The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-31
AFFAIRS AT CHARLESTON
RArrLR RRAMs'a.

BATTLE At REAASH.
Prom ne Rfrhpond SfnffuaL Augusf "a.
The Weldon railroad mas Alail brought the
Yankees and the cruakrrs tO grief, Thursday,
G,nual A. =. Hill assau ted the enemy w0rk,,
Ier Rcams' station, about twelve miles from
Petersburg, and carried them, securing tgO thuI-
sand prisoners and niue pieces Ot CaunOn.
We are pleased to state tnat our casualties are
rUpfest hted 10 Ue slight though We regret tJ
le ~ that among the wounded mentioned ,rr the
names of General Anderson, nf Georgia and
Colonel CharlCs Marshall, Of NirRiuil, the l,tt,r
IN The arm.
HEADauARrERs Array or NoqruERS Via.
oIkIA, August 20, lS6i.-lIlu. J. 4. S,Idbn
Secretary of War:-GeIorh A. p. Hin a'ttekst
tie enemy in his inTenChment,, 10 Beans ST.
uon, sterdy evening, aud at the second AssA1
carr ed bis entire line.
Cookies and MCRao's North Carolina 5rgtdss
und,r O neral Heth, ana Lanes North CArOlm,
bffaue, OF WilCoX's Division, under Genera
Coruor, with Pegrams artillery, com 20 ed tue
as1ulunR column.
One me Of UreastwOrks was carried by the
cavR ry under General Hampton with great gat-
In y, who contributed Largely to the SUCCESS .,
the day. ...
Seven stands Of colors two thousand prisoners
Ryd The pieces Of artillery ae In our possession.
TIE loss Of the enemy Ia killed and wounded
Is reported to be heasy ours relatively Smui.
Our profound gratitude is due 20 the GIver OF
all victory, aud our thanks u tue brave men and
officers engaged. X. Il. Les.
Up tO the time the tTain left yesterday, tue
hk biiug had not been renewed.
Brthadier-Geuera Spet tr he notorious Yankee
raider, is reported capture.
The brave Cdp'a Clarke, Adjutani. Genera
of Wilcox's brigade, was slightly wounded.
GENsRAL noon CONFIDENT or his ABILITY TO
KEEP ATLANTA-MORGAS MOVING TOWARDS
KNOXYlLLE-A FREsH RAID ny SHERMAN, Ere.
p. ON me Richmond Seqtitei, Atigust27,
Wheeler il Ht work on the enemy's communl-
cati .ns, and Sherman is becoming uneasy before
Atlanta. An officer who mas just arrived from
A. ana gives cheerful account of affairs at that
pout.
An officer from Alma says that our com.
maidtr there no more intends To give up atlanta,
ard no more doubts his ability 10 hold it, than
General Lee does as TO Richmond
MORGAN MOVING TOWARDS KNOXVILLE.
Richmond papers publish the following de-
spatch, attd Atlanta, Aug ST % -
A letter from an OiH,er at GTeenvillo, Il lst
Tennessee, ys that Johu Morgan left that point
for KIoXyile c.
Scouts report that another Federal raid, seven
thousand strong, with nine pieces Of artillery,
stared from Decatur early this morning IN the
direction Of COVingtun, Ga.
The CAPTURE OF MEMPHIS.
Prom the Richmond Sentinel, AUytV27.
We thlnk there is but little doubt that Forrest
has possession of Memphis.
THE ATLANTA MARKET
From he PttsrsJurg Register, august y.
Flour and meal are quius pteutv in Atlanta,
Il q former retailing at $50 per oarrel aud tue
lGtter al Sl5 per bu,nel. What Is . tile re euark-
aDlt, rlCts are mutn lower htlhnla lntu before
the srge began. Beet, mutton, and fresh pork
solo at from hree 10 five dollars pouni whereas
tiS now retailed at from one To three dollars 4
pound.
THIS is remarkable news % the citizens OF
Peteu burg, who are compelled 10 pay an advan .
OF tWcuty-hye per cent. per day on everything IN
the prov son line.
REBtL ACCOUNTS oP THE sIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
From me Charleston RercrVy August2l.
The ItcUrd ut the hing In tue ndrbor Siuce Olr
"a "a ID
iuIy Gregg fired seyeny-slx, and the swamp
battery tw, three shots at Fort sum or. o.
Saturday,, the firing ON Sumter, from the same
batteries, was limited to thrty.sight shots, aud
on sunday to tit,y-One shots.
Gu Saturday night NJ ajOr Jenkins, finding that
tho enemy was using the timbers &c, of the
houses oi Legarsviile Tor the purpose Of es,ab-
HshiDg himself more comfortably on the neigh
boring island, gave ordeCs Tor tue destruction of
the place. Among the troops engaged IN the
execution of this order nat gallant con
WAhd, the Stuho Ncants,' sixteen Of whom Od
tins occasion performed the melancholy duty OF
Supplying the lor h 10 their own houses.
Tie whole village soon ,lblaze, making a
erl az Ugh, VIII. h could be plainly seen flOm he
city. In q. short time tGe work Of destru tOn
wa aCcomilshed and nothing remained Of Lc-
garsvillr bnt heaps of smOuldeTiug ashes.
Meanwhile the enemy kept furious bur, as
usual, harmless bombardmcnt of the place ana OF
the peninsula upon which 1t stands.
THE REBEL GOVERNMENT OFFgR. r
From he Pefcrsburg Register, AugHtH
RICBHoSD, August 26.-rht Confederate aulho-
rifles have offered TO exchange officer for OH er
and man for man with the Federal authorities.
Heretofore he point of contention has been In
the delivery OF the excess OF prisoners, our GOV
eminent insisting upon the terms of tue cartel
which required the delivery of all prisoners on
both hides, the excess TO be ON pIrOle. The Gov.
eminent now proposes that the excess, If any
remain In tue hands OF the enemy until other
Cspiures are made. This Offer, though made
early in he month has not been accepted TIE
ILrTpapnnnnnce on the .nhrcL will shnrIY lnn- NJ