New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE. WAR

THE WA t.
The desperate fighting on the Weldon Road
O. THURSDAY is notable feature in the Richmond cam
pdsn. Grant has evidently erasred the Confederacy
g. the throat in this movement their frantic efforts to
sodge our forces fay testify Or Thursday last they
made the fourth attempt TO drive Grant or but SIN he
holds the road wha determination and power most en-
paraging for our ultimate On Thursday Of
noon the Rebels renewed lie aemp Is made On he sun
day snd Friday Of the preceding week. bat this time
more dcsper Gtely, more dsas.pusly, and with Tx
failure General Hancock second corps held
The position attacked q; O'Clock. p H.. Thursday
By the whole Of A. T. Hills rebel corps. Tie fight as
severe hand to hand. and the ground was contested
almost inch by inch The Second Corps appears to have
been gradually falling back whom the |ihh came ny to
their support and the fortunes OF the hour were
changed. The enemy withdrew from the field after
sustaining fearful loss, leaving their dead and
wounded behind them. The battle lasted until
ozark 1t is reported by General Hancock to be one OF
fe most desperate battles Of the war. Our loss (not
set esccraiuedD is said to DO very heavy The enemy
lid entirely left tho field Friday morning at day
light The scene Of the action is described as most
awful to behold; the dead and wOuudedkng IN masses
friend anu foe intormiugod in death and agony Mr..
stanton received brief official dispatches from Gener'
els GraNt, Meade anu HahcOyk tnOous llB tHo aOVso
esuts which he communicated in balletin 70 Genera
Dix on Saturday Since the receipt Of the above flcts
we have tue additional intelligence that For. Morgan
sac outpost of Mobile Fay has been captured b. tho
Union forces The news comes nom Richmond papers
but Is so bndly stated that cannot tell whether The
Qualifications were abandoned, blown up, or surren'
dered. In any even. it puts al end to bIockaderun
ming 10 Mobile Bay. aud places tie CRY in most PIE.
carious position.
Advices from Sherman's Army are irregular
and rather doubtful as to voraciy But n, Cincinnati
Ggree leerns that fitzpatrick has recently destroyed the
Macon Railroad in seyera! places teariug up about
sourteen miles OF 1t. He also captured and burned
lain Of supplies belonging the Rebels r0sts to At
tanta On his return he met the Rebels IA strong force
a8d totally defeated them, capturing four stands Of col
ors six cannon aud 30 prisoners Afterwards be met
another force OF Rebels, who pressed him so heavily
that he obliged to abandon al but two Of the guns
and OF the prisoners he made entire circuit o.
Atlanta and reached Decatur with 100 men
The war news this morning is cheering. Fort
Morgan has falon and Mobile Bay is clear Of rebel
forces Thus another port to the blockade run
Hes We have CAT this writing particulars Of the
conquest and 10 not know whether tie fort surrendered
was abandoned or blown up. All our news cones
shrough rebel sources and therefore consider IL true
IA tho main thoy not Akely to eIaggeTa,e when
the point Ia against them
The Indianapolis Journal of Aug. 18th states
that Col K. W. Thompson. Provost Marshal OF the
Seventh Congressional District on Wednesday after
noon seized from soloonkeepcr in TerTe Hauie. who
Is prominent member of the Sons Of Liberty" Gfty
ssI kess containing sixteen Lsrdred ponds Of posdr
~hch had been purchasod for the Of members OF
taat reasonable order. and doubt destined tor
6al6vsn County.
From Gen. Sherman we have details OF Gen.
Kpasrcks late raid In ths vicinity Of Atonts, around
wbicb he made complete croui. reaching Decatur
With hundred mon burning train Of supplies for
Atlanta destroying fourteen miles Of the Macon rail-
road taking two hundred prisoners six and
-four stands of coor On Ills return il appears that hs
sas hard pressed by large force Of the enemy and
compelled TO abandon four OF the guns aud many
Of his prisoners
We have q dispatch from Fortress Monroe
wsyng that reliable information has Just been received
here fiom Roanoke Island under date of tho Path inst
tina. Rebel force commanded by Major Whitford and
Captain Keyce. went TO Greensboro. y. c.. for
scripts for the Rebel and tina. the Union czens
turned out in force TO resist the conscrption"
The President has approved Gen. Grants or
der relieving Badly Smith from command Of the Eight
feenth Army OOfIS, anu uutStNB W piOceeQ 10
HcwY York and await orders with his STAFF. lie has
slso approved the orders assigning MAJ Gen. K o.
Ord 10 tho command Of that corps and Nal. Gen. D.
Birney to the command Of tho Tenth CorpA
There are conflicting stories about the doings
OF the pirste Tallahassee One dspstch says she has
destroyed thirty fishing vessels. but immediately on
other reports that the story is eIsggereton That
shs IL pirating among OF our fishing feet Is evident
sal that greet destruction VIII follow rs most probable
GENERAL NEWS.
The proceedings in Muller's case were resum.
I'd on Saturday morning before Mr.. Commissioner Nor
ton Counse for the prisoner asked for further cd
iounmeat Of the case the ground that they had not
sufficient opportunity 10 examine ths dispositions and
consult with the accused bat this request the Commits
sioner refused 10 grant Chauncoy Schaer esq. then
addressed the Court for tie prisoner. contending at
groAi length. and with much eoquenee. that the Ash
burton Treaty In violation Of tho article Of the Con-
sttution orda'ning that person shall DO held to trial
without indictment or pfesentment BY grand jury;
thai admitting the treaty and hs laws passed in oonse
qsenoe, 70 DO constitutional! that state Of what was
called 10 international lAwbeOks unsolemn mixed war
fare al 2fso5si 5k,ed ostys3a als COUNTY, and Great