Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-09


FOvaginE I'm the vicisity of Anaata-
Cattle, Corn, Horses. Negroes, DC,
brought tR.
The Atlanta correspondent of the Louis
vile JOstr1sai, under date of October 22d,
writes thus:
EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF FORAGE.
While we have found it inconvenient to
permit the rebel army to occupy a position
north of US, its temporary absence from the
direction in which we bsve always been ia
the habit of looking for It, has been in
some respects advantage, us to cur fources
Since tbe 18th INST. three expeditions have
gone out :or the purpose of supplying our
horses and mules with that subsistence
which the rebel country below US could
easily afford, and which those who sought
for it found no difficulty in believing that
they had a perfect right to, and therefore
took possession o.. General Geary, Of the
2Oth corps, commanded the first expedi-
ton; Colonel Robertson, of the Sd brigade,
lst division, the second and Colonel Dus-
tin, OF the Sd division, the third. In each
OF these enterprises the most complete sue
cess attended the efforts of those engaged
in them. On the Goth inst, six hundred
and thirty wagons fully loaded were
brought safely into the city, besides herd
of fifty fine cattle, one hundred and fifty
good horses and mules, and about the same
number Of able-bodied negroes, who were
Immediately placed in the conmissary
snd ether departments, relieving the same
number of soldiers, who wee thus per-
mitted to return TO their respective regi-
ments, from which they had been detailed.
Sweet potatoes in great abundance were
secured by the men of the command, who
have been RECALLING themselves upon the
luxury for week past.
THE ROUTE TAKEN.
When the command, led BY Colonel Ro-
bertson, left the city, it teok the Decatur
road, and proceeded to small village call
ed Panthersville, il DeKslb county; from
thence the march was made, on the right
bank,,fo South river, TO small hamlet call
ed Flat Rock, which takess it's name from
a single rock of granite, perfectly fat upon
its surface, and of about the area of a ten
| acra field. Here the forces wore divided
| into two parts, one of which crossed South
river, and went as far as Lithonia, on the
Augusta Railroad; the other proceeding TO
within about twelve miles of JonesbOro
and fifteen Of CovingtOn, on the McDon-
ough road. Everywhere that these parties
penetrated the utmost plenty prevailed
The fields were teeming with corn ripe for
the harvest. Gardens well conducted and
cared for were filed with vegetab eE;
while the orchards, where yer found, were
| laden with luscious and toothsome fruit
oil ~, -e,,lT,
and gladly assist themselve, and on their
return, their hearts and stOmschs being
actually filed, failed not to give forth their
inevitable testimony of complete satisfac-
ton at the prosperous state of affairs.
From those who accompanied the expe-
| dition, learn that the country is much
more suitable for agricultural purposes
than that in the immediate vicinity OF At
lsnta. The ground, though somewhat bro
ken, can be rendered, abundsntly fertile,
and capable of producing almost every
fhing which, in the valleys of the North
and West, is the pride of the husbandmRn
to cultivate to its highest degree of perfec-
ton. -
| Little Rock Mountain is but a short dis
tsnce from the village of Flat Rock, and
| is described as one solid mass of granite.
The scenery possesses many charms. The
eye never wearies of gazing upon the
many beauties of landscape, and at the de
lights which nature has prepared for the
vision of the stranger with SO lavish a
hand At the foot of this mountain South
River, clear, shallow, yet pretty stream,
lows over a portion of Flat Rock. Its
depth, not more than three inches at its
deepest part, is plainly visible from one
side of the river to tho other. No fssure
In any portion of this vast rock breaks the
smooothness of the waters as they glide
noiselesly and rapidly over the solid
bottom /; no jut or une- sn place breaks the
harmony or regularity Of the movement of
the clear liquid in its onward course. To
look at such scene of beauty as this would
not easily nor quickly weary the eye of an
admirer Of natures charms, nor would his
departure from its presence cause him as
much pleasure. Far of in the dim dis
lance, and Immediately to the North, stands
Stone Mountain, whose stately summit
can be easily discerned at a distance Of
fifteoen miles, and whose rugged lace, has
always succeeded in gardening the eye of
those who have jOurneyed through
this favored country.