Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-23
ADDITIONAL FROn THE UMrAb STATES.
IRON ATLANTA-FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TIE WIGHT
ON THE SIXTH INST


ON THE SIXTH INST
The Northern papers just received confess en- utter
and sanguiDsTy defeat The rscert eight near Atlanta,
which they call the battle Of UtOy Geek. The cores
popdent of the Washington Chronicle thus describes the
assault upon our works and the sanguDAry repuse which
ensued
oRDERs-EoRwARD 70 THE RTBEL WORK.
Last right the 5b at dark orders we're received that
our columns 90 move at daylight upon the enemy.
This We knew would resut in engagement This
morning, the 6h, lnss formed, and were pus
IN motion. The l4Gh corps went in line soross the
creek TO the positions formerly held by the Esd corps
General KUg with the first division the left, avis
on the right and Baird in the centre, occupying the
bills ascending from the creek. Toe Esd corps moved
20 the right with orders to proceed til they found the
enemys lft aud engage il at once, General Ha'calls
I'd division had the right end General Oo1 with the 3d.
the lett. The determination to force the enemJs
line and engage him at whatever cost. We bad not
Exceeded far GU met his Tdsttes which we're driven
IN.
oUK ADVANCE UPos The WORKs-WA sUFFER SEVERELY.
As the rebels gave back, our men eagerly followed
them to their very work. taking possession OF tho little
bill that had been In dispute long. TIE rebes eoO-
timed TO fell back We 90 parsre until reached their
works behind which they took shelters Here they
waited, SCARCELY firing q shot as our men advanced
eagerly upon the works. Forward the LIST brigade
pued press until they had reached TO within twenty
Yards of the works. Here the Tetes poured into
ran Is psreos storm Of bullets, that d0ppsd our men
BY hundreds IN death or severe wounds. NoHey after
voley thus poured 10 upon us and our advancing
columns continued 60 gather up to the works 70 be shot
down before them Ia vain every effort vas made to
pierce thais Ii and charge the WcrkP. Keeling and
aggaring under the most whitening and destructive
6te The devoted l4S continued TO drop 10 DEATH Az
lsugth they could stand no more. Our men recoiIcd
and gave back eavcg their dead and severely wounded
IN the kands OF tie rebels before their works. The
rebel Ere was very destructive, INJECTING severe loss
upon us.
oUR LOssEs-OoLoRs CAPTURID.
The lost in the Iss brigade ia near 500 men. The
lOOh OHIO aCns lost one hundred aud fifty, Col
SleVin, o. the regiment, being among the severely
tsouEh not dangerously wounded. The Sab Tennessee
and 10th Kentucky az we'll as the l2h Illinois, also
Loaf very heiyily. Lieutenant Tracy Of Gen. Redys
staff /, severely wounded. O1lone Thirtsmann Of the
18th dsnO1nted Illinois cavalry, thro@n from bis
h,rse and had bis leg broken The Sh Tennessee had
their coloFs captured right at the snemys works. did
also IS lsSrr, the lOOih Ohio, beautiful banner
given to hem by the ladies Of Toledo. Night coming
on and Tremendous thunder and rain storm prevail
log TIE combat osSsed Jus. she storm SET in the
firing broke out along the line, extending the left till
il reached the not Of the l6tl corps, where it ragged
iucously and necessarily for an hour or more. Hot
EOk Wa5 had il thst quirtes, Though haze not been
able a. yet to learn The results
BLOCKADE OF TIE MISSISSIPPI.
The fOlloSing shows how efeotuauy the Mississippi
has been Opsnsd by the fall of Vickaburg and Port HOd
son:
HRIEG INTO A MISSISSIPPI sFKAhER-THK CAPTAIN AND
OFAEAs KILLED.
CAIEO, Aug IL The steamer Empress, from New
OrsAns on ths 6.h insL, arrived here tonight
Sac was FREQ the afternoon OF the 10th, about
mile heloE GsiGes' Lending, by masked rebel battery
Of Fix II pcundsr supported by strong force Of cav
airy posted on the Arks $40 lhore.
SKY shOt aud shell struck the steamer. Oae of the
later penetrated her hull aud burst in her hold
The rebels also D ured in . heavy FIRE Of muskeiry,
idalinS her upper works.
SIC had about Ave hundred persons beard iRolud'
ing two hundred sick and discharged odsrs sid fifty
or sixty ladies' ard chiren.
Five persons were cd and eleven wounded.
Gap h4lsy, the commander OF the steamer, was
killed, Ii had being shot eff while telling the pilot
"eever 10 surrender"
Porcous Of the engine were broken and disabled,
which rendered the boat unmsnsgeable, and che o5m-
msieed drifting towards the rebel battery.
At this critical moment gunbOal No. appeared on
hs scene opeped fac upon tho rebels, AID took the
Empress in tow 10 place Of safety, where her dana
yes 20 certain extent, were paired.
+ 10 gunbCat then conveyed her twenty-five miles up
the river
The 81 led and wounded are mostly discharged sol
diers, and beloog 20 various regiments.