Washington telegraph., 1864-08-31


LATER DIsrATcHEs.-W" find thr
following il the "Ouacliita Herald" NJ
the 2Gth:
Mobile, Aug. 17.-Mai-Gen. Frank
Gardner, assumed command of thr iie-
partmcnt Nj thr Gulf to-day People ar'
rleoscd with him.
Yesterday evening enemy landed ai
Montrose in three bargcs. Our cavalry
fred on thcm-killed two and wounded
several. Enemy left in n hurry Last
night. Major Currrll. Agent NJ ENchan-e.
returned from Federal ticrt. sending oIi
letters from Dauphin Island prisoners
Hope Of their early exchange entertain
ed. 4 force Of ,h" enemy from Pensa-
cola. estimated at 1000. crossed Prrdilo
river vcstcrtav, advancing toward No-
bilu Eav All quiet III thr Ray.
Atlanta. Aug l7.-Enciuy'~ cavalry
retired from vicinity If Fairburn, a por-
tion crossing the river near Campbell
town. Train running a. usual. Encny
engaged fortifyinG north hide ot thatta-
loaichic-rrincipally along Powder
Spring and Campbrlltown roads, and in
the vicinity Of SwCctwater. Everything
remarkably quiet along the front. Ene-
NV opened fire on the city from another
gun, supposed tn M \ 6l-poUndrr- plant
Qd Oh thr Marietta road. Slew fire kept
up all night, resulting in the killing ot
one citizen. II Is generally believed thar
the W. & A railroad, was cut at Ack-
worth bv q portion Of our cavalry 'on the
| lth inst. News from that quarter anX-
iou+lv looked for.
Petersburg. Aug. 17.-prserters and
prisoners brought in to-day, concurm the
statement that Burnsidc's and Warrrn's
corps arc still in our front here, whilst
Iancock's second and perhaps other in-
fantry are now operating On tAr north side
of james river.
Advices received from headquarters
here, confirm the defeat of the enemy in
fight Of Yesterday near Whites Tavern
oil north side OF James river. Our loss
not verv large Among losses are Gems.
Gerard and Chambliss killed. Fight
supposed to be renewed to-day to some
extent, firing being heard in that diree-
ton.
Official dispatches fronthe Valley De-
partmrut received At Headquarters tip
to that time state that no general engage
ment had taken place. Nothing Of in
tercst transpiring, Rain falling every
dav this week, which was most grateful
to man and beast
Richmond, August III. New York
Herald Of the 18th makes suggestion TO
Lincoln to send Peace Commissioners to
Richmond. SAYS that .'we have arrived
at that state ot cAhausting war, when
every consideration wisdom, patriotism
and humanity, suggests the proprivtv az
magnanimous bona fide measures on the
part OF the administration, Ia secure
peace" The Herald announces that its
daily issues viii Thereafter cost four cents
per copy, that it was expected Fessedcn
would reform financial affairs, but In
stead had gone deeper into the sea Of pa
per money. That national finances were
no mere settled than ever, and Saws that
il j. evident that half the newspapers in
tho country must soon stop publication.
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70 The Memphis Bulletin saws 5000 bales
of cotton had reached Liverpool from the rrhol
States The proceeds OF the sales were to be
applied to the redemption of cotton Loan bonds
! and the payment 81 dividends accTu.ur thereon
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70 The MeSphis Bulletin says there are in
dica,ious OF the most extensive Indian wax ever
known in the country being about 70 break out
iu the West They attyiha;e il to rebel cIis.a.
Ties.
NoRTUERN PHILANTHROPY man IL
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