New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-12
Abons signnis-Hew Psik Was Killed
The Failure ON the 93th Of June-Os'
eupatien OF t&enesaw.

bren Ou! Special Correspondent
NEAR Tng CHAITAuoocuEs, Co.. July 3 1864.
THE REBEL SIGNAL STORY.
The Cincinnati Commeroial and Chattanooga
Gazette ere Justly indignant at TIE fhS York HSTdld
reporter for revealing the alleged fact that the Rebel
signals had been decphered by our signal officers, and
the Rebel army movements and other important infor
nation thus reported at headquarters. Their irdigna'
ton ~, however. unnecessary.
The truth that carly In the history Of the Rebellion
al officer II the Signal CorpsCspt Alexander Of tho
Regular Army-deserted to the enemy. Ing With
bin copy OF the signal code This rendered il nee
essaTy 10 change tie code which Was done tho Rebels
gaining little beside the accession Of traitor II their
ranks whom they afterward conferred Brigaditrs
commission In place Of u better man. AiexApdcr IS
now chief signal officer In the Rebel army IS reward
for his perfy.
Subsequently young woman escaped from Rich:
mond b. into lines copy Of the Rebel signal
code which for time enabled our signal officers 10
read Rebel messages sent by flag from point 10 al
other Of their lines during the Peninsuar campaign, in
the Spring of 1862 BY change IN their system, how.
ever this EEs put step TO. and since that time
the whole has remained n sealed book II Is within tho
power Of either party SO 70 nisfy Their oon4anies
10 defy detection. Besides II should be borne IN
mind that signaling by either party II always dons 20
much Ms possible under cover 40 that the station Is
ONLY visible 10 the party with whom the communication
Is made This was undoubtedly an expensive SELF
on the reporter. Ills making public such Information
whether true or false however, proves Lin oiheI
army.
Tkc death Of Polk is attributed to Gen siernans
artillery practice Tho death of Cen led.dos Polk,
noice by well worked up paragraph in The L0visrk
Journal Is attributed directly to the agency OF Cen
Sherman. who Is represented as following tho ReDci
party with his glass during their morning exouslon
around the Rebel lines and BY wellamed shot Hired
10y his own hands, killed the Bishop General aud then
with exclamation Of satisfaction OF the achievement
pronounce the whole story false-fabricated out Of
whole cloth The fatal shell was one 81 han hundred
thrown from Capt Smonsons battery ~ we l.eoe posi
tun on Pine Mountain at such distce thtt nothing
excepting the Rebel tents visible. The shot Eas
wholly az accidental one far as the killing OF FOX
was concerned. The same cannot be said OF inc aea'
OF Capt Simonson. He was undoubted! Killed ny an
Intentional shot aimed at him by sharpshooer WINE
engaged in stalking the ground for his battery near
the Rebel lines in front Of Stanleys division near MA
The anniversary Of the capture Of vicksbpre VIII
probably find this army In close pursuit OF johnston
Rebel army-possibly taking a long look az thelr
vanishing skirts across the Cbattahoochee All expert
cnce OF all wars and experience In this war IN par
tcluar proves that while assatng strongly
works does not pay the ranking pH , Ts,
centage OF the soldiers engaged in II upon the held ms
perpetual monument Of the mistake we committed.
Success would have been glorious. and would have gwen
ms the kew Of the Rebel positonperhas placed their
army al our mercy. Perhaps the object AIMED NJ las,i
fed the undertaking. two days triai OF the move
ment on the enemy's left flank. however mas oohgeG
him TO abandon his work and mountain Businesses aud
preciptately take TO flight ~.
This morning. we took possession OF Kencsaw Moun'
tain and are following the Rebel army. which, io'
probably two DAYS and nights past has been IN full re
treat across the Chatahoochee MoPheTson occupies
the mountain aud probably Marietta. Sohoheld Is OF
tie extreme right and only five miles from inc river
on the roads leading ~ the river and
10 the railroad at Rus Station, reveals no enemy TN
side Of Niekajnck Greek and none for nearly Two ne'
on the road running direct to the river.
/ we are soon 10 follow toward Atlanta. Is.