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fara these ach'evemente to the pacification of the country, they are loet, By ite fanaticiam, ite folly, and ive destructive poles, it has become a per- petual barrier to the ment of peace and the Yestoration of the Unior. It has jinposed condi fons making the latter impossible, and weean on!y have peace on the baeis of the Uniin. We must co-operate with the great Conservative party of the nation to sweep away the barrier and throw the doors wide open for the Sates of the South to re turn to thetr alleziance te the Laion with all their rights under the Constitution, as the frat step toe wants peace avd concord. The people bave uot submitted ¢ blooly { nerous @Xac- rue an in. io the loyal 4 have been eiom of the press suspended, ven down, tity we have Iv t residential h the pe: fal avency of the paliot-box to cha all thie. We know that M8 free sud unobstructed ballot be left to uy that Ghrough thar ni 80 inestimable to freernen and wly, We can bid the ft we can unbar the d on doors and bid © captive ir ured aa the wlotin of political perveontion to wo free. and that we Gun brow around the most bumble Sremde ip our land { ays of constitutional law and conatit But if the avenues to « free bal Hockead up with bor + then, indeed, Gearest ret ts aa freemen are lot, @aliadiumn of our Hhertic Vhazords « you wil y share wise:y ond well in the great work of fegenerating or country, aud gathering torether tte bleeding and breton ceagments under a restored Voion and reestablahed Constitution, LT ngnit Shank you and await sour further pleasure, Mr. Champlin was frequently greeted with ap. Plause ducing the delivery of bis speech, and aut down any . HE. O. Perrin and James F. Pierce were appoluted fr porary seeretarics The Vat of delegates wae then called, the contest. rem York being on iite Bernard ad and enthnstasiie che @uzbes annons ced that he contested the seat of the d District of Kings. On imotion of Mr, Abbott, of L wingston, the Chatr eure pion { to appoint a fone @ach juc istrict except the tir contested Beats, The Conritter wus cine t Moasrs. Abbot Livingston, Gard Babeook, Albany, b Si. Lawrence, Wi! ams, Onelita, Kor Vioga, Sickles, Orlewns Ov motion. the Cher ayy) tel the following Commitioe ov auent O natant Sonthworth, Ouei Sud erland, Westchester, Laflin, Ulster, “ eM tomers, Spencer, Tompkine, Cauielu, Steuben, Farnell, N r Ov motion, fast Aeaeinbly were e¢ raul he ecopted, for the goverumer Tiorosea M. Riley, a atent-Arnes, itoof the Convent Brooklyn, wae adiourn, Hande Wood . he Now Yorkers eWood | Woed* while oth ers hissed and ho fosion for take dd. There was consi able come ew minutes during which a motion to evess Was put and carmed APTREAOON RRERLON The Coprention reeasembled at $6 PLY, and, etter waiting about om hour, it was aunour tine the Comp ittees on ¢ stent Seats aud Permanent Organization were not yet ready te report, It was then moved to adjourn unt! 1 ot loek to-morrow, which motion prevailed, Albany, Sept, ~The Democrats are belding a Petification meeting to-alght, in and around Cap- ito) Park. Threo or four stands have been erected, John Van Buren sent a letter, iu which he savn: There are two make # peace that American people, en » obs uusiy Can never re-eive the sanction of the Yoey are Abraham Livcoin and Peferson Davis; and Unless we are prepared for en eternal wor i the sluwaghter, debt tox. » aid suspension of conrtitutional lib erty that attended it, Abraham Loncoly must be mele to retire on the ath of March next, and 6 res.deut muse be chosen in his stead wio will cons op the basis of the Union end Cons aeitnth a man is General Me€ au, anil cay self t> doubt that the MI people © the United Sates wil eall him to the discharge of this as well as the other grave a & the Chel Mogisiracy. The overthrow of Duy end bis rebel cintes at Rechmeud will soon f dow, and peace once more sruitleon our distrac @onntry. ities that be oug The Connecticut Democratic state Convene flow fart ford, Spt. 14,-The Democratic State Von- vention to-day was valle attended and enthusiast for McClellan, Charles F, Pond, Green Kendrick, Alfred R. Goodrich, Flwin Sheanig, Ashe P. err, and Jones TI @letors. Hort weer nominated for Friday, sept. 16. Important Rebel News. Brea ire at Manchest Vr Loans 84, 100,000—The Rebel General Wheelers Forees Diapersed, . (Correspondence of the Sun) Fortreas Sept. We -Pbe et amer New York arrived last evening from James BR vex, with 400 returned prisoners of wor trom the Ponth, inelnding 40 offoers, in charge of Major Mu ford. The Richmond Frviiner of the 12th very destructive fire in Manchester, Va Pi day bight last. The total loss is 4,100,000, fire ia to be the greatest which has occurred in the mutbern Contederacy."* be Sznttstt had an article on Gen, Sherman's depopulation of Atlanta, callfyy it * porailed fy the American # ur, nnd without an ex. Monroe, fag eoletrnice reports a event une He in modern timed. bbeslis s say the chet among sevare, the captain simon pirates, the leader srioug highway ie, the prnee among econndre'a and brutes the foremoet vihan ol the work” “Sherman,” it says, “has given the war a new iea- dteru as it bas beeu, itis hanceforth tte Horrible as it bas it is hener be moreso, Tae people are ready Itt dont Wants us, hin eal) for ua ne matter about asenow If is the kind of warture we are tc resist, we wll atmp tonight Better for halting eee, or Lispig innocence, to die in defence Homethan to be driven ont in herda to langiish inexiie The lost moon erdthe test bor among us must take bie Muse sooner "har endu + en OW rages as that eA Janta @ he Rieebrond Sustiner cof the 1th has the fl lowng: Macon, Sep!.9.—The prisoners captured yester- day easy Sherman will now re-enforce Grint, to take Richmond, and finish the Rebellion. They e!.0 state that one-half of bis army will go out of eervice this mouth The eneiny are closely n Toere isnot the sligltes: surption of buthhies, Macon, Septe 10,—Wheeler's forcea have bora dirpersed nears Pollchoma by Sieudman Petevabura, Sept. 9.--Grant is still perfecting bis earthworks vu the Weldon Ru'lroad, and puste eved about Atlanta, prospect of an early ree fos cistpe stowle te the west of the rowd. Chirlestoa, ept -Q vf prisoners were Linde? on Yorma bshont tee , and marched fu the car of Butery Wanner, « e@niinels 1 Grey, this atterna arded by a larze body of brought two new guna to drown by twelve or fourteen scom Havana, Vem York, Sept ~Toe steamers Havana and & berty arrived at this port to-day, four ¢ays from Fiocsna Bueness ip Havana is dull, and there is wovewnofimp rtance The health of Havana proving mong the passengers by the Havana ihe Mexican General Doblado, whore escepe from on Wan announced fuine time oge, ——————___=_{=—, Democratio State Convention The New Vork Contestants Iisposod of. Gov, Seymour Ke-Neminated.. The Other Nominations all Made.-Keselntions and Adjournment. Albany, Sept. 15 —The Democratic State Con- vention assenubled at balf-past ten o'clock this morning, Mr. Abbot, of Livingston from the Com. mittee on Credentials, reported in favor of the fol- lowing resolutions: Resolved, Vhat the orvanivation known an the nie the regular orgaui- Taramany Hall creanizatic vation of the Derooeracy of New York, and that the | delegates claiming seats bere uoder that organiza. tion have been regula: Convention Reaoteed, That ineemoch ag the other lelega- tions from the City of New York represent patriot ic Demorratic constituerc.ts pleiged to ti ee the Democratic Nasional and State ¢ datew they be admitted, towether with the Tantra. ny TL) delevat on, to eats in this Convention,and that the « the vote of New York as followa: Tamm nine totes, The delegation represen tei Committees by Hom Jobin McKeon. two vote delogation representea by Dr ROT OB vetee = The delevation represented b atvarnite Kas, Esq, two votes, The delegation repreaer the two Geran organizations one vote ee b Reaolved, That each Deleyation adi. tted elat ite mem! ore already reported tn the Convene tom @ number of memb nt ber of voiea whi yore and vote in the The ¢ iter report that Lawrence Hardy o« the regularly elected deieuate Second Dusiriet of Kiage county, Mr. Ire Shafer, ion, lected ae delegates bo this eater thus admitted be allowed to const v Hal © corresponding to tte males shoil aione hare nition . further from the ( Albany, moved the previous The motion Waa curried, and the report ted, the orgaui zation with which t retire tor ho every. ony in the uf the commuttee Mr. Cozens said th: he had the honor te consultetion, while w entenlated to promote ba party, but for his part be could never consent to sit ins vention with a deleration headet by s man whom he knew to Le disiowal and untrus te biw counters. The delezation heade! by Mr then withdrew, Mr Joho McKeon, of New York, «ald he bad listened with deep regret to the reading of the ree portot the Committee He tne and anx! thing Coraus ant theme wath whon ue had the honor te act, felt that the report did zrent njuatie to men who have lest es to the cause of the Democner and the They are true to thelr princip ted theb nd will trie mm the coming elector He spoke for | ) Democrata who cast ther votes in New York Yaat fall These men have «a ache the wriinat | Psminany Mall avd tte corruption, which muat yo feel ug that @ serious wrong lina dune in the niatter of representation bere, thes en hot necept the conditions offeraa, The McKeon delowates then retired Dr Bradford, on beholf of the regular Woou Mo- [rort Wali delegation, said that ou former that organization had heen awarded equal rigor with Dommapy Hall he ceatlemen representing Moeart Hall, at ® meeting beld here this ne reanived that they could not condent te any al . 6 oof their rig Dr, Rradiord and bis dele- Baton then retired Mr Smuei Hirach, speaking for the German | Democratic Delegation of New York, maid that | they, tow regretted the conclusiona of the Com. then: ae fror t Delecation rep urge body of German ciizens wt etond Arm by the cause of the Democracy, true to M Clellon and Pendleton, and te the nominations of G.is Go. vention ; but they fee! th to mrticpate in the doings of the Convention on the terms of the report. Toe Gertaan Delegatiou then withdrew Mr 8. M Snow, o er vote, believing th vention would net tof it tollowed the course marked out hy 5 ous ue Osero, moved to reconsic zation as regular, and give her the full re tion Lhisy he bebeved, would he moat etinetial way to settle the matter detin tely, as our frends in New Vork will then understand they ean Lope tor ne ne by bringing their quarmels to our State GConventious, They will then understand thas they mw settle their di ferences a vow. Mr Waskina moved te ans gto Tan many the vote of the retired « Mr Farrell, of Neagara, opy motions He bedi that all the de represen te lous ought they dq large and 7 be mitted My. John T. on equal terms Hotiman, of New York, anid that i \a ug clos that she aloue wae en. Jutted to the represoutation berey agse site sake of harmony to the report. and he, b that no further aetou would t nines, but that the Conv eced with its other business Hoh Trepoaitl ns were then withdrawn. Mr Farre!), of Niagara, renewed the motiou te recon- er, Which was lost FH. Southworth, or Oneida, submitted « report on permanent organization, which wos adopted Vy the adoption of the report, Danie! Pratt, of On- codewn, was declared permanent President of the Conve and the Vice-Presidenta and Secre- taries represent all portions of the atate, Mr Pratt | made strong speech in support of the Chicare | political teket, and expressed bia belief that the countre tn cenern!, and the State of New York in | partionlar, would endorse the Democracy Nos | rembe GOW Purser of New York moved that the (om- mittee on Permanent Orgauization be instrncted t report officers ot the Convention for the seeond dudicial Dis viet. Carried, and the folowing were reported tor Vice-Presidents: Matthew f, Bren inn, George H. Parser, Magnus Gross Willan Pweed, Jones Hayes and Willam J. Peek, For Secretary, arviry Jr, lent then aunounced the hon, following: 1, New York; Bren- k 3 Chay 6 Queens; 7 Albaay, Tatile, Ulster besox 5 Perry, Ov ty Cluenary; Let 1; Sicarney Cayuga; Glowachie, Gew eowell, Cattaraugus. On Resor chester; Vibbard, Sshonectady; Shaw, Otsego; Hott man, New Yor! ‘agmer, Albany; Tarolin, Jetler sou; Wright. Ontario Afternoon semsion. The Convention was called to order at 2:50 P.M. when Mr Tweed, of New York, from the @ mm t- tooo Blevtore, made the following report, which wan ndopte ly At Lore —Wm EF Kel, Woesbington Hunt. of Nia Distro’ Bleotoca ~isty monk Isaac Van Anden, K Mirsball, Kings ; ath, August Belrnont, Ne Duy Tease Uell, New York : 6th, Chas P Daley, Now York ; Tra, Osweid Onendorfer, New York + Sib, Ge Law, Now York: th, Daniel Devlin, New Yor! the State were also appointed. The above names include New York and Kings Contry ot Datchesy and THE KEBULCTIONS | Mr Wo of Erie, Chairinan of the Commit. | tec on Kos lutions, then wing | report, which waa adopiod by oeclamation; the | gubmitted the fo res luton reterring to Governor Geytnour being tes ceived with a perfoct storm of appa Resolved, That the Demoerwy {irough help representatives in Convent tle’, rot'fy end endorse penvination of Goor eB M Clean ‘or President, and G Poo leton, for Vice-President of the Unites S.aloa ap | that we pledge te them the Electoral vote of the Fromre state, oived, That the patriotic prince! ples declared be the National Demoerutte Convention, a met ly sud eloquently expounded by ite candidate for the Presi¢ ns recent letter of neceprance, cine body @ line puis policy upon whicl: sloue the | American peopl le can restore the Union, re-estat lish Constitutional HNberty, give eneurity to individual rights and secure return of » permanent and honarable + Revoloed, That we hearti!r reg: to the pl of our vendidate (icorge B, vi we vious State Ce a ue and the National Cor -| tion, vame'y: cognize the Tur tan TIONS — Warren, Erie; Harkness, West- | Electors for all the other districts of | McCle that bewtt with this tieder and the Jacksonian declarations shat “the Cajon must be maintained at al) ria’? that “it is the one condition of Peace'—that “without it po peace can be anent we fout hin for the suffrages of the Bleetors of New- York, confident they will accept bim as the oniy enandidate capable of restoring the Union under the Constitution, Resol ed, That the Dernocratic party of the State of New York ia aa it hes alwaya been unalterably opposed to the rebellion, and that we recornize in the victories of the National Army and Navy, and in the rmanifest popular determination to change the present Adm nistration, and returu to the p ley to which the Bxrcutice, Congress and the pe ple were solenn!v pledged n the © itteaden 6, en cooperative Movoiients towards Peace Resolved, That the Administration of Abreham lo acelin, by tte usurpations ita disregard of tho Constitution; ite violation of persoual iberty and State rights, to re@ert to wilitary wibvert civil anthorty : ite tannportzine cowardly de. gradation of she nation ti ite fore gn poler sip ite perversion of the war irom ite original otjeoty andl ts avowed determination to prolong it in the lane guage of Abrabarn Lincols, te compel § The aban conment of Blavery,’' has become rev lutionary to its character, and that itis the duty of the eousers vative men of all parties to unite iu substituting tn ta place an admingiration which will seak in the Constitution of the United Statey and the lnws passed in accordance ti orewithy the rule of ‘ts duty and the Ninitatione of it« power, Reantred, That the thar kaof the people of New York are tendered to the soldiers and alors of thie Sate and of the Cuien who bu nobly devended our flag ur nationality ; thet we will bonor the living, Klerally and geverously care for the sick a i Sato gud yratefully cheriab the mem- ory of the dead, Resolve |, That te Governor Horatio Seymour the erevitude of the Demnoccucy is ever duc, They ean never forget Wath was be, who io the midst of our visasters ani in the face of an overbearnng adversary was fore-noat ip uplifting the Runner of Constitutional Liberty, whien he bas anee berne asnilied through every bate. Thatuewas he who by Lia wisdom arrested public discord, by his trae nese ries aggressions Upon State right aud versonal Liberty. and by the purity of hia publie | fe and the irpose® exhibived, in thes ldetof general co ruption aud facticusness | the highest qualities of 4 Sistesmnn and a patriot, ho vaon ot his The several | M Delegations reporte! the fol- Jowing selection of metulera on the Btate Central vittee © | P¥ee? Peter RB Swcenee and Charles G Cornel f Brookiva Seeond Wm M Parker. of Kinga, jana Ho A Netsou, of Dutchess, Third Peter Cage ets Albauy. aud FOOL. Lafliy of later Forth Wm BR, Ole!, of Sirotoza, and Elwin Dotee, of St Lawrence, Fifth nA. Greeny } of Ou J. Epr gem C Oueiaa, Satth ~ Dine em of Bobuyler, sud Dow Russell, \« Seventh Wm Bowles, f Woriroey Res, on 0 vo Bighth— dan Riche Geaesee ana BE . Lanting, of Brie THK NOMLVATION® Mr. DeGraw, of Queens, now rose and woret that Horatio Beytnour be nominated am the candi+ date for Governor by acclamation The motion was carried anid the greatest enthu- Ravin, the celecatea rising to their feet and wiviog round after round of «beers for the pom noe | Mr. Benedict aatd that Governor Be uriap | foundly yeruteful for the confiden the Denies | eracyy and especially of the Democracy of the Em. | Rip Slate, but be had authorized hin to any tothe ‘onvention that he must positively decline a re-nonaution, He thorefere beyge! leave, with regret, to withdraw the name of Governor Soy- mour as a candidate before the Couvenwon. Voc ferous eries resounded through the ball. | Too late Too late | Seymore mist atane t' We will bave no other candidave |" Mr. 8 uthworths of Queida, aaid that, in company her delegates froin Oneida, be had culled vpou Governor Beymour in the Laet hour, and he positively Hned the use of h& nome, ne the con- bet of his private affairs aud other considerations r t | jf talttes wee then appointed to wait on | Governor Seymour, and inform him of his nomie ‘ DAD be. } Doring the absence | M-Clellorta r of | ceived with great | Sibaequentiy, Mr Parnel! Ithar the © nmmit- | te wi waited Upon Governor Seymour who sad | tothem that bie bealth wou'd not admit of ba ate | | the Comitter, General plance Was rea i re- nth usinsio, tending the Couvention He seid, further, that the perty ought not to impose upon him «@ pnomina. bon at this time, as hin health had been unpaired by excessive labor during the pars ond a half, and that his Private business, with tat of other business of whch he had tle MAL sgernen, bud wut. fered from wantof bis perremal aitention, and he therefore begged the Comurittes te eat two | | iroplore ihe | Cmvention to pass him by, and nom nate some | body else Ho als: Geared to lender the menibers of the Convention his kindest and best wis \ re them that he woul! give the nominees of | the Ch cago Convention, and our State nomine- | tions throuytout the eanvass lis earnest end most | cord'al support. Rat said Mr Fernald, he added, | | i} ' | that he fele chat if he Conwention insisted upon his id not ‘8 peril betug the candidate of the Democracy, be fec! at bert, at ths Lour ef our country te way that ther should not use his name As the Delewates canght the words of the last rentence of Mr. Fornual!’t ramarks, the enthuses, rose ty the birhest piich, aud woo lerous choera vere given with warm and hearty earnest. nese, and the pon uation of Horatio Beyrmour jor Governor was made by acclauauon, The Couvention then procecded with the other nol nalour A motion by Mi. Haskins to nominate David R Floyd Jones ior Lieutenant Governor by acelwrus tion, prevailed, and the notmnation was greeied with enthustastic cheers | Adelezate trom Monroe moved the nomination | of darv.g Lord, tor Canul Cominiasioner, and it was carried by acclamation Tra Shafer, of Albany, moved that David Ro Me. Nek of Cluten, be nominated by acelamat } candidate for Tuspecior of the Basse l’isou, ond it War carried The Convention ther, with three tremendous cheers for the State tket and for McClellan and Pendleton, adjr red sine die | Rejetcing over Seymour's Nomination. | Seneca Fatle, Sapt 1h —One hundred guns are hutog fired here, this evening, over the nomination | 0! Seymour and Jones Massnchasetts Kepablican donvention, Worcester, Sept is The Republiran Btate Con- tention met here te. la Noarly 1,690 delegates were present. Gov Andrew, and the reat of the Sateticker were nomoated by aeeamation, with | the exception of Attomey-ieneral Foster, who de- clned, and Uhester J. Reed, of Taunton, was nom!- | nated in bis stead. Hon Fdward Bverett, of Bos- ton, and Hon. Whiting Grawold, of Greenfield, were notuinated as Klectors-w-Large, by acchama- tion, | { | GENERAL SHERMAN, Details of the Cayture of Atlanta. | Tie vrand fauking operation whieh resulted in | she fll of Atluute was projected in consequence of | he ‘mpreguability of the placeto direct assault TLe jismense strength of she rebel deiences had | bro ight operawous toa dead lock, and it became Mecessury either jor Gon. Sherman's army tore tire or 0 devine rome menus Ly Wuich (he enemy could be drawn out into the open field, to fight on something like equal terms, The plan Lit upon Was 6 simple one tu warfare —to move direetly upon the enemy's interior lines—but ite great Loerit Con> sivts in the conception and execution of the dee bigu im the we of @ powerful aru such as Was entrenched in Atlanta, Taere was extreme danger lest the enemy, penetrating our designs abould fall upon and cut our columns as they were in motion. The manner in which Generel Sherman obviated these difficulties and ouweuralied the easmny is alone sufficient to rank him ese greet r After the lapee of a month and two days during which our army had remained in comparative \u- netivity in front of Atlauta, the dispoaitions werr made = The «opesition oof «othe army waa in the following order—from left to right ; The 4th Army Corpa, Oth, 161by ath, 17th, 14th and Wd, the left of the Fourth conps reeting near the Aug usta railroad, and the right of the 28d on the Montgomery rowd near Weet Point, In front of this long Hoe which extended » distance of seven miley the enemy had erectel worke which it were folly to attack The olject was to move the arty far enough round to the right to strike the Macon railroad near Jonestoroy leaving a saifticient force to watch the enemy in Atlente fron the vorth The execution of this plan waa conducted with nl the appearances of a retreat.on our parisand the re- fults prove that the eneniy war tm considera)! plexity as ty our rent designs, and held hich earoura! Atlanta at our apparent retroat The movorment commenced on the morning of hoof August with the withdrawal of ihe ery of the Fourth Corps from position. ant the vert day the 2th and the 4th Army Cory un der the command of General Slocum. fell bee queet’y te the Gbattaloochie Beyer Phot dey and the followiag doy were devotel ft piece ny fhe troops in position: ar pertect ing al Ou Vrday nicht the F ent Corps ene camped at South Utoy Creek, bt om.les sweat of Atlante, and on Saturday took up t line of march on the Gamptellstown sod Aten turup ke. Bome skirnisiing took place with the evn y'seavalry, but without any definite re! Oa Sunday, August 25th, the troops pursued their line of march, one corps the Fourthlaving mar t+ el) all night. Extrenchmeots were throwa up Curing the night at Red Oak station, six miles be- low Ena'point, on the Montgomery and Atlan Rallrowd On Monday the track was thors oughly torr up tor a distance of six miles Geae | Sherman's headq iarters were established near che pot lathe meantime the Ariny seoy Uuder General Howard, had ' slong the Chattahoochee river, near Siadtown. aut thence in a Southerly direction, efecting. on the worning of Monday, the 20th, a junction with the Army of the Cumberland, near siding Maton on the Moutgowery Railroad, Dering the day eleven niles of the track waa laid in runs, On Tresday the entire force moved modly owards the Macon Railroad, and at night our let rested five males routh of K ned-Kewiy Stations and our riht within twom lea ol Jonesboro, The wid Ariny Corps was The last to leave its old position in fronton Adentn [y did pot take up the Line of march unl the 25.1), wut on the 8isttook position on our exireme lef, near Rowh and Keady station The movement was executed without tn pron except by che bulure of General Kilpat cavalry to reach ua go early as Was intended, which aorded an oppor: tunity for the eaemy to draw off his forces trom Atlanta which was ti 1. The weather eroughoul was reinarkabl fine, not too bot, and owe soldiers were in bigh sprite as hey seen. od t comprehend — the olject oof the movement. Abe country was found in good con ditten The corn crop was undisturbed, and our Wagons came in well laden every pigbt, 0 as to eke out the cooked rations of our sol! ters Dur ag al! this time the rebels Gad maintaued a dogeed lence; ho enemy was ouoountered, wud |b was difficult todivone whether Mood inten ted to daw us inte # trap. Atleugtl, on the forenoon of the Sistof Auguat, the lug re commas of Harte Reed in front of the Fourth and Fourteenth Sorpe on the double-quick, ty save Jonesboro froma the artuy of the Teunessee; three soois were fret at hem, but without receiwsng auy rep! Ny this time Kilpatrick's cavalyy bad crossed FL ut R ve were well wy position ie of the Jour with the exception of part of the Teuth ve U remained ju reserve on the west bank nver, Daring the afternoon General Prauk Woe ordered to make & recontommmee in force to develop the postion ofthe enemy. Mot bei tt could be executed the main bedy of Hundtee's corps mov round ar righ and rear, and ence col Kilpotriek's cu ‘ on Corse's dive ony of the 1th Corps, near the At the sauce tue the rebel Geverul Ls tucked Logunin front. A severe fight the warous points of attack, Tae Dinerous ves aults, whieh were unifurialy repulsed o total loss to our side of thiee buaured won ad mies A y ene uy lost yore severcly, beng the attacking partys d alone whieh remaiued in our lands inting to over two Lnudred While th's attack upeu our rich? was'n prowress our cenvre and let advanced along the Macon Rails road, tearing up the track, From prisoners it vas ageortasued that oly two rebel army ecorpa, Lee's aud Hardee's had leit A‘lanta for Jonestore, and that the militia aud the vematader of his forces still coutinued in the city. Toe woth Corps, on the “unttaboochee was at once uoufied vy General Thomas t keep @ sharp look out for Atlanta, vod take advantage of tho tirst indication of ovacua- tiou. Daring the aft yon, skirmishing took place vay the tine ofr od, which gradually © pened inte abotle AtSP M. the first divieion Geculur of the 14th Corps was ordered to clear the euciny works in itsfront, Thecha was made in and the fist tue of ¢ neh Wab Cape rhen te enemy concentrated, aud break ng drove it back with bewwy lowe In the meantime on Ti! uois battery was placed in posit'ou to rake the enemy's position Fresh troops were sent forwera ty tobe the place of the tree wulurs, aad &® second charge wasn ich | resuhed in a londia PR CCOMK, oor aevoat oan epen plang ant were received with a deadly volley. lioppiug for a nie menbouthe grou bo let ib den AtOrin poe their heads they ruched into t works, Athousand prisoners two ten fags were bur it of We engaye Hey len uene Which refloeta the hig meral Jet? C, Davis aud the veterar The object of the enemy ino mak'n7? ¢’..; attac! was to cover his retrest «ud prevent our lef ant rightivermn drawing around Jonesboro and the main body the enemy fron th stl iu Atlanta, An y and it w been toc tote, Logan's victory wast ily ® tactical, While Hoerdee's deleat was a rir stogica! Bnece Ns During the nigi: mater) works at Jonesboro, and retested ug the rile road towards Macon, At daybreak on Fridas, Sept. Yd, our advance moved to pursuit, the M4 and 4b the rebela eva: ther Tenieseeo on the right of the railroad, Une people of the town of Jonesboro were much astonished oat) othe wight oot the | Yau keos, the long columur filing in endless arrey inspired ther with a worndertal respect for the despised Northernera, Duriniethe aver » ¢ advance came up with the eneny's which wae posted on the brow of # hill wh ered still sthonges worke in the rear, Extensive reconnolmannces established that the cutive rebel army wows in force south of Gaines Creek, aua anny uld invelve too heavy 4 sacrifice ot Lite, the — attenipt was relingabed Night terminated the akirinishive, and thus closed the campaign with the attain- ment of its immediate object—the capture of Atlanta Ou the evening of the &1, General Sherman is. down order apnea uM the capture of Atianty by General S)ocur, su the following tan “The General consnanaings aunounces with gre ure { onr troops, under Mxjorl Wide ! Atlauta yecteriny wb IL otclack, A.M. the 3 ug evacuated the night betore, de- strove vast maganned and storey and blowing Uys ataou Ober Loliedy e bby car toads ot arm. 4 ace the sounds heard vy us Jybtot Ue Ist lust ; eur present task is pore weil done, avd all work of Vesiruction ou wilrouwl will cease." Tois orcver was groewod with the wildest enthusi- asm by our sllers, The perts aud fatigues of the caiupago were forgotten in a mument, and whe ring ng cheers that filled the welkin will loug be remernbered by those who beard t erm, The rebel worka In Alunta were of a most fre tw) dable character, Tamense forts loon ed ve pevers whore around the oly, Labryntha of bo ceteorns and milos of riflepite, seemed to justify the conte deuce of the entire Confederacy in the safety of the city, An immense quantity of tobacco was found, andthe locomotives were bur little injured. One of them was placed in running order by our so diers ina day. Ine people welcomed our soldiers, end bad evidently bus Lule reseou to cheried the mer hale 48 8 troopa | e enemy's | Corpe marching on the left aud the Army ofthe | bt A of thelr Inte defenders. The city, thongh no thirty wears old, beare marks of gresé prosper ty had some palatial houses, and was laid out in cir rs muat bare Bom! -procia cular forty which, in happier d presented & charming ap of gophir helea? ae our seal! them, were found all along te way fr: the outer worke te We heart of thecity., These cous st of rT optte dug in the grotum! ane in whieh the people chiatered ducing o And cleptend performed moat of thelr cooking ope+ rat From captured eorregpondence end other eet devee it appears that the armuy and people, for set. eral das ter the commenceme vera! Shertnan's 1 Wnt that result of the city. ex: lied the idea that our forces hark vetreated. Tt van the feast of Kelana over agaity Without the handwawtin on the wall By Telegrophy Loviartll, Ha. Sept ii Pye denser be special correspondence trom Atanon pte the 1th inst. ft containg a eonmruthltory oracy from Gen Sherman, reeonuting bis victories and un agree. ‘nent between Generale Sherman oes) tod for we ten days! truce at Rough aud Reals, on the Macon Hailioed, and the country arontd! closed by rleof tire mites radius, fr enable the people of Atlanta to remove to pe South, Genecal Hood writes to General Sherman on the 0th nat. saying ¢ Permit ise te sayy the tnpreeemfonted meage you propese transceuda ino stad and ipiquitene erueliy oi the acts ever before brought t my at: tention ia thoy lark history of war, Ta the game of God and human ty. D pootest awaiust [fy believing that you are exnelin ot Poop anu deur fire sides the Wives dad coiloreu ofa brave people, General Hood to deme: M. Calhoun, Mayor of Atlautay, ayes Tahall do all in my never te tot cote the terrible haniships an traivery chateaus. be broughs upen your people by the extraurd var, order of the Foceral commander The letter feneral Shey Hood woe not obtainaly from wy ty Genevay + but the tollowing iteme frown ‘he notice ismied by the Atlanta, by the permission of General Slerman, will give an idea thereat: All citizens are required to leave Adiantannd pros coed vither North or South The Government will furnieh transportation South #6 far as Rough and Ready, and North as far as Chatianooyn, All eiti- zen niey take their moveal ec property with them Transportation wilt be furnistot jor moveables. Moyor of Negroes who wish to de se nee gowith the tors, Osher mie necroes voll be put ment employ. Negro Wworuen and children with be seat out of the Hare General Plherman's order of (he 4th instant come menees as follow (oe elty of Atlanta being ex purposes, will be at ence vacn armnesot the U8, and anch certain euployee nay te retatved ty the proper Gepartiveute of the Government, The order concludes as follows : At the proper tHhroe just arrangements will be made for the «apply te the troops cf all articles they may seed over and above clothing, provisions et. furnished by the ¢ whatever will trac owed to settle in the lames ot fortitied y and if ahs lave to Come ie spite Of this Moticey the Quarterm ister w yoestorcs and ape propre ate then te the roops and deliver the pathos or olber unauthorized evtizens, who thus | \ ewer udividual jatevest alove that_of tho {Vatel Stites over io the hands of acme Provost | Marshal, to be patie Libor on the forts or eon. | dointe one of the segments or betieries Wapp'y toall military p sts aouth of Chat- Lar | tanoeogs | GENERAL GRANT. Cen. Lee Very Magnanuimous, Lite. Headquarters Arn y of he Potomac, a pt. We Poket and artiviery firing las been kept up very slice Saturday, ‘serday o large mortar ou the rich), aud threw a number of shellr | iuto Potoreburg with grout pre icon. Desertery | report that Gen, 1 jnolnved tu lis troops on Moulay, that he would give the Yuukoes fourteen da ato ge’ away from here out be did not say what he would wo tt we refused to leave. Theae men also represent matters to be fn a bad way over | there. Toey bave been Lving on short rations, and | those of a poor quality, The tirst thing they ask for op reacting Cumps td “where are we to get re tons? wewere just poling tocraw them when we lett."* From New Orleans. Mobile ander the Gsuns of the Monitors, Etes Tie steciner Creole, from New Orleans, arrived }at this port yesterday morning, with interesting news: Tie Now Oricnus Fae bas late intelligence from Mobile, iivioe the condition of affairs there, The sunken rebel irons lad in the main channel, etill obstructs Ibe parsuge, but the Monitor Winnebage | bac wicceeded in tore'ue 9s pawtage and reaching ® | pont pearls opposite Mobile, frou which she cap cosnre throw sbells mato the city, The Mote | Hilts Be wh eat dl at erwardas tol wed ithe Wis myles mud ere iu battle array, trendy to beou the Gomberdment at the slgmel from Admiral Farragut, The elty wtour we vnd cau he ley atany tir Phe rebel ruboats show Ino mune © eornin: ienied with what they have al received Jrom: Purragut's guns, They remain in the mouth ot & ‘isbaina river, theretove entirely the ground and kee just outs de e of ove guns. | Toe diate the city Is about | three nal H vl wocover the entire cit root are engaged | in conatrit tif x tor Pont and ak- } jnceut et tha wof Lens prepared for a relator tines ee ilood's arty. The minboats Tickvon bed captured. the largest of L the three foorclhestiat have lately been hovering around the Miesoippi Se uid ft had on board » Lowder and other eens, Kort Morgap is) being rapolly put inte serviceable condition \ levees fromm New Orleans to the Tth inst, state that the new Goustitution ef Loulsiaus was adopied by «large majority of the ecyible voters. Tt pro hb hits slavery or juveluatury sorv.tude, except ne 9 | punishinest forerinw Goly S00) votes were cost | amuat te Coumtitutiou in New Orleans | Toe New Or eons Po avian otates tuat a large ores of els inter Pologuacy are reported near | the rivers tying te: cross from the Louiana shere A rebel battery bad opened fre on tue timecind No miber balls passing throuvh her, and wounding ten 1 P monitor Ozork, Lesring the fire, weul to the seene aad drove the rebels otf Another break bas occurred in hose which confines the M amesippi, at Bator ye Abouts quarter of A mile of rhe ensbarknyent slid inte the river, trom Gen. Canbws Doparcnent. New York, Sept Paice d re alved here from Morfsnty bias thereis progress ng favornbly onaolir dation of colored reghinente w+ Hoy Majer Genera) Canby, and Gey Clean wos sutbormed to | take mewurey to | ny en j plantubona, A « ' pe dinbander'y the pot | mein tis i i ial standard, t ol Dacon troope 4 concentental He Btls os pp river, either pration ‘ ern by the vet els, or for ‘ ement, ‘The rebels hives force of some t Prue, Une os Gone ral W nd ve Alewundris wing eqinde of we ren the balla of tte Mase 1 turabereiey Can ce .0us are fron ‘ ary ea sb bee ing projected by Gen 3 Cant and Nevoclle that this will soon be stopped ‘The health ot the army is good, and the inoral of the col 1 treo iabigh'y sametactory, Col, Chrysier, of the 2nd New York cavalry, wae nit killed ae stated nae recent akirminh near the Achatalya, bul was gore jously wounded,