The weekly union record., 1864-07-23
News of the Week.

for 500 000 nea for the military service. Il IS
further ordered that Immediately after ibe 5lh
dag Of September, 1864, being dhy days from
the cate Of bis proclamation. 8 draft for troops
to serve one year shall be held in every town,
township and ward Of the CRY, precinct Of
elec'ion. district Or county bot sabdsijed, to
6.lii> q1oi4 which may be unified by volunteers
by the 5ih Of september.
The Army Of The Potomac correspondent OF
he Philadelphia Press says: The artillery
Egh, on The l5ih lasted two hours, when our
shells burst direcily 10 The rebei embraSures
destroying tLeir cannon and forcing Item 10
retire. They lost at least six guns The
breas;works lately occupied By the enemy.
barring our advance towaId Petersburg. have
been destroyed The lleralds Fortress Monroe
correspondent says; The enemy are attempting
to blockade the james river. Af,g ofirace
boa, was OPEN d on by batteries below Cry
Point. compelling her TO return to Bermuda
Hundred. Gran, and Buller shortly after run
these batteries, the boat narrowly escaping a
Whaworh ball
The lleralls special Washington di<pa'ch
says It is reported iu official circles ard geuer-
ally believed. That Stanton has resigned his
position as Secretary of War The immediate
cause # his resignation WIS The quarrel which
grew out OF the attack ct the reb-ls on The
Capital, B.air charging iueompetenry and
cowardice upon Stanton and Halleck for their
want Of management during the rad. Among
he candidates mentioned to succeed Stanton
are Senator John Sherman and Gen. Schcnck
The Tribune says: We learn from sources
entitled to credit that General Hunter has
demanded to be relieved from command Of the
Department Of West Virginia in Consequence
of all his available troops having been ordered
to rep 1T to General II. q Wright who is 10
charge Of The column that is pursuing the rebel
forces under E4rly, who were recently engaged
in lhe invasion Of Maryland The friends Of
General Hunter are couddent. says the Times
special. that The General WAS correct in qnitlirg
The Shenandoah valley and returning for sup
plies up the kauaW la valley. They point lo
The fact that the return march down the Shen
andoah to ) annlon wa alukcd by the raihoad
from Lyuchburg to Wayn' sboro. and Hunter
with his whole c1mmard. must therefore have
been cut f. destroyed or captured. had any
such movement been attempted. Grant is
understood to sustain This view Of tie case
aud to place The blame for the recent un
checked invasion Of Maryland partly on the
Washington War Office but Chiefly on the
people Of Maryland, who have not furnished
militia force for their own protection.
Officers in high military positions express
themselves satisfied that large portion Of
Johnston army has gone to reinforce Lee, in
Virginia, and that Atlanta will fall mo our
hands wilhout struggle. The movement OF
Johustons troops into Virginia is though; to
nave begun Immediately after the battle Of
kerSaw Mountain
General Shernln announces that on July
18Th, having previously crossed he Chatlahoo
chee his whole army advanced five mIles south
Of the river and crossed Beach Tree creek,
about two miles from Atlanta This advance
was made without any resistance from John
slon's forces. except Slight skirmishing with his
rear as he retired. This move necessarily
fcrces Johnston into the defenses of Atlanta.
and places the city within range Of sherman's
guns. \ letter from Sherman army says the
Eleventh and Twelfth Army Corps have been
CONSOLIDATED forming the 20lh Corps, under
Hooker. y dispatch from an official source
says that, Subsequent to the crossing If The
Chanahoochce, Sherman occupied his troops
in tearing up the railroads Of most importance
to The rebels.
1t is reported tha; General Buckuer, at the
head of large rebel force, is NOTING in the
direction Of Kentucky, with the intention of
making raid in the eastern portion Of the
State. 1t is said his force is is 600, which left
the main army in Virginia some time slnre,
with the intention Of entering he State by way
Of Pound Gap. Accounts from Lexington
report great excilcn.enl in Eastern kenucky.
Persons are leaving that part OF the State,
taking with them ali their stock.
On the 5'h of July. General Washbnrne sent
4 force Of Infantry, cavalry and artillery hom
Lagrange, 1tntcss e. under Gen A. j Smith,
with Generals Mower and Grier,on. with III
s,iuclions to pursue Forr,s', bring him 70 bay.
and fight and whip him. The orders were to
pursue h'm to Columbus, Mississippi, if they
did not oyertake him before reaching hat point.
\ dispatch from Smith 10 WashbuTne says;
Il have met Lee Forrest and Walker at 'Iu
pclo, Mississippi, and whipped them badly On
three different days Oar loss is small compared
to that OF the rebels. bring back every hing
in good order. Nothing las been l's'.' A
scout who has since arrived at Lagrange
rrp0rts that She entriS> loss UaS - 800 aud