Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-22


From heatsss Northern papers received, We gsthe'
the following additional and interesting news
THE SITUATION sEoEsIA.
The army correspondent Of the N. Y. Tines, WTitirg
Jude. date Of Angus, = tbu4 up the situsfn Of
fairs IN Georgia, az regards Yankos mOSemeute:
Although nothing whatever has been achieved by
either aide since my last letter We have experienced
many changes the disposition OF OUT troops AZ present
being % follows
A portion OF the Army of the Cumberland Only re
ains upon she northern and eastern side OF the rail
road running TO Ohsttsnooga-tbe llth corps and part
Of the goth.
siOa Of which Is fused IS extreme resting gear the
river The divisions OF Geasy aud Villains Of the 20 b.
lie on each side Of the railroad, about UIe and hal
from the city.
Our right rests on the Shutdown pike, about four
mi e. from the Macrn road, aud SIX mleS from Atlanta
H.scals division Of me 2S1 corps being upon the
treme right With brg4des refused. OoGs DIVISION
OF Sehcdtlds amy lies TO Hsscsl thsn comes tie
18th O rps Of the Army OF the Oumosrnd one division
Of the 2Oh corps and tie Army Of the Tennessee 10 the
centre limited 10 my 3st that mos; Of the army would
be thrown around upon the right if you TecOlec; but
as yst no grand results have followed this dfaculI
movement In fact the enemy seems 10 an eipate rs
In an our ma oIVres. His works arc a. formidable IN
the part OF hs eOunsry they are at the ua!utA ap-
psoachss the city, and artillery seems to DO more
numerous.
Is seems to b. generally admitted that Gen. Sherman
has bis hands lu and that the contract is qate en-
extensive one. But no Oao is discouraged. Ga the
contrary, every one feels that the stronghold must
fall in time.
Hood is continually receiving reinfoFeements 10 the
way Of militia FROM the Governors Of Alabama and
Georgia and it is believed that be has certainly been
reinforced BY two large brigades oil vetegana How
ever this is il il true that he has large army, aid has
thus far successfully dspu'ed all our attempts at his
dislOdgment.
As UNSUCCESSFUL ATrKNPF TO cARRI FORT.
An unsuccessful assault made yesterday morning
upon rebel fort containing four guoa which bad Tor
two DAYS kept up an iacessant shelng OF Birds and
] d c. DkEus' divisions.
Tso btigtdes Of Coxs dTisi0u, under Gen. Riley,
received marching orders the night before, and At
O'Clock yesterday morning were On hhe oil battle ~
denss patch Of hickory about three quarters OF nile
frcn the object Of attack
An entire IeeiH Il acted a. skr lsrs, and advanced
half way aesoss be opea field without firing shot,
and vas sent back and the hne advanced 10 Hlt1n a
,Shld OF q mile CT the fort in an open ID, when I'll
OF sudden q cToEd OF men appeared upon me lori,
tore or the krush from The tmhrafures, aud poured
In A deadly 'volsy Of grape and Fnster into our
Inca killing aDd HCuudi0g more than a hundred men
AZ the hrst shot Al this time the whole rebel works
were covered slh infantry, who also poured deadly
ire INTO our IaHks Had &c not been for deep rayne
a fs, wards n front OF our OJs they would have
been destroyed Il vas sure slaughter 20 sdgsnee or
retreat To tbs ravi6s The line buried, where Il
vas confined during the oaaGO5 OF tue day ihe Teotl
shells 70 burst over the rsyne ell day, 0ai did LITTLE
dfulaEe-
OR men remained IN the Tayins until night, when
thsy silsoty made their escape TO The woods.
Fba loss on our side upward OF hVs hundred
IN killsd and wounded three four V0lleys we're
q rd in our line before t was safely IN The raVine'
Tbis occurred upon Ouf extreme right, az dets nee
Of more than seven milss from Atlanta.
OPTICAL AoCoUEr Or EHE sURaEsDER OF ToRT sAINEs
p e,,lo,io0 ~ Cspb,'s official account Of the sur
rsndsr OF FOft Gaines
f., l,i,as vith Sc commissioned officers aud SIS
eplsted men, wish ts mament OF 70 guns intact and
D osisOns iOr twelve months has sgrrend red pneon
dition,y, aud vas occupied By cur forces 0e'0''
yesterday morning.
Fort Powell -as abandoned, the garrison escaping Z
Cedar POint I sasnaasnt Of IS guns u IN eonauoi
for inmediate ee5ves.
IBE DoRas ey FsE TALLAHAssEE
BosFoS, tn ,sday Aug 10.
Captain Reed, Of the brig BllOE, before r'P0T's'