The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-20
Interesting from Georgia.

Sherman has commenced the establishment u
military camp at Atlanta. He has issued al or
der which he states that "tAe city of Atlanta be-
ing exclusively required for walike purposes, will at
once be evacuated by all except the armies Of the
United States and its civilian employees" The ciet
quartermaster Is directed to take possession vi build
ings, OF all kinds, and any cotton and tobacco that
may be found in the city fhe chlet engineer is Ill
ected retouUoitre the 5ubuibs for sites for pe;Ia
nent lefences. From our latest Georgia papers We
get the following news:
The enemy has deliberately established military
camp and deSpotisln i'll Atlanta. Sherman occupies
as army headquarters Judge Lyons house; Howard
is in Herrings house; and Major Beckwlth, the cha
commssary, occupies James Clarke's premises
Gentlemen from Atianta-cool, observant and re-
liable, and who have "enjOyed" several days OBJ
servatlon and inquiry since the enemy occupied the
ace,-report that the force of Sherman now there
consists OF three distinct armies, divided into ten
army corps, and embracing, altogether strength
of one hundred and twenty thousand. They give
the number ard position Of these armies follows
Army OF the Cumberland, commanded by General
Schotield, quartered at Decatur, twenty 20 thirty
thousand strong.
Army Of Mississippi, commanded by General
smith, at East Point, twenty 10 thirty thousand
strong.
Army OF Tennessee, commanded by General
IAUmas qulrtered Ill Atlanta, fifty 20 sixty thou
sand strong.
They report that Sherman is now running eight
trains daily to and from Chattanooga. Already
many warehouses i'll the city filled with COM
nlisslry, quartermaster and ordnance stores, and
the immense railroad passenger depot is crarRmed
with them that the trains discharged outside of
the house. Before the ten days arInstIce is
Atlanta will be full to repleton Of military stores of
all kinds.
They accommodating immense stores, and eyi
IDENTIFY intend to make depot III Atlanta, whence
they will operate with Of the most formidable
armies we have Yet encountered. To prevent i,
from being destructive, they promise. 1t IL our
l6TaS3
communication untenable This can be done by
flashing and daring commands constantly cutting
the road ami destroying the means of tfanspolta-
ton.
The Macon Intelligence, says:
In accordance with the order from. General Sher
man, the exodus Of the inhabitants OF Atlanta be-
gan Monday morning. A large number OF them
have arrived i'll Macon, and excited by their pre-
sence great deal 0t sympathy and curiosity from
thcir many visitors. Amongst the most prominent
citizens who have arrived here Mr. James CLARK
ana family ani Mr.. Sidney Roots family. These
refugees report that great deal OF suffering and
distress exists the city, the general Condition vi
which is represented as being terrible.
The citizens who come South are not permitted 20
bring any household stuff OF any consequence, the
quantity being very limited, whilst those who have
chosen to go North carry what they wish. The ne
groes, with but few EXCEPTIONS have elected to re-
main with the Yankees. There no doubt enter
tanned this point by every one who had amy good
sense that they would Do SO when the opportunity
occurred, hence there Is little surprise created by the
those who unwisely kept their male servants IN such
Il dangerous locality.
The removal will occupy the entire period OF the
aImistice, and large number u persons have
concluded to go North, doubtless the removal will
continue during a longer period than the truce We
learn that Shelmans order has been extended 10 all
the towns and villages III the military occupation OF
the Yankee army. Thus he is determined to de-
populate and desolate the country iii his The
people the villages and towns along the State road
being thus subjected to the barbdrous command Of
North, either of which conditions must be great
calamity to them i'll the present condition Of the
country On account of this extension Of the order,
large number Of peopleare expected from Marietta,
are awaiting them
This expatriation polikyof sherman merits the con-
dennaton of civilized nations. 1t is the very SUM
NIT Of brutality, and could only have been invented
by tenl whose soul is stamped with the devils
own hideous image In it, We see revived the most
barbarous principle of war that has ever disgraced
the most uncyilZed nations Ot the earth, together
with his tavorite principle that destruction and an
Inhalation is the object VI war-the baIbarisI per-
petrated with the coldhearted purpose and action ot
an eXecutoner.
We have noticed the correspondence between Gen
erals Hood and sherman. Sherman, writing on the
7th, proposes to Hood truce Of ten days III order
to remove the citizens of Atlanta, whose removal,
he says, he deems "to be to the interest Of the
United States" lie says:
II YOU consent, l will undertake the removal Of
families III Atlanta who prefer to south far
Rough and Ready, with all movable effects, such
as clothing trunks, reasonable furniture, bedding,
etc Servants white and black, may also accompany
them, provided force be used towards the blacks,
ole way OF the other Ii they wish to go to their
masters and mistresses they can do SO; otherwise,
they will be sent away employed by the quarter
masters. Atlanta is no place Tor families HON.
combatants have no desire to send persons North
| ii you assist III conveying them South.
| General Hood replies that he has no alternative
in the matter I'd consents to the arrangement with
| the following Protest
And now, 81. permit me to say that the unprece-
dented you propose transceads the studied
and ingeniors cruelty of all acts brought before
the attention Of mankind, iii the darkest his
tofy OF war.
| la the name Of the uod Of Humanity protest
against the expulsion from their homes and resides
/ Of the wives and children Of our brave people.
| In the matter Of an exchange Of the prisoners
| captured by both armies since the commeneeIns Mt
| Of the campaign, General Hood wrote on the sth