Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-09-10
LATEST WAR NEWS!
BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRINITY JoURNA
OVER THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON LINE.


CALIFORNIA AND OREGON LINE.
NASHVILLE, 2d.-Sherman's advance entered
Atlanta this morning at l. The whole Union
army will enter to-day.
WAsuIxGToX, 2d.-The following is telegram
from Slocum, just received from Atlanta, con-
firms the news of the capture of that strong
hold
"ATLASTA, Fisherman has taken Atlanta.
The 18th Corps (Slocum's) occupies the city.
The main army is the Macon road, near East
Point, six miles below Atlanta. The battle was
fought near that point, in which Gen. Sherman
was successful. Particulars arc unknown.
.ts SLOCUM
Unofficial reports state that the battle was
fought near East Point, between the armies of
Sherman and Hood. The rebel army was cut in
two, with heavy loss. Cen Hardec (rebel) was
killed. Our loss is unknown STANTON.
New YoRK, The HeraIds special dispatch
from Washington, I'd, says: Great rejoicing is
felt this morning that Atlanta is in our posses
sion. 1t appears that while the rebel cavalry
was operating in Shcrman's rear, that officer
was prosecuting his movements successfully, and
at II o'clock this evening he entered Atlanta
and found his combinations had compelled the
evacuation by Hood. The transmission of this
intelligence over the wires, which had been cut
for several days, proves that Rousseau has been
successful in his effort to dislodge the cavalry
expedition under Wheeler, Forrest and Morgan,
and has driven them from the road.
The capture of Atlanta secures the possession
of the whole State Of Georgia and renders the
condition of the rebel leaders more desperate
than ever before. 1t was by apparent-one
of those mastery strategic movements for which
Sherman has been so noted-that be has been
enabled to achieve this brilliant result
1t is now well known that Hood added mate
terially to his strength by the conscrption of nu
works, could render very good service. but out
side of the works their very strength would prove
weakness, and cause terrible loss of powder
and provender. The purpose of Sherman in the
movement which began on the night of August
Goth, was to deprive the rebel commander of this
strength, and the protection of the works at At
lanta. In other words, Sherman hoped, BY
fankng Atlanta and cutting off his supplies, to
force Hood out to fight, and thus with his large
ly prepondering force Of veteran troops to whip
him in the open field. With this view, Sherman
moved on the night in question, with 20 days
rations.
All his army except the 2oth Corps (slo-
cum 81 had been withdrawn from the front of
Atlanta to the Chattahoochee bridge. The goth
Corps to remain as Corps of observation, and
to occupy Atlanta in the event of IIobds aban-
donng it. This Corps also employed to
look after the communications and hurry for
ward by railroad the supplies to whatever new
position Sherman might assume. The army is
reported to have moved in the following order:
The 23d, Schofeld's, in advance followed by
the l4th, Davis 18th, Logan's; 10th, Ram
SONS; 18th, Blair; and the 4th Corps (Stan-
ley's) all made flank movement with strong
skirmsh lines on either flank, front and rear
East Point was left to the east at dawn. Hood
found Sherman gone.
PHILADELPHIA, 2d.-A special to the Press,
dated before Petersburg, lst, says: The enemy
is reported to be moving his artillery to the right
In the afternoon slight skirmSh began along
the Weldon Railroad. The 5th Corps was placed
under arms and marched into the breastw orks
Some deserters came into the works during the
day and said We were to be attacked at P. NJ.
Excepting slight skirmishing along the railroad
there was no disturbance
BALTIMORE, 2d.-A dispatch to the American,
dated Charleston, Va, I'd, says reconnaissance
has established the fact that Early has not left,
and that he has no intention OF leaving the VAL
ley. lie has headquarters at Bunker Hill, half
way between Martinsburg and Winchester He
is husily engaged in repairing and putting up a
telegraph line and has already telegraphic COM
munication with Richmond from this side of the
Woodstock. He is receiving renforcements
Filzhugh Lee is known to have received 500
horses for his cavalry, which is said to number
=, 900.
NASHVILLE, 2d.-Several milos of the Nash
Vile and Chattanoog Railroad we're burned by
Wheelers force yesterday. Rosseau drove rebels
to within three miles of Lavernge, yesterday,
meeting with stubborn resistance. Late intelli-
gence reports that the head of Wheeler's column
left the Murfreesboro pike, going to the right
At 8 o'clock the whole force was moving for the
Tennessee and Alabama Railroad, in the direc-
ton of Franklin. Rosseau was in close pursuit.
Persons just from Franklin report that town
in the hands of Wheeler's forces. Our loss IN
yesterdays skirmish was five killed and hfty
wounded Rebel loss was eight killed and fifteen
wounded captured q number Of prisoners.
NEW YoRx, sd.-The Tr6unes special insists
that there has been tender of foreign loan,
and that il is under consideration in the Treai-
ury Department.. fss
The Herald's Falling Waters correspondent,
under date of Aug 3lst, says Fo: two days
past Gen. Ayerill has been demonstrating against
enemy in front with view 10 facilitate the exc
cutlon OF the plans aad carrying out the orders
Of sheridan. To-day be attacked the enemy on