, 1864-08-20

uake 4 cash into the town. ~
3 Inc ofllcer 10 command OF the post had iu.
8 the noted guerilla leader Edwards not ionE3
ago, ard 1t wss believed that it was ths mr.
e lost OF the rtbels to reta1iate. StronS re,n.
n lorc< menis were sent to sde relief of tie gur-
8 lie lcld In check till their arrival.
s 1t is impcssible for raid at Dalton tn IN
= US ai'y 1nAteF,al damage, as tnece are neitier
: s,"r nor bridges thc1e OF unY cons.uu .nc..
. Eve Or st1 tra1Is which were at Dalton when
5ns IsosIs arrived. we're brought IT safely to
Ta Tas fePqF;sd III; torn up between Dalton and
j. | NASHVILLE. Aug. 1S There are rumors to
: 1ns eaeet TINT Wheeler returned to Dalton
. and that the fight ended in The occu sation OF
Dalton ard Tnnnel Hill by the rebeis. M
confirmation of this, aud 1t Is doubtless false,
! ~ te!egrsphic communication with ths
1Io9t IL perfect. Col. Trueznock, Of the 18th
y. 3: colored troops, engaged u gang Of Au-
qeIkon's guerilIaa,. between Navsrly AMI
Johnsonvlle, killing two and woundlne 2
several Another gang Of one hundred aud
n,ty Tired into transports on the Tennessee
river near Johnsonville, wounding four
men- This MORNINGS Tto.Gs says, gentle.
man Who arrived on the Chattanooga train
Tsports thst sharp fight took pl.ce at
1n3 sSllle Sta'ion, eight miles below Chatta-
, n'9ea; on tuesday, bet ween Gen. Ste llnan
, - aava. ~ T.. % w; oseaona9 Is report
ss'elstt killed From other sources. We W
bear that the rebels we're defeated as Dalton.
TWO colored regiments we're epgged, and
'ousht with great bravery. Rebel forces
were reported ut Cleveland yesterday eycu->
!ng, and tt OPS were being dispatched there.
20 trains have gone TO -Cha.tan9a.a since
Saturday except construction trains AID
trafus with troops: The rebels doubtless
afe mailing tztEnordinary efforts to cut our
TOR moment entertsin doubt that their
effnrts will come to nought.
The roar Of artillery yesterday was terri
Die, and incessant along the whole line. Su-
6emeistere llth lndiana batterS, (2o pound
! Flrrotts) poured vigorous tre into the city.
The noise Of the shells crashing throu ID lie
buildings could be distinctly heard
| Atlanta has become too hot for ten Hood.
ind hIs h adquarters h1vc been Removed to
point about three miles southwest Of the
city, immediately In funt Of that portion Of
our line occupied bJ tn. 18th corps.
Rebel deserters report that Hsrdee was Sc
fionely wounded on the 10th inst
Not no1e than one sixth Of the ordinary
ponu,at'o1 of Atlanta" rematns in the city;
III these have dug immense caves and holes
ib Inc earth to protect them from the mis- |
the town.
Everything of value to the rebel army (ex-
| eapt tnetE .i.y heaVy aFtilisr5) has been removed
L.
the machinery. from the factories, mills and |
foundries has been taken to the latter placea
AL the supplies for the rebel army have
bten placed on board Immense tealns Of cars,
alS N:s1T are tnenee distributed to the soldiers
following named citizens, heretofore con.
fncd In the military prison at Cbattan soru.
ore to bs s'nt nofth Of the Ohio during the
var; Andrew Brown, Joshua Barton, b q. |
Clark, John Cain, VIM. ]. Collins. Frank
Collins: $. n: COPELAND, James Denm "a,
Robert GLASGOW, ] Heiton, Jus. l.. HoIgr'
Jo+hua Horton. Gideon Jackson, Nat6al
cess csx " Sausa s IT, " nest Rs. A4Sk,
Tate, Dayid' vaushn' % Robr!t' tta' J. Aoraea% woa5
y. ", Nootan, J. E. R. Young,
Dr- Y: b. Slmmons, I. 4. poron, stepu=n
kastr, John Cook, E. nOrsey, Y, q. Lock,
4, 2. BLACKWELL E. c Ward, J. c. op,,hfas.
~. 4. Montgomery. j. q Kinney, y. r. Yer.
6reugh; Joeeph Parker, 4. 81. Davis, ". L. g!
se9,r : b 6: Muller, J. e; Clark, J; I. Lyddrl,
I Harrison, +. ! Stosatl. H. ~ Rpodes.
St wt<.n =, T.aroer, a. II. Turner, Nm. Joues,
j. ii. Wlltums.
a!e from Bradley conpty, Tsaaesses; the
others arc-from different portious Of Georgia.
BEFORE ATLANTA, August H.-5 M-t
Auother Night of heavy cauponading has
Paset y. nuu knts 1ucfnlny I'LL Is once more
quiet aiong the line. Yesterday our pickets
on the center aud LEFT fred quite frequently.
oUs ffleQ to meet With u very vigorous res !
po9se from the enemy. So lotg have our
-roth Of small trees that hide7 the city from c
view are being hewn down bS the 1lllcts OF
our nen, who can see several lunnred yards =
further than when these posts We're ut u.et 3
established.
TIE aEEERAL SITUATION, Il
IEn>m {]f1r4rss T,r4tar1
Will the people keep up their pluck and
hEht the toipE out& It Ill depends upon
their sttadfastnees Of parpoEe: II Richmond q
does noI fail sooner; the army OF the West i
If hone Of tbs Eastern rebel drmy come here, {
we will wear this on8 out before the close OF
The seasop, and 1t is but b matter of time =
when the entire force Of She enemy must
waste awsy- WILL the people hold outs< !
5onr1ton's Id - veteran army; r. 6y sgo bis official
lpg meu,. including 1851 Of Wheelel's ,cay- L
alry. They have lost since that time 5000
and in their three assaults upon ,
our works, si1ee arriving II front Of this
ceived from Mississippi $500, and are re. :;
ceivlng from Governor Bn,wn's proclama- j
ton about COCO militia This gives them 4
n:oay IN army OF about 2, COO Veterans and
{, 900 militia; s., 900 In all -.
THESE figures are substantially correct |
The hope OF being reinforced by Kirby
Smith is ut last given up, After extausting
The militia Of Alabama and Eastern. 1lissts-
fippi, which may amount to ten thousand
more, II they hare tie power to force them I
can make up the Wastage OF their army. L
"A RESUME OF THE SITUATION, t*
SAsny111x, Wednesday, Arg. H. 1854, .
ANOTHER IMPORTANT MOVEMENT B1 sHKRnAS
l have every reason to believe that movement
is in progress st The ftoDt which will lead to the q
almost wholly nnlufosmcd. 1t IT.: however, bold
ate, ana bare NO doubt Ut ite SUCCESS.
The late DEMONSTRATIONS al0rG the front taye
proved that the rebel position fs very strong one;
md though Atlanta could be taken by Hssaull, the
:ucceas would be secured at fearful c1st and there
|ure strategy will be resorte1 to, though By that
e,m do net mean inaction, as once Il signsde6, .
dnrrg the days Of 11cCle!lan's supremacy. {
The rebel works are nearly semt-c1sculaz. md
2olnt, without mnch difficulty. tbs mlitia OF
3eorgia, sesetal thousand strong, are kept in the
[ear, ready to b. pushed 70 any exposed POI point. "
On the other hand, or reserves are necessarily
san rS% or ,Tss S sSd m @4sh tine woa;d
o assist any stacking column. Tbs Situation IS -
hat Of two .enlciscles; the rebels ocsap5in:
'e compelled to march around the ofthe u
the rebels wond only hare to make ths radius
lists eau be seen Ut glance.
Again, say that do not snow the Batuse otthe
1evemeat which Is doubtless II pro :ress; nutthe
al1ant, Or to move ont into an unfoftned position
I'D give battle. -:
HOODS -RE1EFoRcExRNTs. :"
Gen. Sherman does not be1leyc that Hood has 1:
been reinforced from virginia; bull all the Geor-
ta militia, all outside garr1sons, and aif GONZALES
ATE. There, however, will not make vcr5 efficient
old.ere; and II Sherman Can get them from be-
ind sheir tazshWofks they will be OF no value
Our front IL we'll fortified. Nothing would
''ease sar men better than to sec the eatlS march