, 1864-10-25

NEW YoEE, Monday, Oct. 2l.-The Htra,d's
Chattanooga correspondent says the theatre
Of war has beta transferred to Whitfield,
Walker and Dade counties, over the north
ern borders OF Georgia, 10 which large forces
Of rebel infantry are operating, and use Rome
Us their base Of supplies, which are brought
on the Coosa river.
Rome was abandoned by our forces, Res-
eca was held against attack, the road was
torn up again near Tiltou, Dalton aud Tllt3n
were captured, Ringgold, Tunnel Hll! and
Cleveland evacuated, and a concentration of
Union forces male at Chattanooga. II
Hoods army WAS as strong IS when he took
it III hand. he could not take Chattanooga
By the fight with the rear guard OF hoods
ma,n army, our troops have got between HIN
ard his detached forces.
HOODS great aim, evidently, Is to get to
Alabama, but he was shut ont by 8 range Of
mountains, His army are obliged to subslst
en- rOasted corn.
NASHVILLE, October e.. 1861 Hoods
army is now far down the Bruomto IN Vul.
ley, on the way to Jacksonville, Ala, the
Terminus Of The Tallad+ga and Montgomery
Railroad, which, in future, is to be his basc
DitttoWn yesterday, in pursuit; but how iur
be will 30 cannot conj=c1urs. He can OBJ
tain AL the forage he wants for his horses
and 1b bules, aud Il he has sufficient wagons
10 carry provisions. he can move to Jackson-
VILE without diff 'ulty.
Hood has bis whole force with him, con.
eiatipg Of the corps of G. D. Lee, (,ormerly
Polk's) Cheatham's, (ate Hardee's) and
Ste~art's. There are embodied In these Or
ga1 iza.fonB III regiments OF infantry, aTer-
ueipg 150 muskets each, or 25, $50 men in
all. Be has with bis infantry Is pieces OF
light artillery and about 500 artillery men.
III addition there are about 5000 cavalry
co;e1itg his retreat, making in all au effec
I've furce Of little over 80 600, aud to col
,ect these he has draintd the Gull States
there not being 1000 men Of all arms else
Where, between the great Pedee and the
Mississippi. These figures arc correct, or
as nearly go, as TREY could be made With
out consultatlon OF the rcgimental morn
Ing reports.
Before Dalton, which is manned by gar
rieon Of come six hundred negro troops,
there We're two corps while Lees force
WIS kept ten miles in the rear to watch
Sherman.
Col johnson, commanding at Dalton, made
a sur7eudrr which was disgracetnl in the e1-
treme. He could not have held the post
long, 1t is true; but check Of three or four
hours W0pld have been invaluable to SheF-
man. Beside, the rebel leaders refused to
recognize the negroes as prisoners OF war,
out oneiea & 10 palole Lne ~a;1e a.x. on.seas at Il
tae pace were snfIenqefsa WITHOUT nSht;
Hood, however, t9la NM mn ,aas & Il peeled
to take tne pace, ne "ouia saoM no quarter
johnson sufrenuefed, "lInout nf1ng gun,
to eaye hfneelf
Whatever may be the final result Of Hoods
flank movement, one Is certatn--he entirely
failed IN his purpose o. ofeaKlng sne5man
conmun1cations 10 adegft9 Laat "o1la ~.
pei the evaeua1ion OF AuanA: at Ill ~ oa5s 3S
from the 1ta Wni see Inem mah,,3g ~ Mgo1, = AZ
trains fnnnlng agaln 1.o iattar 1saee W tad
ianta- nv snrnson ~ .uU ha. .a.t7 uana cnn.
nifty da5s 1u!l saIpltes ~ nnem aa,th moon w."
menceo nls noyemens " .ne ~ ~ s;,,,o+,o, II
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