The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-08
Rebel News.
Reported Disaster to General sfcne mans
Command, Etc.

Late news from rebel sources is quite important,
n trie, hut II .s well 70 rrinemltr however. that
but little q u has bccn confirmed by Northern
sources. In any event, liberal allowance must he
rnse for the usual robel c,sss sscra,iou OF their
exploits.
Tho most important item over which the Rich
mon papers are rejoicing Ia the reported capture
Of Major General stonemsn, the dis,ngushel cav
airy officer, with SEQ OF his men. This report Ia
embodied in an official dispatch from General Hood
to the rrtcl Secretary Of War and corrohoratcd by
a dira,- IA from General Howell Goth and another
20 th' Southern Associated Pres. II appears
that General S,oucmln. with about $40 81
his cavalry force, engaged In move
| ileni in the ne,ghtorhood OF Macon. Gco,-1n and
that IA en,urcutLt ousUCd between his force and
| large body Of rebel militia. The battle continued
I'll dsy, and in the meantime intelligence was con-
vey ci to Gcn. lveison, OF the rrbel army, who hur
| ried forward with n reinforcement, and the next
morning attacked Stoneman. who was Icircniing
| toward the ucghtoring villEg" Of Clifton. Accord
| ing 10 the rpor', stontman's force was defeated
and dispersed. and himself and ''O men were cap
| turcl. IAe rebel papers acknoNl ledge that Con.
s,onemsn. previous L. h.r capture, had done great
| damage to the RAILROAD having scv.rcd tho last
| railroad connection with Atlanta.
| lhe rrhcl pspers also uhilpnt over the de-
feat ~ NJ Iuh. II scus that after having cu, to
! Macon ani Western railroad he was retiring tow %
ards Newman, putsl"d hy RrrNcl iurc" ~ cavalry
| II lUfJgucd that tie rebel 'ScI"rAl kptby with hs
| command arrived At Newman by railr al shortly
| hc'urc McCook came m aud iininodatly placed
| his men In ppsit ior action. That movement
| placed Cook between two hostile columns. and
| The rcsuit wa claimed, IL, yer battle, the dc
feat o. McCook, the capture oi five hundre pr .ou-
ars ak pieces OF sruilcry and seven hundred
| horses.
Tho rrhci ,ir,,s,chcs from Atlanta riv~ 'ill rc.
ports thc battle which o'vur1cd on thc 2Sth NJ,
| and although they As u ,ual CLAIM u victory, thcy
| admit heavy loss IN officers aud men. Llrutennnt'
General S'iart MuorLiencrsl Loring, and Brig
| adicl I,cnorll Rector were wounded. They place
| Their loss Of men n killed aud wounGcd at hitce
| hundred
The Richmond papers are highly Indignant re.
gar Sin uur r's.'iiuJ "Npcdtions, aud nom IN iN'
| II may bc inferred that they have proved ,Ic t'f
success n ~ Tie rohes ARE wllul- lirc"u T. .t'
init. The ENAsINrG conc'r tnat ~" capture Ui
Spncu.an nnd part al IN iorve s no CON pcssicu
Tor tie damage winch ihcy had previously done.
TIE ENqcIssa s."s SIN hrhc- aEd urges th''
h.iocit"' every r,icr WHO n captured shall DE pat
to death, t.'nr onisd" the p,il oi civ h2cd vus'
fare, ard tcrpciourlv conc ud,S sl article on tho
subject thus -" Dead lanLocs require no gunrtf
aud eat rstionf th's never "-cGpe, ANA they
fight no more battles; when once ios' tLey Ai'
never found"
Tho SANE papers arc fllcd with nccoir, "a ~, md
| spcH ,l,iluns upon, The recent cVplos on aud src
crcdil. hattie ui p0or0l ur The reports concern
! iu.' tie previous Huuw.,asc q. tho robots concern
in. Grant, IN ming prl.J ous alC ,FI lon.ly Gn'T e.
Tor y cy trpit The surprise aud CONSERVATION thn
| followed the sprrr'ng nj the Uir'. no tone n
these papers IL iJso indicative oi Uroaslne.s M
gloomy lorehod NJ, and while taey claim victor
IN the recent case thcy sccin hc fearful that fur
ther n,r.uy operations Will soon lie on loot. IL
EsQuiuu', in a log article on this ijer,, thu
c,crriy admits the fear hat Il entertained Of sue
operations: "Pc-AaTs moth NJ can illustrate he'c
the d ficrcuce between the Yankee Hnl Coniet"ra'
, habits than the circumstances attending the rtcc
, explosion upon our lucs. IL is thc first cXhlbito
in this quarter of ac'eneo wh!ch hN sh'"'~
{ more iur art.nt and modern warfare than pcrhni
! nu der. The two SCH ools have the
ernnc pupils; hut tho destructive yis'rsof Banks
Hunter, AyCr-ll aul Gricrson have F'.ssod hLo
A tmprs, over tho country, leaving th' people MOI
uuitci and cu"r c,o, wL le 'hc slower tIi inor
svslcnsuc approaches 10y siege and hlockal" hnr
, lccn uio-e Troublesome t0 ourselves, and, wh"
10 successful, attended W.tA moro p' rrnsncnt occul
| tun OF the country"