The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-03

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NalB yuly 30.--A traiu from the brsok
IN the road is just IN, with Generals ssswast
and Loripg aboard.
Our loss in the battle Of Thursday u esti-
mated at fifteen hundred killed and woundel.
There has been q mcst furious shelling Of
Atlanta during the last tvo days A lsAy
on the train was killed BY shell at Atl1nte
this morning.
The enemy attacked CheAshAm this mosu~
Ing carly, and were easily repulssd with
considerable loss our loss, mono
| About fly raidersar known 10 hsve ben
captured In thes hesneighborhood Of Lovejoy's
to-day TheYamo that twelve or 1fleen
hundred had been taken u not wen astheu-
ticated. Tho railroad Ia not much Injured.
and will be running through to-morrow.-
The telegraph 10 being replaced and win b
working tomorrow.
Generals Strahl, Brown and WAlthall were
only slightly wounded, and all are In the
| field.
Generals Loring and Stewart are both
slightly wounded. Walthall and strahl, re-
ported killed, are not hurt Wheeler, who
was reported to have had his leg shot Of, II
unhurt. Stewart received a flesh wound In
the head. Loripg had q ball to pass around
his ribs, but did not onter the cavity Of the
chest. Stewart and Loring started down the
road In the morning train yesterday, bat
hearing that the enemy were on the rosds
the train turned back and thus eecxped.-
The raidipg party Is supposed to be CON-
manded by Col. Brownlow. They captured
Fayetteville yesterday morning, and burnt
lot Of wagons, supposed to be about Is In
number. They struck the road near Love-
joys, and tore up the track about mile and
half at intervals extending over Ave mica
burned the depot, and carried OF four miles
of telegraph wire. Before the arrival Of
their tools for the more cffectual destruc-
tion Of the road, our cavalry, under General
Jackson, attacked and drove them on, kill
ing eleven and wouuding sixteen. Tho
raiders fed towards Atlanta. The road 10
being repaired A small body Of raiders II
reported at jackson, Butts county, this
morning, making In the direction Of the
railroad. Our forces are after them.
[sEcoED DlsPAToH.
MACON. July 30-The raiders on the Ms-
ktack ckaAs
driven by our cavalry yesterday. They de-
stroyed about four miles OF the road and
telegraph. The injury done is not material.
MACON, August 1-6 p. M.-Our cavalry.
under General Iverson, attacked the enemy
yesterday near Clinton. The Yankees, COM
manded by General Stoneman, were routed,
and Stoneman, seventy-fve oflcers and
about five hundred prisoners, with two
pieces of artillery, surrendered, and have
Just reached this city. The rest of tho Yam
kee forces are scattered and flying towards
Eatonton. The pursuit continues. Many
have already been killed or captured.
The trains are running regularly to At
lapts Affairs were reported quiet there
yesterday and this morning.
THIRD DIspATcH.l
GRIFFIN, August l.-Citizens who arrived
here late last night from Atlanta hay that tha
fight on Friday was fierce Our troops
fought with great gallantry, carrying two
lines Of the enemy 8 entertainments, but now
hold their original position.
AUGUSTA, August bishop Pierce. Of
the NJ. Il. Church South, calls upon the
Methodists Of the State to meet on Wednes-
day, August 10th, for special prayer for VIC
tory and the expulsion Of the foe from our
State.
FOURTH DIspArCHl
| ATLANTA, Aug. 2.-All quiet around tho
Lines this morning. The enemy shelled The
city for half an hour last evening Our
army is much !elated st the defeat Of thu
raiders In their rear. The enemy u stIll
messing towards our left
Nashville papers of the 29th mentioa the
death of McPhenon.
| The Yankees estimate their Losses In tho
battle of the a9d at 2,5oo. 0easy's, Wasds.
Williams's, McCooks, Newton's, Johnson's
and Thomas's Federal divisions ware en-
gagged.
A special to the New York Tsn,es, Of tho
eth, says that Morgan has Joined Early and
Breckinridge.
Senator Mallory, Of KY, was killed By .
soldier on the 27th.
Edwin Poscbal, an editor OF the. Nashville
press, was arrested on the 25th ult., and gAvs
bond In the sum Of 5000.
lFIFrH DrsrArcH.I
| MACON, August 9. 1664.--Trsins from At
ianta arrive and depart regularly on time.
Affairs there wear the usual sspecE The
shelling yesterday did NO damage Ths
Yankees have apparently abandoned their
advance across the Georgia Railroad an& arG
massing on their centre and right, snAsa-
yoriug to work down between the city aud
the river.
The raiders who cut the Macon ana Wes-
ton railroad we're driven towards Newman
By Jackson's and Harrison's cavalry. Thsll
advance reached Newman just after tha ~
rival Of the train carrying Rodds9b con-
mand to Atlanta. He attacked then d
front, and the pursuers coming up. ths Tan
kees broke and hed, leaving about ~
prisoners, all their artillery, ak pieces -