Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1864-07-19

oI the 6iO!tS ana seemed 20 nave adopt.
ed different plan from the ous they
pursued last summer.
! Very good news il expected from
sherman. Nothing less than the can.
,urn Of Atlanta. Military men hero
say, that with til" loss OF K-nn.saw
Mountain, the rebels cannot expec, to
hold Atlanta, as there is no positions
beyond TIE Chatiahoochee q, all
equal to those this SHE of il. Good
News is also expected from Grant.
Army.
! 1t is we'll understood tina. nothing
that the rebels can do in :!,c way Of
Shenandoah valley. wilIindusr Gran,
to send any portion of his army to
the defence of Washington. Move
inents are now under way for largely
reinforcing Grants Army. by v-trrau
troops from points Of less IMPORTANCE
than Richmond.
The Ir,bunc's unrrisouburg .pec.
iai Of the 9th says n!ticiai intor1ra.
ton here shows that Grant has mott.
fled the War Department tina, largo
portion Of the rebel army has LET, Lis
front.
The Herald's eighteenth corps
correspondents of the I'd says. To
day witnessed one Of the most ex.
citing artillery battIrs of the war
After two hours cannonadipy tia
rebel batteries were completely 81.
ienc.d. A, 3 p. IN. the rebels opened
turously and soon the enemies linz.
Of works was .nvrlopcd in une con-
'!nuous lin" Of dus, caused by our
e'csis. The rebel gunners could ba
rr"n rum ng 10 the rear for places Of
safety. After two hours fighting
every rebel battery wa silenc d.
he Tribune Washington special
says; That Petersburg is now GOV.
cred by over one hundred of cur guns.
and We're Grant ,e give the word, ;ts
/ destruction would be til. work Of
! but few ho'r
! Gen. Cur; mt ,esraphrd tina, $4,000
rebels crossed the Potomac at tho
Io;n. Of Rocks.
! lhe S;ar says that Hunter has
Joined SriSle and will make sharp
work et the. raid.
Ils.n'.b.ls are p!underns and dss-
tr"! 'rg property az they go. Tho
country r"uud Sandy HOOK is iilu
minated for niles with burning houses.
he hrids. over the SAenandosL ia
III flames.
Martial law in Kentucky.
Nor. therefore. l Abraham Lin
coin. Pres dent of the Unire States,
in virtue Of the authority invested in
ine by the constitution and law, do
hereby d"clsr. THAI i'll my juigr-n,
'hr public safety especially require.
the suspension %. the privilrdge Of
the VIII OF !faheas Corpus. Is, pro.
elaine! in The said proclamation Of
HI - h of September, 1868. be mads
''t'cc'Uai and only enforced in and
throughout the State o! Kentucky,
ana that lnarri al law be for III. pres.
,ut declared. therein.
The following proclamation i,as
been issued by the Governor Of tho
; NJ" "t prnlls ylvaui1:
1t il aow a>cr,tain,.d tina: lars.
rrIri tu'e.. n~s been detached from
itchmnut and is advancing On til.
North. A. = large portion Of oar
amy IL NJ remote points it be-
comes II cess'.ry toras- Immediately
4 s"tiic!r.. ! ly to r"pr! them
They ave a!r, ady within . the border
II ,he commemorative. You have
heretofore Uren always ready to an
swrr to Iae taIl ot YOUR country
You viii not be less r"adv to CONG
forward when Your houses AID fire.
s.d"~ M" 20 b. defended against a
p,"hiEa;e hordt. OF p!uuaerers. I n,u
.uJh"IIz I'D by the President of the
United states to call for IL 600 vol
unt""r7 III addition to those required
ny my Proclamation Yesterday to
Serve tor 100 days in Penus y!vania.
Washington and vicinity"
The mi itia of New York are wait
ny tn" orders from Gen. Sanford 10
:" 10 penWsy wanna.
Frolu the Gazette Extra
Camden, July IL From Missouri
nrmoc,ar, Jul y I'd, sp cial to tho
Missouri D"inocrt'. dated June 2S,h.
from krnnrssw Mountain, stairs tina.
on the 9Th c"ncenirated attacl.
vas made b. Sherman on he centre
Of our lim"s II Id by HarGee. by tn.
rutirr army If his commend. COM
posed OF Blair's, McCaok's 6. Hnokrr's
aud l!owald's corps. The attack
vas rrpUisrd with great slaughter.
ii" SAYS wr lost NJ least 5, 600 men.
including many valuable officers.
As rh,. cmemy fought behind works
all together, their loss is lot So
great.
Among our dead is Hooker, whose