Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-28
FROM THE UNITED STATES.

We received. yesterday our full files OF New York
and Philadelphia pspsrs Of the 26h Instant The news
il mostly Anticipated by the extracts copied into the
Whi0 from the Bilumore american, sosaing ed lion.
Of the "a b. The FLOWING paragraphs, however, are
not devoid Of interest:
FsoM GEoIsIA-sHEBNAN's NovINENTB-rHI CAPTURE
OF DAIroE, IIo.
The Chattanooga correspondent Of the Herald under
date Of the Is b inst, writes:
No engagement between Hoods raiders and Shermans
pursuers had occurred TO yesterday ng which
time despatch bearers LETT army ut Snake Greek Gap
General Sherman has not been pushing the enemy very
n I'd but he has been ma OslVring to cop I'm up IL
the y.lley and starVe him TO death. While Slermsn's
troops are said to be well supplied and in the best OF
sDs the Egzlg track Of the dedgng rebel army gives
indications of toe scarcity OF food among the TROOPS
H,od has Wofuly ised either to 6Bd supplies in the
country or TO capture A1y Ulon post with stock on
hand consequently his men are Hsring for food No
supplies were csl ured at Dalton, and the thirteen
hcusand rations a. RI ggOld were destroyed by the
"a bs caVsrymsn Who t0uod them. Hood Ia trying his
beat strategy 70 avoid fght. Whenever our advance
comes uv with him-And such ions have not been
unfrf O1sut OF lAte-he docs not wait for than
half cozeu shells before he charges postor. Sunday
ne attempted to sneak back through Snake Greek p,
but fading that outlet blocked up, he abandoned tbs
attempf S'tec = Il GIT skrmiah. This morning he is
reoor:sd one mile and halt below La ayette his Ar
NV msssed IS 1t Tor . fight Sasrm' Is north Of vi
llson, EerhApS six miles from The enemy, and more
than ever Disposed 10 pounce on him. Fitzpatrick and
Va kius with their cavalry, are wing the Rsbels
much trouble.
Relative to the capture o! Dalton, the same corrss-
ponda1t says;
Hacd sp1sared before Dalton and demanded the i'm
medile and unconditional surrender Of the tot aud
g,rri.oa p-crisi z that While Cicers AID soldiers
snOu3 be psroled few days II he WAS forced TO
sssauls the Place prisoners would be taken. TIL
following is the language o. bis demSDd:
HHA1o'Rs, ARMY T1HNussEI
In IN" Field o.. lS, 1854 !
To the Oic'r Commanding Uaited States FJIcss Dali
ton Georgia;
SRI deSaud The immediate and Unconditional sur
render OF the ost end garrison under ynur command
and should this be acceded 10 ell shi'e fl and sol
ders vii DO paroled Ia few days. If the place Ia car
rSd BY assault prisoners will be taken Nos: re-
/ 81, eiul y, your Cb3dGnt servant.
J. B. HoOD. General
This was uDdOub sily intended as . scare and Colonel
Johr son ~ frat refused 20 Accsds 10 the Demand
skImsbng began, and the dATkies led vicOusly for
| e9 momeuis-'oDg enough, in fact, to kill 9 second
tag of trucs bearer, who was comirg from Hood -
Finally, NJ VI Ea1:is, Of Hoods stf and IsaAm g
Harris got Jobnsons ear in consultation Harris wrote
q long windy verbose Communication to johnson, Get.
ug forth the folly OF TesstAroe and suripg him from
GsuerAl Hood has the Union fort could be knocked 10
p..css Il fifteen mloutes by the rebel artillery Ddrpg
an nterJles Hood pointed on! TO JoinsonS ID. L'e,s
corps, Fax Cheahams corps, aud insnused thSt stI
another corps hy within cal; hty pieces OF mon
eyed the d6Voed dsrkis from different points Of tie
| comps. Johnson begged that all might be made
prisoners OF war; but the rebel General wouldn't listen
20 it; so tie pcs: naly given Toe rsbsls be
IN TO parcel out 1.-THE piggeIs" officers and ptiVAsa
coming up ard picking out their property" pkRpne
Wers eft Meanwhile sky or more dikles haRes-
psd. LVerei servants are now the GsRe In the rebe
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