The New York herald., 1864-09-16
REBEL ACCOUNTS.

vairy Operations--Dereat or Ross Brit
S"aI,. nsannfcnMRshs, SpnaRohs, LOS. y: a,-
Ianta--SVheelcr'sM Movemcnts-Eeported
Destruction of tne Tunnel at TunneL
RtII-kemOvaJ 0I the CftizeSs from At
From the Richmond wh,g Sept. r.
THE sIrA ALTON IN GRoKGIA.
Tho telegraph brings information OF the establish
mept OF Of days between the opposing forces
IN Georgia. for the purpose Of enabling the people OF Al
lanta who desire 10 enter our pes to do so IN safety
The Macon Telegraph oi the 9th rstant states that both
the present The journal learns that the reports OF
losses In the recent engagements gross exaggera
will thousand while thai OF the
is said to be not less than five to our one. An officer
who in all the engagements reports that the edcras
were ten lines OF battle deep IN some places and every
time they charged lines it only TO be slaughtered
like sheep Hardees corps is said to have fought with
tho most uDfnch,ng determination, and only retired
when the enemy commenced firing its TANKS. In the
retreat compelled to abandon several pieces Of
artillery, not having any horses to haul them.
The situation rery grGv but it Is not da ccrcus as
mauy would suppose the troops though cry much
still in good spirits and arc as defiant as ever The re-
ports Of their beng demoralilsd are positively false 1t
IS true thev LOOK Tor assistance and this s granted 20
them, they de,st tea abe not only 10 Irecent
Shcrn1n from dde-i,csn3 any further b1t to roM ms
hrsse to be she up ths cy uihout any prospect OF
relief We trust the government will send every avail
able 70 reinforce nGa 3D. Is Of tue
enemy and bis campaign defeated, and this be done
II proper activity and sound policy are observed.
DAYS TRUCE II GEORGIA.
The following oicia despstcb was received at the War
department. on Saturday
ar,yEai sherman has craefed ,ns se. re-
movsi OF all citizens from atlanta, 80 Norh South.
vide FOR the transportation may desire oope
South have .''s'e' '"0 :" ".t'ss ho1S General
otR LOSSES AT ATLANTA.
The statements The extent OF losses OF stores,
aud ammunition at Atlanta contradictory
the Columbus or the 9th nst says that they
very heavy that Isfore all railroad
nj hrfh hen H rfed
more hdn one. hanGrcd ana fty cars, and several
engines. Eighteen Of ne cars 'esre sedriy ioadsd
ordadnce storcs, ao Uhh about fire non-
sand splendid Efcld Towsr uses, entirely neW ui,
oil their equipments large number Of brides saddles
canteeDs, with splendid web sings; sword bayopets
axes, shoves, and other hardware in large quantity
Ato,a million rounds 81 cartridges and ammunition
uere Ered.
Tha, such an enormous amount Of material ,uhich
not replaced permitted 10 accumulate and remain
in atlanta until became completely isolated aud
ualIy desiroyed exhibits says the sun not only most
culpab,e negligence but the most rcprehehs bic
potency on part OF those who msmaraged the affair
rESyBsssE
The Lynchsurc hsplo,.ca, says that since nee the ate
dash upon Greenvile, In which General Morgan was
FILLED, the Yankees in .ast tennessee have renamed
que; 10 their position at suPs Gap
Tho Reyst has cheering accounts OF the manner In
which the commander, General Echols, s proceed
ing with the reorganization and discipline OF the forces in
bis department. which last getting to be but law
less obs and best results anticipated from the
energy with which he has entered upon the work.
confirmation Of the Rspibcoas remark relative 10
the lack oil discipline 10 this department aud In the
Mythevne Banner an editorial statement 10 the effect
that the conduct or many OF the officers aud men was
diseputaoc and foreshsdowed disaster. In less than
weeks lad two retreats from Blue Springs-ths
FIRST 10 Carlers depot, distance 0, forty miles, the
enemy pursung si1tae second TO Jonesboro the enemy
not pursuing al ALL
PIJsuED2
The Macon Teoraph OF the 9th learns that a courier
bringing full accounts OF the operations OF
cavalry in the OF the the State road.
II appears that when Wheeler reached Dalton and
oil the direction OF Cleveland, he ordered Gen
up tho tunnel Tunnel Hill This obeyed,
nor General Wheeler bear Of II until Martins division
had left the road and formed Junction With the man
BODY OF our forces AS soou however was ascer-
tanned order had been ried into effect,
General Man placed under arrest aud sent back 10
Atlanta aud picked body OF men was detached from
the command and sent the State road with positive
remain In the vicinity road and capture all rsnsk
passing destroy the track cuvers and reste work, an
| keep sherman communications cut
On Wednesday last the courier reports, our cavalry
carried out orders The day before they captured
three trains laden With ammunition and The storos
we're promptly destroyed with tho trains but the cars
laden with ammunition back to the tunnel
placed inside Of Both sides OF the tunnel were closed
up with rocks and DIRT, after tho powder had been
ranged inside and every thing being prepared the train
was nrcd and in few seconds tho tunnel was mass OF
ruIus The 7eprdphs informant states that the courier
reports It's destruction being complete. The tunnel
now a perfect wreck and will take At least two months
Of hard labor to rebuild. At last accounts our cavalry
werc still at work tearing up the road, and II was
believed that they could not be driven on except by
very large force .sch yIl doubtless % sent against
III this report be trucand is not impossible there
IT, says The 7tiecropA giimmer OF hope for arms
vet Il IL stated tka Sherman has but few trains OF cars
south OF the tunue these can be captured BY our
cavalry he will then be unable 70 transport bis provisions
20 Atlanta.
Affairs I'm Atlanta.
from the Richmond Examiner, Sept IL
yomrroy or rHg TWO ARMirs-yAyKm BRAeoADouA--RB
puorIoN oP sHsRNAS's yoRcrs, ETC.
MACON, Sept Q, 1854
| In their retreat from Jcnesboro the enemy burned
every crossto and broke every rail- Tor nteen miles on
the Macon and Western Railroad -
Our pickets extend six miles beyond Jonesboro with
no enemy In sight, except scattered parties.
c2ptain and Hve prvates wero captured yesterday
They very nsolen, stating that having virtually
suppressed the rebellion In Georgia, shermans army
would reinforce Grant take Richmond ana wind up
the war;
They also stated that thirty thousand Of shermans
men would be mustered out Of service this month ana
that the term OF many OF them expired before the ta o
Atlanta but they induced 10 remain until ater thai
event happened
The enemy is closely massed around Atlanta There
not the slightest prospect Of an advance soon Our
army H again In splendid spirits.
MACON, Sept. 10, 1884.
sherman has ordered all white women and children in
tho city OF Atlanta TO leave within two weeks Those
taking the oath are 10 north Of the Tennessee river
aud balance into oouyt tnss