Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-16
TELEGRAPHIC.
EXPRESSLY FOR THE JOURNAL.
A Victory over Early's Forces on
the Shenandoah.
Encouraging from Grants Army
The Tallahassee about TO take
another Cruise.
Capture Of the Guerrilla QuaDtrelI.
Ship wreck on Lake Erie.

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The fOllOWin:
is Hoods account of how he was whip
ped:
Headquarters, Sept. 3.-On the even
ing of the 30th of August the enemy
made lOdgment across Flint River
near Jonesboro'. We attacked then
there on the evening of the 31st, with
two corps, but failed to dislodge them.-
This made it necessary to abandon At
lanta, which was done on the night o
the lst of September. Our loss on tn,
evening of the 3lst was small.
On the evening of the lst of Septem
Der, Gen. Hardee's corps, in position a
Jonesboro', was assaulted by a superior
force of the enemy, and being outflank.
ed, he was compelled to withdraw du
ring the night, with loss of guns.
The enemy's prisoners reported theil
loss very severe.
(Signed) j. B. HOOD, Gen.
BURLINGTON, VT, Sept. 7.-Electior
returns come in very slow, but indicate
large Union gains. Smiths majority
will come nearlSup to 22,0o0-a gain OF
5000 since last year.
Messrs. Woodbridge, Baxter and Nor.
rill are reelected to Congress by over
whelming majOrities.
The Senate is unanimously Republi-
can. The House will not contain oveI
twenty Democrats.
Especial to the New York Herald.l
| CHATTANOOGA, Septem ber5.- left
JOnesboro', % miles beyond Atlanta, al
10 O'Clock on the morning of the I'd inst,
and travelled under protection of cav
airy escort to this place. Hoods army
was then retreating, with Gen. Sherman
tiercely hanging on his rear the head of
the Union column skirmishing with the
rebel rear. Fighting around Jonesboro'
has been very severe, and the enemy was
routed at all points.
| On the 30th ult. the 4th and 23d corps
struck the Macon line some miles be-
yond Goosepoint Junction. In mean
| time, the Army of the Tennessee and
Kilpatrick's cavalry were skirmishing
with the rebels on our right, driving
them across Flint River, towards Jones'
boro'. Hosen's division of the 18th
corps took possession of Il prominent
hill which was on the way to the enc
my's position. The 18th corps spent
the night intrenchng, and the next day
moved on the right and left flank, and
had taken up their advanced position
The enemy burst in and massed on the
18th corps, but were steadily and reso-
lutely met, their repeated assaults being
repulsed. They lost several General Off
GERS, including Maj. Gen. Anderson
mortally wounded. Our loss was slight,
as we fought behind our works. The
heaviest of the fighting fell on Hosen s
The next morning (Sept. 1st) the 18th
corps marched along the Macon line,
destroying the track for several miles,
The enemy had entrenched themselves
in front of the l4th corps, who were Or
dered to assault them. Cavalry and in
fantry were steadily advanced under a
surging fire of musketry and artillery,
and after most desperate conflict of two
hours duration, succeeded in driving
the enemy from their works, capturing
two batteries. one of which was Loomas'
celebrated battery of ) guns, taken from
us at Chickamauga,) and another of 4
guns, some battle-tiags and Il large num-
Der of prisoners. They also took Gen.
Gaven and his Adjutant General. 1t is
said an Arkansas brigade was captured
with Gaven.
The Army of Tennessee and the 4th
corps are vigorously pressing the enemy
on the right, and early in the night
Lees corps moved noiselessly away,
with'the intention of forming a junction
with Stewards corps, which had re-
mained in Atlanta. The command of
the field, therefore, devolved on Hardee,
who retired along the Macon Railroad.
Hood, finding his situation desperate at
Atlanta, also retreated, first burning
nearly l 900 bales of cotton, SO wagons
laden with ammunition, chiefly cart
ridges and canister.
At the break of day, when Sherman
found the enemy had retreated, he set
his whole army in motion and followed
in hot pursuit-his object being to get
between Hood and Hardee and thus cut
off either party. The defeat had a
most paralyzing effect on Hoods army,
for the soldiers and militia were break
ing for their homes on all sides.
Details of the occupation of Atlanta are
also given. The place is much injured.
CAIRO, September S.-Reports reached
Memphis last Sunday that the gunboats
Hastings and Naumkeaz were captured
below Clarendon, in White River, and
Capt Rogers, of the latter, was killed.
1t was also reported that another gun
boat, name not given, sunk at st.
Charles, and that Duvall's Bluff is
threatened by considerable force OF
rebels. These reports are confirmed
ICOcl SOuiCCG I1ClSIltts
A cavalry force, under Gen. Mower,
left Memphis a few days since, for White
River, and an infantry force is under
stood to be embarking for Duvall's Bluff
The Little Rock Democrat contains
the particulars of recent raid on the
Duvalrs Bluff & Little Rock Railroad.
A large quantity of government hay
| was burned and other property destroy
| ed. They also damaged the railroad
somewhat.
A fight recently occurred at Redwood,
Is miles from Baton Rouge, in which 1S
of the I'd Louisiana Cavalry were killed.
Gen. Huff arrived here yesterday.
(Signed) OSBORNE.
MONTPELIER, VT, Sept. S.-Sixty-one
towns in this State give Smith, for Gov
ernor, 12,903 and Redfield 1852. Last
year the same towns gave Smith II ,OO0
and Redfield 4 $50. Smiths gain on the
vote of last year, l ,953, and Redfield's
1O2. These returns indicate that Smith Is
majority will be from 5000 to 5000
greater than last year.
Of the hundred representatives voted
for, it is reported that only five Demo
Gratis are elected.
NEW YORK, Sept. s.-The Committee
appointed to notify Geo. B. Mcclellan OF
his nomination met this morning, at the
St. Nicholas Hotel. Nearly all the mem
bers of the Committee were present. AT
l O'Clock the Committee left in carriages
and went to the mansion of General
Mcclellan, on 31st street, where they
were received by the General and Col.
Lansing. After the ceremony of intro
duction and brief interview, the Com
mittee presented to General Mcclellan a
copy of the proceedings of the Chicago
| Convention and a letter advising him
| of his nomination. tS
The General accepted the nomination,
and his letter to that effect will probably
be formally presented to the Committee
this evening.
Besides the Committe, some promi.
nent gentlemen visited Gen. Mcclellan