The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-23

Ruusored Peace. Movement by General
ShsIman--he bel Version OF tho Cattle
Raid, Etc.
Richmond pc pers Of toe 10Th publish di-patche.
nom Macon y Pt nth which indirectly confirm
the reports sccived nom loyal sources Of the pro.
gress OF 'P ssce" negotiations between Gen. sher-
man and ne political leaders OF Georgia:
Ma'on. S'pt i7th -Rumors are rife to-day, ths,
Genera Sherman hss sent an informal r,1ue-, to
Ioyerr or Brown, Vic, -Pros.l.ut stevens md II
v: Jo ,nson. To come tn Atlanta d,d co1Cev wuh
n"" on the subject Of pace. Five hundred eriIoi
"a Their condition il ncst dcplorable. A special
fchange OF ?, 900 prisoners has been sgreei upon
ny Generals Hood and sherman. and 7oo Yankees
viii be sent forward tonight for the purpose
Macon, Sept. 16fh.--Part.es arrived here nom
Atlanta say that great uumbe Of shermsn's army
are going home, and that 1000 are already gone,
anu nor are following, their term Of service being
out. TIE whole situation here looks well Ycs,or.
day was observed by the people a. o day Of fast :
ing anoi prayer.
Tho LxAnrsvE edtoriAy slludes To the "pesce"
move ncnt and states:
II Sherman sent any such message, he must be
eeluded into The idos that IN chptubns Atlanta no
has sbjugsted the State We trust he Will be soon
roughly awakened from this deluson.
The E1AHrsHa publishes the following nows Of
nmy operations at Petersburg:
HgADQrhhTIRs AMY or NorrBnRs)
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Hon J. A seldom sec. OF Var:
Al daylight yesterday the encmy's skirrnish line,
west OF the Jerusalem Plank Road, was Dir ven in
upon his entertainments along their VII ole extent
Ninety prisoners were taken by US in the operation
At the same hour Gen. Hampton attack oil the enc.
my's position north ~ the Norfolk Railroad, near
fycamore Church, and captured about 800 prison.
ers- some arms and wagons, ana n large putuber Of
horses and $500 cattle. Con. Gregg alta sed Gcu
Hampton on his return N the afternoon NJ Rel
chess MIL on the Jerusalem Plank Road, tsit was
a "A 4.
oh safely. Ou7 entre loss uoes not eed tty
men. II u. LIE
We arc Informed that General Hampton started
Tor point on james River, south Of City p ut,
where ne had learned tic cattle were on Iasture
but while on sho marCh he intercepted letter sd.
dressed 10 Grant whrh contained she information
that tho cattle had been removed W 6ycsnoro
church. The letter Hlso sssured Grant that tho
p"oNes were OF very superior quality, and cN-
pressed spmehensions that tho grazing IN Prince
George would be insufficient. General Hampton
gwen oy Me intercepted epistle. The Affair On
InuIsay' IN which TIE enemy attempted recon-
hoiesance In the direction Of Poplar Spring church,
was mucn mare fnconsidor able AMI nsgn. fcant
IMAM wS hAs been led to suppose. II any fighting
.ook P'Aco pn this part oil tho hne-west of the
weldon haiiroed-it wss of 90 triflipg character
ss 70 oe ocneash General Lees notice. This Maid
oi ucneEsi hampton's 10 one OF the hodes Ind most
srinisns hings OF The war. leaving Ream's
Petersburg, passod bshind Grant and took his
beeves nom position Immediately in the rear Of
the centre OF nis limos. Sycamore church. the point
st which the esPture OF cstua. prisoners &c, was
made, y stout 10 miles south by sss, Of Price
Gsorss Cowthouss