Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-09

PHILADELPHIA, oept. q
A well founded report this afternoon says
Gen. Sherman occupies Atlanta. a semi-ol-
hcial dispatch is said to be the basis Of the
report
LATER
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.
The Evening telegraph has received dis
patch from a source Of highest credit, dated
Marietta, Ga, stating that our advance guard
entered Atlanta this morning.
WAn DEr'r. WAsHtNoroN,
Sept. 2-8 p. NJ.
To Maj. Gen. Dir
The Department has received intel ligence
this evening that Gen. Sherman's advance
entered Atlanta about noon to-day. The
particulars have not been received but tele-
graphic communication during the night with
Atlanta tonight direct is expected.
d is ascartained with reasonable certainty
that tho naval and other credits required by
bio actof Congress will amount TO about 2oo,-
JOO including New York. which has not
been reported yet to the department, so the
Presidents call OF July 18Th is practically re-
duced to 100000 mon, TO meet aud take the
place of, l,t, the new enistments IN the
navy; ID the casualties Of battle, sickness,
prisoners, Nc and desertion and Sd, the
huudred days troops and all others going out
bp expiration Of service this fall. One hur-
dred thousand nsw troops promptly furnish
cl are all that Gen. Grant asks for the cap
ture of Richmond and o. give finishing
blow To the rebel armies yet IN the field. The
residue Of the call would be adequate for gar
risons in forts and 10 guard all the lines Of
communication and supply, free the country
from guerrlas, give security to trade, pro-
rect commerce and travel. and establish
peace order and tranquility in every State.
T.. NJ. STANTON. Sec'y Of War.
NEW YORK, Aug. 81.
Tb. Posts special says that authentic in
formation is received from Sheridan that
Euly is Withdrawing slowly up the valley by
say of Middlebury and Strasburg.
The Commercials special says it is under
stood that Sheridan has orders to hold Early
10 the valley as long as possible.
WAsHINGroN, Sept l.
Intelligence has been received here to-day
from the West to the effect that the Indian
war is Of greater magnitude than has gener-
.aIy been supposed A number Of tribes
who hitherto refused to engage in the strife
have now joined hands with the hostile bands
and are numbering the whites indiscrminate-
d. ly Their force is estimated to be about 49,,
Oo0 and likely to increase.
WAsHINGroN, Sept ?.
The Navy Department to-day received the
i following from Admiral Farragut:
" FLAGSHIP HARTFORD, Mobile, Aug. 25.
SIR: had the honor, in my dispatch No.
81, to state to the Department that Fort
+ NJ organ had surrendered on the 23d to the
: army and Navy, though at the time the dis
i patch was written the ceremony Of rurrender
z had not actually taken place.
The correspondence preliminary to that
T event is herewith forwarded, and the Depart
s mant will perceive the terms Of capitulation
- are the same as in the case of Fort Gaines
e Gen. Page endeavored to obtain more favora-
. bic terms, but without success.
?, regret to state that after the assembling
2 OF the rebel officers at the appointed hour for
surrender, outside the fort, it was discovered
8 on examination that most of the guns had
n been spiked, and gun-carrlages wantonly in
s jured, arms, ammunition, provisions, etc,
n destroyed, and there is reason to believe
d this had been done after the white flag had
e been raised. 1t was also discovered that
D. Page and several OF his officers had no sword
d to deliver up, and further, that some Of those
10 surrendered had been broken.
d The whole conduct of the officers of Fort
1t Gaines and Fort Morgan presents such a stri'
re king contrast in moral principle, that cam
not fail to remark upon it. Col. Anderson
who commanded the former, finding himse
" in perfectly untenable position and unen
nj numbered with a superAuous number of con
A scripts, many who were mere boys determin
= ed to surrender the fort, which be could NO
IN defend and in this determination was support
p ed by all his officers save one But from the
"a moment he hoisted the white flag he scrupu
ID lously kept everything intact, and in that con
- dition he delivered 1t over whilst Genera
,- Page and his officers, with childish spite, de
stroyed the guns which they said they woul,
re defend to the last, but which they never de
~ Tended at all, and threw away or broke these
= weapons which they had not the mauliness L
40 use against their enemies, for Fort Morg9i
m never fred a gun after the commencement o
in the bombardment, and the advanced picket
az OF our army were actually on its glacis.
,e As before stated, the ceremony OF surren
der took place at P. NJ, and that same at
" ternoon all the garrison were sent to New
A. Orleans in the steamers Tennessee and BIen
IT vile, where they arrived safely.
ID Very respectfully
n. (Signed) J.. q. FARRAGUT,
+ Rear Admiral.
LOUISVILLE. Sept ?.
es Brig. Gen. Ewing, commanding the West
Is, ern district OF Kentucky, has just received
sh telegram from the front announcing that Sher
ce mans advance entered Atlanta at thi
d, morning. No further particulars received.
,e, Gen. Shermans advance entered Auant
al this morning at II o'clock. The whole iede
lst raj force will enter to-day.
,st Several miles Of the Nashville and Chatta
ID, nooga railroad were burned by Gen. Whee
nd lers forces yesterday. Gen. Rosseau drov
on the rebel force within three miles of L'
vorgne late in the afternoon yesterday. ii
met stubborn resistance.
he Late intelligence reports that the head {
.y, Wheeet's column LETT the Murfreesboro pix
En- going to the right at 10 o'clock, and the rea
'u- o'clock, tie whole force moving from th
lcnGessee aud Alabama railroad 10 the dtrec
las tion of Frankin. Rosseau was In close pun
sr- suit.
,ut A person Just in from Franklin reports th
town IN the hands OF Wheelers forces, h
|having. rotered ard captuaed it last nigh