, 1864-08-17
ENOEI SHEK5IAN'S ARMY.
Dates OF August 1Oth-The General
E1tuattau Before Alanta-NexVs Via
Ms

Nashville.
CINCINNATI, Tuesday. Aug. 1e.-The Ga.
attr's correspondent sends the following: .
On TIE BANKS OF UroY CREEK, Fu1roS
what absurd to cali he Combat tskiog place
here, the Siege Of Atlanta" Our riortiaca-
tIons extend IN long lines from east to west,
not investing the city at nll, and eyeryw where
confronted by long lines Of rebel works. TO
break or turn the latter is probably to insure
us the entire possession Of Atlanta, with the
rebel army: But this result can only be &C.
complfshcd by a display Of greater energy
thnn We have shown for the last few DAYS.
In the meantime let the loyal people Of the
North take courage. Atlanta being the very
heart Of the "confsderacy," aud Of such
rebels themselves, its fall will ruin them, q
desperate resistance was to be expected. Be-
sides Hood was placed in command on the
express condition that be was to defend the
place to the last, and If left to himself will
doubtless fight for 1t until he sacrifices his
entlre army In addition to this, the Admin.
5stration Of JEFF Davis, feeling it's credit iu-
volved in that Of the new commander, for
whoee sake Joe Johnston was relieved, will
make desperate effort to sustain htm.
Bnt it may also be considered certatu that
the rebel President, watching his Lieutenant
closely, VAL, II 1he defense OF Atlanta BE-.
sJe ausoaa.ey y IoPeiess, 1soci MN 1n1od -
Tdue,t Ta.n" 4eto1e ~ hae ~, afy 5oss ~ a9v5ea t9a5
the rebels, the loss ot one Of the1r two great
armies would be still worse; and, rather
than hazard the latter alternative, Davis
would order the evacuation Of the city TO-
morrow.
As long, therefore, as Atlanta can be de-
~ .he rahai n ov ~ one Ill., 1e tue m pHIh
SraWn az 1onr xi1l hat nrmv sa fnht ~ ~ r1'I
aifa;rs n.ma;n In arch n conditIon r.: :V;r1,n.
"a 4bat Lee cav - snare no consiIarah'e ~ Har-
lion OF bis army for the Georgia cam naiyn.
fhe evacuation may sneei7iiv take nfnre ~
the other hand # tfe :efels ran maintaIn
their present position at Richmond and Pe-
to, sbnrr. while at the SANG fine tbev flefarh
Is 0O0 Veterans to Hoods Assistance. The de-.
reInforcments have 1onhtless o1rsady rearh.
ID Atlanta
mi nn,t,np +he c,sp IN tbc noout f,ro,ah,a
,,1ht far the reha1e odn;ft;nr that Tond wv
hs rein forc,d to tHr extert Tavc unentSnneS
Il Ia st,Ii as cartafn az INV nrent MT rat
.trapspi1ed can be, TINT our magnificent md
Til st;I nreas nnnn tbam evsrrWhera ith
sn.,or;nr n,,d - 49, ae-s ~. Mu
,n1st ~ 1ae+ ,Ie u ~ ~ tha1 ~ - ~ n,1ty
1T Resana ia nj Da1Ias'' at Eenesaw and n
Peach Tree EreeE. Some 81 prsat '% stroke of of
peneraIshfn m nnr ngrt mar Sira 1a $ha rph.1
asmv. fnr tl,is 7 scarce1v Ara Lone Rnt
cyen orifinarv ocod n,ans9amentm mna, soonsr sr
or later insnre IA thc nnsaessinn of At1snta
and ffja cnnfIant1v s~nsct W 1s's"e~'
N.ewn1r an1 - NWe oro v,+hout
,nnch infc11frence finn, Afionta Tndaed
evs-vth,rs, IL 1nno,ta1n,,e 1bnro ~ ata.a,t eS4t,
m that IL nrncaeSinus ~ one dsv AZ 80 H.
nroceedtnra IF eTerv az " Sherman IL anil.
fnr The ctsy witS Fl hasxV % srt,t,ers cnnt,nSa.;e.
wfsxie tGa1a ;a sns~c1,n a' a ~. @
Il, 49, s1,r.s.,.hs.s I,"! - - ta ns1. -
1incsytha f;o1ttn5 bsav,sr ave-v inv ~'oos 'oe
Whan az ossa,7, U;ii 10 ,asaa LAY ~ ,uh,o1,
vii, ha ~ ~ assa;i;r,, 49,, " % a. - mn.u
~. suis 10 ssauu' looa Sauaos feMaln
IL, nai1a5 naH ~ - et " ~ ;aa an1 -
ts.;,1ea ~ - thee ~ ~ ~ "asnn ~,
o,,r naraI "I1 fnsse. ~, ~ 81 etr - 81 ~
unt XII, .ue - 81, I:,n ~, " a tus1a
fTo ra;1roaa | T., ,5Shar-,on,s -a.,- hos hoar
o1.ta anI taato . ~ Susstuun ! isas ia aae nIn
eorRs,stsos rs,s.ts auu t.aiu9 ase 1"rn,ns M. suiaS
~ hn,5a1o ea:a 1na - ]o1.n ~,
the ~, I,t4St 1eee''eu 1As nnian's sl'oAe VI
-nG 49, ~ Icy LEY hoa ,,aar +a,aoi ,;, ,Lo,
ha nas enao 80 3r9a o. -, .austi
dashes at our linea. bat did Dot attempt arl
assault. Tie fact Is, he Is In a anandary.
He dare not attack us again, as he knows the
rs1lt viii be another disastrous defeat; he
cannot await onefmaos oWn tune 70 take
strrct;om ~ h3s armv I and ha csunot ratrcat
wittout belieinr bis PROFESSIONS and viola
ting the. Instructions OF tue Richmond an-
thoIlties aud indicating tae policy OF rs
81 tGa .s,",tna "1n H. So ~ T. heins, rainFrosd
but not br veterans: cpnecripts. in small
squads, are coming in. and the scattering mi
li1ia OF Georgia nre 5eachl!g tns front; But
Me m1 ~ Is ,no ~ ~ n, nid
thI,ne9 rsa}n upTu anta a1moai ainnep The con.
sc,;nts nav reiieve snme ot these from de-
tac;1ei e1rTIces etc. but they VIII be Of little
ya}ue INV other way.
pEsEar1oss.
Desertera continue to reach onr line, in
preot nurhera. Fnr this | need no other
testimony than nv o IN ewes. and crowds OF
them IRE daily reported here ut the ofhce of
the Provost Marshal, and sent North, oc-
casioual]y converse with these men, but
there is such q samcness in their stories that
one viii snfiicc for all They represent that
.,n,.n - "a H"htsrr;, oneyr hotore A+,ons
81 ~ r. Vii nnt r. accnnnIt.eaJ ~ III
TgtIainr ~ VIII uot w ncsouRiaIsue1 ulRIa! LII
hoou 1'h'. MAS oeeu neoa1s "nAAoA'aeee'
From Our Special Correspondence
NASHVILLE Aus. II, 1854.
Our lines are gradually being tightened
arounu the doomed city OF Atlanta. On the
5tl mat, our right was still further extend.
ad hv Tho tra,sfer ot the aad corna AND as
e., ~ ~ D. ~ ~ - So1pa' aaa' "'
usual' Tue movement MAS tue :slgnal 1of an
other assault on the part Of Hood, who ap-
pears determined that We shall be annoyed
in everr :nossJh1e resnect Rnt he did mt
hur1 bis columns upon MS as formerly. He
mas learned caution from the three terrible
defeats of the Goth, ed and 28th, His assault