The sun., 1864-08-16

CITY, and y ne of formidable batteries stretch
along the entire intermediate distance. earh cf
which must Ne attacked N mrn. With regard W
Grants campaign. the wsIa sys that ts failure is
universally simiticd even ct the North, sud states
that has been in every rcsrct similar to its pre-
dcccssors frs, borefu. then doubtful, and finally
f,ure.
The Petersburg Exrsvss is cf the opinion that
Gen Gran; Intends 10 rass the seye ei Feersturs.
II says that the Feueras are contracting their lu-s
evidently with the intention ~ sending part N
iCs~t ui g. army away in ttrnsIv cts. aud f Ell.
ously remarks they are tired OF the county and
really waut to gc, homo, n would l." cruel OF Gen.
Lee 10 dea,n them lis he'iet in the intended with
draw Al Of Grant from fctersb,er partly founded
sac appearance Uta very larle nuulcr oi trans
po-ta on the Chesapeake. The hay IL represented
to nave been covered with them. A later report
states that nra,ii has certainly sent two corps OF
h' army noTthward, and that more arc h&nN dis
watched.
ten. Malone has isrie,i = scongrs,ulascrv sddrr.-
To hs dN'slon. ior their bravery IN rcpulsng vr
alta - fr,crs"urs after the cxplo-ion 81 The
! mine. n claims that hls forcc consisted of only
40no ehccnt men. and that his casualties number
al 5gS, wh,, the feisrsl killed p,lmuercd 10.
! w".uit over s,WV, prls9ncrs llVl, together
| with IL stands o' cn'ors- and 1910 small arms.
! The Richmond sEN usrL say- that Grants forces
suffer. ,u rihly from disease incident W the
| clu.,e ami thst Il will increase ienfold the su
/ mmu approaches. II very patronzingly says that
! II Grant should remove his soldiers " the Upper
| PJtumsc their health would bc materially lin
proved. tut the facilities for deseruon would more
than counterbalsncc the sanitary advantages. The
| sB>ttN IL takes very hi peiu view oi the end Ut
the war regarding 1t An very nearly over II g,y
| that nobody, either North OF South, has now suy
| expectation o. con1ucr'ng the S,uth and the onv
| que stiOn is how long the NJrth can hold out. 10
takes CONSERVATIVE ground ia treating II the p~acs
| question: snI csIuccu willingness " orcn ncgot-
| atons.
Ia, tX,siSra. however, is on the rampage and
refuses 10 listen 10 u,x,tistionS sruistcs, ANY
| thing else, until the Northern armies ere with
drawn from southern soil. In fact. II IL ~ venom
ous t.,st u is not sure sbort allowing US N with
| draw II en-. II condrsc.ndiug,y SAYS, however,
| thaiN ',- North will recall their lani aud sea
| forces, and dSsvov NIL urther intention al cccr-
e.ou, proposals. might hc lisienoi ~.
kcbci News via. Fourcss Nouroe.
Forr.ss Monroe, A aousf ii.--Richmond papers
%, August ilth ard i2,n contain The following
items oi interest;
Mr.. Doctor MARY y. Walker. captured in
Gcorsin, wards Of Eve months ago, has been ~.
lea fcd irom castle Thunder, and goes down the
nag of truce. (shc VIVA exchanged as . surgeon,
ari No. arrived III OH Point. .Cossnno NprsTl
The ESANsvr says:
! Tort r.in.. has gone the w.v of Hsttsrss, Roam.
ose I-'Nud rulusli and Hilton Head. Iu ISOLATED
position WAS cyp,sed To- the concentrated assault q!
N" hauht" NtfN aud fanking operation ~ 'rooJ'-
trtaTtcd up n cannouNilng points. Pcrhals TIC
oii,cr ia command oi the fort may have proved
! himself traitor. Ia that cass eternal infamy
AWAITS him. II these forts were not built I" IL
taken, they have not thua far rendered any other
use. itls not worth While to di.nirr the policy
since Fort Gaines is about tho ssd Of snnd bsi
deieuccs this side Of Galveston. This lower fort
cnp,ure,i. and our iron clad fotilla demolished
Mobile would ss"m IN danger u bc,ng taken. No
bile while sharing the late of Norfolk and New
Orleans will have our symIathes
, The savannah RfruplIoAs, in relation to rersni
moScmcuta "a upper Georgia is JOYFUL.
1--WE hold our posilon at Atlanta. To crown hs
glory ol out victory, ne famous General Stone
ru,u, tlo pet " tho YANKEES has been yan1uisi,i
a. h.ms, and 900 ~ his officers aud mru have
arrVei At Macon. ihisis glorious news enough
tai = stampii.n. Tie sudden appearance of Rrlly
> a. NcWuan, and h.s slgnd yl,trry over the Yam
- kees 1t hat point, were much unexpected NJ
gratifying. H. s INV IN Shsrmau's rear with
large ana veteran iorcr, and shall hea
from him agsn.
The ENgr rr.gn eNults over the reelection Of Gov
\ cruor Vance ~ north Carolina, which Il says 10 im
portant " convince all skeptcs that the Old Nort
State ratified IN The fourth year Of tho IN
= de- sious Of her councils at iLs oommonc sment.