The New York herald., 1864-10-08
THE sITUATION.


Secretary Stanton furnishes statement Of affairs in
General Shermans military division, covering operations
Gown TO the night Of the day before yesterday SHOW
ing that good headway Ia being made against Forrens
nierfsrsnes With his railway communications and sup-
plies. forces under MAJOR General George H. Thomas
kave moved southwark from Loxisvlue and Nashville,
tsA are now driving the raiders before them wh the
attention OF General sherman is directed to the
Aaaia rebel army In shs vicinity Of Atlanta On
the 9Th inst the rebels oAptured Big Shaay Ga but
Rn the stb after severe eosagemsnt. driven
ky General French. leaving ther dead and wounded be-
kina me force Of them which made the attack on Ala
sssa, Ca were driven from here the evening Of the
9Th instant afssr . ssvers battle or rx hours, also
lsaving thsr dead and wonpdcd numbering about
thousand, on the grouud, the Union loss being aooa.
sos hundred killed and two hundred wounded.
Sbu party OF rebels rstreated towards Dallas,
g.. with our men, IL Understood, cloee in
beis rear AZ the date OF the latest accounts
command was represented to be at some point on the
fsnnesses river, in Northern Alabama, desiTous Of
making his escsps 1t southwark, which he
tsabs 70 do threatened hs was, In front BY gun
Boats the river and closely pressed in the By Gem
Morgan who had captured bis transportation and had
prospect of capturing Forrest himself and his The
telegraph working through from Nashville 70 Aa,oo
b. ory about forty miles north Of Atlanta Thursday
and the railroad rans General Thomas said, would be
Abs TO run 10 the same place yesterday. Our OWE
ksspond dssce which wa publish to-day gives interesting
details Of AFFAIRS In General shsrman's department..
Very Interesting news fornishsd from Charleston,
O. o. aad vicinity by tho arrival bore yesterday Of the
Steamship Arago from Hilton Head. On Sunday evening
Las, Colonel stswar, l. woodford, Union nag Of truce
aoer on board the Canonicus again met the rebel fss
,ruos boz. In Charleston harbor, when another
eAsngs Of ocers took place. and seventy packages Of
Aoasy, any packages OF express matter and
lvo thousand suits o: clothing were delivered
10 the rssels TO be distributed among the
ooion prisossD who have recently been removed
bon AndeSsonvie. Ca, to the vicinity o. Charleston
kbout ,ss thousand IN all Some clothing for tbs rebel
posrs prisoners Morris Island, contributed by tSs
kAArsstoaaos, brought back sy Colonel woodiord.
h said thai some sight hundred Of the Union prisoners,
Owing 70 nisrspfsssntstions made 10 them py the
rebels, hsvs, aftsr enduring ssghtson months Of
sap,lvty, taken the oath Of allegiance 10 the
ysn Davis government, and been liberated. About
AAH the number have besu put to work 10 ~ shops Of
ChAriss,sn and The other half are Iaboring sovaas
Island II reported ., Hilton Head that ten thou.
oAsd invalid rebe, prisoners were 10 arrive there shortly
70 be exchanged for ike numb9 q our men Desert.
tss from Charleston rspressa, the Southern people q
huoh discouraged By the Union victories Almos, q
v uch intswes, 10 manifested ,lers N our Presidential
asc.ou % al the North. Yellow fever very prsvasn,
h the oay Of Charleston.
. Another nssA,ns.t Of very interesting extracts from
e.bc, journals Is furnished to The readers Of the HnALp
"a dsy. smous which are Jsn Davis speeches ., Sails
hury, N. O. ncaisonsry, Ala, and Augusta and macon
O. 10 De latter eGor hs became quite furious, sash
es right ssa s, 90 the one hand prsdioss tha, sbsr
kaup army WI soos be 90 completely cus up thas b
km escape with osIy . body guard, and 20 the o'hs
Fcuousoins th. Govwno Of Georgia . scoundrs. A
Hootxonssy he said that two.thiTda o! the rsbt
army we're absent iron tbs nsld, Doat Of thsz
Without issye, 1hs Augusta tcs.l CoWsi!xsssaltl
SoaSns soms further information 10 references to ,h
Aasss 3 position u Hoods army. The novemsn
cmnsacsd On shs isth uit aud Hoods forces are ss.
b 900 nwsscssd % The Macon and IVES, po,a. Rail
~, ssns ,wsssy Or ,vsssy-aw miles from their for
~ hsssiss ssas sssssoso. Governor Brown, Of Gsor
- saGs AAlSnsAs ssnrliaa u rIpMtM psAs