, 1864-07-20
THE WAIs IN GEORGIA,
sherman >thIafe1linE onts-1IfGl1Iy Ixu-
portaut News from Ills Operations.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tr1bune-1
NASHVILLE, Tueedsy, Ja]y19.
1have excellent authority for stating that
General Thomas forces left their entrench.
ments on the Chattahootche yesterday for
Atlanta. regard this as perfectly reliable.
An officer who arrived from the front yes.
terday, states TINT 1t was reported that At"
lanta had been eyacuated.
/ do not credit the, report, however,
although you may expect to chronicle the
capture Of that city very soon.
WAsuwGTos, July 19.-Government is in
receipt, this a. u1,, Of glorious news from
Sherman. It is not news OF d battle, but
something tetter. General Sherman an
nounces TINT On yesterday, having previous
IL. crossed the Chat:ahooche, his whole
army advanced five miles south of the river
and crossed Reachtrce creek. This advance
Was made without apy resistance from John
ston's forces, except slight aktrm'shing with
bis renr as lie retired. This move necessa-
rily forces Johnston into the 6cienses Of At
lanta, and places the city within range Of
Sherman1s guns.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July 19.-An Off
Ger from Sherman's army, says that on the
slh the army. .was all over the Chattahoochee,
and within four miles Of Atlanta. The 11th
mud 18th corps hoye been consolidated, form
the Goth, under Hooker
FoRrREss MONROE, Jn1y 10, Wal
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, 1uly -. !
The Norfolk bf7p Regime this morpjn hns
rspoYt that great battle has been fought in
Georgia, resulting in the complete overthrow
Of the Confederates, and the capture Of At
lanta and Is, 600 rebel prisoners.
Arrivals from City Point as late as can have
arrived at Norfolk, eay potbing Of it. The
report is doubtless premature.
The Richmond Laq.si,er OF the 18th con-
| .aIns the following:
ATLANTA Ga, JULY 15.-Goy. Brown hav-
ing official adyices thut persons within the
n1iiitary age having Confederate details to
| remain at home In pursuit Of their ordinary
| ayocations, express determination not TO
obey the recent order to report at Atlanta ior
the defense 1l their homes and State, has N.
structcd the Eropct authorities to arrest az
such persons and send them under guard 70
ATLANTA, and that II force is USED ag.inst law
{ul authority sufficient force will be sent 70
| any point to overcome the resistance. ae
admonishes the men that have been detat4eo
By the Confederacy for agricultural purposes
tIat their crops viii not be endangered bJ
their absence tor short period.
CHARLESTON, s. c., July 1Q.-The enemy
have evacuated Johnson's Island. It is no.
tIced that transports nre quite busy in chang.
fpr troops, chiefly to Morris Island. The
bombardmtnt Of Fort Sumter is Kept mp By
the enemy.
ATLANTA IN sl1HT.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commerc1a1.1
From lotty eminence near the headquar'
tcys Of Johneon'e division, on which Capt.
Trcscott'e battery is now stationed, q tint
| view. of the citg Of Atlanta aud its surround
ings is afforded. Though the city can be
. seen with the naked eye, the aid of field
glass brings it right plainly to yoar. sight
The spires and stceples Of the beautiful, oui
now crowded ard war sconrgcd city, are plain
ly eeen before yoa, while vast columns @
smoke, eet ntngly from some sort Of found
esies or rolling mills, blow Oft to the west
. wagon. innumesab1e are, all the time, going
hiibez and thither. All! what motel,
tbrong Of human beings are there now jost
long, running and huddling togethsr IN dis
tracted confusion.