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HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, September 16, 1864. The flank attack by the rebel cavalry early yesterday morning was a most daring move, and seems to have been partially successful. The attacking force consisted of three brigades of cavalry with eight pieces of artillery. The main body reached the vicinity of the cattle herd on Buffin's farm, near Coggin's Point just before daylight, while the remainder engaged our cavalry pickets along the entire line from Ream's Station, capturing some and driving others back. This was done to cover the operations of the main rebel column. The attack was...
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FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Saturday, Sept. 17. Passengers by the mail boat to-day report that on Friday a large number of rebel cavalry made a raid on our reserve cattle herd, opposite Harrison's Landing, and succeeded in cutting off the entire number, about twenty-five hundred head. The guard taking care of these cattle was the l3th Pennsylvania cavalry -- about 200 men -- and, of course, could not make much resistance against such a heavy body of the enemy. The attack was made just before daylight, yesterday morning. Our men attempted to open the fence and stampede the cattle so as...
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Our files of Southern papers, already acknowledged, together with fresh dates to the 13th, furnish the following interesting intelligence: A COMMON-SENSE VIEW. From the Atlanta Confederacy, Sept. 1. The Richmond Sentinel, which is understood to [???] be the organ of the Administration, insomuch as it puffs all its favorites, abuses all its antipathies, and gets a large share of the public printing; the Richmond Sentinel, whose vagaries, by the way, have been a little remarkable of late, publishes an article which is meant to prove the satisfactory aspect of the situation, and which does array a number of pleasing and...
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We have received full files of Richmond papers covering dates to the 12th inst., inclusive, from which we make the following very interesting extracts: THE REBEL ARMIES--THEIR DESPERATE NEED OF MEN. From the Richmond Dispatch, Sept. 9. We hold it to be as certain as any future event can be, that the enemy, between this day and the 4th of November, will make more strenuous exertions than he has ever yet made to destroy our armies and involve in their destruction the ruin of the Confederacy. Military success is absolutely essential to the success of LINCOLN at the next election....
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ATLANTA, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 4, 1864. RETROSPECTIVE. The great objective point of the campaign has been reached, the Federal army marched into Atlanta on the morning of the 2d of September, and the national ensign floats triumphantly from the loftiest structure in the city. When the detailed history of this campaign shall have been written, it will stand out as the most glorious of the war. Gen. SHERMAN left Chattanooga on the 2d day of May, and his army arrived at Atlanta on the 2d of September. In that space let me briefly state the following occurrences: Gen. SHERMAN advanced...
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We have received files of the Charleston Courier and Mercury to Sept. 3, together with a copy of the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, also Richmond papers of Sept. 9. They furnish us the following entertaining extracts:PEACE QUESTION. THE RUMORED ARMISTICE. From the Charleston Courier, Sept. 3. The rumors that have been bruited about concerning LINCOLN's intention to propose an armistice of ninety days to President DAVIS, have been freely commented upon by papers throughout the continent. Many Yankee journals approve the movement, but every paper in the Confederacy with one accord advise and urge the instant and emphatic rejection of such...
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The prize steamer Elsie, (British flag,) in charge of RICHARD WILKINSON, Prize Master, from Beaufort, N.C., on the 9th inst., arrived yesterday. She is bound to Boston, and after obtaining a Hell Gate pilot, proceeded. She was captured by the gunboats Quaker City and Keystone State on 5th inst., in lat. 33° 10′ lon. 77° 02′ from Wilmington N.C., for Nassau, with a cargo of 320 bales of cotton. The prize steamer Georgia arrived at Beaufort, N.C., on the 9th, and would proceed to Boston. It was reported at Beaufort that the Confederate steamer Edith was about to leave Wilmington,...
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THE REBEL FINANCES.ANOTHER LETTER FROM SECRETATY TRENHOLM.The Augusta papers publish the following letter from Secretary TRENHOLM:TREASURY DEPARTMENT, C.S.A., RICHMOND. Aug. 15, 1864. SIR: I am greatly obliged by your letter of the 8th inst., which is conceived in the true spirit of a patriot. If the people stand by the Government and encourage Congress to do their duty manfully, there is not the slightest danger about the public debt. Our people are committing an act of great folly to be buying property of all kinds at ten times what it will bring when the war is over, while foreigners are...
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[OFFICIAL.] WASHINGTON, Sept. 10-9 P.M. Maj.-Gen. Dix: This department has received dispatches from Gen. SHERMAN down to 10 o'clock yesterday morning. His army is concentrated at Atlanta, his troops in position and well. He says WILSON and STEADMAN are stirring WHEELER up pretty well, and hopes they will make an end of him as GILLEM did of MORGAN. The weather is beautiful and all things bright. No recent intelligence has been received from Mobile. No movements are reported in the Shenandoah Valley, or in the Army of the Potomac. Recruiting is progressing vigorously in most of the States. EDWIN M....
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From our late Richmond files, covering dates to Aug. 6, we make the following extracts: ATLANTA. THE EFFECT. From the Richmond Whig, Sept. 6. We cannot agree with those of our cotemporaries who believe that the fall of Atlanta will necessarily concentrate the war spirit of all parties at the North. Such will undoubtedly be the effect in the Republican party, but in the Democratic the effect will be the reverse. The chief point of opposition to LINCOLN, as set forth specifically in the second resolution of the Chicago platform, is the confessed failure of the experiment of war; and...
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The steamship Ariel, Capt. RUSSELL, from New-Orleans Sept. 1, with merchandise and passengers to D.B. ALLEN, arrived yesterday, Sept. 6, off South Carolina, spoke United States gunboat Gettysburgh cruising for the Tallahassee. She reported having, seven days' previous, captured the blockade-runner Lilly -- all well on board. The steamers Arthur, from New-Orleans on the [???]1st ult., and the Belle, from Memphis on the 5th last., have arrived at Cairo. The latter had 250 bales of cotton for St. Louis, which was seized here by the military authorities on account of alleged irregularity in the shipment. The steamers White Cloud and...
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[OFFICIAL.] WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- 10:30 P.M. To Maj. Gen. John A. Dix, New-York: The department is still without any dispatches from south of Nashville. It is supposed to be Gen. SHERMAN's design to withdraw his advance columns, and give his army rest in Atlanta, and reestablish himself securely there and restore his railway communications, broken by WHEELER and FORREST, before making further advances. No operations by the armies of Gen. GRANT or Gen. SHERIDAN are reported to-day. The Provost-marshal-General's office is busily employed in arranging the credits of the several districts, and is ordered to draft without...
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[OFFICIAL.] WAR DEPARMENT. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- 8:10 P.M. To Maj.-Gen. John A. Dix, New-York: A dispatch from Gen. GRANT, just received, gives a statement from the Richmond Examiner of this morning, that JOHN MORGAN was surprised and killed, and his Staff captured, at Greenville, Tenn., yesterday. An unofficial dispatch, received by this department this morning from Lexington, states that Gen. GILLEM had officially reported the surprise and defeat of MORGAN at Greenville; that JOHN MORGAN was killed and his Staff captured; from 50 to 100 rebels killed, 70 prisoners taken and one gun captured. This report being confirmed by...
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[OFFICIAL.]WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 1864 -- 11 o'clock A.M.Maj.-Gen. John A. Dix:The President has issued the following recommendations and orders in relation to the recent successes of the United States forces at Mobile and Atlanta: EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 3, 1864. The signal success that Divine Providence has recently vouchsafed to the operations of the United States fleet and army in the harbor of Mobile, and the reduction of Fort Powell, Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan, and the glorious achievements of the army under Maj.-Gen. SHERMAN in the State of Georgia, resulting...
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[OFFICIAL BULLETIN.] WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 1864. The following telegram from Gen. GRANT has just been received: CITY POINT, Sept. 3, 1864. Hon. E.M. Stanton: I have a Richmond paper of to-day. It contains a rumor of a battle at Atlanta, but says that the War Department, having no official information, it declines to form an opinion from the rumors. I have no doubt, however, but SHERMAN has gained a great success there. Before the dispatch of last night was received, announcing the occupation of Atlanta by our troops the fact was known to our pickets. The rebels hallooed...
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[OFFICIAL.] WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 1864 -- 8 o'clock P.M. Maj. -- Gen. Dix: No intelligence from Atlanta later than my telegram of last night has been received. The telegraphic lines between Nashville and Chattanooga were broken last night by WHEELER, and we have nothing south of Nashville to-day. This accounts for the absence of later information from Atlanta. No doubt is entertained of the correctness of the reports received last night, which came from two independent sources, beside the official dispatch of Gen. SLOCUM. Unofficial reports this evening from Nashville state that the damage by WHEEELER to the...
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[OFFICIAL DISPATCH.] WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- 8 P.M. To Maj. Gen. Dix, New-York: This Department has received intelligence this evening that Gen. SHERMAN's advance entered Atlanta about noon to-day. The particulars have not yet been received, but telegraphic communication during the night with Atlanta direct is expected. It is ascertained with reasonable certainty that the naval and other credits required by the act of Congress will amount to about 200,000, including New-York, which has not been reported yet to the Department; so that the President's call of July 10 is practically reduced to 300,000 men to meet and...
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