, 1864-09-14
ATLANTA.
It's Occupation by Gen.
Sherman.
A Fresh E6mpnien Probable
Hoods Army ShaEtercl-
Casualties, Incl.
dents &C.


Casualties, Incl.
dcntss &c.
Especial Correspondence OF the Chfcseo Tribuue.1
ATLANTA, Ga Sept. 10. 1861.
Atlanta has fallen: a few moments eince Gen.
Tho1nae received di,patch stating that the eosa
corps Occupies the citg. The 1nHnsto labor and
months has received reward even richer than We
hoped for. Tbs selse Of tho Gate CRY is oyes. We
were certain j. must fa but there u eomeiains ~
tcnee1y grateful in saying IL HAS fallen Cheering
has broken ont IN tue marching columns with re.
doubled v1olehee-.not q battle cheer. bat = round.
rich. elo.tous volume. heroic IN intohston-and
containing eomehow q nut1c deeper and grander
thsn the melo#est AID most Inspiring diapason Of
dozen organs such as they drown dseo:o with IN
Communication with the rear has hitherto been
By the way Of Saudtown on the Cha:taboochte,
and It now becomes question Of Fast interest 70
corresp.nde1'e to know the shortest safe route TO
ths North, where We mar spread before GLADDEN..
ed natlon The rich oil and wine that We hope to
e1p.ess IRON our ripe,iss note booka.t T.. By Tie
milcs from Atlanta; BY the route In use since The
Inovemtpt commenced re are more than double
81 IN armed Federal suldie1-belongs, IN !aet, to
the mex p1ored region into which literary non-
combstants seldom have the cnlioeity to penetrate
N.Y. sseii M propose to be ,hs speks and Gfaat' of aF
rconnpiss ce in that direction influenced poes-
bly,, beside other Welahty motives, BY d desire to
ne t1c nfst a,iar, 1ne army yaa4 =.
with peck If c1ammcd tu'l Of notes. from which,
Il NC are captured, the enemy may possibly extract
1tue alus wv nus q ktaiu y. colitost, VIC caSt
ponr.ne deuteIy oown The road, headed south
oae sontn- ...
r. Nh AManle, alet iunDy, adventurous
Gen. Garratd's trnsty diy1sion. halted to learn
II We could pass Into Atlanta from the south
With saiely. PIT design seemed fooihatdy when
re nscestni9eo t9at no dl1ect communication with
our troops 1htre had been established. Gen Cur
ratd, hoWeycr concluded to send out reconnoi-
teEnc party oxes me roao: 70 ascertain II thc city
conner, commanding Gen. o. escort, and Lieuten-
ant Y 9. @ @R'ekafc, Provost Marshal On Breyet
patched, and with the correspondents d the Com
0t5c3a2a and the New York Herdtd, this detschrnent
wRs tie arEt 10 reach Atlanta from sherman's main
baec.
During this 51de We were, no doubt, watched
@ 1r1s u n% e5 many deSel
had never before been setn on the road and as the
ne~s ot the evacuation Of Atlanta had not spread
country our riding lelsqrely toward the
WaTstte 1aIm houses With unfefG6ed astontsh
melt. A. Aough ana ReadY satton on the Aa.
s mss ,n s9ps II
etou1o inc ooof step--tae aes9Ation broken 9nly
e II ere.r bnnr o. h Inc
iex more ie miles we're passed, when shot from
Sn, 1hex IN aaG'n, "nd m IN
~ - S5 ~ aa Gap'u%1So % an anclent nesso, mount
Cd On s 6ek n ps sna, VIM Saa to es
.sen sef1oI IT, many but never more
;ns a1icsn Hi t1act ia, hS 10y " 1hs h,sasas
~ IA sn,oEv oeGn r.
is nsn;+t a;-9.v ess1th ~ ! nu,ot n.e
Gss ~ .1 s ~ a.
n's EYE "fte ~ Hhea Is nose p!as
tbs cable paEiy wonla pave melted into strange
Ehp-a H. ksi1e.ao - .nn,n-ea to %s.G % ~
"aS1G s.Mnn3,M mo 9Teuleu, onnnmMp M Fer,nsnn
. tne e eoulse r. o. M nse sI,sd VI m nsc e.
sans ce1,t,tmrn t nm Aa'o a' 0"'"1 oeA'A1 - 'ae
TaIinn The African in tov. ve ,cacued. aue
e",na ", ,i LIZ TX 6,s ,a iay uens
ana h;s ~ doeE The nes,c wa rsnreafaa - Az
mount % hc saddle de was throw iTon nis mule IL @ aad
VILE sG9shcr M a@presssa ing nestos services In
EettuAE A4e eauue EnMs la1t inln 0oue, tne
aSkamoer 10 vas requested to deliver ogr RESPECTS
70 zee iaatee, 10 Tone lhIenoea poss,bly 70 Ieach
When within four and u half miles Of the city,
we halted at an 1npretending house for refresh
gauuloas Indy, whese manner led us to fear in
Etantly tlAt che WAS determined to protest too
nsea e. ,,.,. v.n.o.u .,,n,t ~ =. -,
Then dropping her yoice myeteriously, she con-
tinnsd:7 ,,;.,. no-. zr.,, .a,,. u,
Tia bovssUnion Bows. Dion't ,on eTer mect anv
OF the McCools So.
bile qnat1ng g,Aas oi milk, one Of the escort
noticed that the bed.epreao In the next room
seemed little plethos.c towards the middle. ne
| silem-hut fre guns, duiy loaded and capped. Il.
| another beo, concealed N the came manner, Were
two more guns. We yentured to ask our obseqni-
| vsied about hei prrmises. Without moments
hesitation. and with voice whose honied acceuts
would have been irresistible had they issued from
| ssOo. deari now, nv youneest-tJohnny-
! you never meet Johnny McCool was stch great
| hand to hunt. My do now have some more but
| ter"
I fear We ruined young Nlmsod's armory (which
| 1re could hardy consider complete without bat
tey OF artillery by breaking 10 pieces his eesen
foWl1DF-pieees. which, ~ the way, bore tena1kA
bic resembiaice to army muslets.
On neat1DE Eat Point, We came upon the rebel
o. s1 ax ana
to etr1Ee At them there We came within mile
q fhe city, and stl net NJ tiaee oI on ta2ops,
eli%Pse Of oine ,l 9nuotm. one Of 9uE escort
oaento !2iHalo WIN ~ " uace. nuu u w.
sntht xe Pa elaepeo eaea 6;nes 3y sns hana, Mtta
oIouIe Sloseo atuGM us auu ut1nK 1 u .ne Elotaous
@ ual ~ w NY 70 an9
4sma,c in1 ~ manQ ses ssn fn II H. soSa se. ep.
Hon .uat II s Has nau Ie"H ios .ne Gaeaso as
aasdis nea. ~ 1he @,ab3 ~ ~ w n
palI .srs ~a.ng - .ne ga 10 or 1oslpe
nd as hight iii its colors came out to our % Excited
clambe1cd up look OFT at Rnnal etatlon on ou.
LETT. ind gazcd upon the bristne trenches OF the
enemy, t6eir troWnt1g guns and defiant tags, aud
there. Little did dream rhat 1t would be from
the eouth, and threading the xosd through the
toEts through whose e1nbrasu1es deserted guns
come: Little did think that the mesh of ynwn-
irg ditchts, towering parapcts, t1ng.ed abat.ie,
and .fnprac1lcatle cheraur de jfIsx would be 81:
nsud1ble IN the ssree.s OF city FOR the mastery
| OF which II was tu!minated-by subtle idea ma
tu1ed in the wonderful brain Of the commanding
morale Of The Immense army. he has malshaled
to victory which mn= affect the destlnies Of the
county an ard ti Of ti1e huma9 5ace hfelf
favorable issue Of Has1ee's ass:uI Of the 3tst Of
A1cuet on the army Of the Tennessee. With his
and more tan hall Of his amy deiested in a:taek
AID lmpotent for defense aEa!nst the hosts pushins
more, now most csir.cally divided and menaced.
on the morning OF the LET orders were Issued IN
At'ahta for IN evacuation that night, and though
snd to those citizens Whole welfare they bad espe
c1ally at oealt, 1t Kas oloWn over the city By The
afternoon, and ie!l he = thunder. clap, upon ihs
ago had been hilaroue over the Eithdrawa Of shsr
man. Ihey thousht him follcd. and ,p1t to Inst
trump Of BUILDING rallloade and, possibly, digging
canaie. ,.vers vehlce in the city was brought into
| rennisftfon r. furncfon. tam;n5aas Negroes, free
ana bond a1,ie. were nrTe.sd and eta1ten Snui an
fcot' enerr marked m the,r scsntV Saree N
found niaces Whrre ths1 fnnre.ed item. The
| rnnfns{nn intensif1ed as n}phf rame On and am
foid tbat ths cnnfnsinn beesnresi descrinin1. The
isccs Of most Of Tho citisens wore Tax Of DE-
sna,r No thev tnrrd their hse,'s nnon thar homes
ffnm y nhich the1 we're driven 20 nne1nectediva
The strata vcre e1ntte,ed wiih Warons toftesInc
nnder hastr' illadiusted ioads. fhc siiewnEs
s1Fafmtii With TWO r,asses-the ,ncff,v.s and fhe