New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-07
GENERAL ADVANCE OF THE ARMY.
ATTACK ON KENEsAw MOUNTAIN.
A SHARP AND BLOODY STRUGGLE
REPuLSE OF OUR FORCES
Folly of Prephosying - Slow Wcrk-Ad-
vnuce on the Lcft-somc Fighting.
FIom Our Special Correspondent
WITH THE ARMY ~ GRoBGlA
NFAp MAITIIIA ,Juue % lrG


WITH THE ARMY ~ GEORGIA.
NEAR MARHITA june -, lsGi
The folly of all foIecasting in military affairs
has been illustrated IN our case. have for about
week been perfectly willing TO date my letters at
Marietta instead OF near that interesting city, but
circumstances do not favor. We have marched toward
on the right flank and the left Of il. land have
nearly surrounded IT, but there is a mysterious but
potent influence tia. seems to waive US OF From the
top Of the higher hills somebody reports that he saw
chimney through openngin the dense forest WOODS
envelope everything here. and confound oil ideas Of
locality We look for sunrise every morning and at
night sweep the heavens for the tail Of tie Great Bear
and the North Star to keep our reckoning There is
constant searching OF the maps and consulting Of
nocket compasses n beg Geo. W. Blunt VIII send me
one by MALL will try to get along without quad
rant. that would be useless have no horizon and
there isn't moasses enough in the country TO make
an artificial one But we do not complain, and hope
the country wont Progress TO be healthy must not be
too rapid We are going South as fast az the natural
obstacles viii permit and what We gain We hold. The
perpetual showers for two weeks past the quagmire
roads the attenuatcd condition Of the animals, and
dozen other obttaces not necessary TO detail leaving
ont Of the account JohnstOs army which stops us oc-
casOnay, must account for our not Dclng eDe MS YET
I'm hail from Atlanta. IL the retreatng Rebel army
leave the road behind them we shah be sure 10 reach
that place in due time.
ADVANCE ON THE LrYT.
A clear sunrise and light fcecy clouds indicated
fne day The roads we're still vast mortar bed but
no time was 10 be lost The occupation OF spur Of the
Yenesaw Mountain by the 4tb Corps, and the spbsian
tal ADVANTAGE thus gained brought affairs 10 the moy
inc crss ard the order came for the I'D Corps 10 adj
vance following the Sandtown road and swingng
round to the left to turn the enemys hank beyona Noses
Greek. The 23d Army Corps have occupied The eh
trere right on the line Of the SandtOWn road. On Mon
dav Gen. Cox constructed bridge across the creek
under the fire Of the enemys sklrmshers Tue 50 ID.
vision was ordered by Gen Schofeld 10 advance across
tie creek ard hold the position until Cen Hascali
should close up and by a IN. the corps was IN
motion In front Of the ID Divison the vlst Indlaha
banda good one by the wayhalted to pay the troops
the hOnors of marching sereuade Original
Leaving the sandtown pike, the troops ana batteries
filed obuey to the e crossing Noses Trs sIv dn s
east Il need compaSs) Rebel yedettes were Observed
in the open fields watching our advance Somewhat
to our surprise the road seemed clear OF opsrlctohs
ard we advanced with only vague apprehension OF
masked batteries. AT the same time Ten. Hooker
whose corps joined the sd, had advanced southwest
and at the exact point whore 1t was most desrabe 10
see friends "Old Fighting Joe" emerged from the
woods on the Marietta Road, and shook hands with
Gen HascaIl. He had a few moments before placed
hs troops in line Of battle near ridge running trans
yersely TO the road The poston proved most excel
lent one. After brief mutual consultation Gen. Has
cali gave orders TO construct rail deenses al once
few hundred yards beyond, at the h0lD House, were
nased the Rebel skirmisher. The order In which the
both Corps advanced was, first, Geary at oeosk a.
~ who tnok good position which the Rebels had oc.
cunied previously. and from which they had been
driven out From this position the batteries
were enabled 10 sweep the Rebel lines 30 as 70 enable
pr,teTied TO throw forward his line about mile and
t"Ie POSSESSION Of commanding hight OF great adysn'
taee 10 us Meanwhile Gen. Williams wac advancing
sending forward Knipes first brigade. who found inc
uemy in force and threw up breastworks on the len
90 he road Gen. Hascal sent forward Vie 18th Ken
lucky, Col Gallup. and the l4'th New. York occupied
1,d.aA 700 soon The enemy had advanced the 18th
ed bs s0tb North Carolina regiments OF Hoods corps
to ssirmish in our front From the top OF KenesaS
to"nIsin splendid signal station, they had detected
nv rnoraments and the whole three corps Of Hood,
Wardee and Polk had marched and messed in our front
70 Intercept us Before the tar heels had larry re
sDd half miles from Marietta, and had found ou'