Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-18
GEN. sToNEMAN's SURRENDER.
MARIETTA. (GroRaIa., !, AuausI

MARIETTA, (GEoRGIA) AUGUST 3, 1864.
While sending Of Gen. McCooks raid yester-
day. little thought would have to apprize you of such
signal di'aser To Gen. Soneman and his command There
was no cavalry officer here, in the Army of the Poto
mac in whom the public and the country in general have
more confidence than 10 Major Gen. Stonemsn.
The enemy seemed perfectly of our movements
and were fully prepared to meet them Somehow there
seemed to be want Of operation among the different
rading parties that ptarted out uLder such favorable
ausp ces-the only that succeeded esctua ly being
Rousseau, who went out his hook There was to
Dc cooperation between stonemaa Garrard, and Me-
Cook. McCook destroyed large share of rebel stores
and returned, owing his safety tn desperate fig ting
losing larger portion of his command As for stoueman
all the officers who have agree stating that he
did all that brave could do under the
He fought desperately, reckessy exposing his fe
what now only remained 10 asoldier-his honor.
As all our communications well guarded, end We
still have sufficient cavalry 10 operate flank Sher-
man will not suffer materially from such heavy loss We
know that soneman aimed at iberating prisoners.
he poor unortunates themselves of ths but
how their hearts must have sunk within their Bastile
when their expected delverer and his were thrown in
chains among them.
Lieut. Col Smith, chief of Stonem4ns staff and TIent
Root have both returned, and cunfm the sad news
From the officers who have returned learned the follow
ing particulars
Maj II Gen Stoneman started from Decatur on the morn
ing Of she 9th July with The o@ng force The Frat
Brigade, commanded by Col Adams, who hss returned
the Second Brigade comprising the Fifth and Sixth Ipd
commanded by Col Biddle; the Fourteen Illinois
Eighth Michigan and McLouehlehs Ohio squadron form,
ed the Third Brigade, commanded by Col Iapron.
The command took the Georgia railroad t,Wa~ :, ron
ington, thence south by Monticello towards Macon can
turing large number OF horses and about bnn1,
wae W. ON ,ney mounted on The prlzes At Macon
battalion oi the Fourteenth inois made dash an ste
ton called Gordon, the O.copee river daatrov;oa
eleven locomotives ana several loaded with quarter
MISTER aou conm'saary stores We also destroyed the
olnSa AZ Mac', locomotive aud train loaded with
horses snG hogs
When Macon Gen stoneman learned that all the
prisoners had been sent to Charleston the previous day
From TINS n Is evident that they fully apprized Of
our movements. Up to thls time encountered only
ssht skrmhng but We now ascertaned hat the garri-
largely reinforced and that heavy force .as
moving flank. About three O'Clock on SATURDAY.
alter shirmshng all the moruing with The enemy AID d.
veopng their strength Stoneman decided on returning
he encountered the enemy skmishers all the evening of
Saturday, and on Sunday morning (3si) finding heavy
force OF the enemy in cur 'front.' d-poyed heavy line
Of skrmishers his was between Clinton and Hlisoo-
rough, and alb ,ut fifteen miles from Macon
he country around there was very unfayorabIs G,-
cavalry operations and he soon found that Aliens brigade
of infantry had wheeled from flank and had taken ma
position along the main route, thus heading us of Arm
strongs brigade of cavalry, comprising The ls and ID
Kentucky, had come down eit flank al the same
time thGs with the troops IN completely sur
rounding Us Here 1t happened by strange coincidence
that the let and I'd Kentucky, OF Adass brigade we're
ptied against their r. bel narnesakes
stoneman now dismounted of hs troops VINO ra
peattdly charged the enemy front but were scn to
repuised The troops We're giving v,Ay but wsre
rallied by Stons and staff no charged Al their beaa
N, a TPpn ar
panic Despite the example and exhortatians of fbrr
General the hines "avsred--Sroke Msor Keosh OF ais
San dashed IN Trout! trying TO rally the men, and having
partially succssoed dashed right upon the enemy bal he
was seoa oeserted except by some OF the ofc-ra rhs
sh spartan bind swept down upon The enemy and far
moment checked their ownvard course; bur mary s,dd
oelnR emPned, the few lad Ia retrn moo,
whom was the gallant Major, whoss reckless bravev ii
who have returned bepraisa '' "
The enemy were now swranpo apr I;n.s =. ~ 81
win arlery iaanry, ami cavalry The I'D horse. snd
scarce hrefoes cosderaby added the confusIon cen
seeing all ch iocr ul Resistance frut-ss ords ed
MI "ho could to escape, and iHay surrendered A trs-
ks ana squads are cutaGg ~ it is hard am our
reai 10 ne oil,Wng have reported at Manett.: CT
AdHnss lst shd vi kenlu ky; also souat seventy FIVE
men irosa other regiments aud twenty from the sIchi-
gai, mskng IN .l about four hundred Col Cgp on's
pgaae ehected It's escape but has not yst r. rtsd
Our loss Will considerably dwindlo down vshen al the
straggers coma in
lhe brave Stoneman end the gallant Keoph ara dsepv
regretted 1t 10 be hoped that gallant cers viii
npt be long detained from their cuunrys service far
as eau learn Stoneman's whole effective lcrc was onv
about two thousand What have returned az, an usad M
rs to be unfit for service for soma time r