New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-07
LATEST FROM TEE SOUTH.
Reports from Aiianin-esenerh fofre'
NzOycmcnts-Csov.V Vance Ohers " F"''
don 10 Dcserters-Peacc 10 Come only
by the sword-Hndepcndenee ina A'e-
cognition or Nothing.
WAsHEGTov, September 3, looi'
Tie Richmond Sentinel of Saturday says:


cognitiou or Nothing.
WAsnEGrov, September c, 1864.
TIL, R;chuord Seafinel of Saturday says:
heavy battle is reported to have been begun az Az
lanta on the evening Of WedneSday anu iesuneu va
Thursday morning Gen. Hardee, with Gems. D u,
Lee and Cleburne ia said to have begun the hGhl ana
cained sone advantage NJ first but subsequent! lost IT,
Gems Anderson. Patton and Cummings are iepoi'ou
0d.eioI adviees from Gen Forrest to the LIST inst.
have becn received lie reports that the enemy have
ovacuoted the Memphis and Charleston Railroad up 10
Memphis. and that Yankee troops arc nVy ;s ~ 'A'
GOV. Vance of North Carolina, mrs oHcreu proci-
nation, offering free pardon 70 me many deser.ss
lurking in the woods and mOuntains, threatening tno
extreme penalties Of the law To those VINO are caught
as well as against their aders and abettOrs Iney are
to be hunted down ike guilty ieons
TIE SsHfinei Of Saturday commenting On Inc OmeaSo
nomination, says:
Mcclellan who formerly decided war man' Is re-
presented have greatly modified not indeed abandon
ed his beigerent sentiments. The support given MN by
so MANY decided peace lends strong confirmation
to the report ana nothing would be easier than ior nc
Clellan to reconcile declaration Tor peace IN the pre-
sent state of the question. due, as he may suppose 10
Lincolu's acknowledgement Of the war, win hls past
spceches in favor OF the war or Mr. PendieohS posi-
ton there is no uncertainty He is ardent peace man
aud the fact that such was nominated Is stfong
proof that McClcllan's position cannot De Wlacy
yarient The contest which now commences VIII De
brief bu ii will be violent Two months WI close IL
and decide who shall rule-Lincon or Mcclellan. Per
laps there twO public men IN the Uncd STATES
separated by greater luminosity than exists between
Lincoln aud Mcclellan, and their respective parisans
There Is probahy no one by whom Lincoln would prefer
TO be beaten than by Mcclellan ms VIII adu venom
to the contest.
in another article The Senfinei says:
IL y c have peace. we Ifust conquer H. ana We may
con0ucr il speedily IL we but perform duties ut tins
uncurc we have discharged ITEM hitherto. Let US
not remit exertOns because the enemy seems Inuch
exhausted and the prospects of peace seem Improving
That exhaustion Will speedily disappear ald ne w" pre-
pare for the ard mightler efforts II dampened zeal
L l.. ri rIrn nm room "A
sti hop for conquest The prospects oil peace ana IN
Dependence now so promising and bright, viii fade
away and vanish tie ranks OF our armies De thned
by desertors by tie Indifference and neglect OF our
home people by the careless discharge OF ihef Gdscs
by enrolling officers.
SCARCITY OF COAL.
The high price demanded for this necessary erticir
attracting serious attention. Dealers nov Sia - ~
onfyave dollars what they call p bushels pu' tha
amount their customers seldom get for dirt and refuse
coal they nsk Sky and siIyye dollars. Unless some
stems r taken by the city and state authorities TO sup
ply the citizens great suffering must e.sue th' Winter
among the poorer classes. The City Counch nave ~
ready broughtdown tue price oil meat any, as SUI a.
the necessary Arrangement can be made, bread VIZ al
so be sold at lower prices and VIC trust they VIII 60
step further take the article OF coal and wood out Of he
hands Of extoriOncrs and supply poor citizens AZ rca
sonabe rates Something should be done 10 prevent
suffering this winter. and tic sooner The better.
PRMBERTOS AND BwELL IN RICHMOND.
A parade and review OF the Richmond defence art'
ery CORPS composed exclusively 81 the hSht artillery
vas made Yesterday afternoon the grounds 81 the
Fairfield race course one mile and "a half from Rich
mond Tie occasion though very little publicity Was
,en 20 IL attracted "A very large collection of lade.
and genilcaen from tho city on hoIseDaeA ia eaEfhseS
aud on foot.
Lieut. Gen PembeIton was on the ground with an
improyscd staff and rcve ned the troops Among ihe
officers Of the defenses pretcnt who meEted spccl
commentator, was Capt lAOuas Thornton o. pro
line COUNTY Virginia graduate OF The Nngluih hlh
tary Institute commanding battery; Lieut. Col Light
foot also graduate OF the Virginia Military Institute
commanding the section, and Ml.or Siarks command
ing the second section. Capt. Mveas company was
/ commanded In his absence by Lieut.. Harrison
The Geld was contracted for the depoyins Of the
whole corps, so, after asecton Lad retired ne section
commanded by Lieut.. Col. LightioOi. gave the e1nbi-
ton OF firing by gun. section and battery when was
most admirable. throwing some oi the ladies' present III
TO the most indescrbable pnroHysms Of delight.
After the parade and review. Col Ligltfpot and
Capt Thornton invited Gen Pemberon and siai with
the other official visitors present 20 their tent at the
camping ground. where a collation. was served.
Among the distinguished military gentlemen present
was lent Gen. EWe Who drove on the ground IN a
carriage with his family splendid band was IN At
tendance and the whole affair was such an one as the
community would like 10 see repeated soon
RETALIATION.
delicious piece of retaliation visited upon the
Yankees our lines day before yesterday. IL seems
that on considerable portion Of our lines in front OF
Petersburg there had existed act truce for several
days, during which the Yankees without fear Of dis
urbance s,rOed and loaied in large numbers IN front
Of their works Our men received orders not to inter
ere with them unless Petersburg vas again sheed bur
in that TO open upon them without notice the most
destructive possible fire
Thursday morning the Yankees were out in great
numbers enjoying the fine weather and tho early morn
ing air. For half an hour the Yankee batteries had
been playing upon the town. knocking private houses
TO pieces and ondangering the lives Of no1-cOmhat-
ants but tie Yankee slrOiers gave tho matter aten
ton then believed that II could corcern them IN
any way.
Suddenly tremendous volley Of muskctry was pour
ed into them from works throwing them into a
panic. and causing them TO scanper back into their
trenches like 80 many startled The best of Il
thai they left about two hundred Of their number living
dead or wounded on their recent promenade. When
the Smelling of the city had ccused and quiet had been
restored along the lines it explained 10 the Yam
KEGS that they had been fired because of the barba
rous conduct Of their Generals in bombardng the pr
yatc residences Of Petersburg