The position in Georgia.
The latest
Georgia papers contain some news about the two armies in
Georgia, from which we condense the following:
‘
Our army occupies a new position.
The front rests on and across the
West Point road at
Palmetto, and the left down the
Chattahoochee, near
Campbellton.
Some letter writers think
General Hood intends to move towards
Blue mountain, so as to threaten
Sherman's rear and compel him to give up
Atlanta or force him to attack us in our fortifications.
’
If
Hood does not keep
Sherman occupied it is very evident that the latter will occupy his time in making raids.
The flag-of-truce armistice is to be extended five days longer.
About twenty-five hundred refugees have come South and three thousand have gone North.
Some of the citizens have determined to remain in
Atlanta until forced out by the bayonet.
Nearly all the young men left in
Atlanta have chosen to go North or have gone to work in Yankee shops.
All those who have elected to go North, who have been in the
Confederate service, are to be sent there as prisoners of war.
The only parties who have gained consent to remain in
Atlanta, who have heretofore been residents, are two men, named
Markham and
Schofield, the latter a brother of the
Yankee general.
A large number of negroes left
Atlanta with the exiles.
The negroes who accompanied the
Yankee army committed all manner of outrages upon their colored brethren in
Atlanta.
Some of the
Yankee officers informed
Mayor Calhoun that they would be glad if every negro went South.
The Yankee soldiery are pulling down all the houses in the suburbs, using the materials for camp huts or fuel.
A large number of Yankee recruiting agents are in
Atlanta.
They offer one hundred and fifty dollars in greenbacks for negro recruits.
The Yankee army around
Atlanta appears to be divided in regard to
McClellan and
Lincoln.
General Thomas is said to be in favor of
McClellan.
Griffin is not yet occupied by the
Yankees"although it is pretty well evacuated by us.
No deserter is allowed to remain in that section of country occupied by
Sherman, but is immediately sent
North.
The large number who have left
Hood's army have been rightly served.
This fact should be widely circulated in
Hood's army.
Sherman was very much startled by
Hood's new move.
A letter from
Lovejoy's says:
‘
A lady exile from
Atlanta, who came through yesterday, states that
Sherman was completely taken aback when the news reached him, and declared that if
Hood forced him out of
Atlanta he would leave the city in ashes.
’
Another letter adds:
‘
News from
Atlanta would seem to indicate that
McClellan was gaining ground in the army.
At some impromptu elections held in the various corps the votes are said to have been very nearly equal.--
Fremont's name is never mentioned.
General Thomas, who is a favorite with the Army of the Cumberland, is strongly in favor of
McClellan.
The cause assigned for the increasing popularity of
McClellan is that they believe if he is elected peace will be made at once.
If
Lincoln is elected they have no hopes for peace.
’
Several hundred of our exchanged prisoners, belonging mostly to
Lewis's
Kentucky and
Govan's Arkansas brigades, have passed down the road.--Some of them came direct through from
Nashville, and say that
Wheeler did but little permanent injury to the road.
They state that the
Southern ladies in
Nashville were very kind to them, but that they were closely watched by the
Yankee officials.
The
Chattanooga Rebel, which was being published quite successfully at
Griffin, has been obliged to pack up and enter a box-car once more.
Governor Brown has succeeded in getting most of, the
State cotton away from
Griffin.
It amounted to about forty thousand bales when
Atlanta was evacuated.
Then about four thousand still left there up to-day yesterday.
The being depopulated rapidly, each train of away hundreds.
The hospitals have been to
Albany, Georgia.
What do you think of the position of
Augusta and
Macon!
