New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-02

An Assault By the Enemy o. Wednesday
Isss-The are repaiseA with shc Less Of
several TheusanA Men.

several thousand Men.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Monday Aug. l. 1864.
The Government has received official dis.
patches from Gen. Sherman, announcing battle on
Wednesday last in front Of Atlanta.
Gen. Hood hurled O large force on our center with
the intention Of crushing It, but repulsed with
loss Of several thousand men, while loss less
than oneffth Of theirs Nearly seven hundred Rebel
dead we're buried on the battle field.
Intelligence has also been received that the Macon
Railroad had been badly damaged by our raiders.
Gen. Themas's Circular-Thc Contest Of
the 23d-The Contest Of she 2Ssh-
Changes in Command.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 81. 1854.
Mai. Gen. Thomas, commanding the Army oil
the Cumberland. has Issued the following Interesting
circular to the army near Atlanta,
AIRY HEADQUARTERS. July %, 1864.
inc Malor'uenersi commanding the army eonsIatau
Union army in the late battles In the battle Of the
Goth instant In which the 10Th Corps division OF
the !th Corps and part the 18th Corps were engaged
the totai Union loss In knled. wounded aud missing
front Of the Goth Corps there were put out Of
the hight six thousand Rebels i've hundred and sixty three
Rebels permitted to bury two hundred and fifty.
The second division Of the corps repulsed seven
different assaults OF the enemy with light loss TO them
selves and which must have swelled the number Of
dead buried by the RebeL to beyond three hundred.
We AGO captured seven stands Of coors. No official
report has been received Of the part taken In the battle
total Union loss. In killed. wounded and missing wal
$50. and 10 pieces Of artillery. Tho Rebel loss In
prisoners captured 1900. The known dead Of the
enemy in front Of the 18th and 10th Corps and one
diyi lon Of q
The other divisions Ut the 18th Corps repulsed SIX as
saults Of the enemy before they fell back. which
will swell the Rebel loss in killed W at least 1900 Inc
latest report states buried over 200 Rebels killed
Ia the fight There were captured from the enemy ~
this battle eighteen stands Of coors and 5000 stands oil
'r% ~ w ISTsDd A,.,,op,
The battle Of the 22d was flank attack Of the enemy
upon our left During that attack the 18th Corps wal
crumb.ed up; but not until 1t had repulsed severs
Of the desperate charges Of the Rebels. and afforded
time for Logan who temporarily succeeded Mcpherson
in command Of the Army OF tho Tennessee. to face
about and repel the assaults made on him. Our CORE
spondens with that army state that the Rebels were
driven back to their last line Of works around the city
The battle Of the 2sth inst assault In force on
the 18th Corps, and appears to have resulted in az
complete defeat of the Rebels that Of the ed Six
hundred and forty two dead Rebels were buried By our
forces amer that battle.
The report Of the wounding Of Gen. Stephen Lee ID
not confirmed nor s II positively known that his force
have as yet reached Atlanta
Gen Stanley succeeds Gen. Howard In command OF
the 4th Corps. Gen. Howard has been assigned to TIE
command Of the Army Of the Tennessee. in place O
Gen Mcpherson, killed.
Gen. Hooker passed through this city en- route for th'
North this morning. 1t Is here understood that d.
leaves shermans command to enter upon other dutie
and that Gen. Rousseau succeeds him a. thu
commander 81 the Goth Corps.