, 1864-08-27
FROM SHERAIAN'S ARMY.
The Position Before Atlanta
News from Rebel eources-The Sit
uaticu at Mobue-rhe Flor
ids Expedition.

aAs you we're" would In some military
fashion describe the position Of tho army TO-
night. at least such order would put the
troops in about the same position that they
occupied when my Isst dispatch was written.
No such changes Or movements have been
made as arc Just now proper material for the
public There has been along the lines By
day ard night, q continual and heavy fire
han. the ta,tsr1ee aud the ptcketa. Casua1-
tics occur and men arc killed and wounded
every oay. In fact, just as the Nnes stand
matters have assuned. for the time
all the noise and appearing. Of q siege.
st;n it Is hardly that, Tie campaign, I can
ecarc- ly btlicye, has resulted In siege to be
prosecnted according to the recognized rnles
OF military art, The rahel position is not get
invested-compjctely envelopea by the lines
Of Shcsmsn's army. Our lines nre near
enourh to thoss Of the rebels, bnt tbere is
still wide back door open through which
Hood can withdraw if he chooses, and man.
ayes the movement properly.
This evening Gen Wood advanced his
sklrmtrbers aud by rnpid movement cap
tured nesrly the whole picket line against
which he moved. The doth Georsia, one of
the rtb.l veteran regiments, had yesterday
eIhty-tve men for duty. Nearly all Of them.
with three companies Of the 21th A1abama,
we're 90 ptured.
Ger. Howard has iEsued an order dismiss
ing from the rertice Capt. F. Il. Shaw, Cum
u,anding the 55th Illinois, f1r disobedience of
orders in the presence Of the enemy. It ia
unPleas mt to record such orders, but ii off,
Gers will disobey an order to move upon the
enemy, such record is uo6e b7 themselves.
Tbs Chat,srooga R.bez, puo1lshs1 at firItin,
under oates Of august 11ti1 and 18th, gives
several it. mR Of interest. In the teleytAphlc
column are the following:
Non11E, Arg. 9.-Last nicht soldier train rau
Tito lapo slde. batsEero Pollard and MoRtyom-
tbe lit &itstfs'ppi tatser5 OF artillery
La$t Ilrht two whie men and one negro were
azrreted for cutting te ss'.ph wires-
Eome few FeceIat We aet urc crul-1es IN tho bay.
The gurrfson in Fort Musgan arc 10 fine spirits,
othrrWi.c als Il quiet below.
tirn. r. B. Bite rectasea severe bat not dan-
dc~n on the train lat nicht. l0en. Bste cou-
manded division In uardee's cofpa1
Toe folio aing editorial is Interesting Just
now In relation to the utt*ck upon Mobile:
Mohiae II ror lost yet although the eneny have
defsuse. commanding the cntrance to tho by.
Star ding 1,eh. ac,o-a tho 1non'h 4 the bsT y
the wstet 10 break on j. In iss Passase into
the Gulf OF Menno.one portsoa dndlne an exit
{ookfne F0utn) and tho balance tnyoueh the left,
Or main ehio cbaIuel This last channel between
the extreme eattein ef q n DaupAtn ltland aud
shc end OF the peniu>ula. upon which Stands Fort
Moran, is three 1ni1ea wide Fort Gained Is au
octaueular work cousE.ucted Of brick and sao1,
bomb proof with four clcTcufnch guns en- bar let,c
making tbfrty-E"o III all. It WAS c1mtneoced be-
fore the var bnt 1uieEca -1nee. While 1t is pow
e1iul work tha. ct,uld not bave been taken with
Tended It ID uor 70 srong hy fully one .hffd a. is
snxliar Fort Morgan, et.ntins three miles aero.s
the c'snbel. md IN plsin view.
at4r the susre. der Of Gai.ea, WIS ltde affair,
stanG1pg iumalstel5 nuo olrec'lJ n Gras'ts tast
II nonntea only icus cnns aaa vas not eon:idescd
work suited to 60 II sth1"s op 70 o.lFe u stanl
cIaft that na1.hs stttIups 10 pfss fo.t Channel:
None Other tct email craft could Eet through the
P:Ee.
IAFracut hne PA1utd b0in the main ship channel
nId Granite Pa-e, through vi lct to dr3 = hl4 enp
pl.er 1hiIc opatatil4 Up the hay. shtch will allow
him to s1s, there but Morgan sttl renai"s to ns,
Tas of lie :nsin shore AID penlnyula, upon rh,ch
| its;ates,
E'Ehtt en- miles ffoIa Fert Morgan. md tEslva
mIlte from tie city. Dog Eiver tnpt1es into tho
t1y ana ,uuet'iatels in lront Of tts mouth is Dog
| Eiser BHr. 1htTe are at all eesaons Of the year
i'm stcs Of *att1 this bar. and At nigh tide. Al
IN f.n N1Sdt. the Tater rises TO tWe!ra and -hlT'
| tteu FRET
ht tEas point Fatfaen! u sssl fFe!re miles IRON
the ely arg 1t tls celta!n that he ~i not be able
| no duubt y.ssrls shat can and will PASS. however
But when be arrives In siShs Of the CITY, be vii!
be ecnfro1t powerful forts and obstfuctionr,
trIerded By Southern mtn who ere not traitors and
| whom he calno. l,uy, ~ IL the csee OF Anders N
n, re can be 10 1csf thnn tour OF these and they
ar nIst ela:s wo.k. bstidss l,ne .. sfe..t~oEts
| yesttpr she land approaeh to the citf.
Lsi our res3ers remeul6er that Fort Pulasti va,
tnken three Yesrs eco and e.1ll Ssvuun4h 10 d.,
iuCuY pos.cesiou Mobile 10 mtuT tImcs tcttg
protected BUN than Savannah was then. We Re
peaI tnete ~ no.nlnR N t1ls ntNs asou koc eouln
~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ stea ~ T,n15trests VI VII
Tie M Noble T:;1unx % ea,s: s,'
We hive 10 reliable news Of the movements o
the Yankee vessels Ia fhe Bar They couId he ser1
| With Cabesee at CleTrte1 ptate4 faSt evening". bu
no,hIps was dlecoverabIe OF ~h1t they were GotnR
except that they appeared 10 he t,kiur eoundlnxt
OF the condl.,on u n1a1r+ lower op~n va hsv
no more Information than was received at noo
yesterday. There is an abundance OF ramof., bu
lswere Idle TO put them II pr4ut
"A spectator q she battle, Who came up On u
h!oeksae Lnios steamer MATT sa}s mat our se,
the msneaE. r. Of the Selma, Capt ..nsety, ar
oetuipes tnem as peanafal aco very edecuse- q
to ths sa1fe do2e tS n' sS snems .es:es e
: they suffered cpn"'eefs"s
LtTEE AND Authentic.
Last evening NC received some later information
The TepGeeEee iuu:.bt the enemy molly for t 20 q
; three hou1e, Nhen she wse obiisedto succum:
Admiral Buchanan received severe wound !
| The lec y blch WAS llu1nedt..e}y amp0rated. Cap
JoLnson Il rafe Az o, them a.e pri. .oners Q: VA
7ht Selma was dtsabIeu. and obliged to surrende
: The 1;aIurr was beacatd ucd.r tha .uus of 70,
Mcrcan. Her los vas two men Killed. aud tire
/ WIS safe ubdcr lhe enns OF the fort, unnurt. -.
There we're i've fa.kee ressela ooservel IA:
enme ase ae f1n nen s s o i1e ~
is tapposeo the, were etu.;ing alenE, and soun
anE set ne pufpose " W n"slne 'aseoe up'
Inc eo4uinuus He4ee gus. .,
From 1ntlmat1ons given ~ tae anose t ,t ns0akf
j, fas,fec If snscrnrtty g aesnn;r m W 1he mn
:. aome 81 tie communicates Of i.oss defenses. IL
should not be. The s4ysnnan R<pu5. .tean Is I
= epoueibie for tic tol'os1ne;
it ~ eatd that PRECEDENT Davis haa te1et;.aoh.
n to hi;h authorities that u Gen. Hood !, II! or