, 1864-07-24

'ecity to command one Of the largest armies
q the Confederacy, aud to corduct cam"
'a3gn on which the salvation Of the cause In
great measure depends. The Whtg finds
he secret Of the appointment Is that the fAct
# the success Of the Cause Is suhsesysent
q the qualification Of personal feeling, /
nd that Hood alone Of General Johnston's
has been, from the beginning,
,pposed to the retrograde moyementa from =,
Dalton. The rev policy hayiug been adopt |
ID, it 1as perhaps proper to find command |
IT whoae yIcWs accorded with that policy, |
3enco Hardee Was oversloughed.
The Wig concludes rs followa: 1--WE huld
10 the belief that the situation in Georgia
docs not demand rash experiments, but, On
The contrary, calls for an officer Of proved
ability Of the first order. .guch an officer
would not be hard to find near Petersburg,
If malignant jealousy, unparalleled outside
the bottomlcss pit, could be quenched by
the love ci country. Another editorial in
The Whg contains the following paragraph:
Judged by the Confederate standard, the
recent incursion into Maryland falls below
the mark. There may be, and We believe
there is, something Unexplained; but men
and booty, however considerable, cannot
atone for splendid opportunity lost or
thrown away by thousand men. The
Confederate standard must not he lowered.
New foRk, july 23.-The Hera'ds Nash
yi1le dispatch Gays: GSncsal Go:1 koasseaa left
tant raid, with a force Of ZOO Men, well
mounted. 1000 of the command are armed
with Sptncer'6 Repeating rifles. The route
to be taken ID one that has never been fol-
lowed heretofore during the woT, though
rearlJ identical with the trace pursued by
Indians. The first punt Of any importance
on the route is B1ountsriue; the next Ash
vile; q few miles beYond AshVllle is Coosa
river; be is then to move rapidly upon Tai
ladega mud to the nearest bridge or tofd over
the Tallapoosa river. The route between
sued, and the bridges are to be completely
destroyed. The passnge OF the Tallapoosa
will In Ill probability be nude at Tehapeke,
md will bring the force into Dadcyille. The
mountain roads will carry 1t to the Mont
gornery aud Atlanta Railroad Mt convenient
points, when the work Of destruction VIII DC,
gin. There are eight bridges on the railroad
between Montgcmery und Ope1ika. 1t is
mere than probable that q number OF tunnels
and bridges are to be tdleAd In The valley be-
tween Uptlika and Westpoint. There are
two bridges over tie Biz Hollow creek. and
OsonupIah creek, near Columbus. On the
other route there arc three bridges oEer the
Wetumpka creek and over Mill creek.
Returning, after the destruction Of these
roads, Rousseau is to move uE the west side
Of the Chattahoochce, II opportunity offers.
and jain Sherman between Marietta and
Chattahoochce river. II this route is threat
ened, Rousseau is to make straight for Pensa.
cola, and takc vessels for New Orleans, and
thence to Nashville again.
By Richmond papers OF the Goth ne have
the first reports Of R0usseau's work.
A dispatch from Atlanta, 18th, says: Tel
cgrsphic communication with Montgomery
Wss suspended last night, near Eotassulnce.
caused BY portion Of the enemy, who were
reported to be ut Talludega on Saturday. No
trYin arrived to'day from West Point.
The Herald has dispatch dated Nashville,
eod, saying: The success Of Sherman's move
ment in cutting the eastern aud southern
communications with Atlanta, lead to the
belief that the rebels have been foiled In
their attempt to escape, and that their opera
tionssat that place hnve already been narro "
| ed down 10 siege. Two large cavalry forces
| some time since left the army at different
| points, and have doubtless ere this cut the
that If the enemy succeeds in leaving tho
| city to 70 nwsY, It must be ut loss Of mucl
vsluah1c property.
LOUISVILLE, Jnly o3.-Ycsterdar'a gsso,
eays: A telegram received from Gcn. sher
nan 81, 9 the enemy attacked Gen. Thomas or
"Wednesday dercely, aud were hsndeomsl,
| repnlseh cnd roughly handled The Uaio,
| adds: The two urulics are now on 1eye
ground, aud the fighting is now more ncarll
| equal.
ATLANTA AND IT'S vc1S1rr.
| The country around Atlanta Is now hccom'
of historic Interest. and the following dc
/ scriptIon Of it will clear, up many crroucou
/ ranfSrFr fG.41 1nn111ffaE ftarrfnfnFn
visited by our advancing armies:
|. ToPocrArn1cAL.
Pursuing the rai1road south from til
EtoTah, the last range Of hills are the Lost
| pibe aIi Eentsaw Mountains. Below TIL
begins a1, Immense almost level eurfac<
often thickly covered with forest, and with
soil Of less fertility tllnn further north; !
fact, some portions of the surface in the y
cipity Of Atlanta are absolutely sterile. a
VIC enter this plain, We son reach the Cha
tahoochcc River, d strcnm Of constde raot
size, flowing IN kouth-wcstcrly direction
ana possessing, in military point OF view
few Of the requisites OF strong detsnsts
position. Seven miles south OF the Chatt'
hoochcc, and ut the termlnt o. several raj
roade, ID situatc0 Atlanta.
DESCRIPTION OF ATLANTA
, This town before the wnr, was iupor!al
merely Us u 1louusbing business and 1ailros
t | c.ntcE, It WAS the county town ot Fultc
! cDuuLS, NCoIb4A. 1AE 1uuaollauLS VI luo h0
!. rounding plantations COME there Tor justi'
and for trade. Large quantities Of cott<
und graln found here either market Or sht
| 1ncnt for tie seaports. The people were a
+ tive and Industrious, mud NET With a inerit'
: IroWth IN wealth..
ut Atlanta-thc Georgia road, conneeti'
i Atlanta with Augusta; the Macon md W.
ten. road to Macon, and tho Western al
0 Atlantic Foaa 70 Cnal1anooEa, lshn; ~ u
4 miles South o. Atlahta oEancaee INC L'sf 70
Rallrond, cnnnectlhg Atlanta With Ne
y Point, on the Chuttaloochee river, at t
Alabama llne, seyenty.two miles distant.
II 1ueans uf these rutlroaIs a11anta Ia form
!, times WIS connected with Atl parts OF t
- United States, and until recently WAS
greatest railroad point In the hands Of t
d cuemy.
The city was laid out In lsi5, and has no
r. bccouIe one Uf the most populous In Gc'
ria. In 1860 Its population consisted
about twelve thousand resident lnhabitan
and since the wur has 1ncrrased to alnt
IL double that number, the surplus bling nj
up Of government officials and employ
b. The city contatns several hotels, G. Sn'
d Since the war 1t has beculne IN extens
3. roycrnmcpt not aud pufactpring cent
nj Here arc located the principal shops Of
\. railroads joining here; the 1noat cxtcns
~ rnlling mill in the South fouuslries and I
~ chine shops, pistol factory, shops for
manufacture OF miscellaneous goyeram
articles and two laboratories.
THE GOVERNMENT WORKS At ATLANTA.
It: OF these VIC will give some details, II.
o4 of tho works are owned br private lndfy
! nails Int Tor the mast twn years hare h