New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-25
A Portion OF Atlanta Gceapied by Oar
Feroos-s;ybbora Opposition Of the
NASHVILLE IEyY., Saturday, July q. let4.

NASHVILLE, IEsa. Saturday, jelly %. lea
We have nothing further from Atlanta--not
wen confirmation Of the occupation by Gen. Thomass
Army. No dispatches have been received at Gen sher
pan headquarters direct from that city.
On the l7th Of July Cen Joe Johnston turned over
Ge ootoTnsnd Of his srmy 10 Gen Hood who II sppeaTs
sss been made full General. He mphlnen's bis
soldiers highly bpt still rercnts. II is probable from
she tone Of JohnstoIs order that Do is sseved. and
Secs Lot 20 to Richmond
WASHINGTON Sa;ufdoy. JAY =, 1861.
TIE Ne..oasl Repa5i;oaa extra says:
sAe Government is IN receipt o. dispatch today
Rom the telegraph operator At Chattanooga va Louis
ellie, Iii the following words
Atlanta il aot oars i,-i Oar forces fad strong OF
yositiea. Ii het We are. in possession Of lai
AZ tho eity, but The enemy hold ,he rest"
The extra also announces le oli wing Official news
nj The battle before Atlsnta ON Wednesday list;
AN oilcisl dispatch from Gen. Sherman states that
,ser the hattie OF that day Gen Howard commanding
he 9Th Corps word that he had buried two haHd
red dead Rebels in front Of his lises snd large nua
her IL wounded were scattered upon The field.
"Gcn. PooSsr. co7-menaing ttc e0'h Core in 3D.
,sncing bis lines on Wednesday. met tae enemy m sn
spen field, ssd most desperate battle 's'ng several
hours, was the result The oEamy were thoroughly
whipped and driven from the field
After the battle Gen. Hooker reported TO Gen.
Sherman az fellows: L have buried 500 dead Rebels
and 4, eco wounded lay in my 'front.'
LoU1sYILIE. Ky. Saturday July q. lstt.
Nashville reports, wen authenticated. place tho 20
sups,ion Of Atlanta BIZ Gen Sherman beyond doubt
20 particulars have been received here
Provost M,rshsl Go9ds.n ha5 received telegram
dated Atlanta, July g. announcing iss possession By
Sai forces ,a..
Con. Osserhahs arrived ithfec days ago ron Snei
.,sass srmy. He sa; part Of JohDs:ons army Las
yODe to Richmond bat that one corps has been sent
siisr Gen. Smith in Mississippi
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Monday s1ly ls !se+.
On the 10th inst. Col Lyon, Of the 18th Wis
ransin CONN snding Witesburg Ala. reportod tn
enemy crossing The Tennssre st Caysyile, In f9.ce
On pontoons, with artillery. Leal.-Col Chapman. u
command Of the regiment ordered 10 hold himself
ID readiness 70 20 oppose their crossing. fogi
nents ere harried BY Gen HiLoy hen Stevenson u
&ntesbBrg sDd Ire sntbs district q; Tennessee sss
sslsed and held sesdy 10 OPPOSE hs IoTes about Il
2recip.ssie itsel upon Se uooPs defending sAo ssl
y,Hds
1t appears this morning tia; the iorce ns ap osins
OF CiaysTils vas q small detachment fron Gen Ious
ssus command which had been seat out 70 exsInis The
country Oh tie left 0; bis line ct mssch " AsAsiiS
They returned solthwsre ard doaltlaz ioincd Cen
Rousseau the next day.
NASHVILLE Tenn. xuesday. July la 1854.
An officer O; The 9Th Iowa Cavalry who reached u
sty Lost night reports Cen Eousseeu "a fooSese La
el, on THURSDAY TalJ Il. He had digit eagoeeIac;.
With small body Of M enemy, dispensing iron
PooesyiIs u 10 niles soa.l o. Dsca:E<.