The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-01

Late files OF Southern papers have been received,
and nre largely occupied with the movemsnts Of
General sherman at Atlanta. II liz reported that
General Beauregard has heen appointed TO the COM
msnd Of the Confederate forces iu Georgia. A Ma
con (Gal paper states;
The enemy has deliberately established . mill
tary camp and despotsm NJ Atlanta. Sherman
cuTies ss army hetdl quarters Judge yon's house,
Howard IL in Herring's house, and MAJ. Beck with,
premises. Gentlemen from Atlanta report that
Sherman il now running eight trains daily n and
from Chattanooga. Already many warehouses Ia
the city are hllei with commissary, quarterInastcr
and ordnance stores, AMI the Immense railroad
Iassenger depot IL ~ crammed with them that the
trains are discharged outside of the house. Before
the ten days armistce Is Atlanta will DC full
10 repleton OF military stores Of oil kinds. They
are accommodating immease stores, and evidently
intend making depot in Atlantis, hence they will
operate with one OF the most formidable armies we
have yet encountered. To prevent Il from being
destructive, ~ they promise 1t 10 duty to har-
raas their and make the line Of alton
untensbe. This lie done by dsshing aud
daring commands constantly cutting the rosd and
destroying the means Of transportation.
letter from Loyejoy's Station bias the follow
ing:
The court OF inquiry In relation 70 the loss Of
st.res vt Alauts las been concluded. There are
rumors in camp Of several important official
changes transfers &c, oi too visionary . nature 70
Ia made the subject Of newspaper gossip. MAJOR
Eustis Is tempo Arly acting chief Of ststf Of this
army.
number OF ladies' arrived at headquarters ap-
picGnts Tor permits ~ go through the lines. The
Inspector Generals oece Us besegei daily with ct-
zen visitors and the acknowledged patience and
good temper OF that energetic official are sorely
tried by thousand aud one importuniGes for per-
sonal favors from thousand anu one Of the most
imprscticatie aud unreasonable SORT OF people.
Gen. Hood appears " be in ~ cheerful How OF
rplr1ts his bra and DRtTlOAlc veterans. i
HIM to-day, surrounded by group of msior-gen
erals and brigadiors in social converse, under an
oak tree. Where the next campaign will lie 10
scarcely ever discussed. Al present there ae no
predict that, before many moons have waned, the
Federals will hear Of Hood and his army through
quito novel and unexpected channel.
No news Of interest from Petersburg appears In
the Richmond papers that has nos already horn
given in the sus. A dispatch IRON General Lees
army Is as follows:
On our extreme rght-the encmy's iefs-hoth
parties continue " watch each other with slecIless
vigilance, Each returning day adds strength 70
the defensive works, and the tug OF war, come
when il may, will be one Of the bloodiost Of This
very bloody II Is notorious fact that Grant
has, up u very recent period, been giving his
troops rstions Of whisky, and has frequently car
Rod them into battle under the inspiration II This
| "Dutch courage" fearing 70 trust their natural
qualities in this respect We learn that he has
changed his system entirely, and that III order has
been issued positively prohibiting the bringing
| within the lines Of the armies operating a0snst
Richmond oil any spirtuous viuous or mali liquors
| except such are brought by the commi ssary or
meaii, al departments. Probably Grant thinks that
he, with Buffers help can do drinking enough Tor
| the entire army, and hence the Withdrawal Of the
whisky rations from the frank and hle." A report
was brought over by the buance train last cven-
ing that the enemy yesterday made feeble attack
! upoa our advanced works aud wss rspulsod. II