The New York herald., 1864-09-03
New York. Saturday, September ,. 1864
THE SITUATION.

THE Ell u ALTON.
The OF the day the captsre o. Atlanta
by General sherman which he accomplished yesterday
by very clever flank movement. Tho Twentieth corps
occupied the city yesterday The main army
occupying position on the Macon road, East
Point where 1t Is sad battle occurred, IN which Gene.
raj sherrnsn succeeded cutting the army In two and
inhictipg heavy less upon them General Hardes Is
ported among killed. Sherman appears 90 have made
nne strategic movement Keeping the enemy employed
with his cavalry while be apparently rereatlng be
forced General Hood out and hght him st ter
ribe disadvantage. Thus while he seemed TO be aban.
dorug the siege OF Atlanta he was fact securing its
capture.
our dcspstcbes from Louisville and Nashville yeater
DAY that The combinations Tennessee coinoided
with shcrnan's moYsnents. A force or ten thousand
rebels with twelve pieces OF artillery, under Generals
Roddy Wheeler and Forrest made attempt to destroy
the railroad between Nashville and the Tennessee river
They got with seventeen iez Of Nashville ihe Mur-
freesboro' road General Rousseau advanced to meet
them, and il is said, drove them three miles towards
Aurreesboro' 1T Inst wheer- FRANKLIN
TIE Navy Department received Admiral Fagragut's on
cal account Of surrender of Fort Morgan yesterday
Tho Admiral complains Of the conduct OF the rebel Gea
Page and his officers he states ths. the guns
spiked and ammunition destroyed after tho white Gag
hoisted sisc that neither General Page several
OF MIA officers bad swords to deliver up, while ths
weapons OF many OF those who had any were found
TO be brokou Admiral Farragu, draws contrast be.
tween this couc, OF General Page and that Of Colonel
Anderson OF Fort Gaines very much to the dsparagc
Q; thu former who, n will be remembered, de-
Colonel surrenderlng Gaines,
No change has saken place in General Grants army
since reports With the exception OF Skin
mshinF threatened attack Of the rebels which has
not ye, taken Place, everything wac perfectly sin.
The Secretary o. War has forwarded important des
patch General Dix relative tho draft which pub
lsb to day. lie announces tia, the naval and other
credits which had not yet been reported tc The Depart
The cell Of the President last Jay 70 200 coo
men. he says, Furthermore, thst 100, 900
fresh troops all that Is required by Geuoral Grant
60 give finishing blow TO the rebellion, and tia. the
viii Only be required 70 garrison forts, guard the
lines communication protect travel and
ttNu tHo ~ ss'NS1 ~"
infested Wish them.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
Nv ,he arrival 81 the steamships HecIa et Hs.itaz
and Caledonia oa Cape Race we have ,segrsnhc re.
ports European the 25th or Augustine days
later han tie adyicss by re Europa.
lie HecIa If ber voyage 10 New'York
The Ertist government had ordered mat American
war vessels, belonging 70 ether o. tae boliSereuts,
should be dsmarsod sold IN Brit.sh ports
The utgs,e Niagara visa IN sbe TScus Wsichins the
movements q prvsteer, supposed 10 be the
George which il thought wouli sooa s.iI Gnder
preieace voyage Liverpool Portuguese gov.
erDmeU had declared the vessel should nc, leave tho
port 81 Lstun
wepuhi ish today I'M ortaa. aTtos from TIE Iondon
hldr, the spscis organ the rebels Europe on the
sUbccs o. tie prospect o. peace resulting from
sion Chcgo Convention Tae writer Gays tha, the
nominations by that body viii DO followed by arrns-
tice which viii lead q tho adjustment OF dincultIes
by the organization of two American govornncnts inde
pendent executive furcons but united Ia sentiment,
finance trade and military scs. and ready reward
tho soi6sh policy 'irsachery," "eowordice or
any Alion o! Old World which FOR their
Laa sKhaustisn The Ind r thinks that Mr. LInSein's
ehauocs ,. election very "slim' but II the
20 continue prefer him any C.son for
President o. tho Har,b
Dispatches from Niagara Falls 10 the London inns
cypress the Conviction that paaco would in
Amoti.7-by srmst:co ard convection OF the States
aior the nomlustion Of democratic candidate for the
Presidency at Chicago.
The London TINS tAints thai The prospects Of the
robes sood as ever, tho operations OF
Sherman AID Fsrraggt do counterbsance wha; calls
the failures OF CrGnt.
new rebcl loan spckop OF In london.
United States bonds had experienced a decline OF
three per ceat IN FatEfort aud said that Germany
was &C. inf faith" in thotnTestmcni In consequence OF
sdvces from New York ard an esSorness s- evnced
by macy houses well informed On American affairs
Tie financial affairs " tue Mexican en- pre we're much
srgbtor in Eogi'os It having beea reported tha, ,be
monarchy rapidly consolidating
The KuE u spain mad LETT Paris He visited Queen
Christina OF MS way % Madrid.
II thoasai thai friOoo Hunbsrt o. r1ay would bo
married. 70 the Princess Anna Nlrst, o, fraoco,
Prussia and Austria had decided taking possession
OF Hoisiein.
TIC car of Russia had commenced large rodac,oB il
bis army.
Tie diTcuty between the Unoi states coasul and the
Eryptlas government amieaoiy adjusted.
Election riats, tcrnlapog 10 shedding o. blood, bad
tsken place Ia Geneva. Svltgeriand.
No disturbance had occurred 10 Bssss Ireland, siBos
tbe pisht o. tie 1919 u August.
Tho Jiiusl ARM 10 Eew 1ealsad had gone Into winter
qea-tsrs
lhee " u, eommertiN Or hnencial report TO August
10 ~ the Caedoni, Tor latest markets dated 10
tie 2sth of August Cossols closed Ia london al ssY
y for money The Liverpool cotton unarge, closed resu
bar but sood qualities were Ii ialr demand. previous
quotations being fs'y ma.ntalasc areads,uns wee
suiet Gnd stsaiy. Provisions were generally dun
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
fhere we special meeting ot The Board q Aldermen
called foF ye.erday, bui quorum failing 70 attend no
eAsDAs va trsSAs,eG, number VI we Aldermen on