The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-10-15
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Commercial Advertiser.
FOREIGN news.
Ten Days Later!

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The bark Emily Tanning arrived here ON Tues
day evening, having had a passage of 81 DAYS from
San Francisco. bringing daily papers to the Goth of
September. and the New York newspaper mail of
Ang. %. She was followed on Thursday by the
Daniel JMarey with dates to the oath.
The following is a summary of the news by her
From Grants Army.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc, Sept. I3.
Picket anu artillery firing has been kept Cd briskly
since Saturday. and i've or six of our men have been
brought into the hospital, the majority of them badly
wounded. Yesterday q large mortar opened on the
right and threw q number Of shells into Petersburg
with great precision. Grant is still perfecting his
lines on the Weldon Railroad. and pushing his line
slowly to the west Of the road.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-A letter received in this
city to-day from an officer Of Grants staff. dated
City Point. Wednesday, says: Everything looks
bright and cheering. Every day we are here we are
weakening the enemy more or less. Their troops are
deserving to our lines in droves. We are receiving
large accessions. The 1lth Florida, which entered
the service 1,l50 strong, has been reduced, deserters
say. to less than 100"
NEw YORK, Sept. 15.-The Herald's correspon-
dent in front Of Petersburg, with the Ninth Corps,
writing on the 18th, says that deserfers continue to
report great dissatisfaction among the rebel soldiers.
A new regulation has been established that If O rebel
soldier advances beyond his post without his musket,
he Is to be fired On by his comrades; If he comes for
ward with his piece. of course he is likely to be fred
on By our pickets.
NEW YORK, Sept 16.-The Worlds special from
Grants headquarters, the 10th. says there is every
reason TO believe that the rebels have in contempla-
ton, and are already preparing for the evacuation of
etersburg-retiring their army within the defenses
quiet in our front since their failnre to regain posses.
sion OF n portion of the Weldon Railroad, captured
by US. There has been considerable firing along the
line to-day, but without results Of any moment on
either side.
The Herald's City Point correspondent Of the 10Th
says: Yesterday morning General Birney opened all
his batteries on the rebel works; and in the city of
Petersburg it literally rained shot and shell on them
for two hours. This was in retaliation for the rebel
firing on our pickets ut all hours. All accounts of
an impending battle on the Weldon Railroad are
mere speculations based on the remote probabilities.
Whether Lee removed his headquarters to Reams's
Station, as reported by deseriers, to oversee the man.
agement or not, he does not seem disposed to bring
on one as yet
NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-The Worlds Army Of the
Potomac correspondent Of the 18th gives the follow
ing account Of the rebel capture of our cattle To
the rear Of q portion of our line, picketed by the
First District of Columbia cavalry, there was n large
field in which there were about 5000 head Of very
fine bseves- As the enemy had been constantly run
ming scouts thereabouts. they had probably learned
the fact, and resolved to possess themselves of our
treasure. Accordingly, daylight yesterday morning
First District Of Columbia regiment, in two strong
lines Of battle; the first, comprising the troops of
Vim. II. Lee; the second being the Hampton Legion.
and the aggregate number of men reaching probably
5000. Quickly breaking in front Of our picke,s the
enemy turned by the right and left, moved around
the cattle and drove off the entire herd, likewise
many horses belonging to our men.
new YORK. Sept. 19.-The Commercials special
says reports from City Point state that the third diyi-
sion Of the Fifth Corps interrupted the raiding party
across the head Of the Blackwater, and recaptured
most Of the cattle taken on Tuesday. They also have
taken seven hundred prisoners. The rebels were
the Army Of the Potomac state that fresh troops are
arriving rapidly. The situation is all that could be
desired.
HEADQUARTERS Army OF THE PoToNAc, Sept. 90
News of the victory in the Shenandoah Valley was
read to the troops along the lines this afternoon. and
Was received with unbounded enthusiasm and re-
psated cheering A salute of q hundred shotted
guns will be fired tomorrow at daylight, in honor OF
the event. DeSerters say the rebels are receiving
rations Of fresh beef from the drove captured from
u5 last week. They state il was Hampton's cavalry
which accomplished the feat, and they took two hun
dred and fifty prisoners. With 900 head OF cattle,
trains, guns, etc. SEPT. 21st-The guns along our
entire line opened this morning at daylight, and
kept up n roar for half an hour. Since that time
occasional shots we're neard at various points.
From Atlanta.
LouIsyrLLE, Sept. l3-The Journals special COR
respondent, writing from Atlanta, the 10th. gives
the congratulatory order from Gen. Sherman, re-
counting his victories, and an agreement between
Gen. Sherman and Hood for q ten days truce at
Rough and Ready, on the Macon Railroad, and the
country around il enclosed by a circle Of two miles
radius, to enable the people Of Atlanta to remove TO
points north aud south. In relation to Sherman's
order removing the inhabitants Of Atlanta, Hood. in
q letter to Gen. Sherman on this point, says: " Per-
NIT me to say the measure you propose transcends
in studied and ingenious cruelty all the acts ever
before brought to my attention in the dark history
of war. In the name Of God and humanity, 1 pro.
test, believing you are expeiling from their homes
and 6resides the wives and children OF a brave
people" +.
Hoods letter to James NJ. Calhoun, the Mayor of
Atlanta, says " I shall do al in my power to miti-
xate the terrible hardships and misery that must be
brought upon your people by the extraordinary
order Of the Federal commander" The letter from
sherman to Hood is not obtainable, hut the following
items taken from the notice issued by the Mayor.
by Command of Gen. Sherman, will give some idea
thereof: . Citizens are requested TO leave Atlanta
and proceed south or north. The government will
furnish TRANSPORTATION south as far as Rough and
Ready, and north as far as Chattanooga. All citi-
zeus may take their movable property, and trans
portation win be furnished for all movables. Negroes
who wish TO do so may 60 with their masters; otner
male negroes will be put in Government employ,
and the women and children sent outside the lines"
Sherman's Order No. 4, states that Atlanta being
occupied exclusively for wsrlike purposes. 1t will at
once be vacated by all except the armies OF the
United States, and such civilians and employees as
may be detained by the proper Departments Oh the
Government, and concludes, "At the proper time
lust arrangements viii be made for the supply to the
troops of all articles they may need over and above
clothing, provisions, ETC., furnished by Government;
and at no price ri whatever will traders or suffers
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