The Memphis appeal. Extra. Atlanta, Ga. Sunday evening, August 28, 1864.

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The Memphis Appeal.


EXTRA.


ATLANTA. GA.

SUNDAY EVENING AUGUST 28 1864

THE IMMEDIATE FRONT


The Lines.
—The front has materially change in the last forty-eight hours, so

both parties are

. The Yankees having abandoned all their works along the

and center, important changes have been made

our front, and the exac. position of either we cannot mendom.
Pretty reliable information has been received, however, that the Federal army occupies very nearly the position a

in our front

yesterday. Their left rents on the Chattahouchee a short distance above the bridge,

down the river to the neighborhood of Turner's Fetty, and from that point to the left of the position formerly held by their right wing. Their right occupies its

of our left, and the troops withdrawn from their left and center are in the rear of the line indicated above.
Permanent bridges have been built across the Chattahouchee at the two ferries nearest the railroad bridge, and, the pontoons taken up. It is supposed the latter will be used at the lower ferries. These preparations indicate a determined purpose on the part of Sherman to endeavor to swing his right across the railroad running to our rear.
Yesterday the enemy made some hostile demonstrations along his extreme right, and some severe skirmishing occurred, but no important result was attained. Matters are very quiet this morning.

The City.
—Relieved of all apprehensions of being disturbed by the shells of their enemies, the denizens of Atlanta have had another day and night of complete rest and quiet, and

opportunity of looking around to learn what did occur during the weeks of bombardment they were subjected to. The number of casualties was great, but will probably never be accurately ascertained, and the damage to property immense. We have no time or space to enumerate the various items of peculiarly local interests, and can only say that this morning bears more resonance to the Sabbath morning of the olden time than any experience for weeks,

The Old Lines
—Yesterday we made personal observations along the works recently held by the opposing armies around the

from the extreme left of our position to the neighborhood of the point in his old front abandoned by the enemy—some distance below the State railroad Both lines were strongly

but the Yankees certainly devoted

energy to ensure their safety than did our troops. An examination of the works of the former might prove of advantage to the

in many respects. The Yankees had several lines; at one point five were found in the

of their extreme front. The bstteries

upon the city were not so formidable in

, but they occupied position from which almost every building of prominance was

, and afforded the artillerist the most

targets. A visit to these works might be instructive to many of those in our own army who may be called upon hereafter to prepare something of the same character or for similar purposes.
[???] A Washington dispatch of the 18th day: Some apprehensions are felt here for the

of Gen. Sherman's communication;

the military authorities are confident that under the dispositions lately made the fine cannot be

disturbed.
[???] The Nashville Times at the 25th was received in this city, through the lines,

day afternoon. This may be taken as evidence that no interruption between that city and

vicinity of Atlanta

exists
[???] The Nashville Times says it was

in

on the 24th that the

bridge, below

, had been burned

in Confederate cavalry; also that the wires had been again out between Nashville and Knoxville.
[???] William F. L w, Eq., has been appointed and qualified as clerk of the

of the Confederate States for the

of Georgia, in place of Hon. Charles S. Henry, deceased.
[???] The

of the

and West

railroad have arrived regularly the past two days—the damage to the line having been fully repaired.
[???] A Nashville dispatch of the 18th reports the Camberland rising rapidly, rain falling rapidly, and four feet of water on Harpeth shoals.
[???] An extra edition of the Confederacy made its first appearance in this city yesterday. Hereafter

all not be “slone in our glory.”
[???]
Prisoners.
—Ninety eight Yankee prisoners captured mainly on the abandoned lines, have been brought in yesterday morning.

THE ATTACK ON MEMPHIS.

The following dispatch from Memphis to the associated press North, gives the Federal version of the late attack of Gen. Forrest on the Buff City:

Memphis.
August 21.—This city was attacked by Forrest with three brigades of cavalry, about three thousand strong. They made a forced march from Gen. Smith's front, and toward the evening of the 18th, made a forced march here. They drove in the pickets, and dashed into Gen. Washburne's headquarters. Gens. Washburne, Bucklaud and Hurlb narrowly escaped capture. Our troops now attached the rebels and drove them from the city, killing about thirty and wounding one hundred. They captured thirty or forty horses. Our loss was about the same as the rebels. Gen Washburne expects to capture a large portion of the attacking party. Forrest admits the raid was a failure. He meant to capture our generals and plunder the city
[???] A Washington dispatch states that the Federal internal revenue receipts from July 1st to August 15th, being the first ball of the third quarter of the year, were $25,503,000. The dispatch adds: The daily receipts are

million dollars, and often under half a million. The average for this period is about six hundred and thirty-eight thousand daily. The average for the last twenty days. However, in as much greater, under a more complete administration of law, as to induce the belief, that the receipts for the entire quarter will be greater than double the amount for the first half thereof, say not less than fifty-six or fifty-eight millions.
[???] Northern advices state that the Confederates are creating a battery at Brownsville, Texas, to protect the contraband trade.
[???] The Richmond Dispatch has recently made its appearance in an entire new outfit of new type, at London manufacture.
[???] Parties who arrived in town this morning report no Yankees on the line of the road from Lethonia to Atlanta, and all quiet.
[???]

New York on the 24th was 257; certificate 95 ?

at 187.

SHERMAN ON NEGRO RECRUITMENT

The following letter from Gen. Sherman to the Abolition recruiting agent of Massachusetts in too good to be lost. The recommendation that depots be established at Macon, and other points named is peculiary refreshing.
John A. Spencer, Esq. Agent for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Nashville, Tennessee:

Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi. in the Field,
Near Atlanta, Ga,

30, 186 —Sir: Yours from Chattanooga, July 28

receive notifying me of your appointment by our State as lieutenant colonel and provost marshal of Georgia. Alabama and Mississippi, under the act of Congress approved July 4, 1864 to recruit volunteers to be credited to the State respectively
On applying to Gen. Wobuter, at Nashville, he will

you

through our?ues to those States, and as I have had considerable experience in those States would suggest recruiting

to be established

Columbus, Miss., Salma, Montgomery and

., and Columbus, Milludgoville and Savannah Ga
I do not see that the law restricts you to back recruits, but you are at liberty to collect white

.

is a waste of time and money to open rendezvous in Northwest Georgia for I assure you I have had been

able bodied man, black or white, there

form a soldier,

in this army or the one oppose to it.
You speak of the impression going abroad that I am opposed to the organization a colored regiments.
My opinions are usually very positive, and there is no reason why you should not know them.
Though entertaining profound reverence for our programs I do doubt their wisdom in the passage of

1 Because civilian agents about an army are

2 The duty of citizens to fight for their country is
one to be peddied off by buying up the
of other States.


3
unjust to the brave soldiers and volunteers who are fighting, as those who compose this army do,
them on a par with the class of recruits you sacrifies.


4 The negro is in a transition state, and is not the equal of the white man.


5 He is liberated from his bondage by act of war;
the armies in the field are entitled to all his
in labor and figthing, in addition to the proper
of the State.


6 This bidding and bartering for recruits; white and black
delayed the reinforcements of the armies at the
when much reinforcements would have
us to make our success permanent


7 The law is an experiment which, pending war, is unwise and unsafe, has delayed the universal draft which firmly believe will become necessary to overcome
offered us, and I also believe the universal draft will be wise and beneficial; for under the Providence of God it will separate the sheep from the goats, and demonstrate what citizens will fight for their country and what will only talk.


No one

from this that I am not a friend of the

as the white race; I contend that the treason and rebellion of the master freed the slave, and the

I have commanded have conducted to

points more negroes than those of any general officer in the army; but I prefer negroes for

cooks and servants, others gradually

in the art of the soldier, beginning with the duties of local garrisons, such as we had at Memphis, Vick?burg, Naichiz, Nashville and Chartanoogs; but I would not draw on the poor race for too large a

of the active, athlete young men, for some must to seek new homes and provide for the old and young the feeble and

These are some of my peculiar notions, but I assure you they are shared by a large proportion of our fighting

.
I am, etc.,
W. T. Sherman,
Major General.
[???]
An “Off Hand” Joke
— A sturdy sergeant of one of the Massachusetts regiments being

to submit to the amputation of his hand, the surgeon offered to administer chloroform, as usual but he refused, saying:
“If the cutting is to be done on me, I want to see it;” and laying his arm on the table submitted to the operation without a sign of pain, accepting a firmer setting of the teeth as the saw

the marrow. The operator, as he finished, looked at his victim with admiration, and remarked:
“You ought to have been a surgeon, my man”
“:I was the next thing to one when I enlisted,” said the hero.
“What was the I”the Doctor.
“A butcher,” responded the sergeant, with a grim smile, which, despite the surroundings, communicated itself to the bystanders.

TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES


THE

VIRGINIA


Great Victory—The Weldon Railroad Cleared


Richmond,
Aug. 26—The following dispatch was received to-night:
Hon. J A Sadden, Secretary of War:

Headquarters Army of Northern Virginia,
August 86—Gen A. P.

attacked the enemy in his intreachments at

station, yesterday evening. The second assault carried their entire line of works.
McCraes North Carolina brigade. Wilcox's division, under

with Program's artillery composed the assaulting column.
One line of breastworks was carried by Hampton and his cavalry with great gallantry, which contributed largely to our success. Seven stands of colors two thousand prisoners and nine troops of artillery are in our possession. The loss of the enemy in killed and wounded is reported to be heavy. Ours comparatively small.
Our profound gratitude to the Giver of all victories, and our thanks to the brave men and officers engaged, are due.

Robert E. Lee
General

From the North—Attack on Memphis.


Richmond,
August 26,—The Washington Chronicle of yesterday says that the Memphis Bulletin of the 21st report that the city was attacked on the morning of the 21st at four o'clock by Forrest with three thousand cavalry The pickets were driven in and the rebels dashed directly to Washburn's headquarters. General Washburns made his exit to

headquarters and the two escaped together. Forrest then assaulted Irving Prison station, but was

by the guard. He next visited the Gayose House, and sent in his card to

, who was “not at home.” Passing Tower Hill, Federal reinforcements came up, and to the engagement which ensued the rebels were forced to retire.
Yankee and rebel loss about equal.
Forrest was driven from the city with a loss of thirty. A second raid into town was a complete failure.
Our troops being without leaders, the rebels captured some plunder and a number of prisoners.
New York telegrams says that rumors are credited in the best financial circles that the Government has decided to send five commisionary to Richmond to arrange peace propositions.
Gold closed on the 25th at four hundred and fifty premium.
The governor of Ohio has issued a proclamation earning persons preparing to resist the draft to

from such purpose.
Fernando Wood a speech delivered on the 23d exercised that peace men or a peace platform should be nominated at Chicago Horatto Seymour president, Bishop Hopkins opened the meeting with prayer.

Richmond
August 26—The affair on the Weldon railroad on Wednesday was a very gallant one and successful in its in its results. While the enemy's cavalry under Gen. Spears were engaged in

up the track several miles beyond

General Hampton attacked and forced them back behind the infantry supports. Hampton

his men and fought them as infantry, gradually but steadily pushing them back until they reached their strong works, one

the

of

station, capturing about eight hundred prisoners. At five o'clock in the afternoon Gen. Hill attacked the enemy's works, and after a short but sharp fight took them capturing large large number of prisoners and nine pieces of artillery. The enemy had in great confusions.

of Richmond, turned the captured guns upon the enemy with great effect. The number of prisoners all probably reach two thousand five hundred. Brig. Gen

was captured. The prisoners belonged to

and have been brought to town. Considerable bring down the road today, but not heavy firing. Our cavalry

with conspicuous gallantry.



Reports.


August
27—Nashville fires on the 25th have been received. Gen. Wheeler destroyed the railroad from Cleveland to Knoxville fifteen miles on each side of Athens, Tenn. The Federals estimate his forces at six thousand strong, with ten pieces of artillery

From the North.

The Cincinnati correspondent of the Chicago Times states that all the Kentucky delegates to the Chicago convention have been cleared with instructions vote for Seymour, of Connecticut, for President.
The Cincinnati Gazette's Chattanooga correspondent of the 24th days neither Gen. Steadman or Col S reight were injured at Dalton.
The London correspondent of the New York Herald of the 23d states that the French Emperor had just informed Slidell he would never recognize the Confederate States should they achieve their independence defects, unless they abolish slavery and engage that all children born of slave parents shall be free, and slavery totally abolished and cease, within ten years from the date of recognition.

A Description of the Tallakassee.
—A Northern paper gives the Tallakassee:
The privateer Tallakassee is an iron

white, with two smoke, two screws, about two hundred and thirty feet in length, twenty feet

and draws

at nine feet of water. Her bell is marked “Tallahussee of London 1864”

marked “J. & W Dudgeon, London.”
She is fors and aft nehoonex rigged; mounts three guns—one small one on the

forecastle, a long 32-pounder

and twenty-four pounder aft. She carries four

boats. Her crew consists of about one hundred and twenty persons, including the officers Men of all nationalities are represented on board, most of whom are said to be soldiers from Lee's army.
She is said to have ran out of Wilmington about six days ago, without having been seen by any of Admiral Lee's

. She has a quantity of

on board to protect her boilers, and there are four barrels of

on deck to be used in firing vessels
She is commanded by John Taylor Wood. C. S N The surgeon, Sheppardson, says he was one of the Cheaspeak pirates.
A Mr. Hall is the boarding officer. The crew are dressed in rags and

. Some of them wear their pistols tied to them with

rope yarns. They are a hard looking

. The chief engineer says that he is a Boston man, or that he was born and brought up in that city.
The last seen the privateer she was clearing southeast, with the pilot

James Funk in tow as a tender.