The New York herald., 1864-08-06
NEWS From. THE SOUTH.

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to Comman I'm NsrtherH vlfstnsf,' e. ses
The Richmond Enquirer Augusta has savage o ,der
upon Yadmg. It sayss-
Raang though very annoying 70 is not unatc aded
wis grief to the enemy, The ssegraph yesterda an.
near Macon Ca nut not until the damage done the
railroads tna7 compensated for the loss OF the mon
been captured As long us raiders are car ured
ard made PRISONERS raid ng will profitable 10 u
mg and des,ruc.iye TO US bos n inc policy 9. Killing
faithfully carried cGt believe that raiang wouI cease
~ be formidable. -
The Enquirer uggas that prisoners be take n hcrs-
rter from raidsg parties bu< that oil be put TO deesh
hat can be reasaed II says'1n nesd lankee require
they battles wasn enee lost, they fare nyer
found"
The Enquirer also has the ,siowiug:-
HAZE. WE A TRAITOR AMONG us9
The following extract from the NEw YORK :seAtp
shows with whss facility important orders are CO, muni
Gated from Richmond 10 Washington
Tnc Richmond Sennns spon this subject, says -s.rhe
New YORK hEaaLD must certainly havo secret issares
johnston tha head OF Of sixty thous and men.
about fall Ike an avalanche upon the capital of
ded 10 Early - command would he fanS OF WASH
ingtou and the regeneration Of Maryland Tn a Infamous
action OF the onal ventio tho robbery
OF their and ha military despotsm alter which
her people groanhg has Increased the hsod OF the
nh tban,s Maryland against their opJ,rexors to such
degree that they ready and eager, The moment
there prospect OF permanent ocouIat,n OF the state
by edsraie troops to rise and turn upon their op
! lressors.
And tina kraniner, upon the ssuie nabject, says
.sTraitors in our most. There .hnger exist q
doubt have traitors IN some OF Dur nigh places.
The assignment Of General Joseph F. lonrson 70 the
command os our armies in Northern {ugtnia and the
removal to that quarter OF largo b1dy o. his stern
troops was known in this city beyond the ci,a OK
the initiated Of the War Office. yct see the whole VI
our plans as regards campaign Of invasion swe ad
| before the world in the columns Of the NEW foEK
HERALD. II behooves the auhoritielto 70 probo ,aDs ust
ter TO bottom, and discover aud punish the traAor
II oehoove our authorities to look well sio this
matter. We do not for morlent believe that there
are any traitors 10 the Department ors important
orders like this are sometimes whispered about, and
hno Gru fsyaQ ling In
and are forthwith sent or hy the grspovins tee-
graph"
News by Way OF Memrni:. ,,,
Ralbio information states that the rebo General ;. n.
Loo has beso re ieved u command OF the Department
Of Alabama Mississippi and .asi Louisiana and ordered
ropor. at Atlanta sapposed taat he is 70 take
General Forrest charges responsibility OF the
I rebel defeat to Msor Genersl s. lee.
General Dick ray lor II meridian week ago.
Tho report death Of General Forrest by locxjaw
n not credited, although bis wound Sufficiently
| 20 prevent his being engaged In active service.
! General Chamers s IN command OF Forests eoroes.
n.osd viii cross that stream and rein force Aisss
| General Leman, who left Mobile July 81, says hat
General Hood has been reinforced oytwo divisions from
General Beauregards corps, from Richmond, and by twe
| brgsdes from Mobile.
Charleston and Wilmington are a,so said 70 be nearly
divested Of troops to reinforce Hocd while the garrison
at Mobile, stated coosists OK ony two brigades o
l regulars and Mobile militia
So great the fears that M,ons would BE- attacket
between the sh aad l5th Of july that ~ the urgent 50
cation Of the Governor and Aayor, tho trocps whcf
bad been seut 70 reinforce General Forrest we're 70
called. 8a
Fire ne Coiumbss., 3. C.-Cotton De-
-. CoIoxmA, s. O. July 81, 1854.
A IRE occurred to-day in o'NssIs warehouse and do
sroyed fifteen lndred bales Of cotton. which
| about two thirds ina red.
Arrival az. the Afrsoa at yoston.
Bosros, August s-io p. n
Tho steamship Africa has not yet arrived bat she vi