The New York herald., 1864-09-11
THE eIrUArxoN.

Mr.. Stanton Informs rs, per buesn last night, that
despe,ches from General Sherman down to ten O'Clock
Friday morning had receive cd at the War Depart
ent stating that his army concentrating at Atiants
and that his troops are all well and in good position
Gays that Wilson ani Stcedman keeping the rebel
general Wheeler actively employed, ana will probably
1ecure him General GiIcn did John Morgun-thai is
cxtiugulsh him and destroy bis command. We soc by
the Rchord papers that General Hood reports to Gene
ral Bragg OF the eth that General Sherman
.'bas continued his retreat towards Joncsboro" or
this q canard which bold good 10
Ricbuoud. General shcrmans letter describes exactly
the sitd OF "rc;restm was After encounierng Hoods
forces Jonesboro and driving them in discrdcred
lght southwards, Sherman rereated" TO Atlanta and
quito: possession OF IT, whore hil army
forlahiy settled 10 camp around the city This is the
"retreat" Of which Hood bregs 10 Bragg.
VIC give somc Interesting Details Of the siege Of At
lso,a ic our Nashville Dispatches
Eooew movements IN General sheridan's Army OF the
Valley have occurred within = few days. Tho enemy
ore sln strongly pootcd al Bunker nn aud At al tho
approaches % Winchester. II reported At Hsrpcrs
the enemy on Thursday; IN, the result unknown.
Several -four mills BerryvLe, which working
General Esrys forces, destroyed by scouting
parties OF our troops from Lovops and Avsrils con-
mancs
The Army Of tbs Potomac at Petersburg N perfectly
evieu, sssi The re5ss coo.s1pated s,,acK upoo
Bues on the wedoa road. Reans citation, as tae
nossng o. hsavy forces .sn ciearIy show, they
seem 20 abssaoned tie dee for the present, The
hour for the sraod ba,ee not yet arrived yet can
hardly be FAR ostaot uusss Lee, as s quito prsbabie
Is unable TO make any decisive move wihou, bs esr-
talnty OF disaster.
There E nothing further, officially Otherwise, from
Nob,.c.
EIECELLAEEoU3 EEw&
Tho Roman Catholic Bpbop Eesr, Of hatcher, who
recently seO the liDes for refusing 10 comply
With the order which required that public prayers should
be offered upfor the resdea OF the Untsd States and
tbo Uncu has addressed a letter TO colooel Fsrrsr
stating for his refusal. lie states that
prayers c7mpicc by bis Church wherein express suppl
eatous are made Tor Christian rulers are not 70 be d
recod - any particular civil government but that petce
ard uuiy among all CLrsiiau people 10 bo Invoked
lie rtFfoUeo ihhs these forms we're not Sufficient tc
saisy ne regulations u The special order OF ihs
authorities, q whom he attended 20 expression or dis
regard o. dislike. Tic fcfasal be sud- had polica
sguiGcance should be Construed into naniiotta
ton o. oisayally.
The bark 6aria Captain :, -oa arrived Al this 10,
yesterday norui1g from fcraon, hs,nis IN board a,
cargo three b. red and twenty TX mites OF TIE rub
marine telegraph cable, corslgrea l. Mr. Cyrus fisd
coroners irqucst held yesterday over Tho tody
Of Miss Ellen Meebsn VII died from the effects Of 'bu
res received by the explosion Of coium light al To-
democratic meeting n Union sIvaro on rhursda evcuin
Iatt There was bat itte testimony atea besides ths
oi doctor Who made tho exsnnson Of The body, az
cha. OF Mr Grant, the ,nufaotuTer q the calcium gh
hr. Grant made Interesting statement OF tue mst'
riss snses sui apparatus used to produce ths bran
specea q light, and stated thai be bad mover hsd .
sccaent q The kind before, unable pos
e'ey 70 account FOR this yho verdict u the Jnr
east no cersure any oae
ahs large fAl 10 the price Of so,d on Saturday oom