The sun., 1864-08-30
Late Rebel News.

Richmond papers OF Friday aud Saturday last
con,sin important Information. The news Of the
capture Of Port Morgan by Fsrrnyut's forces Is
tully confirmed ty these journals General A. J.
Smith = reported sweep ny through eastern
Mississ pp and Alabama. On TUESDAY isst one
Of our shells exploded in Alabama street, Atlanta.
aud sc,Afasratlon ensuel, resulting in the de-
sructior by TIRE o. lsrgv portion Of the city. Gcn.
sherman 10 sAid 10 be well supplied with food and
ammunition. Oar cavalry have done great injury
" the rebel railroads. Gen Early has been
dered bs1A " Richmond. Tho retsls are very sore
over the ivW OF the Weldon road. and say very
little concerning the battle on Thursday. Oar
troops from kno xville maze a raid lS,t Monday
Ros.rsvilIe capturing the place with mans prison.
ers. Moseby haa hung thirty Of men IN Clark
ounty, Va, for burning houses.
General Forrest. alter his raid on MemphiA ~eut
uie following official rcpor, to General Maury;
HEasANpo, August 21.
1 attacked Memphls at 4 O'Clock this morn ins.
driving tho enemy to hls Notifications. We killed
and captured four hundred, capturing their entire
camp, with about three buudred horses and mules.
Wsshburns escapcl In the darkness Of the morn
Ing, leaving his clothes behind. NJ loss is twenty
KILLED and wounded.
n. n. FonnHsT, Major General.
ID. II. MAuEy. Major General.
A special dispatch to the Mobile ApvrRrisER
from near Aberdeen. on the Hth, says the enemy
burned Ashcvile last night Their advance forces
wnrls Lagrange. rher wagon train crossed NJ
Waterford las, night As they were about crossing
yesterday. Chalmers fired into thc- infantry force.
| aud sharp slsirrnish took place. lie captured
| three wagons anu teams, aud hvc pri-oncrs ON
| loss 20. The pursuit was renewed this morning
Brtsto', T,aa. Aug. 2,-Thrvr hundred YAM
| tce cavalry dashed into Roncrsyil- on III. 2ls',
| and captured Hon. J. II rskc, {. X. Shields, e.,
Wa'ier. Captain Clay, and nineteen pr yates. They
| retired TN the direction Of Bsan's station.
| Mobile, A ~. I.--Fort Morgan Is In the enemy,
hands. Whether furren icreCi, or blown up ol
| evacuate1, is unknown. Ihere are conflicting re-
ports, but nothing reliable. flag ofti1ioe bos
| viyiel the enemy's upper fleet to-iay. The Fede
raj exchange act not having arrived nothing Wal
| N GO nplsAed.
The SavannHh Nrwa says two nr three parties o
slicns have been captured while attempting % es
cape . the enemy At Pulaski, and many more hsy,
gone T. Carolina to avoid Governor Browns en
roll ng oticers.
The siraAts TO which the rebels are pu, for sol
sued by Governor CLARK, OF M'ssissipp. lie says
II have this day issued my proclamation calling oi
oil ~hitc males from sixteen to hfty-hye years o
age, capable oi hearing srms to assemble forthwith
at Macon, Granada. or Oklahoma, to rcpel our inva
derr." The only PERSONS not liable under hi
sweeping conscripton are, one clerk for each court
one sherId for each county, the legislative dcpsr,
ment one COMM asoner for each police district 70
INDECENT families, public ni'lers aud physician
forty five yeas Of age. The psnaty attaches
10 compliance with this mid demand, 10 arres
aud court-niartiAl for desertion.