, 1864-09-14


ccrnerr, and no coub. come innocent old laaies
we're duly concealed IN tpracticabc places to avoid
q iate which they f4t1ertd themselves Was tmmt-
Printing House Were the Memnnis App.al has
been printed The Stripes and Stars we're soon
dung to the calm, sunny atr, amid the chesrs o. tae
brave men m TO haa fought for 30 many "ea5'
General socum established his headquarters at
the Trout House, the leading hotel Of the city,
overlooking the pno1lc square.
CAPTURES IN THE c1TT.
In the forts around Atlanta eleven heavy guns
maihlY u Founders, were left by the enemy:
They were too heavy for speedy removal and leu
nao 5 a9a %oi
tonhd; aleo tnEce locomotives In running order,
n
fo1ma part OF the rebel soldiers Intiou.) were
3ecove1eo, ana vii no doubt be aDpropr! ated liz tor
nc ~ II ops
we're dshed frum their hiding places end placed
under guard at the Court House. Some olo1r con-
fhs q Tses
By humble Union people III tbs city, Of whom, II
We may htltsTc the m1kquetaders, there arc sever
al bundled Whoas ,aith u has been vel atIested oy
corMant in fact ,hat the authorities grew Jealous
and finally denied cizens accets to the hospitals.
tb,a 81 ,5o np!
and those almost exclusively OF the humber class
There are goodly number, however, who have
cut The Confederate eause, aa1 who hare been long
1eilway employees remain. They arc already snuff.
i1G the chunceeof employment under the new
regime: One thiog has struck me in conversation
with the Citizens They evidently haye not the
slightest idea that We snail eses relax our hold
upon Atlanta. Our reputation for ten acitT ts at
the hiehcet amorg these newly acquired 1nh,hit
ats Of Luc4ndom.
ATLANTA.
I'm A5f Il Ia MI al
Indicating that it contained before the siege, .
population OF $1,000 1t has a look Of newness in
dlgenous to railway cenlers; but 1t Is veil built,
that owe their rise 10 lhe reflective habits Of tde
man WbO thought turned wheels sr0nld producelo-
comotion Many Of the residences, especially a.
in & ss dos@s az v
art very tlesh and pretty in their uniform white
paint ann ehrubbHy surroundings. In tho busl.
and loftg, and Of modern architectnre. sp"s'
The depot is. as 1t kas fright to be, In the CEN
ter Of the city: 1t Is commodionF. and, though
needing paint, is in good repair, a,ve the ticket
ohlcee which need glazirg aLd fetttlns. Adjoin-
Ing the depot fs prb bic square, contalaing about
three acres Of ground. It IL Low eucumbered with
est1sy fo.pssal bnnks broken oe1e. n,lsccllaneons
by little patches Of eward. Several young poplars
ehoot up eerdcrly but their aspiring trunks ara ao
hegnaWn 1hst tear the wandering animals around
down. The ''square" is surrounded by an open
board fence, strangely lntact
There are several good looking churches, the
most handsome ot them being near nc1ghbors ia
cluster, f4uare from the depot The court house
is fair tptclmen OF the American public bulld'
handsome cupola. The streeta are not regu .ar}y
laid our, shooting out occasionally at acute xnales.
and only the leading ones are paved. The others
the soil, that mud must be abundant in the rainy
SEASON. Save The three or four blocks In the cen
ttr OF the city, the houses are Btraggling. With
10 render the distances magniaccnt, but Jet not
Aiost ,her, Atlanta has an exceedingly b1isk and
"ctlted" air. Its baet1ee9 has been la1gcr as ono
can tell by Studying the sfenboarde,' than which,
perhaps, no better method exists OF eany1ng tho
spirit ana en.erpritc Of 3 town. The storea are
6ts,tnenlshed even In their emptiness. Thehotels,
three or tour in number, are spacious but decided
y the Worfe TOT wear. With the exception Of tho
is by no means IN thorough running order.
The rnius Of sesera. large buildings, BY fire. arc
observable cn the principal streets. soms ot them
Quilted from cur firing. The extensive caF shops
have not Eetn destroy ed, but their machinery was
etnt. t9o months ago, to Macon and other points.
Meme OF the buildings In the city Ners fred at the
eyacuatlOn.
AS a point OF rccuperation to the army, sick aud
wounded. OF repair Of material. and as detail Of
Enpp,tes, Atlanta viii be OF 1nesiinaole value In
the tutu1e military operations In the South.
m7kcr OF Our suELn-
Eardly houee 1u Atlanta.has escaped damage
from the SHELLS which, for over month, have been
hurled buried a. It. bavs known single ba tery to
dark and daylight. TbI. was largely ii excess Of
the average; bnt the shellipg has been very heavy
throughout. The majority Of tue roofs OF The city
dozen tires resulted from the arius. In the roo room
where ! slcpt last evening, the wall WIS garal.hed
with ranged ortdce. madc by fragment Of a
thelf, and In the adjoining apartment wss chair,
hy mi -
My h0etess tells me that she didn't mind the shells
bit; but thc forgot. hen she admitted, mo-
ment after, that she bad Of lite cooked in
The cellar, that We must petorce takethe arbt a..
sertion cum gran" salts. The damage to life and
limb vas confined to women and chlldren-if VIC
may believe the report.
through deep cut, which Is .bridsed orer at tho
Junction Of streets. In the sides Of this cut nu-
me1ous cares arc excayated. which bear marks OF
constant usc- Some ofthem have travetses to pro
tect tic entrance, tor, In the words OF The cock
ney. fou cawn't most always tell In this bIarat-
ed country" IN which direction the .a1age explo-
dent proposes to fly. One must look, however, for
the rayaees Of the ahells. aa the damage done by
them ia Insignificant. They certainly made the
5a not tb: e to T.
Our makers Of ammunitaon seem to improve, as
report has it that nearly every one OF oa1 shells
exploded.
TIE FoI1T1cAT1oNs or ATLANTA
Are the strongest rebel detenses have eve. seen.
Ihey run just on the verge Of the city, excluding
in one or TWO places what might be termcd the eI-
strengthened at frequent commanding points BY
regularly Fashioned 1orts, the ditches Of which are
from eight TO len feet deep IN frunt Of the para-
I53te, from three to seven in number. The works
on the west run down to East Point, and are built
not over dty yards from the railroad they are de-
MODELS and ep!endldly dIished. Near East Point
new works were IN coGlse Of erection. The enc
ny had evidently been working On them two or
:hree days before ire ssaGn.9n Thar sSer,
Eay that the entire chain Of deteuscs 10 AtaetA il
lmpregnable to any assault less deliberately pre-
a1tanEed Than thai ghieh carried seba.topol. Thu
carnage Of determined assault must have been
aWi1i, and the result By no means certain.
FEMALE WHEoKEns.
! noticed on entering the city, some females
walking ltieu1eiy homeward With arustnll Of
!ant]y termed plunder. 4 citizen On openlnn his.
store thIF morning, discovered eight empty barrels
which had the previous night contained allt. Many
certainly lille inqultl.iye a. to the debris Of de-
eerted ttorcs, but I don't believe our men arc
much given 10 pile1lne the chloride Of sodium. OF
which under he ,1nost favorable cltcua1sta1ce.,
thty get more than they want, In yarlous Ruises.
Oui shap.kecper says the d-awonsn hare takea
his salt, and his acquaintance with the fair sex
Of Atlanta rot being o. recent growth, his opinion
EXCELLENT CONDUCT OF oun SOLDIERS,
his praise for QUIET, orderly and eoldIer)iks
conduct since the occupation. The ID Maasachu-
and its Colonel, Cogswell, f. The Provost Marsh:I
observed knot 'oi soldiers this tnornin. enies.
voEns to force entrance Into store for tobacco,
which ts the only instance Of misbehaylor thas
came under ms observation.
sIlESoTu OF TEE NERE1. Anny.
have diligently inquired. since entering Allan
ta IN qusrsets likely to be well informed, IL to tho
past and pr eseht strength Of the rebel army oppos.
Ing sheem91. Johnston had 1t Dalton. last
Spring, just before polk's reinforcement Of 20 900,