The New York herald., 1864-08-17
THE STU ALTON.

ner Terry Foster the north bank o. the james
river Deep Bottom TO clear path lead
iug direct to Richmond Tue rebels were ompietely
they were partially prepared for the attack by seeing
troops crossing the river Their rife pits were cleared
by General Brney portion OF their works and gun:
were taken, and a number OF pris ners captured by
General Barlow and accounts Haucocks corps
was said to be within two miles OF Fort Darling. Our
correspondents with the different divisions engaged
give minute and highly interesting details OF the whole
affair In another column Generals Grant, Meade, Butter
and Hancock, with their stats the ground and
witnessed the attack One of the batteries captured IL
is reported, commanded the Dutch Gap canal where our
men are working and which position had been on Sun.
day and Monday almost unmolested
Mr. Stanton communicates. in a bulletin to General
Dix, the official report from General Csnby of the sur
render of Fort Gaines and the abandonment Of Fort
Powell in Mobile Bay. The General states that Fort
Gaines contained fifty commissioned officers and eight
hundred and eighteen enlisted men, and Of
twenty guns intact provisions for twelve months
The garrison OF Fort Powell abandoned escaped
to Cedar Point Ite armament, OF eighteen guns is in con-
dition immediate service General Granger was to
Immediately invest Fort Morgan, leaving garrsons in
Forts Gaines and Powell.
Mr.. Stanton also announces the receipt OF telegram
from General shcrdan's command dated August a. at
Cedar creek, stating that except Mosbys and Whites
guerias, there is enemy side of the Ridge
are ali andf hat hiS 10
in ane con dtion
General Sheridan also says thar tie stores OF punder
taken from Maryland by rebels greatly exagce
rated and that General Eary's is very small one
not exceeding two hundred City wagons and that the
stories about accumulated pluuder from Maryland are
untrue.
Heavy firing was heard yesterday near ssrasburg.
There is no later official from Atlanta. Onr own
dispatches, however give of recent opera
tons there General Palmer been superseded in his
command by General J. Davis for the present
Secretary welles has issued q complimentary order
to Admiral Farragut and his officers and sailors upon
their grand achievement =, MobiIe-a most appro-
PIRATE and well deserved to them; but we
DO not observe that the Secretary has succeeded
in srresting the devastating progress Of the pirate
Tallahassee with any Of his vessels.of The Russian
bark Atlantic, which arrived here yesterday, reports
having been boarded by her, and twenty two Of the
crew OF the bark Glensvon, which the pirate had
burned, placed board the Russian vessel and
brought to this port.
The rebel guerlas in the West continue to be very
active and somewhat annoying in their interruption OF
travel by water and land Dispatches from Indian ,pols
Monday that rebels under Colonel Johusou
attoen hundred strong, captured three steamers
shawneetowu, Illinois, on Saturday night.
The steamers were loaded with cattle belonging to
tae government. Forces have been stationed along the
OHIO river prevent the rebels from crossing the In
diana border.
across the Kentucky river It said that johnson
was Threatening Henderson
EUROPEAN NEWS
The steamship Asia, from Queenstown the 7th OF
August, reached Halifax yesterday, on her voyage TO
Boston tecgraphic report OF her news, which is two
days later, is published in the HERALD to-day.
The steamships City OF Baltimore and Hansa, from
Queenstown and Southampton respectively, arrived
this port yesterday with European files to the Sd Of
August.
to the effect that negotiations for peace had
been Commenced in America produced a very marked
sensation both political aud financial circles Eng
lnd Fralce Germany and Holland
The very word peace, when telegraphed TO Frank.
FORT up price OF United three per
cent
The London Times says England is very anxious for
peace and rec0asructou OF the Union, IL the re
stored goyersuen, should maintain a huge standing
army which might ii the end invade Canada.
Paris ourna, draws brilliant picture OF Mr.. Greeley
negotiating al Niagara Falls the writer asserting that
tie appearance Of his white hat" through the mist
caused by tie elemental conlc, raging there typi
ca Of the durable pence which would ansue from his
exeriions.
The intelligence that Atlanta not taken caused the
rebel sympuhizers u England rejoice aud depressed
tne friends OF the Union
Some OF the London journals undertook TO Irish
men against emg rating to the United states.
Denmark cedes the duchies OF Scheswg and Hosten,
the greater ar OF Jutsnd with other territory to Aus
tris and Prussia by the peace treaty Vienna The
Danish recruits who drilling in Copenhagen had
been furoughed The OF the terms Of the peace
had very dshearenipg eject the Dan,h Parliament.
Ireland visited by most terrific storm on Sunday,
the 3ls; Of July The entire island swept by the
gale and large amount property destroyed particular
ly the western coast
Consos closed London the 9th Of August at SO for
money The Liverpool cotton market quiet, with
prices unchanged from the quotations by the North Anne
gican. the 9th OF August BreadstuGs inactive
Provisions dull and tending downward.
MIsCELLANEoUs NEWS.
The election IN Conpecticut Monday, the question
Of allowing soldiers absent vote, result
ed like the election In all the other States, favor OF the
soldiers. The majority 10 New Haven was seven hun.
dred and ninety Rhode Island, which also held
election upon the same day has gone the same way.
George Conn, who arrested the 10th inst by
detective has since escaped from Governors Island He
han