Washington telegraph., 1864-09-07

Fsnu GEoRGfl.-Cnlrmbis. ;. G., Au-
rr-+ 90 Tho Baltimore Gazette nj the
I5th SAYS that there was Telegram 70
taived late last night stating that c2Ia-
nuniosiion with Dalton lad coased.--
Whesler attacked tho Feds under BEL
bald at Dalton, drove them cut and oc-
clpied portion Of the town. Reinforce
manfs arc being sant t0 Seibsid from
Chattanooga. Four trains ot Shcrman's =
army were compelled 10 halt near Dat
ton. Whueler's troops are buslly en-
gagged tearing UP ths track on b5oth side1
oil town. Ii il supp9sra 10 be his ofJect
t3 destroy tLs tunnel nc Tunnel Hill. "A
train On its way ID Sherman = reported
to Ia captured a. Aitona.
Atlanta, Aug. 16--Hssvy sNifnilsh-
ing bean ~ midnight on our igit c-EltFe'
continued until two o'clook, without any
results.
At daylight this morning artillery or
BirwHEt's corps opened their bst!eEles = 1F-
os ths snemy, vino replied teaDlY- CU.
firing was very heavy, and produced
great soanaternation amongst the enemy
PrisoRer5 T-F0gt that our czvalry cap
tured large HHn1ar * - Tes near
Kingston n tew daya ago.
Reports are in circulation regarding
our cavsiry operations. bat bryo1l the
f4cl h. they lad cUf ths railroad near
Ackwa.th station, and rsfa destroying
track betnoan Erl1n-On lld ostanaula
river, nothing hAl been Es4ra Thus
far thsv L4r 15sA entirely anncessful-
Na.liug olicisi Aas baan rsosiFol-
ERrrnT seems ll h9 ignorant of fA-
operations in his raEr, aIu was preparing
another raiding expr1lt.al under kiiPaE
rck, which has rsndazTolrd at sweet
water preparatory To Starting, which iE
believed ,c have batu recalled Yesterday.
They are going il pursuit of car cavalry.
Atlanta AnF. l,th---4earT artillery
firing on centre last OH Ear and this norm
.rE L.smy'5 battery ~ 'front.' Cf ely
op lad Aaary -. ~ rich exceeded a-iy-
ding yat witnessed. 4 Ga -p3und slau
uEn 1lcd IN house on Pe.er5 Street
killing Capt Garrison. 1F Lhs l4th Texas
csv-ralry, tao ehil4Taa ana several ia-
didos. mo furt4or damage doHe- Xii
patrick i-stagd cf going after Wheeler.
1s su7B5s .A. turned towards tle Atlanta
4nI West Point H. E., waicl they struck
at EairJErn. cutting road aad telegraph.
M. rsa g1ar NJ lIe direction Cf tA4 Ma-
col r7al. aul, X y supposed. thence t9
AnarrsonYille, for the pureoso OH raieas-
iur prisoners. The fgrgg ~ csinatgd at
lr5m : sou 10 5000 Reports from IVY.
or .aemr -e ia e.Iset thal Wheeler had
burned IioTzhr Raaa-17 ara Ait1a
a4d blown up h+ Tgulcl. ILs
enemy uero we undoubtedly ". as.f-2lvs
r1t1-z.
Al2.t1. A1-. -Eilp1..-l's tail
is composed cf $500 and cr3ssad the
< h--'ahcocAic atGarnheiltow an1 struck
Tho West Point road no Fair5lrn. at
o'clock on Friday morning desuoyin.
the .0ad tur siz miles Tna raiders then
crossed oyer t1 Macon road, striking at
Lo0zags an Erpay ovetring. then moved
towards J1aesblru. TIC tg1tra! iufaa-
I r- supports rli-h accompanied his cav
airv to West Point r1ad returned. and
cavalry procaadld alone towards the lia-
c0u road. Ross brigade .i-mishea With
ths advance, blt was uaaJiy t5 hli1 Xxx in
check. The raiders burned the depot
and proves. office at J0acsblr1. destroy
ing a.l the papers. Ul r1turl4v sveniur
ths enemy were surrounded between
Lovriav'> and Joncsbaro, hT Rnvnoit'a
Infantry brigade nnd Armstrong; and
ROSS cavalry. ~ Sharp engagement en-
sued; hut hilnairicSr charging at ihc
head of hi--cnunn. cut his way out
Our loss fcu killed. raouiy's twenty-five.
The enemy escaped. Only one rliIe off
thr Macon road Was destroyed, which
has been repaired.
Dispatches from Atlanta state that tie
enemy cavalry which struck The Mscon
road un tho 18th, were met On tha goth
by portion OF our forces and rgtrented,
leaving two stand of c9l0rs ard o1s piece
w artillery.
Atlanta, Aug. ga dispatch from
JonesJor1 says that Federal raiding
party NJ heavy force " ~ Fayetteville.
Dixan's bridge ever EhatriYer va burnt
this morning. Scouts report that anuth-
rr aderal raid, 700 eir0Mg. with nina
pieces artillery, started from Decatur this
morning gong III the direction of Car
rinEtAn.
A letter from an officer ~ Grccuyilr,
East Tennessee, says iAat John Morgan,
lei that point for Knoxville. Trains are
running regularly from Bristol to Green
vile.
Situation around Atlanta unchanged.
Eneny shc.lrd ;ha oitv. ai intervals adj
night. All quiet this morning. except
picket si.ilTuishiug iu Aansy's
front on The riglt. A lahy WIS killed
near the cxnresa oaioe last evening, and
a soldier lost leg
in a Richmond dispatch " the 2zl
WV ind the following:
Wheeler whipped Steadman alta point
eight miles from Chattanooga"
Fa0H Charleston, August