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The battle on the Macon railroad.
The Macon Intelligencer, of the 1st instant, has the following brief account of the fight on the Macon and Western railroad just previous to the capture of Atlanta:
To-day the Yankees effected a lodgement on the Macon and Western railroad, between Rough and Ready and East Point stations.
They attacked our forces with six corps, and by a very fierce and obstinate effort, succeeded in gaining the position which divides our army.
General Hardee's corps, under Cleburne, and Lee's corps, all combined, under charge of General Hardee resisted the advance of the enemy with determined valor and unexampled bravery from early this morning until night, when the enemy still held possession of the road.
General Hood, with Stewart's corps and the Georgia militia, remains in Atlanta, and communication between the two portions is kept up only by couriers, It is supposed that the enemy will make a rapid and terrible onset on the defences of Atlanta at