The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-08-19
NEWS.

ments in front of Petersburg. Both
sides were strengthening their works.
There is concurrent evidence thatI
Lee has been sending re e-enforcemontsI
to Early, and IL is now very evident
that active operations, for the pres
ent, are to be transferred TO the Shen.
andOah Valley. Sheridan's advance
surprised Early, and the latter retrea-
ted rapidly before him. Sheridan
having got out Of the reach Of tele
graph lines, We have had no news from
him for two days, but all his prelimi
nary operations were successful. The.
re endorsements sent from Petersburg
were anticipated by Gen. Grant, and
there is reason to believe there is a
formidable Union army to conduct,
operations in the Valley.
On tile 9th n portion of the 23d Corps
made charge upon the enemys
works, which was not successful
The 14th Corps pushed forward with
better result, and subsequently our
whole line advanced. Gu the 9th the
city Of Atlanta was vigorously shell
od from our entire line Gen Sher-
mans lines now extend from within
one mile of the Macon Railroad. near
East oint, to the Chattanooga
road, AMI these have been made very
strcng The rebel works have also
been strengthened. There is evi-
dence that Hood has been largely re.
enforced, and the defenses OF Allan
Ia, no doubt, will he desperately dc
Tended. Oar letters furnish full lists
of casualties. The weather ut Allan
tn was intensely hot, and, in conse-
quenee, there were no operations on
Saturdav-pickct firing even having
been suspended
1t has been decided that Assistant
Provost Marshals are not exempt from
draft, 10y virtue OF their office, they
not being considered in the military
service of the United States,
A sharp skirmish took place near
Abheyville, Miss, on the 10th be-
tween our cavalry, under Gen. Hatch,
and two thousand rebel cavalry, un-
der Chalmers, in which the rebels
were whipped with loss of their cais-
sons and several prisoners
The Times Washington special
says: Notwithstanding Burnside
claiming that he carried out all ord
ers, Meade insists that he did not, but
failed to attack as ordered and to an
swer kilograms sent in the afternoon
until the next morning.
Daring the morning not less than
sixtyfuur dispatches were sent 10y
Meada to Burnside. The claim of the
latter that he expected Meade to be
on hand to direct operations, will not
it is believed, be allowed.
The total subscriptions to the 81
bonds, up To Saturday, were near Sl+,
100000 Over sl,0Q0,000 was sub
scribed Saturday.
The Posts Washington specia
says it is reported that the rebel oili
GERS recently exchanged at Charles
tor., were never, placed under rcbc
fire by Gen Foster, and large mum
ber of newly arrived Federal officer.
have been put under Fosters fire il
Charleston.
The Commercial says the working
men of this city are getting up pc
tition to the President to postpon,
the draft from the 9th of September
! in order to give the city further tim'
|, to fill its quota.
] ~. - Ia
have substitutes in the service, wheth
er such substitutes were put in TO
three years in 1862, 1868 or 1864
Richmond papers Of August lit.
and l2th, contain the following iteml
of interest;
, Mrs DR. Mary +. Walker. captlr
, ed in Georgia upward of five month
ago, has been released from Cas,l
Thunder, anil ro"s down on Il DAG o
, truce She was exchanged rs q sur
, genn. anil has arrived at Old Point.
2 The ,avannGh Republican, in rela
ton to recent movements in Cppr
: Georgia is joytnl We held oar po
| stion at Atlanta To crown the Clio
| ~ Of our victory the famous Genera
Stoneman, "A pet of the Yankees, ha
hcen vauquishcd lie himself an,
: 500 of his officers -nt men have arriv
ed at Macon This is glorious new
4 enough for campaign
c The sudden appearance of Rodd'
ut Newman, and his signal victor,
over the ankees at that point. wa,
l. as much unexpected us gratifying
r He is now in Sherman rear with
large and veteran force, and We shal
soon hear from him again. The pris
oners captured in the assault on Pc
tersburg on the Both nit, number |
375. and represent 81 different rcgi
. ments, 40 white and IL black
We learn from an officer Of the Sec
p ond Indiana Cavalry that on the late
, raid McCook started out with 2,20C
men entirely independent of Stone,
man. He captured and destroyed |,
: 100 wagons, over 5000 mules anC
horses, vast quartermaster and com
missary stores destroyed the rail
road and telegraph at Palmetto, anC
both sides of Lovejoy's Station cap
tured 1000 prisoners, Of whom II.
were commissioned officers, including
Gen. Ross and most of his Tennessee
brigade. McCOok was surrounded
near Newman by Wheeler, ROddy