, 1864-07-28
GEN. EsOUSgEaUs8 EA1D.
Kcbes Testimony as to its Results


tFrom the Atlanta Appeal.
No trains came through yesterday run
Montgomery, owing to the capture OF Aoacn-
epoka and Opelika, Ala, by raidlag party
Of the enemy.
The evening passenger train On tne ueossn
evening, after having proceeded ABOUT Two
miles below Decatur, where they lsaeneo
that brigade of Yankee cavalry had cut tho
road abuut two miles this side OF stone
Mountain and had torn up about one niue
and u half Of the track. A smoke coaio oe
by the burning OF the cross ties. whether
the rnidcrs will follow the track down
toward Coviugton, destroy it, or return to
their main body, is matter OF conjecture.
Forces have been sent to intercept them. :.
[Ftom the Atlanta Appeal, soth]
LINES Dowy-The wires between Macon
and Augusta hpvo been down since yestsr-
raiders to the ling 81 the Montgomery and
West Point Raif&4 render the reception Of
press reports proo1ematica for the next
twenty four hours.
EErom the Mlssissippian, 1ath.]
THE ALABAMA RAIDERS.
The passenger tram on the Alab anna and
Tennessee River Railroad, which lett here at
the usual honr yesterday morning, arrived at
Blue Mountain last night at eleven o'clock,
where it Was stopped by our military au-
thoritics and ordered to return thus morning
at two o'clock, It being reported that a force
Of Yankee cavalry, twelve hundred strong,
was at Aehrille, s. Clair county, thirty ,tivs
tho Yankees had divided their force into
three columns, with view, it was supposed,
Of striking Tallalcga, the Coosa River bridge
ind Munteyallo. We have O. guaEd at that
bridge, but not sufficient to hold 1t against
such force as is reported On the way there.
TIM xrr rH fr!o I In n
enemy IS rear, and pursuing them. The train
lett tbis morning at the usual hour, but will
probably not 70 further than Monteyal1o Of
the Cooaa Bridge, twenty miles beyond there.
We hope, however, to get further aud more
satisf4ct;ry information b7 this evening.
LATER.
Since pcnnirg the above, We are Informed
that Gen lClinton captured couIier on Tues
day, witl!a dispatch to the officer in COM
mand ot Yankee cayal7y at Decatur, Ala, or
de1ing him to move Immediately IN two col
utnus and strike the Alabama and Tennessee
rivers railroad, at two points destroying It,
and lay Ing waste the country Us they 90. It
was learned from the came captured dispatch
that force Of the enemy had been ordered
from Rome for The same purpose. We regard
this intelligence Us perfectly reliable.
From the Selma Dispatch, 16th-l
Through the mail agent on TIC Alabama
and Tennessee railroad, we learn that the
Yankee rniders reached Cugr5's station, eight
miles above Talladega, about thirty minutes
after the train passed. When the train left
Talladega yesterday at three O'Clock, the
Yankees were reported to be within q few
milca Of the town. They have destroyed the
furnace, and will doubtless destroy several
more. It is reported that Gen. CLIFTON met
them three times, but had to give way. No
casualties reported, except Bat Smith, scrl-
ously wounded.
Clinton Is eatd to have started for Blue Noun
tain TO intercept the enemy again, but he
changed his course and made direct for TAla@
dega. Major Walthatl has small force at the
Coosa Brioge, bnt fears are entertained that
the YaEkess will be able to burn the bridge.
The above is all the news from that raid
reliable, Another train Will probably arrive
before we go to press this afternoon and
b,fne us further Intelligence.
7. S.-A train has just arrived at Il e o clock
d. m. Passengers bring news that the raidees
entered Tal'adcga about O'Clock yesterday
nornlny, and after burning the depot, started
off In the direction Of West Point. General
Clinton was fighting tho enemy day bsfore
Yesterday, hut Wcs compelled to fill back to
Blue Mountain. Gen. Csintonss chief Of staff
wns wounded, being shot through both legs,
aud another member Of the staff wna killed.
atalor Waltha]l. with force Of 800 men, is
awaiting the approach OF the Taeiny- q. Coosa
Bridge. Gensrai Pillow has been ordered up
from Tuscalooea.