, 1864-08-30

An Interesting Review Of the HTtlltar1
Sttuatton-From The south.

u
Sttuatton-From x11e south.
wAtnMGToN, Monday, August ss The Pasf
Washington oispa:ch says Richmond papers Of
Friday and Saturday ANNOUNCE that Gen: A. J.:
Smith is sweeping through eastern Mississippi
Gen Sherman is said to be well supplied with
food and ammunition Our cavalry hase' done
Gen. Early has been ordered back 70 Richmond
Thc rebels ats sreatty g1teTed at the loss OF the
Hosby bas hanged thirty ot our men in Virginia
for burning guetitlA's houses.
DI,patchcs received IN Washington from before
Atlanta. stare that Atlanta papers OF the 9th
iofces, with all Its sa1rsou, including Gen. Paige
teuns, munitions OF sEar, etc:
A New York delegation is heres working hard
eom1and in Kew York, 10 place of General BIZ,
With considerable prospes Of Eurceaa.
While coo rebel prisoners were being conveyed
t. eG qaaes ths
mannerso a. 10 lead to susp,clon that an attempt
Was Eaoc to let ,hem escape. The Captain aud
be shot. Only % one rebel otileer escsoed. % ' "'4
4 letter receiFed from the Army OF the Potomac:
dated yesterd.y. rays all y qalet except the uaaa
Our loss Il he neht Of Thursday Vii not exceed
2,eoo, Thilathst Of the enemy ID supposed about
" still hold about four mile. Of the Weldon
Corps wss eueetully destroyed.
pesettere who came IN yesterday eay that Gen.
4. T. Hills corps, with two divisions Of qeneral
were The rebel troops enraged Thnrsday. They
also Btate that since the Welden Bairosd fell into
our hands pork has advanced to elk dollars and
their officers declare 1hat the railroad must be Ec.
>. kiss@oId papers of Saturday contain the fol-
NOZZLE, Aue. ai-A SPECIAL dispatch to the
Adr<rti.tr, rom near Aberdeen 9Th says tue
enemy burned Aehv1lIc last night Their advance
HILL Mey spps; ta,
Waterford 1ast night AZ they were about cfoss-
1ng Yesterday, Chalmers fired into their infantry
tured three wagons and tsauls and nyo prisoners.
ArIAnTs; Ga Aar. aI-Anothe1 large conna.
efosion occurred this evening On Alabama street,
taestroyin: large warehouse and several dwell
ungs.
The fire ~at cauaed ty she'll.
portion ot1he city ui.h great rap.dtty. Prisoners
report th7t Sherman arGy continues to he well
Cl,ztas from Marietta report that Federal off.
claim that there 10 20 dsys provisions In that
place.
Bnl.r,1- T&na., Aur. s4.-Thzee hundre Yankee
sa,. dshsq 1It9 On ths 2st
direction oBan ~ s' ation. AAs' en'ef'o 'n'
n NV aotE, Monday, August @:IT"c Washing
who more nearly relecs the views Of tha Prest-
dent Than sAy correspondent. At the Nati0nai cap-
tth1. ye:
truth in he he 1epors I'ulii.bsd ID the NV Yore TX
paperr thst thu Adm1ntstratI0u entertatus IN idea
ii appointing Pence Commissioner to Rchmoud,
I'D q a. sr1st C. saca edn
psi ef corresponding to the contrary: A. the
es1ne time. thern csn be but little do.6t that. II
tbe rebels wonld ap2"int properly accredited com
I Waehlneton, and that whate,er proposition they
might bring would be respectfully considered.
Tie rnuo! that commissioners RON Georgia are
nj 4rcm1nett gentlemen Of Etrons Union eentl-
menss DOW here from that State. bat believe they
lay claim to tho character Of amy comnt. afonera
'a He9 =: a 4 @o1ds5:s nd sss 2aaeo:s ans ro.
special gives she 1o!:owng account Of the fighting
on tbe Weldon road;
Gown On "Wednesday near nea1ns 8t1tion to con
t:nue the Destruction u that road, and bad effect.
| unlIy succeeded IN that object 10 ai1tance ot
opposition. Yesterday morning, however, the
reGels 1nasscd Early corps and tEo dlvtslons ol
orgsueets corps IN front Of our lines. and com.
di7tsioo Of tne iii corps, and wcss handaomeiJ
rcpnlsed, although they fought with tina utnost
Almoet Is soon as they we're beaten back they
wtre again rallied aIu returned 10 the charge.
ThlkF IS repeated 1oue times, and euch time they
were punished eeyerely, but on retaining the dith
time they succeeded in driving back tre It'd and
6sth Nc. YorE, who had ek:ady Suffered dread.
fully, and, pouring through lib opening thus msfc
esiDtd the front and rear Of the remainder OF the
| dittslpp, hEd II ndertd their withdrawal a mattel
of necessity, This movcmen. placed thc o1ae,
division in critical position, forcing 1t to with
| oraw on the left fauk and make Its front In au
otber direction aud, in making change, It also
er1ered sererely, but WAS abe to prevent further
| advance Ct tie Gberny-
'.The ,csult Of the hattie ia that We have 1os1
possession Of ubout four miles Of the railroad OF
| our tett, though tho 9th Co1ps stilf holds somf
| three or four miles, portion IT which Is effect
uslly destroyed, md Wuud perhaps have heet
!, Was nothing eeplorabie, further than We did no
| leuye 1t At our opilon.'
| The New York 7T4oune's rpcclal sums up tht
reenlte Of tho fighting on the Weldon road as FOL
Iowa: "Ftftt. that tic c"emy were euccess'al
after repeated and impeluous a+sauit., IN compel
lirg tie abandonment ~ our oFccs OF the Eailroat
| helow>R. an'a Station: second that although -
taking In vastly superior nunber., he receircd
biGodJ repnfse In three successive instances
t third, that ME lnsa In killed and wounded mus
have exceeded ours by twice the number: and
finally, by m overwhelming force, he succeeded u
| foscine us bccs from our tutr.nchments on tn
other Eide OF the railroad, hnpw the etotiou. pt
s1tion which ne had already decided to ablndon.'