Litchfield enquirer., 1864-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The details of the fighting before Atlanta, on Friday and Saturday. have been received at Washington. It seems that on Friday the rebels assaulted our lines with great impctu- osity, striking the right, which was held by the Fifteenth Corps under General Blair This corps held it's ground firmly until the Six teenth Corps under General Dodge, came up, when the enemy were repulsed with very heavy loss. General Logan, with the Seventeenth Corps. was also engaged. These three corps constitute the Army of the Tennessee, under McPherson, and the news of the death of their Commander having been communicated to the men before they went into battle, they fought with great desperation, their battle cry being Remember McPherson!" General McPherson, it seems, was killed by rebel sliarpshooter from an ambush, while he was making personal reconnaissance of his lines, before the battle. The dispatches to the Gov crnment represent that the struggle ended by the repulse of the enemy along the entire line It was arranged that on Saturday the dead of both armies should be buried, and the wound ea removed under flag of truce. Our troops buried one thousand rebels left on the field within our lines; besides which the rebels buried many of their own dead themselves near their works. Our loss will reach about 2,500 in killed and wounded. It is reported though it would seem to be inconsistent with flag of truce operations, about which there must be some misapprehension, that while the woik of burying the dead and removing the wounded was going on on Saturday, sherman's s heavy artillery was playing upon the city. At the same time. large fires were observed in different parts of Atlanta, supposed to have been caused by the destauetion of supply de- pots and other rebel property, which the ene- my could not carry off, and did not wish to fall into our hands. Several rebel Generals are repotted to be killed, but their names are not yet given.
 Late adtlccs received at Memphis, from Vicksburgh announce that Genefal slocums expedition had returned to Vicksburgh, after defeating 2,0O0 rebels under Wirt Adams, af- ter short and severe fight at Grand Gulf, on the l7th, in which the rebel loss &as ssyere, and the enemy retreated in confusion, leaving a number of dead and wounded in our hands, l as we'll as many prisoners. Onf loss was tri: fling. Among the rebel prisoners are two rebel Colone1s of Mississippi cavalry. When near Napoleon the Madison was fired into by musketry, and some soldiers of the Nineteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry were wounded.
 The Belgian brings European Jews to the 18th inst. It was rumored that the Kearsage fought the Florida of Jersey the 18th, and was disabled As both vessels were far from the reported theatre ofengagement at the time, the Kearsage cruising off Dover, and the Florida in American waters, we are inclined to discred- it the story.
 The burglar who has been concerned in the late burgl aries in Greenfield and Stratford, has been arrested, and identified by two New York detectives as Jack Taylor, one of the most no- torious burglars :n the country. He is now in New Haven jail in default of $500 bonds.
 The Governor has appointed as recruiting agents in the rebel States, Col. George D. Chapman, to be stationed a: Nashville, Tenn, with William L. Hall as paymaster J Col. Benjamin s. Pardee, te be stationed at New bern, N. C.. and Col. Joseph E. Selden, to be stationed at Fortress Monroe
 Pennsylvania papers say that the hay crop of that State, now mostly harvested, will be i'm mense, and of the best quality. Farmers call it the best hay season within their remem- branee. The hay crop in this State is also inn mensc, and is of the very best quality, one ton being considered equal to two tons of last years crop.
 Richmond papers express their anxiety about the result of the coming election in North Carolina. They doubt whether the Confederate party will be able to curry the State.
 A federal officer who was stationed at Fort Duncan on Maryland Heights, during the late ra'd' says the rebels lost 1000 men in killed and wounded during ths attack op that nos;. ton, while our loss was eight killed and. forty or fifty wounded.
 The 18th Conn. Regiment, re-enlisted veter- ans, arrived at Fortress Monroe, Saturday, in the steamer Cambria, en route for home to en- joy their thirty days furlough.
 Elias B. Avery of Lebanon, fell from the roof of his barn, on Friday last, striking on his head. It is feared that 1s is fatally injured
 A great fire broke out in Springfield Mass, on Saturday night, destroying Music Hall and other property to the value of Slo0,OOO. Daniel Pettengill of East KillinglY recently sheared from one sheep l63 pounds of wool and sold it at 55 cents pound. Wool grow ing is profitable business at present prices of wool and mutton.
 Geo. Peabody, Esq, the American banker in London, contributed S2,oO0 to the Sanitary Commission, but subsequently,, on becoming 1 awaro If tho yos& and usafp1poeo If