to-day:

"9 MILES SOUTH OF LAFAYETTE, GA.,

"Oct. 15th, via SELMA, Oct. 17th, 1864.

"GEN. BRAGG.

"This army struck the communications of the enemy about a mile
above Resaca on the 12th inst, completely destroying the railroad,
including block-houses, from that point to within a short distance
of Tunnel Hill, and about four miles of the Cleaveland Railroad,
capturing Dalton and all intermediate garrisons, with their stores,
arms, and equipments, and about 1000 prisoners.

"The main body of Sherman's army seems to be moving toward
Dalton. J. B. HOOD, _General_."

The following was received from Gen. Lee yesterday:

"HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA,

"Oct. 16th, 1864.

"HON. JAMES A. SEDDON, SECRETARY OF WAR.

"On the 14th instant, Col. Moseby struck the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at Duffield, and destroyed a United States mail train,
consisting of a locomotive and ten cars, and securing twenty
prisoners and fifteen horses.

"Among the prisoners are two paymasters, with one hundred and
sixty-eight thousand dollars in government funds.

"R. E. LEE."

It is reported also that Gen. Early has gained some advantage in a
battle; not authentic.

Gen. Bragg is going away, probably to Wilmington. The combination
against him was too strong.

But "the Bureau of Conscription" is pretty nearly demolished under his
blows. Order 81 directs the generals of Reserves to appoint inspecting
officers for all the Congressional Districts, to revise all exemptions,
details, etc., with plenary powers, without reference to "the Bureau."

The passport checks on travel Northward are now the merest farce, and
valuable information is daily conveyed to the enemy.

OCTOBER 19TH.--Bright and beautiful.

Still all quiet below, the occasional bombarding near Petersburg being
beyond our hearing.

Yesterday, Gen. Preston, a millionaire, who can stalk stiffly anywhere,
had an interview with the President, who admitted that he had dictated
the General Orders--"76," "77," "78,"--rushing almost everybody into the
army, but that it was not his meaning to take the whole business of
conscription from "the Bureau." Yet Gen. P., the superintendent, thinks
the _reading_ of the orders will admit of that construction, and he has
written to the President asking another order, defining his position,
etc