Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-09-07

of cannon, and vast quantity of small sr,,.
ana munitions OF war, aud provision eD0rTI
TO feed the garrison which we shall ri,s-"
there for SIX months. We have eapig-.j
and have ready for use the ram Tenn
the strongest OF war vessels; and have rerps,i
up at least three English blockade nrrr..-
All tins cost the army one man killed and
SIX wounded, and the navy loss Of the T.
cunlseh ana part other crew, and very r..
casualties on other ships
Our advices from Petersburg ara .t..
there was the usual artillery and picket fr,'.
on " Nednesday Some important cf,sr,eH'
Of position on the part OF several divisions. =.
our troops were made during the DAY.
Some slight skirmishing along the u.
don road Is reported as having taken Ma.
on Thursday II was rumored that The ~
els intended making an attack al toBr =,
clock in the Afternoon of that dav. but nan.
was made.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5-SP.
Nag. Gen Die, y. !.
Gen. Sherman official report Of tGccs,.
ture of Atlanta has Just been received z.
this Department
II IS dated twenty-siz pileS south Of 3,
lanta, at SIX clock YESTERDAY norDir, H.,
was detained by the breaking of the FIJI
graph wires mentioned ia ms di,patrb ~
. last evening.
As already reported the army uithdr.v
from about Atlanta aud on Tie s,rb Ia..
made break at the West Point Road and
reached good position from which to .triE.
the Macon road.
The right Gen. Howard near .Joue>horo
the left Gen Scuh, I'd near R,nuL .r5
Ready, and the centre (Ieu. Tbplu,, q.
Couch : +" Howard found the cs.eiuy +,
force at Jonesboro, and Cutrenche,I his rT,o,,,
/ III the salient, gIJhn halt d mite Of tb..
road.
The enemy attacked them a, S p. IN.
and was easily lepulsed. leaving hls dea.
and wounded Finding strong oupositIu.
on the road. | advanced the centre and LEI.
rapidly to the railroad, made good lud.-.
ment and broke II all the way from Tough
and Ready down To Howard depar,meur.
near Jonesbora. and 10y the same uIoyeuial.
| interposed nay whole army between Allan
ia and the part Of the enemy entrcuchea ia
and arounu JoHesboro.
We made a general attack on the en,uS
on the JOnesboTo road on the ! II OF Septeu-
Der. Gen JEFF Davis carrying the WORK,
handsomely, with ten guns, and about une
thousand prisoners.
In the night the enemy retIeated south
and we have followed him 10 anotherp
his hastily constructed lines near L,ytjoy
station.
Hood at Atlanta. finding me en- hi, road,
the only one that could supply him, and b.-
tween him and considerable part OF hi, az
my, bew up his magazine in Atlanta, AMI
left in the night time, when the Twenrecb
Corps. Gen. Si0cum, lo Jk possession If tie
place. So Atlanta Is ours. Since the 9Th
Of May we have been in constant battle gr
skirlnishes and need rest.
Our loss will not exceed 200, and ~
have possession of over 500 rebel dead, %
wounded and over 1900 Well.
ISiened. W. L. SHERMAN
Major General.
4 later dispatch from Gen Slocum, da-
ted at Atlanta last night the Sd, P. NJ. >a
tes that the enemy on evaefrlng A.ill.a
destroyed seven locomotive and eightgoa.
ears loaded wit ammunition, small .,H- sn.
stores, and left fourteen pieces ui arll.Ier,
most of them uniuiured. and large nHE-
hers of small arms. DcaerterS arc aaa,'aa.-
ly coming III.
EDwiH " STANTON.
Secretary af WAY