The New York herald., 1864-09-10
WAR NEWS FROM THs SOUTH.

Reported Caps~ro ef Duvairs B,ur
Ark, with Two Gunaoats and seven
Transports, by the heoeis-HtOd De-
fented by the Gcncra.sntp OF Sherman
Reported Capture or siosby, &c., &c.
We have received Giles o. Richmond papers 20 tho 'ih
inst, which contain the following interesting newss-
THE REPoRrED cArTUEe or DuyALL's BLUFF, ARA.
From the Mobile Register, sept g.
special despatch TO the Register from senatcbia to-
day says
Scouts report the capture OF Duvars Blu Arkansas
with two gunbosts and seven Transports
General Grierson, with cavalry and artillery, has gone
the river from Memphis
Twelve transports, loaded with troops, passed down
the river from Memphis Friday night. Their sup
The circulation in Memphis Of tho Msroporicm Record,
F,esmans journal and Chicago Tribune has been pro
Nothing below. Three Yankee vessels are OF Dog
river bar.
The POSSESSION OF ATLANTA THE FRUITS OF
suERMAN's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AS TO
HIS rLASs-DEsPArcu FROM GEN. HOOD, ETC.
From tho Richmond Examiner, Sept. IL
The no at interesting cm o, received yesterday
IS the following despatcn from Gen. Hood
LovEJoY's, Sept 8. 1884
Jonesboro last nigh. J. b. HOOD. General
sherman M y have withdrawn TO Jonesboro with The
ntenton OF remaining there until his railroad conman
cation 10 completed mp 10 him; he may be pro
jectins another extensive Sank movement similar TO the
which has just given him Atlanta without general
engagement. He may try throw heavy body Of hrs
troops between Hood and AtlanIa II IS plain, from his
operations tn IL more an object with him TO
throw himself Hoods rear to storm POSITIONS
He doubt reasons that could he succeed In cectng
a odgment between Hood and Macon, Hood would be
compelled - attack him. or abandon Macon without
blow very few days win disclose his plans We hope
our general viii penetrate them still earlier
THE EVACUATION or ATLANTA.
We have learned little IN relation to tho abandonment
Of Atlanta which the intelligent reader might have
inferred from General Hoods official despatch published
monday. Il appeared from that despatch that Atlanta
had been abandoned suddenly aud IN the night aud the
was inevitable that everything in the way Of
stores and munitions OF var except what our could
carry their backs had been destroyed to prevent
falling into the hands OF tho enemy-stores had be
burned, ammunition blown up. such the case.
We have what we deem authentic Information that
whole loss In killed and wounded In the fights Flint
river and the next day at Jonesbor0 not thou
sand men killed ana wounded. This fact has bad
aspect Those lights lost Atlanta. and the smanees
OF loss Ia killed and wounded proves that ~ gene
raehip alone the enemy possession OF the city
fence OF which Hood had intended, all the world
knows, to deyer desperate battle The fact is. while
Hood thought the bulk OF the Yinkeo army IN his
fr mt at Atlanta II twenty miles in his tho
Macon road We hope will tho lookout for . rc
petition Of the movement
rrR REPORTED CAPTURE OF AosBY.
From the Richmond Examiner Sept. ~
For days report has been flying about TO the
effect that Mosby, prince OF gaeras had been
tured by the enemy. wc have been unable TO discover
true we should have hoard IL through tho Northern
papers, II not through other sources.
rHE EXCHANGES OF NAVAL PRISONER.
From the Richmond Examiner, Sept ~
The Mobile Register announces that Exchange Com.
missioner has received word from the federal Exchange
Agent New Orleans that the surgeons brought there
with the prisoners from Mobile bay ordered to be sont
TO lascagoua the hrs; flag OF truce boat
We told that the commissioners have arrived at
perfect understanding with regard 10 the exchange of
the naval and Fort Gaines prisoners, and tha, In the
of two three weeks prisoners DO
delivered both sides, may expect 10 sal
liant boys return.