Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-08-02
The Movement Against Rich
mOnd.
WAsnINeroN, july %.

WASHINGTON, July %.
The passengers by the boat from City
Point bring story that the enemy at
tempted to flank Buffers forces on Tues,
day, though several correspondents send
no such intelligence.
A severe artillery duel took place on
that day in front Of Bermuda Hundred,
but nothing important resulted from it.
The gunboRts shelled the bank of the
James on the cast side where it was fear
ed that rebel forces were concentrated for
the purpose of making dash on Harri>
sons Landing.
New York, July 20.
The special to the World, frpm Wash
Ington, July 9th, snys: "Letters from
the Army of the Potomac state that
heavy artillery duel took Ilace Oh Monday
along the line, the rebels evidently think
ing something about to take place on our
part. They were mistaken, however.
"Gsn. RawliDs and Cl Bowers, Of
/ Grants staff, returned to the army TO-
day."
Washington. July %.
Gen. Grant is clearing out his camp hos
pitfalls and sending his sick and wounded
! to Washington. Several hundred arrived
here to day. Among them were a number
Of Cheers.
Washingto-, July 81.
The mail steamer John Brooks arrived
here this morning from City Point, which
/ place she left yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock. At that bnHr all was quiet in
front of Petersburg, but on Tuesday P. NJ.
a,movement Of the rebels was discovered,
which. although not fully developed, in
dicated that they were attempting to flank
Gen. Buffers position on the right, or
were eBdeavoring to gain Harrison's Land
ing for the purpose Of getting in his rear:
The Star learns that the proper disposition
Of troops was immediately made to check
them and find out their intentions.
Artillery firing commenced at Point Of
Rocks early on the evening of Tuesday,
and continued al night. Our infantry,
batteries, and gunbOats have been engage
ed; but most of the firing wss doubtless
done by the gunboats. Fighting was also
going on near Bermuda Hundred, and it
was reported that the rebels were posted
three miles from that place.
Parties who were at Butler s'beadeuar-
tiers on Tuesday night say IL at the roar Of
musketrv and artillery was incesssnt.-
Yesterday morning, when the Brooks came
NO"h tbO iiNCi wv WAC kVAb y
~, but seemed to have slaekened some-
what.
E0rly yesterday morning Grant was en-
gagged in making proper disposition Ul
his troops to fail any rebel movement.
The officers attached to the Brooks state
that the firing heard By them on Tuesday
was more heavy and incessant than any
they have heard during Grants cam.
paign.
The MOyement Against Allan
ia.
Washington, Jolly 81.
Iutelligence from Sherman is brief, and
not Of startling interest. No operations OF
importance siuce the battle Of Friday bad
been going on. There was work ID the
trenches yesterday, bat no engagement Of
any kind.
New York, July 81.
The HerGld's special, from Nashville las
evening, says:
Sensation dispatches dated Alta uta 22i
published in the western papers, ere Nted q
totally false impression. We have not We;
occupied Atlanta. 1t is believed here lia
We have done better than that, and al
pushing Hooc's army. Ii appears that
Hood has been much chagrined regs riding
the fight Of the Odd
22i. k SINCE ne
"All the railroads leading from Atlanta.
except the Macon Road, have been des-
troyed.
There appears to be no disposition on
our part to hasten the occupation of Allan.
ta. A better thing can be done than at
taekiug the enemy in their works. Sher.
man is not likely to force an engagement
in which the enemy will here great advsn.
tage. Reliable information is received
that everything is going on all right"
Nashville. July %.
Information received from an officer a,
the front says that, 10 the two battles in
front Of Atlanta, we have destroyed the
better portion Of the enemy's two pest
corps An the prisoners captured on tbs
22d and ed unite in saying that rebel
! General was killed on the ODD.
Mai Gen. Rousseau and staff arrived at
Nashville last night from Marietta. His
RAID was tie most successful during the
war. His total loss is Eve killed ard thir-
teen wounded. lie captured and parnled
1000 rebels, aud killed aud wounded 200
, He also captured 500 horses and mules,
]
aud destroyed -thrty-one miles of railroad
great quantities Of stores. cjttOn, ETC.
} Thirteen railroad depots, at points on the
Atlanta and Montgomery Railroad were
burned.
Louisville, July.27.
Maj. A. W. Kelly. late Major on the
J Natchcz, has just arriRed from the front on
Monday night. lie reports of the fight on
Friday, that 10 front Of the 18th, 16ah and
Eth Corps, our men buried 1921 rebel
dead. We captured 1000 sound prison.
ers, and ]. ZOO seriously wounded, and
eleven stand of ell re-. Among the prs
oners are 33 ofscers. from lonel dowu.-
The slightly wounded wers taken Of the
: field by the rebels. Gen. j. A Logan es.
Inmates the rebel loss at least 1000, and
our loss in killed, wounded, and missing, at
1920.
Atlanta is in plain view. Gen. Sherman
does not desire to enter Atlanta at prese Mt
! though 10 two hours he could establish bis
headquarters there.
Gen. Stoneman is en- routefor the Macon
and Atlanta Railroad
To-day's Nashville Union says:
Gen. Garrard, at the head of cavalry
force, marched co Covingtor, and destroy
ed several bridges, an engine. large
number. of cars. and 2 600 bales of cot.
ton. We also learn that the rebel loss
before Atlanta will doubtlessly reach II.
600.
The War In Georgia.
WAsHINcrON, Friday, Jolly %
A dispatch received here says Hood has