The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-10

the rebel forcs under uea. Ransom, which
WAS so large - 70 completely surround him.l
A desperate engagement followed. durisgI
which many Of McCook's men escaped andf
found their way to Marietta. A number oil
Fof federals were captured, which IL Is sun
posed will reach 20OO.
This disaster is attributed to tho troops
partaking too freely sOf liquors found in the
captured train.
L Longs brigade consisted 0: tho 81 and
4th Ohio, I'd Indiana and forth regulas.-|
A part of LaGrenges brigade was composed
Of troops with Gen. Rosseau 10 his late ex.
pipedition. .-.,... ....-......
Forrest is reported It Atlanta with Hood.
237 confederate prisoners reached here
last evening, including II commissioned
officers.
! LOUISVILLE, Aug, S.
! NASHVILLE, Aug 5.-Col. McCook is
supposed to have been captured. Newman
has come in with 1900 men five hundred
had previously arrived q Marietta, IS re-
ported. He was very successful in breaking
the Macon road. and destroyed wagon and
railroad train He captured seventy Off
GERS and 800 men, but he was obliged to let
men reduces his loss very materially.
i Great activity in military circles here,
carrying out new movements. Reliable in .
formation states that the rebel General s.
y. Lee hiss been relieved Of the command of
the Department Of Alabama, Mss. and
East La' and ordered t. report at Atlanta.
1t is supposed he will tuke Hoods old com.
inand. Forrest charges his la. .e defeat by
} A. !. Smith. to Lee.
New ORLEASs Aug. 80, 1864.
lSpecial to the Herald 1-Informatiou
t was received at the Headquarters of the
Department Of the Gulf Thursday, that
Farragut had passed forts Morgan and
Gaines which had been supposed to COM
mand the entrance to the Mobile bay. and
IS bolntarding tho upper defences.-lf the
Information is correct the Forts must speed
lily surrender. The Admiral has now sis
iron clads off Mobile and two more left this
city 10 day. The bombardment has beer
continued three days, and it is expected thai
the city will surrender before the close O
the next week.-Gen Granger will com
mand the land forces which will occup,
Mobile, and garrison the for,s, if perfee
success crowns the movements of Adm:ra
Farragasut everybody here expects. as
On the 18th Of July. Gen. Asbo,h COM
mandins at Pensacola LEFT that post with &
sma! force and next day came upon a body
of the enemy's cavalry. but 400 stror.e 2
strongly cntrerched at Fort Hohson.
After sharp fight the rebels rct:e..ci
leaving all their ammunition, tho;r f .
official p-pers, stor,s, II hor'cs &c. Ger
Asboth then returned TO Pvnsobola.
Our forces have evacuated Brownsville
Texas, and all stores have been sen, to Bra
200 and New Orleans.
The T:ibune's New Orleans correspo1
dent says tn: horrible condition. of our re-
turned prisoners from Tex,s, fas inducce
Gen. Candy to waive some DIN 8 Of diff. r
ence and order TO exchange al ,ebsls, VI
lao d some 200.
The same corr sPorirnt contrad;cts III,
rnmors Of heavy fighting st Moresnsia
Ullman holds tho place 50 strongly the reb
ella will not attempt to take it. He alst
doubts the reported capture OF forts in Mo
J bile Bay.
Tho Hc1all's New Orleans letter saws al
able bodied registered IN o,eS will be kep
as prisoners pending presen, military move
. ments, thev have averycd their intention o
joining the re..et AMY.
All negroes in stress are now conscript
ed. Gen. Ulls,an dee.' ID the rebels nea
IA Achafa,aya on the 2S1h.
Dick TAYLOR !. report Il to have cross >,
at tic neighborhood Of Palqnermine.