Olabt,
HUNTIN . GDON, PA
Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, 1864.
W. Lewis, Editor and Proprietor
"I know of no mode in which. a loyal cal
:Xi} May Sp well demonstrate his devotion to
his country as by sustaining the Flay. the
Constitution and the Union, under all circum
stances, and UNDER EVERY ADMINI2TRATION
REGARDLESS Or PARTY POLITICS, AGAINST ALL
ASSAILANTS, AT TION E.t ND .t ILROA D."
DOI7CLAS
NATIONAL UNION TICKET,
FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
OP ILLINOIS
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON,
Or TENNESSEE.
Union State Electoral T.ichot
SENATORIAL
Morton Malinbac], Philadelphia
Thos. Cunningham, B0:41701' CO.
REPRESENTATIVE.
I _Robt. P King, 13 Elias W. Hall,
2 Geo. Morrison 14 Chs. 11. Shriner,
Coates, 15 Jno. Winter,
3 Henry BLI 11l ID, 10 D. M'Conaughy
4 Wm. 11. _Kern, 17 D. W. Woods,
58. 11. Jenks, 18 Isaac Benson,
0 Chas. M. Runk, 19 John Patton,
7 Robt. Parke . , 20 S. B. Dick,
8 Aaron Mull, 21 Er. - Pierer,
9 J. A. Iliestand, 22 Jno. P. Penney
10 R. H. Coryell, 23 Eb. APJunkin,
11 Ed. Halliday, 24 J. W. Blaneh'rd
12 Chas. F. Reed.
UNION DISTRICT TICKETS
• For Congress,
ABRAHAM A. BARKER of Cambria
FOR SE.NATE, AND ASEMBLY,
THE NOMINEES
of the Union Conference:3 of the Districts
UNION COITNTY TICKET
Prosecuting Attorney,
JAS. D. CAMPBELL, of Iluntingdon
County Commissioner,
JACOB MILLER, of Oneida.
Directors o( Poor, .
HENRY DAVIS, of West, 3 years.
HENRY A. MARKS, of Juniata, 2 yrs
County Surveyor,
D. D. ESHELMAN, of Shirley.
•
Auditor,
LIVINGSTON ROBB, of Walker.
The Congressional Conference,
The proceedings of the Conference
which re assembled at Tyrone on the
3d inst., will be found in today's
Globe. Mr. A. A. Barker, of Cambria
county, having received a majority of
the votcsof the Conference on the 393 d
ballot, was declared nominated—the
conferees of Cambria, Blair and Mif
flin counties having voted for Mr. Bar
ker, and the conferees from Hunting
don county voting for Mr. Dorris, a
gentleman our county Convention and
his conferees believed to be the best
man for the times brought prominent
ly before the. District for the office.
Tho conferees from this county did
their duty in pressing the claims of
the county, and having occupied a
seat in that Conference, we speak
what we believe when we say, that
dm editors of the Journal & American
aro responsible for the defeat of the
claims of this county. That paper,
with the assistance of two or three of
its interested friends, has steadily op.
posed the nomination of Mr. Dorils
by the Conference even after ho had
received the nomination by the Union
county Convention. It was stated in
the Conference by a friend of Mr. Bar
ker, that the Journal & American, the
"Republican organ of the county," was
opposed to the nomination of Mr. Dor
ris, and that, as such was the fact it
would disorganize the party to give
him the nomination. The Journal &
American disorganizers aro welcome to
all the glory they can enjoy in the do
feat of Mr. Dorris, the Union nominee
of the county, and if their conduct
can be approved by Union men, then
'it is useless to attempt an opposition
to the Vallandigham disunion party
of the county and District.
The Election,
The soldiers will have a vote. The
election on Tuesday last resulted
largely in favor of the first, as well as
the second and third amendments.
Many of the Vallandigliam Democrat
ic counties give largo majorities against
the soldiers voting. The counties giv
ing Union majorities, give large ma
jorities for the soldiers to vote. - The
vote in every county in the state,
shows that the retch sympathizing,
Vallandigham Democratic; party is op
posed to the soldiers voting-:—this s bpd
be sufficient evidence to satisfy the
brave F ,, 1:1;er , , thet there is but one
Piiiinny—For the editors of the joNr
nal & American to deny being ilisor
ganizers after weeks of opposition to a
nominee of the Union County Con
vention.
Phunnicr—For the editors of tho
Journal & American to deny being in
league with the Monitor faction to
break down the Globe.
Pltunniest—For the editors of the
Journal £ American to lay claim to be
ing the organ of the Union party of
the county.
Cool—For the Jo/um/ & American
editors, at this late day, to tell Union
Democrats that they should have no
voice in Union Conventions. Andy
Johnson must be a bitter pill to thorn.
=I
Cooler—For the Journal cf.: Ameriean
editors to tell the "honest Union Re
publicans of this district" that it was
a direct insult to - theta that a Union
Democrat should be selected a Con
gressional Conferee.
Coolest—For the editors of the Jour
nal (fl American and their "sorehead"t
special friends, to claim to be honest
Union men.
-STEPHEN
TILE Legislature meets to-day,
(Tuesday,) and it is to be hoped that
there will be no delay in passing the
right kind of a militia bill.
SEE the Governor's call for 30,000
militia for State service. The States
Bights Democracy, it is expected, will
now rally (over the left,) to the mu
sic of the fife and drum.
One of the supposed New York pa
pers, says no Worth American, thinks
that "nothing can be more clear, after
Mr. Lincoln's announcement, than the
fact that this Administration is una
ble to make peace, and that no end
of the war is to be looked for during
the presidency of Mr Lincoln." Jeffer
son Davis gave to Edmund Kirke a
valid reason why Mr. Lincoln's Ad
ministration is unable to make peace
--a reason which shows why no other
administration could succeed bettor.—
Davis said to Mr, Kirße:
"We are not fighting for slavery.
We are fighting for independence,
and that or extermination wo will
have." Any other administration, to
secure peace, therefore, must concede
southern independence. The terms
and conditions of the boon aro pub
lished.—Tho trouble is the nation will
not pay the price. Peace is wanted,
both by the government and by the
people. But is not wanted on these
conditions. It is not wanted without
an entire defeat of the rebellion. It is
not wanted without a removal of its
cause, the punishment of traitors and
the assurance of permanence. Un
doubtedly Mr. Lincoln's administra
tion stands in the way of such negotia
tion, and "is unable to make peace"
on such terms. Just as certainly there
are those who would avail themselves
of them and make peace on any pro
test. But the country is not agreed
to the latter programme. It insists
ou war until peace grows out of it,
accompanied by a reaffirmation of the
Constitution and a removal of the pro
texts of war. It is gladly yielding
the means to securo this end. The
votes of Congress, the conduct of the
National convention, the enlistment of
soldiers—every fact and indicative—
proves that, although peace is wanted,
it is not the name, but the substance
which is desiclerated. That hollow
truce which the cavillers whom we
have quoted pray for contains no ker
nel, and only a flimsy husk. It has
a specious sound, but, it is only sound;
the voice and nothing more. The reb
els will have independence or exter
mination, according to their language.
The country awards them • the latter
alternative, if they will so have it—
never the former.
If those sheets which carp and
abuse and decry would look au instant
beyond what is superficial, and con
sult national profit and honor, as sin
cerely as they do partizan power, there
is no doubt that the ends of the war
would be speedily reached. Their
conduct prevents their prayer and ob
structs our efforts. Give us six months
of a thoroughly united national senti
ment, and Mr. Davis' alternative would
soon be withdrawn. Ile would' seek
on any terms, rather than reject the
conditions which the President has
published, and which are always open.
From the Ilarriaburg Telegraph, Ally 8.
The usual number and variety of
rumors prevailed yesterday in refer
ence to the movement of Early's ar
my along the Potomac, and the come
ter movements of the Union forces in
the same locality. On Saturday we
stated that Early's forces had attempt
ed a crossing, or were supposed to be
moving in the direction of Shepherds
town fel.' the purpose of crossing at the
ford in that vicinity. The source
whence the news of this movement
was received was liable, but before
the sun had gone down on Saturday
night we had all kinds of rumors in re
lation to a collision said to have taken
peace, either at Sharpsburg or at the
South Mountain, -below the old Antic
tam battle-ground. These rumors
were revived Sunday morning. Some,
of our onyiy risers who live on the high
:71-711r.l ~f
Peace.
The Situation,
were the evidences that a bloody light
was in progress between the forces of
the Government and the hordes of reb
els who have been gathering in Mary
land for more than a week. • We re
fer thus particularly to these rumors
to show the State of the public mind
hero and elsewhere:, and while we
had these accounts of battle others of
a still more exciting character came
to us of the re-occupation of Chum
bersbnrg by the rebels, and an indica
tion that there wore troops marching
in the direction of.the Cumberland
Valley, as if every peaceful hamlet
and flourishing borough in that broad
and fertile expanse were to be given to
the flames of rebel torches.
On careful inquiry.made at official
sources wo are satisfied that there
has been no collision either in the
Cumberland or the Shenandoah Valley
up to 6 o'clock last evening. It is not
for us to refer to thopositien orstrength
of our forces in those regions nor would
it be safe for us to discuss the arrange•
meats and the means at hand of the
government to cope with Earloy's
combined forces now operating on the
upper Potomac.
It is anticipated if a collision does
occur between our troops and the reb
els, it will take' place at Middletown.
This Village is on the Catoctin creek.
nine miles west by north of Freder
ick, Md. Military men, or least those
aquaintod with tho disposition of our
troops, will understand why a colli
sion is anticipated at Middletown, and
ho may add to this as an assurance to
the public, that if our forces have an
opportunity to deliver a blow at this
point, its result must be of the great
est importance and benefit to the gov-.
ern men t.
Gen. Sheridan has been placed in
command of all the forces now opera
ting on the Upper Potomac, Gon
Ilnn
tor having been relieved.
At 8 o'clock last evening we had
telegraphic communication direct with
liagerstown.
WASHINGTON, August 5.
The recent call for Volunteers—Equal
ization of the quota—Opinion of solic
itor Whiting.
The Solicitor of the War Deparmont,
WthmAm WHITING, has delivered
an opinion regarding the recent call
for 500,000 volunteers and the ques
tions relating thereto as respects the
settlement of quotas. He says the
chief object of these laws is to bring
able-bodied men into the military ser
vice, and to distribute as equally as
practicable the burden of supplying
them. The Solicitor says that each
man furnished under the present call,
whether his period of enlistment be
longer or shorter, should count only
one in the quota now required, and
each district should furnish the full
number of men which should finally
be determined on and called for as
its quota, but don() district shall fill
its quota with one-year men, and if
another district shall fill its quota with
three-years' men, the amount of service
of these districts will not be equal.
The Solicitor agrees to give credit
under a new call to the district fur
nishing three-years volunteers, three
times the amount of service credited to
the districts furnishing only one-year
volunteers.
That district which, in the present
draft, furnishes one-year men, cuts up
its burden into three parts, and shoul
ders only one part, the present year,
leaving the rest to be met on the next
call; whereas, Um district furnishing
throe years' men now gains at once
the same benefit in the quota of the
next draft as"though it had furnished
three times as many men for ono year's
service.
The Solicitor concludes as follows
It is the duty of each disirict to fur
nish the full number of men designa
ted as its quota. These mon should
bo recoived whether for ono, two, or
three•years' service. Those districts
which furnish three-years' men now
will be entitled to the full benefit,
therefore, on all future calls.
THE EFFECT OF THE DRAFT ON MEN AC
TUALLY IN SERVICE
The service of the National Govern
ment, as soldiers, to understand, that
when a man is in the army regularly mus
tered into the United States service, he
is not subject to the requirements ok the
draft made during the term of his Enlist
ment. This decision does not apply
to the men entering the State sprvice
for any emergency; nor will effect
those who merely put themselves un
der arms for local duty. It only ap
plies to men who are regularly mus
tered into the United States service,
without regard to . the term for which
they have enlisted. 'Hence the men
who aro m the one hundred days' or
ganizations, aro not subject to the draft.
They are already in the service, and
can no more be drafted than the vet
erans who aro in the field,—lfarris
burg Telegraph.
SECIRETAItY FIiSSENDEN, it is said
expresses much gratification at the
manner in which the now loan is be
ing taken by the people. Returns
are, as yet, received from but compar
atively few points, but the aggregate
reported officially and unofficially is,
.lready over tea millions Gf dollars.
Tur corrmutEAD PRESS is now sorely
exercised and is toiling to lash the pub
lic into indignation about the emptiest
of hollow abstractions The point
fiercely insisted upon is, that Mr. Lin
coln must not refuse to welcome back
the South with slavery. But the
South does not offer to conic back with
slavery. t the slightest particle of
evidence exists that she makes such an'
offer When evidence to this effect is
shown, then it will be in order to dis
cuss the mooted question. Till then
all that is printed or said in hostility
to the President's position, is to no
practical purpose, except to help the
enemy by assailing the Government,
This is transparently the solo object in
view by those persons that, since the
peace force at Niagara can talk of little
except what they gratuitously desig
nate "as President's ultimatum."
In the Name and by the Authority
off' the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, Andrew G. Curtin, Gover
nor of the said Commonwealth,
A PROCLAMATION :
The advance of the Rebel Army has
again crossed the Potomac and this
morning ()Coupled Hagerstown.
I call for thirty thousand volunteer
militia to be mustered into the ser
vice of the State to serve daring the
emergency for the defence of the State.
The men cast of Johnstown will
rendezvous at Harrisburg, and those
west of that place at Pittsburg.
I cannot too earnestly urge upon
the people of the State the necessity
for the immediate presence of this
force.
The General Orders which accompa
ny this Proclamation, set forth the ar
rangements for transpor-ation, &c.,
and the mode of organization.
A. G. CURTIN. s.)
By the Governor:
ELI SLIFER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
HEADQUARTERS PA., MILITIA,
ILinaisnuao, Aug. 5, 1861.
GENERAL ORDERS, }
No. 53.
In accordance with my proclama
tion this day made.
It is Ordered,
1. That all able-bodied mon of Penn
sylvania do immediately assemble in
their respective boroughs, wards and
townships, and organize companies
for the defence of the State.
2. Companies, as rapidly as organ
ized, will, on application to the differ
ent railroad •compa»ies, be furnished
with transportation, by the United
States, to the proper renducions- 7 -
those organized west of johnslown, to
Camp Iteynolds, at Pittsburg; those
organized east of Johnstown, to Camp
Curtin, at Harrisburg, where they will
be subsisted by the U. S. Government
sworn into the service of the State,
for State defence during the period of
the existing emergency, and organized
into regiments. 13y order of
A. G. CURTIN.
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
A. L. ItussELL, Adft., Gen. Pa
TO ARMS ! TO ARMS !
PREPARE FOR THE INVADERS!
CIRCULAR FROM GE'N, COUCH
The following eirenlar has just been
issued by-Gen. Couch :
HEADQR'S., OE THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE SUSQUEIIANNA,
PITTSBURG, Pa.; Ang 4, 1801.
To the People of the Southern tier of
Counties of Pentisylvania
Your situation is such that a raid
by the enemy is not impossible at any
time during the summer and coining
fall. I, therefore, call upon you to
put your rifles and'shot guns in good
order; also, supplying yourselves with
plenty of ammunition. Your corn
fields, mountains, forests, thickets,
buildings, &c., furnish favorable places
for cover, and at the Caine time enable
you to kill the marauders. Recollect
that if they come, it is to plunder, de
stroy and burn your property.
[Signed,] D. N. COUCH,
Maj. Gen. Commanding
The Burning of Charnhersburg--The
Town Desolated--Sufferings of the
Inhabitants,
[Correspondence of Me Press)
- linurusnuna, Aug., 1, 1864.
I avail myself of the use of your pa
per to acquaint the public with the
deeds done at the ill-fated city of
Chambersburg. Ido this in haste, on
behalf of the sufferings and distress of
her sorrowing people. I will simply
narrate what my own observations
and the undoubted testimony of her
best citizens have taught me to be
facts. I propose no sensation story to
arouse the sensibilities of our Chris
tian people, but will present an unvar
nished picture of the realities, which
are enough to cause the most stony
hearts to cry out for vengeance. A
chapter of woo has been written at
Chambersbur,g that will startle the
whole civilized world.
On the morning of the 30th July, at
4 o'clock, a squad of General McCaus
land's cavalry, in charge of Major Har
ry Gilmer, approached the suburbs of
the city with caution, firing some
shots, and meeting with no opposition
theY stopped at tiro residence of Colo
nel Boyd, of the 18th Pennsylvania
Cavalry, and asked for breakfast. The
Colonel being absent, they were met
by his estimable lady, who was arous
ed from her bed, and proceeded to
comply with their demands. Her ser
vants having all left in fear, she infor
med them she could at once give them
some bread, butter, and milk, but that
it would take her some time to pre
pare a cooked breakfast. • They chose
the former, which they took away to
their pickets, and, after seine time,
returned with the vessels. They then
occupied the town, which they ibund
unprotected. A largo number went
to the Franklin Hotel and demanded
breakfast, which was procured. In
the meantime, General McCausland
had mado n tft.reloptory ul'"n
the (tft-
MINIMIIMINIMMI
to'reepo u d t o this demand. About
eight o'clock, the people were 'given
ten minutes to leave their buildiii
when a systematically arranged plan
of firing the whole of the burnt dis
triet was commenced. No pen can
delineate the scene of confusion and
grief that followed. Camphene was
poured profusely over the most coin
hustible materials, and in the time
that it takes to write this the city was
in flumes. The inhabitants scarce
know what they did, or what to save
first. In one instance, a man ,• had to
bury his dead Wife in the garden to
keep her body from the devourin ,
flames; in another, a father his child'.
The sick barely escaped, borne upon
the shouldere of their friends; cows
and pigs were consumed alive in their
stables. Two colored women who had
fled for safety into the garret, fearing
captivity, were consumed alive. A
sick colored man, whp was so feeble
as scarcely to ho able to leave his bed
was so burned before he escaped as to
die the same day. A gentleman told
me he begged fur a little time to get
his blind and aged father and mother
away, but the house was in flames ere
they left it, losing all thelt clothing.
Through walls of lire on either side,
and crackling flame and suffocatine•
smoke, the father, mother, and little
children had to fly for safety, 'carrying
such parcels as they could bear. In
very many eases they saved nothing
but the clothes upon their backs. The
horses had all been sent off, and the
only means of transportation was what
they could bear away in their arms.
Delicate women put forth superhuman
efforts, and carried immense weights,
while others could barely, iu their an
guish, support themselves. Pistols
were pointed at the heads of innocent
and defenceless women, and they were
made, in the presence f their crying
children, to ash pardon for their fren
zied remarks. By some they were
jeered as they labored in their suffer
ing. Oh, God ! arc there any still who
sympathize with those who did this
thing? Let them go to the blackened
and desolate homes of Chambersburg;
lot them see the broken hearts that
death will soon claim; let them go to
the asylums for the maniac, and ask if
there are any froM Chambersburg;
lot them go to the alms-house and ask
if any have been affluent, and how
came their poverty. Let the reader
draw a picture : to day you are in the
enjoyment of wealth and luxuries, to
morrow the clothes upon you are your
all. If you have a family of children
depending upon you, in'such an hour
Of, trial, what will you do with them?
If there is a mother in our whole land
who can feel, let her respond to the
feelings of a'mother, and give to these
afflicted. Let the, little children who
are blessed with comfort and plenty
respond—let the manufacturer, the
merchant, the contractor, • who are
growing rich, respond, and quickly
brighten the gloom of these desolate
homes. Organize in counties and cit
ies, without delay, and appoint your
treasurers to receive for the 'Cham
bersburg fund.' The people appeal to
you in words of searching fire for aid.
They will appoint their committee,
and will equitably distribute your
alms. In the name of God and hu
manity, let me entreat you to this. If
your hearts are'still unmoved, go to
Chambersburg and hear the sad voice
of the broken spirit, and your eyes will
be baptized with tears of kindness and
charity. •
The immense paper mill, the flour
ing mills, the axe factory, the chair
factory, the carriage factory, the dis
tillery ard brewery, and all the places
of business that gave employment to
the poor, are swept away. The court
house, the printing offices, the city ball
the bank, and all the hotels are gone.
The finest private residences, two
churches, and all the stores are de
stroyed. The jail, public school, rail
road shops, and the warehouse of Oaks
a; Cadman, are undisturbed.
The railroad took down to clay sonic
car loads of provisions, and they will
he looked for with anxiety daily, as
those who are left with homes are se . -
riously taxed in supporting their des
titute neighbors. As the kind offer
ing of a lady who had her house filled
with thirty of these, I carried a bas
ket full of provisions to a poor family,
whose all to eat was but a quarter of
I a loaf of bread. Send flour, meat,
rice, potatoes, groceries, candles, ma
terials for clothing for men, women
and children; send money to build up
again those once happy homes; or
shall they, like the Acadian farmers of
Grand Pre, be driven from their homes
by fire and sword,- and, with the ever
yearning spirit of Evangeline, wander
forth hopelessly seeking rest and
peace.
Dr. Richards, their surge:on (former
ly of Eutaw street, Baltimore,) upon
the pleading solicitation of a lady ac
quaintance whom he met to save her
house, would not brook the meeting
of the magnanimous general, but gave
her his horse, which she rode, saying
that "McCausland was drunk, and a
perfect devil." It is said that some
of these "devils" wept at the misery
they had created. A young lady told
me that one carried a large bundle on
horseback out of the city for her while
she led her little brother and sister
through the fiery streets. At one
point she had to turn back and seek
some, other outlet, as to proceed would
have been destruction. Individual ea
ses of suffering and losses could be gi
ven, almost without number, that
would harrow your souls to their very
depths. 1 leave to the just indigna•
Lion of the American people the choice
of their own epithets to express their
feelings at 8 nelia diabolhed and fiend
ish act. My vocabulary fails me.
From die most carotid eetiinete,
not less than f. 1,000,000 would be re
quired to restore to the people what
they have lost, at the present high pri
ces. Nearly three hundred houses,
factories, and mills were consumed,
with all tuck material. The loss of
some Wit 3 not less than $OO,OOO. Chain
borsburg was a wealthy place unit it
beautiful town in the heart of (him
berland
Potato Cakes.-- Take ttvo poomik:: of
mealy boiled potatoes, mash ti cm
very fine Ivith a Little `Ral Illi 1110111
With two pounds of flour, add
enough to Inako this into dough, heat,
ingit up with :t spoon, and put in a
1100 yf
Grand reniti of the Battle of the
Army of the Tennomee.
A em•respondent, writing from be
fore Atlanta on the 2fith ult., says of
the battle of the 22d :
As the details of the battle come in,
its importance and rank among, the
great battles of the war became more
apparent. Never, perhap , , in any
campaign, has more desperate or more
successful fight:it:l;l under disadvanta
geous circumstances occurred. Get
tysburg, with its thousands of dead
strewing the.ground; Stone river, with
its frightful losses; Chickamauga,
than which no bloodier field can be
found, present no such scenes as were
hero witnessed.
The design of the rebel general was
a daring one, and was so nearly suc
cessful, that what the results of its
entire success would have been may
be readily prcceived. Nothing but
the most persistent courage and des
perate fighting saved the Army of the
Tennessee from it complete rout.
Stimultaneous with an impetuous attack
of a well appointed column on the ex
treme flank its commander fell, and
parts of the line were broken through
by overpowering masses. Assaults
were - repulsed from the front,
and then lines wore faced to the rear,
and attacks repulsed from that direc
tion. This was particularly the case
in the 17th Army Corps, where the
rebel dead, strewed in its front, tell of
the deep desperation of the contest.
In such a scene it is impossible to
speak of'tbc doings of regiments er
bodies. It seemed to be a contest
where companies and individuals
fought, as reason dictated. Divisions
beset on every side by an impetuous
foe, fought by dclatchments; corps
and corps commanders were lost sight
of, and divisions and brigades forgot
ten. When they were fought as corn
minds they wore marched from one
end of a ridge to another, or fought
from one side of a work, then from
the other. But the troops. tried on
many sanguinary fields, wore not to
be thrown into disorder or conftision.
Assaults were received and repulsed,
and attacks were made and improved.
On the extreme right of this army, in
front of Gen. Wood's division, the bat
tle could he plainly seen from the
headquarters of Gen Sherman. Near
the right of the line, Capt. Glass' bat
tery of 20,pound Parrotts were station
ed, and the regiments supporting it
were driven away, at the first Onset of
the enemy. General Wood observing
the battery deserted, and the enemy
endeavoring to carry it off, sent his
reserve force to retake it. This force
moving through ravines, was not ob
served by the enemy, and gained the
work just at the moment that an addi
tional force of the enemy, who bad
been sea to assist in carrying off the
guns, mounted the work, and here was
seen by Generals Sherman, Scheid,
and others, one of the must stubborn
conflicts that a soldier ever engaged
in. In the snspense and intense ex
citement of the occasion, it seemed to
last half an hour, when in reality it
was of short duration, and resulted in
the free use of the bayonet. From an
extended point on the road leading to
the city, neat' the left of General llas
call's line, batteries were brought into
position. that played with frightful
havoc; into the flanks of the daring en
emy. These shells, ploughing through
their ranks, already thifined by the
destructive musketry of our infitntry
—these missiles, cooling with their pe
°Obir screaming noise,scatteriegdeath
amidst them—unnerved them, and
sent them in confusion back over the
field they had so nearly won. Their
hacks were no sooner turned than our
men jumped to their feet, and with a
wild exultant cheer sent a volley
through their wasted lines, that told
with fearlul effect. Thrice their col
ors fell with the bearers, hut each time
they were picked up, and finally borne
off-by the gallant few who Ivere left to
tell the story of their gallant fight.
Such conflicts arc beyond the Con
trol of officers of any grade, and none
but the brave, heroic men who carry
the muskets deserve the credit for
such bitter, courage that thus confronts
death, and with nerves that thus
withstand the assaults of very superi
or numbers of men, maddened by de
lusions, are heroes; and deserve monu
ments of braSs. On this part of the
field one hundred and sixty-five dead
rebels were found. These figures
alone speak for the determined reels
utile() that was made. In front of the
20th Ohio just such another scene
might have been witnessed. Men of
that regiment captured and iu the
enemy's bands were literally jerked
out.of their hands, the rebels pulling
by the feet and our men by the body.
From reports now at Gem Logan's
headquarters it may be seen that we
have buried or exchanged under a flag
of truce three thousand seven hun
dred dead bodies. The usual propor
tion of wounded to dead is five to one.
In this battle, however, it is brought
down to two to one, thus giving an
other evidence of its desperate nature.
This proportion would give seven
thousand 'bur hundred wounded. The
killed and wounded and prisoners in
our hands make their loss over twelve
thousand. We have seven battle
Hags now in our pa:session. These
figures, it is believed. are none too
.
b
high, and are rather considered to be
too low by those best acquainted with
the - nature of the combat.
Our losses are not so heavy as would
be supposed. Our men were, for the
greater portion of the battle, under
good protection, and ,stung by the loss
of their noble commander, wore bitter
and determined in their works. The
enemy bad at one time its their hands
fifteen pieces orartillory. They were.
enabled however, to take from the field
only eight or those pieces. So far as
the loss in artillery is concerned, it is of
little importance aside from the mortal
liartictilar arm of die servial, and can
well afford to vare the &Imo number of
pieces at the same price. In prisoners
our loss is not definitely known, but
it Li cc-sorted by don Logan that 3 . ,500
will 1.2.)'. - er our entire loss. The losses
eritudiy tb - fou;;ltttt Cr.O22MADti.
{t: is repsi•ted that'the 20th Re:r,intont
iViooi.:l l , 7 ol!ilLC,:i's went, !Ito 111, fight
11.6 .bong, rail nava° oult With tiAcir
licuCenunt colonel, one captain, and
sixteen men. Other regiments wore
qubuial.filUy cut op hat, COMparf`.-
\VAR la TIE ONION.
From. Gen. Sherman.
Particulars of the battle on the 28th
-612 rebel dead buried—Three rebel
generals severely Wounded—Our loss
less than 600 all - told—ttebel loss at
least 5000..
1 tO2ll the Nashville Union, July 31.
Official dispatches haVe just. been
received in this city; giving some fur
ther .particulars of the battle of the
28th. The rebels Made several assaults
upon our lines, which were complete
ly covered by fortifications, and at
each time were handsomely repulSod.
They moved in solid columns, chief
ly against the front ofLogan's (Four
teenth) Corps, but occasionally stri
king at others. The defeat was so
complete that the greater portion of
the wounded of the rebels dead and
many of the
.wounded fell - into our
hands. •
We have already burned 642 dead
rebels, and more aro yet lying on the
field, besides a very few carried off.
General Howard estimates thci rebel
loss at 5,000 at least, while Logan's
loss was Ie than 500, and that of our
whole force•wih not exceed 600.
The rebels lost three generals BC
rorely wounded—Stephen D. Lee,
Stewart and Loring. MC fact that
the first named took part in the bat
tle, evinces that the troops lately in
Mississipi have been recalled and uni
ted to Rood's army since their defeat
by General Smith.
flood has evidently determined to
win a victory to make Atlanta tho
grave of his army. All we have to
say is, we hope ho will persevere in his .
resolution. We wonder it he wilt
claim a victory on the 28th ? •
Gen. Stoneman defeats the Rebel Wheeler.
LOUISVILLE, kug3.-To•day's Nash
ville Union says t Apparently, well
authenticated but unofficial informa
tion has been received that Stoneman
not only cut the Union railroad, but
defeated Wholler, with a loss of five
hundred to one thousand mon, at Proe
tor's Creek. The rebel dead and
wounded fell into our hands.
The Defeat of G. 911, McCook
NAsnviLLE," 4.—Gen oral Stone
man sent a force of envalry, consisting
of Long and Lagrange's brigades, 3,500
strong, on the 26th ul tunder, comaud
of General _Edward ideGook, to des
ti oy the Macon and Western Railroad:
they had destroyed I:3 miles of the
road and started to capture. a train of
500 wagons going from Atlanta to
Macon, or Columbus McCook cap
tared this train near Neuman, with 500
Men, including 127 officers, and wag
ons laden with valuable stores, inclu
ding Honors and the private papers of
General Hood and others.
After possessing themselves of what
they wanted, the wagons wore burned
and McCook started to return with the
prisoners, and 300 mules, but was
overtaken by a rebel force under Gen.
Ransom. so large as to completely sur
round hint. A desperate engagement
followed, during which many of
Cook's mon escaped and found their
way to Allarietta The Maribor of
Federais captured will, it is believed;
reach 200. This disaster is attributed
to the troops partaking too freely ofthe
liquors found in the captured train.
Long's brigado_consistste.d_otthe-8d
and 4th Ohio,2d Indiana and 4th Regu
lars, and part of Lagrang,e's brigade
was compoSed of troops who were
with Rousseau in his late expedtion.
Forrest is reported at Atlanta,:under
Hood. Two hundred and thirty seven
nide prisoners reached here last even
ing, including acommissioned officers.
Louisvmn, Aug. 6.—A letter da
ted one mile from' Atlanta, from a
prominent offices there to another,
says that fires are. now burning in At
lanta, indicating that Hood 'is evacua
ting.
WASHINGTON, August 6.—Official
dispatches received at the War Depart
ment show that General McCook is
safe, and that at leaSt ono thousand
of his men will succeed in rejoining
his command.
LATEST NEWS.
Later from Petersburg.--The Unsuccess•
ful Rebel Assault.-LA Severe Fight.--
The Rebels Repulsed with. Slaughter.
FORT MONROE, Aug. 7::
-Further accounts of the unsuccess
ful attempt of the rebels to mine our
works on Friday evening, and the
charge which followed, represent the
fighting to have been severe. The ex
plosion was followed by a charge from
the enemy, which was repulsed with
considerable slaughter. A heavy can
nonading opened on both sides, after
which all became quiet. Our works
were not injured by the explosion,
and the loss of tho rebels was much
heavier than ours.
General Poster is represented as DO
in; hopeful of taking Charleston.
THE REBEL INVASION.
THE REBELS ALL ACROSS THE
POTOMAC.
.13Armarnau, Aug. 8, 2.80 p. nr.
The American says, we learn from a
gentleman who arrived here this morn
ing from the Upper Potomac, that the
entire rebel force yesterday evacuated
the Maryland side of the Potomac,
moving off in great haste. Their 'tar
guard crossed at Shopherdstown at
eleven o'clock yesterday morning, and
the balance of the invaders crossed at
francock about the same time.
Previous to leaving they sent a cav
alry force back to Hagerstown yester
day, and arrested and carried off four
prominent citizens as hostages for the
rebel mitizens of that town arrested by
order Of Gen. Hunter,
From the south sido of the Potomac,
we learn that Gen. Early has been
moving up the valley towards Win
chester, with his harve:it train, during
lvt week, scouring the Country for
conserips and grain, and. consequently
making but slow progress, The in
formation foceive , l a week ago that
rebels would mtthe a feint; move-