urg. Grant must be dead, sure enough.

Gen. Bragg left the city some days ago. The following is a verbatim
dispatch received from him yesterday:

"MONTGOMERY, ALA., July 19th, 1864.

"COL. J. B. SALE:--The enemy still hold West Point Railroad. Forces
are moving forward to dislodge them. Gen. S. D. Lee informs me 5000
(13th Army Corps) passed Vicksburg on the 16th, supposed to be
going to White River. Reported Memphis, 19th Army Corps, Franklin
left New Orleans on the 4th for Fort Monroe, 13,000 strong. Ought
not Taylor's forces to cross the Mississippi?

"I hear nothing from Johnston.

"Telegraph me to Columbus, Ga.

"B. BRAGG, _General_."

JULY 22D.--Bright and dry again. Gen. Johnston has been relieved. It
would seem that Gen. Hood has made a successful debut as a fighting
general in command of the army, since Gen. Johnston's removal.

A dispatch from Gen. Bragg, dated yesterday, states that the enemy is
withdrawing from Arkansas, either to operate in Mississippi, or to
reinforce Sherman.

Gen. Lee is opposed to retaliating on innocent prisoners the cruelties
committed by the guilty in executing our men falling into their hands.

JULY 23D.--Clear, but a smoky atmosphere, like Indian summer. A dispatch
was received to-day at M. from Gen. Hood, dated last night at 10
o'clock, stating that Gen. Hardee had made a night march, driving the
enemy from his works, and capturing 16 guns and several colors, while
Gen. Cheatham captured 6 guns. We took 2000 prisoners. Also that Gen.
Wheeler had routed the enemy's cavalry at Decatur, capturing his camp.
Our Major-Gen. Walker was killed and three brigadiers were wounded.
Whether the battle was resumed to-day is not yet ascertained. All are
now anxious to get further news from Atlanta.

And the local forces here are ordered to be in readiness; perhaps Lee
meditates, likewise, a night march, and an attack on Grant.

The Danville and the Weldon Railroads are now in active operation, and I
hope supplies will soon come in abundance.

Our government blundered in sanctioning the schedule of prices fixed by
the commissioners on impressments for the next two months. The prices
are five times those hitherto paid. The whole country cries shame, and a
revision is demanded, else the country will be ruined.

JULY 24TH.--Cloudy and cool, but dry.

Yesterday and last night both Grant and Lee, or Beauregard, were moving
pretty heav