New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-02


Rebel. sabercd on Field Hsmnrk"bie
Yssrances Of Personal Br~sery-C"r
Loss 3fA I'm EiI.
Cor.ssronds-cs Cpeinnst Commercial
CoNrLoxTIso ATLANTA Aug. n
The raider Fitzpatrick, arrived III rae isst higu'
baym, made a complete circajt around the keDei
amy in the short spsce OF four days hghsiug al
tho tine asains. vastly superior foxes.
| Whila iii that he was expected 10 perform was
NOT accumulated, the raid was u great success SO
far "a 6ch,inc Is concerned, and the enemy was
souDdy whipped by hall bis own number. UmceIo
No have soon long saryiee, pronounce The eAai BUS
among the most brilliant Of the war .
,ar,lcmau g ynilar with ell the details OF
IN. raid I have secured pretty it'll memoranda OF
what v as accomplished BY hipsiIick anu MS DASH
ing followers.
TEX FOgCEs
which took mart were the Third Division OF cav.
airy. rhoui ,, 500, and Mintys and Longs hiigaden
OF tie Second Cavalry Division, numbering ,o4:
General GaTrald, OF tho Second DlvisioD did no,
aceou pany tho expedition; consequently C'iohei
Mint,. Of the 4tb Michigan, who, al thst uine'
RANKED Colonel trow Geucral) Long, took com
,nara At O'Clock on the morning a. tho ioth,
The expedition left the cavalry encanlpment on Tie
left Of our line for the rendezvous OF me e1peaioa
al SAndtown where il arrived u A. n. occoA,
nauied by two sections of tho chicago b"aid OF
ird, Fatte.v under the immediate command OF
Lieut. Robinson. Col. ninty broke camp ana
luade sandtown under cover OF darkness, The better
TO prevent the enemy learning OF tbc ino'eheps'
yet letter captured on the 20ih and dsieu Oh the
morning OF the 18th, a. Atlanta, shows that al uat
iiirrs tie enemy bad intelligence, through thelT
spies rot ONLY of the nnmber Of Mintys cou'inald
bu, also TIE destination Of the taiding party ani
consequently Hood he'd ample tame TO haKe uisi'o-
sticns OF troops 10 intercept them. 49,,
Arriving NJ SsrQtown on the inOrDinro on the l'th,
Miuty reported TO General Fitzpatrick, and received
mis- orders AS soon d dnrkuess had settled o'cr
the forest the whole command hive thousaud
strong jumped into their saddles ana boidly msrch
ed urof the West Point Railroad, near FairDcrn,
the 80 Division III advance, skirmishing all the way
from the right OF our infantry Lines, until they
struck the West Point keilroad, when . ..t
TIE FIRST RBDEL ASSAULT
Was made II the moment thet the "a DIVISION ana
part Of Longs Brigade had CROSSED. lhe enemy
6track The column on the left tank with sTtiliefy
and diAmounted cavalry, and vita 81 much fr: ;e
tnst the 7th PENNSYLVANIA were cut In two, causing
come confusion Cor the ncment, but Malo!Jenh;hes
quickly reformed his regiment and, supported by
Siajor Max. commanding 4th Michigan, neds q
vigorous and iIreeistible attack upon mo enemy
who vas driven from the ground IN olsoIus''
PIlGur AMONG THR TRANSFERS
Az the moment when tn. artillery ami n'isheuy
Ere was openod cutting the 1th PenDsy.ysn!. IN
two the ambulance drivers could no. wilnstau .,ie
alarm and rushed ttcir vehicles pcll-me TITO tne
woods. and smashed three belonging TO AlIty .
Brigade 40 badly that they were abandoned. Inc
others we're recovered by the officers OF the bngads
and took tbeif places ia the column
....-.- ANOTHER ADVANCE.
KiInntrick learning that tie 81 Division was de-
layed by lac Rebel Ress, who, with isfre iorce'
was slowly FILLING back contestng every men, or
d,red H:nty and Long to tho front, and, win
Longs Brigade in the advance, followed by Minty's
and the "a Division, skirEn.shed With and ss'ouaiJ
drove tho enemy 10
FITxT RIVER
Here the destruction Of the bridge, the depth OF
~. o,d no b.6
impcdir.e.ts o. our advance ana Ross end refsu-
sou brigaaes of cavalry presented bold iroht Oh
tie east bank, and with artillery opened uIon our
column 70 diplie its crossing. hilra'ncs prompt
liz ordered Ill hts artillery into position, snd III
yerv few minutes Lieutenant Bennets section OF
me Board Of Trade Battery had dried up TIE
Rebel artillery most c6cctually. Quickly disinounf-
inc the Ist "a and 9Th Ohio, and the 9Th siehigaD
cavalry, hJ order of fitzpatrick, Miniy formed IN
line Of battle when our artillery dirchaIgei ionl
destructive yolieys Of grape and canister mo tne
pebsl rife-pts and instantly thu men rushed 10Y
weyl upon the double quick, with cheer, " the
hnns Of the river, where deadly TIRE VIZ poEred
tito tho rebels at short range, dls'Sdging thet!
l,Lsrushooters Our column NJ ouea crossed the
river on tho striugsrs Of the burnt bridge
TEE ADyAEcB UPON AND BACKING OF JONES
BoRO.
renxin0 che eth Pennvrivania, ore section II ar
tilcry aid al the les lorses on the west side Of the
riycr' Njnfy advanced with his brrshes GU Jones
boro, a town Oh the Atlanta and Mason Railroad,
twcn.r-oae miles south Of Auants--the IN Michi'
gan eeing deployed as skirnlshers, with tas IL:
Ohia, Colonel Egsloston. ard 9Th Unitcd states. W
line of battle with secston Of artillery III tse
ccater, snd the I'd Ohio, Colonel St1el, and fth
Chic, Leutonant-Coionsl Robe, following IN
column. With this formstion, MiD!.y at onct adj
yanocd aud drove the Rebels before BIN int the
town. from ths houses Of which the Rebels oPcned
sharp but not very destructive FIRE upon oW line.
Not wishing TO unnecessarily sacy:ice the lives Of
his mon, Hinty ordered forward bs artillery 10 the
skirrnish line by hand, 90 within very stort DIS.
lance Ct the building in which the ketels had
taken Judgment. While he was preparing TO riddle
the bniIdings with bis craps and eaa ster, the
rebels, "deeming discretion the better part of
valor, rstreated mounted thot- horses, end svacu.
sted in disorder. Our men charged after them
into tn. town: Reporting the posses ION Of he
town 10 Fitzpatrick, tha Sd Division 1ss quickly
brough. up, and then CONNER eed.
THE DESTRUCTION OF TEE rvwH.
This was lust before dark. The Tnen wont "
work with will put the torch to the railway bulk
ings, courthouse eed pubic property, while details
from the command tore up a.d burned about three
~, ana very soon tho Aases spread 10 stcrcs and
other buildings and over tIo-third] OF the town
vas burr ed TO tho grouEd together with cor,sdeT-
able publ.o property and Effects of the citizens.
TuB KNBNy KEiSPORG:D.
FerguAcn and Ross, while the town was being
rrzed, wcs reinforced BY one infaxtry BRIGADE and
took posi-. on immediately south Of our forces, on-
trenching themselves by telling timber, &c. AS
KipstricEs object was not TO whip the onomy, but
TO destroy: The railway, the same night he struck
Eat from i1e railway about five rniles and then
march direst for Loveoy'D Station, the LIST Brigade
being in the advance, and the "a Brigade Long 81
bringing up Che rear. A few minutes before our
rear administers were withdrawn from the tow,
smother infantry force arrived from toward Griffin
Resting for tbs nj ght some distance from Loveioyx
Station at day break Of the following morning our