Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-10-19
Highly Interesting from Georgia.

Highly Interesting from Georgia.
LAGRANGE, October 1.-THE Aanl
movements of Gen. Hood upon Atlants
have SO far been completely successful. Tht
railroad from Big Shanty to Kingston hal
been entirely destroyed-even the cuts fllei
up and all the garrison along the distance
captured. On last Wednesday, Frsnch's
division, of Stewards corps, made anattael
upon Altoona; which failed; the whole corp
subsequently went to bis assistance, wher
the town was carried by assault and 4, ,00f
prisoners taken, together with an Immense
quantity of material of war. - -
Our army was on the Kingston and Rome
railroad at last accounts. Gen. Beanre
gard is with Gen. Hood a,s-tl". st
Slocumb's twentieth army corps now hole
Atlanta. The best part Of sherman's army
has gone up the road, "a: s'ss.:e ..
There is no cavalry at Atlanta whatever
Gen. Iverson captured. East Point the 9th
er day taking fifty wagons in good condi
ton and the wrecks of good many more,
Iverson's pickets are within one mile Of the
city and either kill lor capture every Yankee
who ventures outside the msin works.
Sherman is beyond the ChattahooOhee,
cut off from bis main army. Thomas isiu
command. The evacuation of Atlanta is
looked for every day. The enemy have nc
stock with which to haul, artillery or. oom.
missary stores and no railrosd. ,.v e.
The Augusta despatch that Hood'smoys.
ments had been ANTICIPATED and checkmated
is pure stuff. The telegraph Office and ey.
erything. .appsrtaining to the army has been
moved from NeWnan. , ..o
A letter to the Augusta Register of the
-11th, from the front, corroborates the state.
.meut that our infantry struck the Western
& Atlanta Railroad at Big sbanty, OCT. 3.
Their destruction Of, theeroad was complete.
The cuts were filed up and the embauk-
ments levelled.
A signal corps has been planted at the
Military Institute near Marietta.
Kenessw Mountain has not yet been-t
ken possession Of, although we can occupy
it at any time We please.
/. Wheeler is reported to have burned the
bridge over Etowah river. .sg
There are said to be but small amount
of supplies in Marietta, the principal depot
between Atlanta and Chattanooga being at
Cartersyille, which is, defended BY quite q
formidable chain of earthworks and stock
.ades, inside of which is cooped upa brigade
of Yankees. o.. a.
Itis supposed by those who are posted in
military matters that Stewart will complete
the destruction Of the railroad as far up as
Altoona and perhaps to the Etowah-at
least his corps will be allowed to amuse them
selves in this way until there is some call
for them in the field.
Our scouts report that there is no Yam.
KEGS between Newman and Atlanta.
Newman is now the central news depot of
the Army Of Tennessee, although head.
quarters are some fifty or sixty miles. away.
Gen. Hood has ordered all teamsters to
return to their commands, their places to
be filled by negroes. ... 49,,
. It is said that Gen. Hood has prohibited
the sending Of dispatches beyond his lines
for the present -, T. =, ...7,.g.. liz
The Columbus Times says an officer who
left Newman on Saturday morning, reports
that Sherman had evacuated Atlanta, after
burning the greater portion of the city, and
had moved up the State roadin the direction
of Marietta. He also reports that Hoods
army was at or near Big Shanty on Friday
morning, and that they would reach the
Etowah river by Saturday night The de-
struction of the road by our forces is repre-
sented to be tharough and complete. The
superstructure has been burned, the rails
bent aud the excavations filed up. In or
der to use it again, Sherman will have TO-
build railroad ssfrom the stamp" ~ y