The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-08

sent to his relief. and the 1st brigade
=. OF I'd division, who, making a charg,
ON the rebels, recaptured g guns, with
out the horses, however. The scrvi
COS performe in this raid arc deem
ed Of Importance sufficient to repay
4 many times for the capture of viii
q sons entire force. should that be nee
cssary, and the rebels by their con
centratod pursuit of him, show how
much they feared these successful
Y raids upon their only line OF Railroad
= communications from Richmond out
ward.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, July 80 T. NJ
To MAJOR GENERAL DIX:
The following telegram dated TO.
day at Marietta, Georgia, was receiv.
ed this evening from General Sher.
? man, giving the successful result OF
, the thanking operations in progress
some days back. The movement on
our right caused the enemy to evacu-
ate. We occupied Kenesaw Mt day
, light, and Marietta at $50 A. NJ.
Thomas is moving down the main road
toward the Cha,tahoochce and Nc
Pherson toward the mouth ofthe Nick
5 ajack on the Sand Town road. Our
cavalry are on the extreme flanks.
Whether the enemy will halt this
side of the Chattahoochee or not. will
snOn be known. Marietta is almost
entirely abandoned by the inhabit-
ants. More than mile of railroad
iron had been removed between the
town and the foot of Kenesaw.
A dispatch from Gen. Grants head
quarters at 9 o'clock this evening,
gives the following results of General
Wilson's operations: 60 miles of rail
road has been thoroughly DESTROYED
on the Danville Road. General vii.
son reports that it could not he re-
paired in less than 40 days, even if
, all material were on hand. He de.
stroyed all the blacksmith snops
where rails mi GILT he Strengthened and
all the mills where scantling for sleep
crs could he sawed.
y Wilson brought in atout four hun.
dred negroes. and many horses and
mules, gathered by his force. He re-
ports that the rebels slaughtered
without mercy the negsocs they took.
Wilson's loss of property is a small
wagon train used to carry ammuni.
. ticn, his ambulance train and twelve
cannon. The horses of the artillery
and wagons were generally brought
off. or the cannon, two were remov-
ed from the carriages, the wheels of
which were broken and thrown into
the water, and one other gun had been
disabled. a rebel shot breaking it's
itrunnions before it was abandoned.
He estimated his total loss ut from
$50 to 1000, including those lost
from Kautz's division.
( a rebel force made it's appearance
near Martinshurg this morning, and
were at last accounts destroying the
Railroad and advancing on Martins.
burg. The reports received as vet,
are too conflicting TO determine the
magnitude Of the force or extent of
its operations.
Signed, f. NJ. STANTON.
CAIRO, June 3, 9:20 p. M.-Mcm-
| phis papers Of the I'd learn from the
officers OF n steamer from White riv-
er, that as soon as Gen. Steele heard
OF the movements Of the rebel Shelby.
he sent forward the 18th Illinois, 9th
Iowa, 3D. Minnesota and the Sd Reg
nlar cavalry, under General Carr.
This force confronted the enemy on
the 9th ult,, between Clarendon and
St Charles, and fight ensued, result
ing in the capture of 200 prisoners,
the guns of the recently captured
Queen City, and -four mountain howit-
,zers.
Our loss in killed and wounded will
not exceed two hundred, while that OF
the rebels will reach five hundred.
During the following night General
Carr, receiving information of the ap-
proach ofre- endorsements under Mar
maduke, made preparations to fall
back on Clarendon, twenty miles be-
low Duvalrs Bluffs. At last accounts
this movement had been made success
fully, and rc-enforccments had been
sent to Carr
The joint forces Of Shelby and Mar
maduke are said to he rctrcating.
/ The steamer Kate Holt, with the Sd
Missouri Cavalry veterans, home on
fmloueh, came down White River,
they having in charge the two hun
dred prisoners captured by Carr.
White River is now open. Boats
are running.
We have Intelligence relative to
the rebe raid on the Upper Potomac,
but most of it is made up of what
may be called wild reports. There is
no definite information rs to the
strength of the enemy, but from a
dispatch sent to Gov. Seymour, call
ing for 10000 militia, we infer that
the Government estimates the rebels
at $4,000. Beyond this it is only de.
! tinitely known that the enemy occupy
the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad from
Matinsburg to Harpcr's Ferry, and
that they have taken the latter place
The Union forces that occupied Har-
lDer's Ferry retired t0 MARYLAND