The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-29
FROM THE FRONT.
Particulars of the Battle of Monday.

Particulars Of the Battle OF Monday.
MAnIErra. June 2s.-The severe punishment !
inflicted upon the enemy yesterday by Generals
Hariec and Loring rendered them very quiet to-
day.
while the fire municatcd to tho woods was
ra gug. our piticcgs in authority called to the Yam
kse Commander that rs mn act Of humanity we
would firing to give them time to carry of
their wounded then in danger Of being burned
alive, which was done; after which the action was
resumed with frightful results 10 tho enemy. In
front of Ccburn's division they lost over thou
sInd--in Chcstham's front it was raueh greater
Our los, was less than days Of skirmish-
ing simply onc hundred and fifty will cover our
loss.
Walker Division skirmishers acted with great
hcroisn, nine out of eleven being bayonstlcd in
ride pit alone while their officers actually cut down
the enemy with hcr sabres. Two of cur officers
from the pit came in with layonst wounds,
while their clothes were perforated with bullets.
A Sergeant of Jackson's brigade scired shell
while the fuse lighted, and threw il fro the pit
whcrc it had faan. Tic promoted upon the
spot by Gen. jackson, u n Lieutenantcy, but tho
heroic fellow nodestiy declined the honor.
Scrgt w. J. wolty, Company 1, 2gth Tennessee
Regiment, Vaughn's Brigade, leaped over the
works and seized the standard presented by
Gcn. Buford to the 9th Illinois Regiment wrest-
rd it from it's bearer and brought il trumphnntly
to camp. for which dnrng act Gen. lIsrdec pre-
scntsd it to the gallant Sergeant IL inscribed
'Bclmon;, Union City, Stone River"
The enemy made most desperate attempt TO
take kcnrcsaw Mountains. They attacked
worl- with columns Of picked troops. heroes of
Missionary l;ilsc, but Lorinss corps drove them
back viii. los estimated at twenty-five hundred.
Nackce News.
Especial 10 the Mobile Rcgster.l
SE,,rcat.. june 2Iih.-The Chiesgo Times Of
!. he 2uth l. received.
S,nu;on's dispatches claim the carrying Of two
Icdrubts aud the caurin, of four Enns aud $50 men
tho iti, near Petersburg.
Several assaults made on the "rebel" works. on
the 10Th. wcr, ryrulscd with Federal lo,s Of six
thousand.
Euncr {, reported to have been surprised BY Lee
! VIII >i;cml.tius tn destruction Of the Riehmcnd
. AMI Petersburg railroad, and srrribly debated
Sheridan reports victory and subsequent defeat
! at Trpyi.iiun station.
Northern dates of the 23d have also como to hand.
Dispatches from Grants army, Of the 18th. adj
nit the loss. The two previous days, Of 5000.
\ private til patch from Washington, Of the 10th
say II division of Furnishes corp, is captured.
IT, ,orr,sp ,i,lcu; of tho Chicago Times says
Grant lost 10.oC0 trying Lincoln's plan, and il
row ;ryins his own.
Lnc,ln's genius for strategy having been sp
pcs,l 10y the slaughter of 900 ho will let Grant
iry h own plan.
Northern reports about Morgan aud ken-
lucky.
The prisoners captured by Morgan have been OF
lcrcd o the field their paroles not being respected
Gucrriilas enforcing CONSUMPTION in South
western kentucky. They had captured the hor
anil equipments Of Federal gimcnt at Prince
ton.
hundred rebels were stationed at Mayheld
driving. I'nioiisis out of the State.
NalIandigham's Dayton Speech.
Dayton dispatches say NaandighAm is enjoy ing
quiet. In speech 10 n crowd serepading him. hC
all lac would make no threats but ne had mol
.mr from foreign country without calculating
'ic c"t,,qprnccs and making deliberate prepare
tiIEs Ia met ihcm.
l. amy mill AIRY commander should attempt bis
arrest. hc warned them that in Dayton the pcrsons
aud property of those instigatng n procedure
would bc held rs hostages.
He should demand eye for eye and tooth for
tooth; 50 help him the everlasting Jeh, yah,
lie di'i not expect TO DO molested again. IL he
should be. however. hc warmed them the result
would hc such that, when compared, the other was
but dust in the balance. lie intended remaining
quiet ill after the Chicago Convention. and would
thcn avow his purposes.
summary of Northern News.
GuCrrillas very Troublesome op the Missis-
sipri.
large Federal force is Concentrated at Nom
phis.
Gold IN New York on The 10Th wa. active and
firm. closing at 1863.
Cotton was quiet
Private intelligence represents Missouri SWARM
irI with gucrrtas.
Guerrillas are becoming trouble soIne in Southern
Missouri.
Gen. Stursis is superseded by Gen. A. J. Smith
at Memphis.
The Memphis Bulletin OF the 2lst contains moth
in; further from the armies.
Ii is reported that 4. J. Smith had left Ncmphis
with 1880 men, to hunt Forrest
1t u believed that the Yankee Government will
not interfere with Vaiandigham IL he keeps quiet.
-.-ee~Dees--
llEEoisN AND CRUELrY.-A most touching in
stance Of hcroism: and one Of the most Atrocout
acts uf cruelty the truth of~which Is vouched for
/ ny the most respectable authority, occurred du-
ring the Columbian struggle foi Independence
The Spanish General, Moriiio, the most blood
thirsty and treachcrous tool Of tho Spanish King.
who was created Count Of CarthagenR, and Mar
iuis de Ia Puer for services whieh rather entitled
him TO the distinction Of butcher or hanguan.-
While seated in bis tent day during the cam
paiSn of Caracas. he Jaw n lad before him drown.
al III tears. The chief demanded Of him for what
! purpose lie there?
Tho child replied that he had come 20 beg the
life "f his father, then prisoner in Morilo's