The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-08-06
Success of sherman In Georgia.

Adsices from Sherman's army are 10 July @, con.
arming the capture Of 1900 Of The rebels under
Gen. IIardee. on the banks of the Chattauoocbie
River. Ave miles from Atlanta. These arc the telc-
grams referring 10 IL.
cwe.oo, Juiy - = An one7r frea sherusn's army reports
at Chaiiancorhie, had hit rnatasu. across the river on each
,the Of Hairless corps On suaia, last. sfd rained tbs Opposite
bank, causing the rebel. 70 retreat ts-sri. Atlanta. frors tina,
polo' to Atlanta the egantry lie aessitasv q natural dsfepsss,
being a barren plain.
CnicAao, July IA letter from Gen. EhsrmAa's army 20 Ia.
eh, states that GA The ntgh' q the sotl, a nsvstnsn, pspE place
whereby the Fourth AMI Eighteenth Corps were ~ hold tie en-
tire H"e ~ ""ts-. while the remainder Il the srmy moved a.
- "4'N'IH 'tP'''", ~ y sp.'e -
49, vi t' h"F'"'his' "a u asns nEht hDanhpn"d bis
works around Kcuasau, AMI fl back thrre miles south u Ma
Ell Marietta, and ea-e following a. the rebels heels. the balance
Of The army n,archiaK GA different roads to~Hris Atlanta 10
fore leaving Marietta, Johnstpn's aunv pIptdcrzi The country
ADD destroyed the railroad. ieaVlng latte nj nothing 81 value.
On the iih, We advanced os aud a half mlle., AMI formed a
line u battle. throwing up n line # hreast~orks. The enemy
-aa plainly aeen on The orposits cid" Of the open nsia, hall a
nile distant nnh a hF"ly sAirnish FIR" a kept up for some
time. nod the line gradually advanced upon the enemy, de.pits
a rain Of shot and shelf, eafturlnR the rrbsis In the rife pts, In
1000 prisoners, and on the morning 81 the 9th " : framed tina,
Wcrs fortihcatlo'. aud good position.
NASHVILLE, July Istb The Chattanooga GAZETTE 81 Eatur-
day, says TINT our forc"s had successfully creased the Clstta-
h0oichi", nuh that iIaniiss r,b~l corps was nank~d and forced
to run for their ascsi tha, from 1000 to 5000 prisoners 81 HI.
army ia now ia the woods north II Atlanta.
cmc.oo. July Iith.-rhe Nashville Union says further ad-
vices fully confirm the crossing 81 the Cbatiaboochir, and the
secure lolgnen, Of our forces on the south bank nf thai, stream.
The Florida of the Atlantic Coast.
NEW YORK, July II On sunday the steamer Eierffc
Spark, from this port Tor Havana and New Orleans, was attack
III AMI taken possession 81 by the pirate JfoTtda. when the
Florida was first discoyrrrl she was distant fifteen miles, max.
ing for the IiscHic Spark. gaining rapidly. When seven or
eight miles distant. the IiorfdJ hnistri the English flag, which
,hc kept flying uutI within 1000 yards Of the steamer. whrn
the rebel cnlors were horstei md n shot fred astrru 81 the Flee
trio Spn'k, closely followed by another across her bows. The
steamer not coming to Immediately, a ahsli vas fred, which,
after a,Tiking the water. went directly over about amliship..
The steamer vas then hove-,o and boarded by - party from tie
Tf0rida, who took possession 81 her, aud ordered her captain
on board the pirate with his papers. All the personal property
was destroyed o. taken, hut the Spark, with all the mails, was
detained.
An English schooner had been previously boarded 10y the
Eh0rifd, nh was near Ivy Mt the time Of the capture of the
Eicrfric Spark. Both steamers soon beaded Tor the schooner,
which hove-t" until they came up. The captain, crew ami
passengers. 10 ~ number, were put on board safe, and arrived
last evening. The Electric SpIrE had n very narrow escape
from destruction, being mistaken for n transport and had che
not stopped after the third fire, a broadsiie from the rebel
pirate, which was in readiness for the purpose, would have de-
ptroycd her.
Acting Master ". =. Gibbs, formerly Of 4. \. Navy, captured
on board stram@r Electric SpHk, makes several important
statements regarding the Ff0rIda. Her armament consists of
four rhed G5 FOUNDERS s-iucti broadsidcrs abhft the mainnast {;
100 FOUNDER rife "n n pivot, aud four small rife guns on broad
side forward. In addition to this formidable battery she has
one gun not mounted, Of calibre not ascertainei. Her crew
consisted 81 about 900 men, and looked undisciphneh. She IL
Fad 10 be short Of engineers; 40 much 40 that II would be dini-
cult to MI the Electric Spark, but may run both vessels to
Bermuda. II IS supposed that she will be used "a a tender to
the EIOTiI4.