -.
+,.taa ao.,~-* -. zu~N q, erue.u
| ~ - r 4r,,,' -rs" '.u n'!elon'ano "aFo' g.
| ''as sno "aiaRmss divisions OF HooRer's
corps, and Johnson's division Of Palmefs
CORDS. The attack was rerr 47erca and A.
te,n,ned hnt +ha ,,+.1. o.,.. .-,.,,
! ,n,ea ~ o..a.,a.. 49,. ~ :, w.
oe'eAt % *0e feoe1s aS
aa po'nls' leaving 1he1r dead and wounded
In our bands aud tie entire field in our POS
session.
The loss In Eewton,s division xrae ,r,.
one bnndr,a .s,r, ..n4....,
1en+ h.xrto.La .~.as ~ ~
4ane' 1ooAefs
~"4po a. tnc Itne "as making IN advance,
una tbefe1ore haa an open field to fight
with. The loss In his CORPS is !. 500.
Cen Hooker ex+;mo+as tho ,,,n,ho.e
$500, ~ 80 ~' - 40'o.
"~~ ''NDs ~ A'As 44oAs ~ LIZ e1ose oi
the engagement at 4,o0o. At the date Of
Gen. 6herman's dispatch, Gems. Thomas.
Acpherson nd sehof,t,d were xr;th;c aaar
ehs,tf.e 1ts..y,c ,,r t,r rrnIer a, .a,,on,s
~, +ha ,,o-4,, .,a o.a+ .e.,. .,..
e4 o1A'''1 o4eeA'ca 1o-oa, eass 'nat
'en' Aoo"aa reports 1aat re hold At1anta-
LOUISVILLE, Saturday, july 23d--Nasb-
Fi1le reports, nell authenticated, Place The
occupation Of Atlauta By Geue1at Sherman
b+yond doubt. No particulars received
here.
Provost Marshal Goodwin received tele-
gram dated At1anta, July q, announcing It's
POSSESSION by our forces.
"Asn1S01of, SATURDAY, July 23s-Ibe
"ata'a0f 11tf'"o'e"h ~17zrd saSs the Govern
menl ls IN fecelpt OF dispatch to-day from
the telegraph operator At Chattanooga, io the
1ouo~lne "ofos: "Atlaota Is not ours Jet
ou1 to1ees nna euong opposaI'on. 4t seems
toat We a1e 10 possession oi Par: o1 the city,
one 'ae e0el9 1oios Inc resi-.
Ane fs<F1o''edn Eat'd also nae 1he follow
ing concerning LIE oatte oe1ore Atlanta Oh
"eoneeoa3 taea'
a. uu.aaa uspA"u nom uep. snet1nac'
,1aose ta11 ALe1 ~ u1sue y. .aa' uay' oec.
oo""u' COMMUNICATING 'oe etn eotps' Sent
""u 1r1t NC uau Do'H@ ~" aeau 'eos4s IN
@ Wounded de- Is were s can,u1sd ca On ,hs r,a 0'
Gen, Hooker, commanding the 10th coroa
r, o,7,-o,o;,o *. ,i,.e ~ U.>a,.,,.
~ ~1'ane'ng Us i'nes on "eoeesdaS' net
..e ,,a++1e 1as,frr sewers, ,onrs ,r,s ,ha -
VIZ oalt!e' Aa7aps se'eta1 Aoafe, was tne re
su r;ae hne fnem{ e, wv ~ess ,a 'nof0osn's whipped
OAu u1@%So aoA. Wv
Alter The battle, Gen. Hooker reported to
~ saai Su a na.a,' ~ nna " ~ nase o1taso ~
HUI Ceau IcUe4s, anu a,1pV "ouIded tay In
my front.
w.xu,xcrox 1n1v oe-f>fn.,o, as+x,,. ,e
e,a,a.. ..-,,s h.t,'a IN nad.,,s>,s4- -. .aaa1~u,
NV +roo,s r.,nca n-ss;snt snn...s
uaa5 shanaenn, ,hs f,.,d 1a.s.n. ,.Ss .aos
and wounded.
sbern,ao took nearly 4 000 prfscaers 0nr
toss WEE only 1,5No.
WARRINGTON, July 29.
,r,.u ,,..,,a 4 1r.,. ~ a. ant,, -.
-. .enns .nn +a,,.rra,:,s. s04'A1'''
.AT1AsrA. Ju}y lB-Thc Amy and the rnh-
~ 49, os .n..'-sa9, a ~. ~ tue @ pae
nc "e1t' tnao 1ootnAnEs sn!P1iseu " LIE an-
pouncentnt Of change OF commanders,
General Johnston being relieved and General
Hood receiving the command. The follow
Ing is General Jchnston's farewell address to
the troops:
IRREGULARITIES ARMY Of & TESkEssEs. .
..1r a,,eaoce n ,he o,da.. y, 3he - w. IN no,,,t
neet, turn over . Geaer:a Hood the command
81 annet me 1eaY 1his oe sF, Wtnnnt
ny aam,touen Of the high military Qualities It
piT,ue snGnTanc m tscit obs:nre so 3rders nd
brilliant cor,aee: The enemy have never attacked
MT to be tescselS .c2olsed and punished. You.
md ncSer &c cuanted yonr fears. 10 longer yon1
iender, viii stilwa.c yoae career aad will rejoice
u nv ir1endehlp and BID m affecdonate farewell
u. E JOHNSTON, General
*Gen. Rood, OF assuming command, issued
the following address:
"HEAoerAn7EEs AEHT or rESKEssrE.
T., yhay to+1; .oort
1at*nnae com1nand Of this army and department.
fee1 the weight o. he responsibility 50 saadealy
,ipn saa ana Pha osnd al ny sae1ies aud de- employ
nv NV. lin TO meet ,ts reqnreme1ts I looE w1th
confidence 70 yon5 70 ssnn1 o. ~ n sno
1SS r5ssn Of the invader, enttIing yourselves to
tbe proud distinction Of being 1aea the deaisesefs
Of sn oppFefeeo peop,e r.,.nn,,,o % .o1a.anns
"A1lAa91, Guy 90 ar eaa.saaaa 1a.t
ca1ion WIN Aon'sonet5 80 was .1Pe.atsan ea 49, a.
night near ea9oeantga. ius 4u.s4sI ~. pnst'a', 20
supposed to have been causea " poFnon
IL that part o. Inc enemy "no "a8 'ep'i''' az
'a!oorga On satordag'
tfsln nas1arr'Tea To-Day nom :" ess
fo1pt- The main force Of the enemy crossed
the Chattahoochee between 1sham's ford