, 1864-09-27

(EpecA Dirpatch to the Chicago Tribuoe.}
LoU1svl11K, HuncaY, Sept. Is.
Yesterdays Journal Sass, By sn arrival from the
front: We learn that but lit activity exists In
the army concentrated around Atlanta. A.
1unor .as current on Tpesday that Hood Was
msneuve1ing his command 10 corer the Atlanta
AID West Point Rsilroad, 30 AZ to present hos-
tile front in case Sherman attempted to mlrch on
Koh1le. This runner oca&stoned no excitement
4rd our Incs renaiucd Es inactive a. heretofore
1t is be!lered that Gen. Wool will be nt.tspcd to
the command Of Au.1ta. Our troops are huty
Where houses stand in the WY .thcJ are beng |
ION downand the material nsed Tor o,sef par
It is .tnted, on what il deemed reliable 'hority.
that Gov. Erowp, Ct icorera. has ieudere't peaee
proportion. to Gen. Etcrman. The Gs1aTsl has
ats hcs and confer y III the ssste authorities Of
GU. 6rorn 1t l. Esmogd and be';s.cd, te vu,:
who il operntieg in The back gronad- tt: CON
mietiontts sre raid to be t(resdy In conference
with the goEcr1ntnt. and tho pe;ee pIero'if,on
will so1lI he forwarded to. Washington fur the
P1eeitcrt'e approval.
This is An Important movement, as Georgfs, oe-
eup;fag tho pcs:tton she does nsy be Ss eonsdssea
We arr afEured thst the etorS Is tne, and slncefe
y hope that the movement ma. be fr'oGat with
No ctr1.izns o. any kind will be grinsed p4sses>
to Atlanta, not even members Of the Skaitasy
Commission.
[Tzom OR Own CONSEQUENTLY
EEAH ATLANTA, Sept. e, 1851.
The limited arrnIttce which has existed lor the
purpose Of the rsnoviug non->ombatants from
Atlanta closed yeste1tay evening The guard from
the Feoesal army, which YVES uuder tho command
OF Col Patterson, OF tbs 97lh Indiana, Vas with
dsaxu 5ette1day evc1lne. The Confederate
guard = ..]4jsew at the saene time. Dlrtn: the
truce The officers and ruen OF the detailed guard
yei.ed each other at quarters and became quite In
&imate and upon very goocterms. hardly think
the Confederate authorities are we'll pleased with
eome Of the Tceults Of the t.uce. The guard which
war detailed by them for that dnty vas composed
Of pick ed men, and officers Of Hardee's Corps. md
! cors,stkd Of 1Gc men, bcsides officers. Of thcsc
/ men, whom 1t is tair to pzesurne were selected
With reference to their fidelity, one hundred did
| OF fxfur1. DeAr1t1ons took place 0otwlthstand-
,re great lnecnu,ious md eillsnce. An officer
| ot 1Ee erard wss overhead In the expression Of
HE opinion Of the Coritderacy. He ~as sent to
| MacoI in itol &. Desertlnns from Hoods army
! have eeeone quite treqnrAt- Il "a! rcaalse tue
utmost feyerity OF dfsc1lltne, enforced 10 the tu
efr e1teut OF the discipline Ut IA active c,mPa1sn
dne t4saan o. he s th ru1urned 100 non~com.
..nie.ioned otticsrs aud privstee to uur armr. so)
eta< a<zs~utre 10 hsrc oecn returned YESTERDAY, hit
va run osf the t1:.ck At Camp u1cek. Thc cs-u+A
t,es are .ep.GLeb to haye been considerable. The
prisontrs will be brought ana exchanctc to'daY.
The pfhEnishe1 hneinc*r Of Exchanging prishbers
will be :rt suc,Fc uofer SPECIAL ia2s ot unce 1t
Will, 1,erhaps, occupy two or three days
vi The Hveu hubdrcd a'rca5y exchanged 1onr
bpuuEed It'd tor1y Wtre uaen OF ahe Atny Of the
Tennessee. Ore bundled and tEenf t-tee Of toe n
arc utn Of the 18th army Corps, beiss HriucsPlaly
r. the b hsrt1e Of tte I'd Of July, seventeen men
Of Battery a were c'piared. Nth their command.
IL. officer. Lsent. s1nythe I gtTe von abovf zoe
ramet Of fourteen o: the .uef. who wt;e rre5 a. :
ezchsnred Pwo Of ihose c~p1nrrd-Adsm c. Hall
| atd Thomas Nilcox-~ere too r.ek to oe Iaovcd
Mam cowa soonssr t. rsno,n on ~;'a ,de
1be pE1yatious and nusross II the military pz1aoas
hs e.n in aeus degree appreciate the nasnan!nst,
notice In 4 recent number Of the Te1Brsz =
y statement that the euns oat ty Battery 4 on the
- bao. i reaei rtSieT 81 tde M esp:ure Of 1dsnt.
sa S,ys = sss t5s r. ths hhs p;
! from Gosan's brigade was the same captured b.
tha1 brisede OF the ed: The a+eault upon tnt
18th corps IN that battle Was MAGE BY Haraee'a
q Hat corps IL III ios on saos Captured from ' 81,
terry must be the came recaptared, Tor anutar:
reseun- The 10th corps lost etx-:un batters ol
| lltht trcfrcs. The 18th lost one eac.f1a-tsta
grne. It v"n'6 ':c alsn;otheS 1!sohab:s ia1: y:
G1ns Eoc.c =: L-l't sess:ls.r ~ G4t9red alluds
p.iI y, bu, becaure artilcfyEen have an afiteaos
f .hcir pieccs and therefore 1ht reca otute of 1ht
h.4eleo1s 1s matter Of interest to Battery ans
Tho organization Of the army Of the Tenaes.e.
| II completed This became necessary aa accom-
OF tho c8suA es.pf the campaign. hnt more esnec
/ ialy heeaute neither q ne corps has e1 Of II
= tsoope here. DurinR Inc csmpaeEa the 18th corp!
haa but three divisions. the other, Gen, Smith,
being On the road eoath Of Chattanooga The lot:
n corps was in the deld With t~o divisions. and lat
l7th with tNo d1v3Rioue. The 9Th diElslon o! 4hi
l. -15tb corps has bern driltd bet the 1st aut
mo. Grn. WoIcot.7s bra.ate being assigned t
| the Isl DtFislon, Gen. O:terhsust and 0fiFer't
Erisaoes 10 rhe I'd Division, Gen. Hsgare. Tht
lett wing Of the 10th corps has been appostioned
i bvtwee1 The 18th and 18th cpfpf, the D:yftiou OF
! Gen Cofee being given to the i5tn aud tte DiTfe
5 iuu Of Coo R1nuou. u the 18th cotra. Thest
changes vi, zecder The army nure e3iclcut for lu
/ ture campu1Rna.
Inxsmuch az IN former letter vertured ure.
dtcliop. at least made suggcetjou a. to the po
! | refbap= lUsEtll be we'll enough to add ptosteo
= Nj theory the other day, bated upon infofmsno.
, derived from deReItcrn and exchanged prlsouest
Ind what seemed to he good policy. waa that the
Ttbel army world 60 into q position along tht
Augusta Railroad behind tbe natGfal front Whl3t
!, The tributaries OF The Qchmuleee form ABOUT Gov
! ioCtou. THIS morning a report came through
; sources apparently entitled to 20 mnca crrdis Al
= the former. that Hood had moved his forcea to
portion On the Montgomery road His c. vaIry-
division Of fouf brisadet, those Of Ross. Arm
!, t stroug. CaHt1y and Lewis nuder consn,nd d
JacErcn. was rpo1'ed to be acrose the Ca&tt4.
= hoachee, and his Infantry about Nrunan, .rdee's
+ coTpB bt1ng at Palmetto. This may be tt1e. Il
| 70. the rebel army will traw It's supps1cs tron
the country southwest Of Atiants and ihrr1teu
our l1De OF supplies from that direction. Whel1e,
tuthoiitter lave cettrntned to Abandon that pasi
: or Ge0rc1a between Atanta end Mncon, nd ih1,
: | nearly their whole force has sresdy been with.
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