The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-09-02

entrenchments parallel with the road.
After dark or troops quietly with
drew. Our loss is not great, proba-
bly, not over 1000, and eight pieces
Of artillery. The rebel loss was fear
ful, reckoned by many good Judges
at 000,.and their gain nothing. as
the abandonment of the position had
already been initi ted. The position
was unimportGnt, except to defend
the destruction of the railroad which
had already been accomplished. A
few more such assaults would annihi-
late the rebel army. The spirit of
the army is unimpared. Our posi-
tion on the left ie secure.
We are having heavy rain while I
write
The capture Of Fort Morgan is fully
confirmed by the rebel papers. A
mobile dispatch, published in the
Richmorm papers and quoted in our
afternoon pispatchcs, announces the
fact, but gives no particulars These
are, however, supplied in measure
by the Atlanta papers. which state
that the entire garrison, including
General Paige, the commander, and
all the stores, fell into the hands of
the Union forces.
The military situation as reported
this morning is decidedly encourage
ing. There has been no fighting in
front of Petersburg since Thursday.
In the battle on that day the rebels
lost five thousand, nearly all killed
and wounded. We lost two thousand,
the larger portion prisoners. Pork
and beef have advanced enormously
in Richmond since our capture of the
Weldon road; and the rebels declare
they must repossess that line, cost
what it may. We hold four miles Of
the road, snd ourposition is 40 strong
ly fortified that Lees whole army
could not take It. Tho desperate cor
dtion to which Lee has been reduced
may he inferred from the fact that he
has recalled Early from the Valley.
Thus the force that was to invade the
North, threaten the Capital, &c., is
marching rapidlv to the relierof Rich
mond Gen Sheridan is pressing Ear
lv's rear. and capturing many pris-
oncrs. From General Sherman we
have letters to the 25th inclusive,
which explain the situation there. Up
TO Yesterday thcre had been no fight.
ing, but movements are being made
that promise to finish what is left of
Hoods army. Thc letter has not over
10000 veterans, the rest of his force
being made m of bows and old men
gathered from Georgia aud Alabama.
If Sherman's plan succeeds, Hood
must come out and fight. run away or
be captured. General A. y. Smith is
sweeping through Mississippi, meet
ing with little or no resistance, and
causing great CONSERVATION among
the rebels. His destination is not
known. From Mobile we have news
confirming the reported capture or
Fort Morgan, It surrendered uncon-
The latest adviccs from Sheridan.s
army, indicate that Early leaving the
Valley, having doubtless been recalled
to Richmond bv Leo. who is by this
getting alarmed for the safety Of the
men he has left in Richmond and
Petersburg.
Tho great commercial feature Of
the 20th was the tumble lin gold The
market opened shakv at 245, and
under the news confirming the cap
ture of Fort Morgan, it went down to
235-a decline in two days of twenty
per cent. The Copperhcads who have
heretofore been the leading bulls, are
now bears. The journal Of Commerce-
states that large bets were made that
in the event OF n certain nomination
at Chicago (name not given) gold
would go down to $50 in two weeks.
The general markets are, Of course,
very much unsettled, and trade is, to
a large extent, suspended.
The Union Convention of the Third
Ohio District, Was renomiHated Gen.
Schenk for Congress.
From General Sheridan we learn
that Early continues Co retreat
Longstreet's corps, or that part of it
in the Valley, is now supposed to-
have turned its face Richmondward a
week ago. The attempted invasion
and anticipated diversion have prov
ed expensive experiments for Lee,
who made the mistake of supposing
the campaign against Richmond end
ed, when it was but fairly begun
The situation of the rebels was new
er more critical than it is now, and
ours was never more hopeful.
Many of the Copperhead news
papers, in their anxiety to screen the
rebels, and defend them from the just
charges of barbarity that blacken
their character as honorable enemies.
" worthy of foeman's steel" have
not hesitated to SANDER and calumni
ate our own army and generals by
falsely laying to their orders like
crimes. Speaking of the burning OF
Chambersburg, the New York Trib-
une thus disposes of Copperhead false
hoods:"The copperhead organs which
assert that Union armies, have burn
ed towns under similar circumstances,
simply lie, there is no other word that
does them justice. No Union general
ever ordered the firing of city or
borough in which he had encountered
no resistance; though Quantrell not
only burned Lawrence, which was
81, r,rioal onJ Low at hia parnv hut