, 1864-08-19
Eastern News.
Dates to August 18th.

is reported to nave been desperate one, Dut
the losses are not reported.
A new military division has been formed,
known as the Middle Military Division, Gen,
Sheridan commander, Headquarters at Harper S
Ferry. The Division is composed of the Depart
ments of Washington, Susquehana, Middle De-
partment and Department of West Virginia No
change is made in the heads of these Depart
ments, but Gen Sheridan is placed in command
of the troops in the field.
Hooker has. gone to New York, and has de-
clined proposition to recruit new corps to
be commanded by himself.
The invasion panic has nearly subsidized and
the rebels again reported to be moving
southwark Sheridan is pursuing them,
Gen. Averill fought the rebels under McCaus-
land, johnson, Gilmore and Mcneil, at New
Creek on the 9th, defeating them, and captured
all their artillery,-four pieces-a vast quantity
of small arms, 400 horses and equipments am,
l2o prisoners. Federal loss, killed. and q
wounded.
Fort Gaines commanding the entrance to Mo-
bile has been occupied by the Federals Rebel
papers say the capture of the place was owing
to the treachery of their commander-Anderson,
who disobeyed orders and surrendered the fort
without battle. Mobile is not yet taken some
fighting has been done in which Farragut lost
one monitor.
Affairs at Atlanta have assumed the shape of
regular seige Gen. Sherman ns 'Ins te fol-
lowing official report of his operg eve;
Headquarters Department Army q e. ie,znee.7-sg
before Atlanta, July pa have the honor to re-
port the following summary of the operations of
this Army on July 22d The total loss in killed
wounded and missing is 1921, and ten pieces of
artillery. We have buried and delivered to the
enemy under flag af truce sent by them in
front of the l7th corps 1000 of their killed. The
number of their killed in front of the 4th division
of the same corps, including those on the ground
not now occupied by our troops, will swell the
number of their dead on that front, to ,000.-
The number of the rebel dead buried in front
of the 18th corps up,to this hour, $50, and the
commanding officer reports that at least as many
more yet remain unburied. The number buried
in front of the 22d corps reached 422. We have
over thousand of their wounded on hand. A
larger number of their wounded were being car
ried off by them during the night at
ter the engagement. We captured 18r stand Of
colors, also 5000 stand of arms. The attack
was made on our lines seven times, and each
time we repulsed them. We have sent to the
rear 1000 prisoners, including thirty three
commissioned officers of high rank We still
occupy the field. Our troops are in fine spirits
1t is estimated that the enemys loss will reach
| ten thousand. f
| A special dispatch to the Herald says that the
rebel movement on the upper Potomac was 6
feint to cover the sending, it is supposed, of mo-
| less than 900 of Lees veterans to reinforce
Atlanta. (?) Much apprehension is felt in regard
| to the matter.
| A heavy cavalry force, heretofore undel
Grant, is now concentrated on the upper Poto
mac, and instead of rebel invasion of Pennsyl
vania it is much more likely to hear of thu
march of a heavy Federal column down tht
valley of the Shenandoah.
New York, August 10.-Gens. Meade anC
l Il 1. IL Al e.
the repulse at Petersburg. 1t appears that ow
ing to the modification of an order the nigh
previous, there was misunderstanding as t.
who should superintend the attack, and nethe
| was present to command.
The papers contain call written by H. Win
ter Davis for Union Convention to meet at Buf
falo to make Presidential nominations. H
strongly arraigns the Administration fer its al
legged shortcomings, and urges that it be Sc
aside to prevent anarchy and rebelli
=. The Commercials Washing =, ,sh % <sf.a ~
: rn.-sutry oloecretary Stanton re3ignatior
is premature, at least
The reported resignation of Seward, Blair and
Welles is without foundation.
| The National Intelligencer urges the nomina-
tion of Senator Edgar Cowan of Pennsylvania, al
Chicago
The Posts Washington special of the 11th says
that reports from Shenandoah Valley represent
that Sheridan is pursuing the retreating forces
of EARLY, and there is strong probabilities that
he will oyertake them.
New York. Aug. lO.-The Mcclellan meeting
tonight was the largest ever held in the city
The audience is highly estimated at 60,00O.-
Great enthusiasm prevailed.
Cincinnati, Aug. l1.-Gen. Carrington al
Indianapolis has received information that Col
Adam Johnson was at Morganvlle, Ky, with
| 900 men threatening to attack Mount Vernon
Indiana. Another force is scattering throughout
the adjoining counties preparing to cooperate
with johnson. .s8u.I HaIH
New York, Aug 12--The New Orleans True
Delta says that Beauregard has gone to Atlanta
with 20 900 men. He will rank Hood in COM
mand there.
The Richmond Enquirer says that the enemy
have 500 guns bearing on Petersburg, with
which they can sweep the city through and
through. Hence its capture by Grant would
not amount to anything.
Washington, Aug. 12.-The Governments Of
fetal dispatches from Dauphin's Island says ev-
erything at Mobile is progressing favorable with
eVeryprospect af speedy and brilliant success
New York, Aug. 49, The Commercials cor
respondent says Gen. Grant is removing his
guns from the front of Petersburg preparatory
to raising the seige of that city. On the other
hand the Posts correspondent says the Rich
mond papers assert that Gen. Patricks orders
forbidding the State agents from recruiting
within the lines of the Army of the Potomac
has been rescinded. e .-.-.
News from Sherman's department is encoura-
ging.
Sheridan is doing excellent service
The Commercial says: The New York author.
tiles are getting up petition asking for the
postponement of the draft, in order to give the
city further time to fill the quota.
Affray at Salem.
Salem, Aug. 13.-A serious affray occurred
yesterday afternoon between Indian Superinten.
dent Huntington and W. H. Watkins, in Heath
Dearborn & Co. store. Watkins made person
al remarks in Huntington's presence about the
uer6atim publication of letter in the Statesman
purporting to have been written by Watkins
Huntington slapped Watkins in the face, when
the latter knocked him down with a mucilage
bottle, striking him several times. Huntington's
face is seriously cut up.
WALLA WALLA, W. T., August 18th, 1864
EDS. STATESMAN Please announce to the
public that it is not my intention to quail
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