The New York herald., 1864-09-20
A Il i A N Il A.
Arrangements Completed for tho Re-
moval Of the CitizcnS.
Starvation Threatening the
People of Georgia.
Effects or jeff. Davis Mill
tary DespOtism.
HOW HOOD WAS OUTGENERALLED.
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DEATH or COLONEL DAVID IRELAND,
&C., &C., Ac.
HOW HOOD WAS OUTCEHERALLED.
DEATH or COLONEL DAVID IRELAND,
Mr. ID. r. Conyngham's Despatch.

ME. Ds n, SonynSnnm'S Dosp0dcn.
ArIASrl, Sept. II, 1864.
PRESS
expect the Southern press is by this time strongly
coming out trying to deprccate conquest or Atlanta
They wish us JOY Of it, and say it great loss
There is use for them to bo trying TO hoodvnk tho
people any longer. The Southern press the most
venal that ever cursed country The editors and pro-
prietors had government contracts government patron
age and were therefore, mere tools n the hands Of the
government making glorious victories out OF sad defeats
trying TO gild the rotten concern OF Davis Co.
They had persuaded the poopc that were como 10
plunder, burn, destroy and ravisn--that nothing
sacred n our eyes-uDt the people became desperate.
xSTRANOE H7o The oIfY-THE NuAmrAsrs ASSURED o.
In Atlanta the citizens hidden In houses and
They gradually found out that the Yankee monster
going destroy them, but was good natured kind
Of animal enough. They ventured forth, and were sur
prised to find that they not in used In person
property After the captuaton troops went through
II as quietly as IL on their march--not cheer-not
huzza-except for moment when the Stars and Stripes
were hosed Never has an enemy's town been taken
possession OF quietly and life and property in Atlanta
to- day is az secure as in the city OF New York. 1t
glorious crowning OF such brilliant victory As TO the
importance Of Atantswhatever tho rebel papers say
the contraryt greater loss to the confederacy than
Richmond Jef. Davis himself, In speech to the
citizens OF Atlanta, said Atlanta is the Gate
City from the North and westj to the Southeast
lis fall would open tho way for the federal army to the
Gulf on the one hand. to Charleston the other and
close up those rich granaries from which Lees armies
supplied. It would give them control OF network
OF railways, and thus paray7e Efforts" Hood lately
stated that "wo lose Atlanta do the conied.
oracy is broken. For my part, III fight while man
stands by me, until the streets or the city with
our biood.n
OPINIONS os REBEL sYNrArBlzxRs.
Tho warmest supporters Of tho confederacy hero
fess tina, there hope for che rebel cause uow and
tho best thing the leaders could do would be make
peace on the best terms they could get.
STARVATION THREATENING pEoPLs or GEORGIA.
Starvation threatens the people Of Georgia Refugees
crowdng back its stinted provisions The crops
are much below an average. Tho couscrption away
the old men and boys. The negroes then called in
TO work on the trenches, and the corn and cotton
were lett uncarcd for, TO run to weeds and rain.
EFFECTS OF SOUTHERN pEsporrM
The military despotism Of the South has made every
thing suossfvent TO tho army has swallowed up the
blood and wealth OF the land and has left it's poor
delnded dupes stripped OF everything that val
liable. Several houses here bear tho nscrivsons or
slave auctions and marts but the ngger Is such
count that several owners applying to the military
authorities 10 take them on their hands,
tbs REMOVAL oF TIE CrriZKTs-THB AaMsrcE-
Two delegates have been General Hood TO make
arrangements for receiving Southern citizens within bis
lines returned, he cOnsenting
Ut Rough and Ready station. An armistce OF ten days
has been granted for carrying the order into effect and
this sad exodus will commence the 12th instant.
GENERAL sHERNANs ORDER LOYAL CITIZENS
One part Of this order relates to Union citizensciti.
zens who have hidden from conscrption who have been
prosecuted by rebel authority, who have coucealed
our wounded and prisoners when the rebels we're
leavng--and there are many such here.
II is thought, though. that General Sherman knows
that all citizens here matter how disloyal would
take the oath OF allegiance and thus he would foster
nest OF spies and trators so he has Issued this
sand thAtr pAo
and that when these leave he will execute tho order
on true uuon citizens BE this may General sher-
man has some notions which We snould not ludgs
until we the result.
HOOD ouruEsERAlxp AND FOOLED
Some days previous TO our last immortal movement
u was circulated that our army short % supplies
that Wheeler bad badly cut the road and we should
fall back. Some prisoners OF ours taken before Hood
confirmed this, and in tner starved began 10 Dick
up crumbs OF bread which they found.
Hood was fully convinced the case and when We
left our works he thought that trying prepare
trap for him 10 draw him from tho city. He therefore
kept within his works, except small par
ties. He sent hundred men to repair the
Augusta line OF railroad It was only whsn We had fallen
the Montgomery line that he wakened up his
too late all be could do TO hurry down Lees aud
Hardce . corps " oppose He confounded he did
not know what our movements tended 70.
The army has lost brave officer BY the death OF Col
David lrclaod, commanding the Third brigade, Secoud
division, Twentieth corps Ills Illness Short and he
had sufficiently recovered tho effects OF 1 wound
received at Hessneca native OF Scotland he got com
mard of the Upe Hundred and Thirty New York
raised al Binghamion, New York. and out the
two years service.
He distinguished himself at ,hc battles Of wOhachee,
Lookout houotaip, Mission Ridge, and served all
through this campaign, and was wounded at Ressacca,
where his brigade captured aud planted Dag on tns
enemys batteries aud captured four guos. Ho soon
after resumed command, served all through the cam
paign, aud dicd just as his brigade had hepsd
the stars and Stripes Atlanta.
Though General Geary has suffered heavily officers
and mentor not one Of his old officers rsmaus on
bis stat, all OF them having bccn either killed or nva-
ded-be has now lost his right nand aud the country
brave soldier 10 Colonel David Ireland.
CHAPLAIN kuLKD Ar JoSsrBoRo.
Among tho killed az the battle of Joneeb boro was Ro-
man Catholic priest-father Bliemelchsplain Of the
1entn rennessee he was killed while mpistsring 70
dying soldier must say Of the catholic chapains that
sve over found Them in the front succoring the dying
aud wounded. Even 10 Atlanta the Catholic ministers
have remained, while others have fed, 10 share
fate Of their Hooks. ! would cay TO other chApiaps,