Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-05
The NEWS
ATLANTA EvAcuAIED.

the dssgsss6e udi1gs that be has been compelled to
svaOuAls Atlanta. The causes which induced him TO
GbsnSol point 50 important In strategic point Of
nav. are referred 10 IN the desPlteh That he has
done al hat could have been done under the ercum-
stances 10 hold the city, no doubt who has
carefully observed The uniiring energy be has die
played since the 6st day he assumed command OF the
AIny Of ths West Hospitals have been cleared Of
oonvalsscenis, OommssAFy's and Arsermaster's ss-
tsbH,hmsnts OF Abls-bOdied eOnsOHPss-negrOes luS-
situ.sd for white men ~ tsamsers aud other equally
a. judsiOus refoIms insuguratsd BY him, all Of which
looked 10 the ncreaPe OF the numbers aud efficiency OF
his army. The despatch that on the evening Of
che son ulL The enemy made lodsment across Flint
River. near JoussbOro, We attacked them there On
be evening Of lbs sls, August with two corps, but
tailed 90 dislodge them.
This made il necessary to abandon Atllnta, which
vas done on the night OF Sept lst. Oar lOss 90 the
the evening Of The SIS, vas small
Ga the evening of the lst September, GENERAL HA'-
dses corps, in position at JOnesbOFO assaulted BY
superior force Of the enemy aud being OuIaAnked,
va comp lied to withdraw during the night viii the
iOss Of eight guns.
The snemys prisoners reP9F; their Ices very severe
THE RLID mo HEAPHIS
F.oa he Jackson hissesippiAn (EEtFs) We have Oh
tanned additional particulars OF the llts raid OF Gen
Ernest upoa Memphis. So complete VAS the surprise
tbt the Federal commander did not dream OF the pres
.uoe Of the raiders until portion OF his staR vas cap
tursd Al be forced in undrsss uniform 70 SEEK safety
Ia digit Gen Forrest bad time to destroy properly
10 any great e1sO his small fOTOs OF about 900 men,
- soOa a. the Ysnkses recovered their surprise,
SsilR surrounded BY four or i've times their number.
He had 20 sarge ihroagh them and make his escape,
shicA be dill graLd style, Osiog only about thirty
men, al told. Capt Bill Forrest, waO led she advance
With 100 picked men, only lost tWOone h,d and enc
wouodsd fas KEGS lost about 400 IN killed, wound
I'd aud ptsoIsce Oar forces captured over 500 spen
cid horses, clothing, fac small arms, s.. Although
Can Forrest did not release prisoners barn their
Government stores or Transports he has shown what
can be done by pluck and daring, and proven to the
Yankee Generals that they are 10. safe svsR when
guarded By thousands Of bAyOnsts in their pride Of
place" when be 10 on the WAF-Paih. HeEesfcr.h, he
vii haunt their m6nigh; dresns more than s'er. HIS
bold movement al bad the t.os Of turning the Yankee
column back that was moving down through North
Mississippi They we're dumbfounded On hearing that
Forrest had made dash into AsmPhia, and immsdi-
A,sly evacuated Oxford and turned their lAees north
vsfd.
Tue prisoners p ured in Memphis twO hundred and
u F,y odd we've brought dOsn on the cara to Canton
GU the asa, and we're 10 reach Jackson on the next
day. General Wsstburn refused 10 Exchange prisoner,
saying that be would re-eapuFe them before Forrest
tsash3d Pamela. Toe "aiEAsd OF the saddls"OOud well
.6Jrd 10 hugh At bis idle bOssdngs.
FAoN TRANs- MISSISSIPPI
Adyicss iron Camden, Arkansas, late As the 18Th OF
August, state that Price and his army sefs on the
uarch foe Missouri. EIiles from that dOW..srOddtn
ss viii hail this announcement with en!huaiAsi0 feel
iags OF delight knoSledge OF Prices advance no
aoast Induced The Yankess 70 sVaeuA.s the Memphis
sai Charleston road the other day, with vsW Of
reinforcing RO5SOfaas who nOH commands the Yankee
forces IL Asscuh
General Shelby d already 10 Missouri with stFOOg
bUdy Of COnied rate cavalry, and ell cooperate Sth
Pike General GAnO, ue learn had completely demo
ished q regiment Of American cavalry Of African
decent, near Fort Smith, Arkansas. General ROR-
ofsos is calling Tor a1 months men 80 meet the inVa
sion but il Ia believed that seven msO viii a5ek to
P ICES standard where RoseOrans can get one.
General hAgruder will take command Oi The Depart
msos left Oy General Price.
taE CAUSE rag sUsRNDHR OF FJET MORGAN.
The NsH York Times Of the S0.h says, tbAs the ss
orst Of the surrender of Fort Aorgan thai the rebels
we're really starved out tslegsPbed you Two weeks
ago that had been the practice 10 supply the tort only
Tor fortnight a. tus add that ths claim Of Ihs 70
Oymmandant. that be vas pgOvsiOned tor siI nOaths
VS. all bunbug. The event has tully borne cut the
s'atJnsnL
JAcogEss AND SiINOaE.
Ia perfect consistency with The Yankee character,
tie shove named indiElluas HhO have gained vide
spFsAd nOtOristy By their connection with the recent
pssss uisil1 TO Richmond, !sis for YsukesdOm, we
are informed, without paying Their Dill a. the Spots
soOd house. The Secretary Of War, consequently,
vas forced u O0s t. AMI realms the receipt doubt,
50 Yankee souvenir.
HKHBKss OF THE oaAsLOrFEsyILIs ARFILLEaT-EOw
PRIsoEEss
We FeesEsd by last dag Q, GFu0s the lOllOElng LIST
aiOa comprises the oosrs Snd Phvates Of tas Char
iosa syis ARTILLERY, captured on toe II Of May last
Cant Ned CarriDgtoc, Lieu + HSElOps sbd ROdes
"A lsuiFe, Ssigt HsjSr Davis S5Tg, j 4 SpO1aeE.
OoTposalsi + Wsyscd J II Atkins, calvert, J
n,gfSN Psva "a: J 7 BslsW, W B,frE, } BIB il,
Dsllar6, Odd Duncan, W OoyFst, w
an sple, Harrison, Holddiy, Hofn,sy, h
Jsuk %, Z hassbsl, W AilaT, L Ridley, s
Shepherd q " FeFtill, Thseder, s Wood, 7 F
Wysnt " Preston, W Hals-ek, RO.er 5
RtlsT.
Preston, Who hss ad - left sVPatatei IL nov
IN tbs Iiac 10 Hospttal Washington, doug veil g.
a lsF vas wOuatei shgatly 10 leg, arm epd hack,
,Ospt James Mcdowell UlTfingOo, OF ths sFl0ttes
lie Battery, 10 Ooe OF the 81 tlndFed ordsred Il
Chsrlsstol - be placed sadeT hfe bis men in For
DesEsrs are vel sBd kindly uessCd Lucan B
Brown, cf White Hail Alosmlrie eou1iy. d'sd on thi
20 JAY.
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