Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-08-11
Late Southern News.

nents, but now hold their original position. |
MACON, August l.-Onr cavalry under
General Ransom, attacked the enemy yes
terday, near Clinton. The Yankees were
routed, and Gen. Stoneman, with seventy
five officers, five thousand men, and two
pieces of artillery, surrendered, and have
reached this city. The rest Of the Yankees
scattered, and are flying toward Eatonton.
The pursuit continues. Many are already
killed and captured. Trains run regularly
to Atlanta, where every thing is quiet.
=-t THIRD DISPATCH t~v., .i%
MACON. August 2. The Yankees have
apparently abandoned their advance across
the Georgia Railroad, and are massing on
the center and right, and are endeavorlng
- work between the city and the river. -
The raiders who cut the Macon and
w estern Railroad were driven toward New
ian by Jackson's and Harrison's cavalry.
The Yankees left three thousand prisoners,
six pieces Of artillery, and seven hundred
horses in our hands. Three pieces OF ar
tillery, six hundred horses and eight hum
dred mules captured from Stonemnn have
been brought here.
Governor Brown left this morning for At
lanta The militia are arriving, aud are
being sent to Atlanta. The Dispatch
the best Yankee cavalry officers, and re-
counts his military history in connection
with the great Richmond raid at some
len 9Th. 1t speaks of him as Sherman's
right hand cavalry m an. and Mcpherson his
right hand infantry man, and can not i'm
agine what Sh erman will do now that both
are gone. The papers have but one tele-
gram from Atlanta, which is as follows:
ATLANTA; August 2.-All quiet this
morning; the enemy shelled the city hall
an hour last evening The enemy still
massiug toward our left. Oar amy Is much
elated at the defeat of the raicers In our
rea-.
Editorially, the Dispatch says that the
kilograms of the I'd, from GeLeral Hood
are of such a character as to renier their
publication imprudent; but they show that
he is elated over his successes. The paper
has a half column editorial on Hood In
which it lauds him very highly, as the man
for the hour, and excuses his youth by
comparing him with Alexander, Napoleon,
before middle age.
REBEL TELEGRAMs FROM ATLANTA.
The only dispatches it contains are the To-
lowing, to which it gives prominence:
ATLANTA. July %.
To the Secretary of War:
The enemy commenced extending his
lines this morning Lieutenant Generals
Stewart and Lee were directed TO hold the
Lick-skillet Road for the day with their
commands. At half-past one a sharp en-
gagement eusued with no decided advan-
tage to either side. We still occupy the
road. We regret to say that Lieutenant
General Stewart, Maj. Gen. Loring and
Brgadier General Picton, were wounded
j. B. HOOD, General.
THE VICTORY OVER SLOVENIAN DIMINISHING.
To General S. Cooper, Adjutant General.
MACON, GA, August 1.-General Stone
man, with cavalry force, estimated at z
800, and with an artillery force, was met
two miles from the city, by our forces com
posed of Georgia reserves, local companies
and Gen. S. Browns militia. The enemy IS
assault was repulsed and his force held In
check along our nitro line all day; they f.
nally retired toward Clinton.
He was attacked yesterday morning by
Grierson. who routed his main body and
captured Gen. Stoneman and 500 OF his
men. dOW ELL JUDD.
THE New ALABAMA.-A correspondent OF
LtUCpcIttSOftCo
after the defeat Of the Alabama, an IRON
plated vessel, built by NJ. Amman, at Bor-
deaux, left that port with the view, it is
supposed. of succeeding the notorious Ala
bama and of revensing the laval disaster
which had befallen the South.
SUSPICIOUS FLEET UNDER PORTUGUESE
CoLoRs. RS
The Baltic G,zette published at Stettin,
states that two corvettes, under Portugues Q
coiors, are expected at Bremerhaveu. Tn ese
corvettes were built in France for the Amer
lean Confederate States, aud were pure ased
by the Prussian government. These yes
sells are twenty-five feet longer than the
Prussian screw corvette Vineta. They are
Of FIVE hun bred horse power, and are to
carry each fourteen ri1ed 48 pounders--
They are equal to fourteea knots an hour,
and are to be called Victoria aud Augusta.
An IRON plated frigate, carrying Armstrong
guns, is likewise expected from france
She is built after the most approved. model,
and has two screws.
HFOar readers are probably aware that
Gen. Stonman has command of the cavalry
in Sherman's army. About the 26th ult.,
he sent out an expedition under Genl. Nc
Cook, dashing officer, to DESTROY the Ma
con and Western railroads. The force COM
prised two brgades, and numbered 5000
men. They had destroyed Is miles of the
road leading from Atlanta to Montgomery,
when they heard of train of 500 wagons
going from Atlanta to Macon or tColu m bus,
with an insufficient guard, and Gen. McCook
Immediately ordered a pursuit, succeedin g
in overtaking tn estrain at n Newman a town
on the Atlanta and Montgomery railroad.-
The train, with its guard of SOC men, in
Guiding 127 officers, was captured, sacked
and burnt, with the exception of large
quantity of whisky, which found its way
down the Threats of M'Cook's thirsty troops.
On the return trip, filled with joy at success,
and with fun by the whiskey, the expedi