The New York herald., 1864-05-26


river was our line our army oas on tAn sid> .
ae riper and that OF the euemy on the o.. II
per haps. had tho ford west Of calE sacmy,
Ressacca bridge was burned Sunday morp,og The
the greater Do son o. i has sIs no no, ." sed In
ire having been held 10 reserve for a been under
Ss o"s az 81
had thrown up Friday night a. >shind the works they
nigh, previous AZ four oc'o ID hal srens hcncd the
DIVISIONS Of Cheatham .rge on our part, in which the
pGied. The enemy Stewart aud Stevenson parties.
o"s men were IN our intreuchments and as they aod
works, nv ordered to charge and, leapug over t.s
tnsy run op On resarva in line OF the enemy ard
ms CHAR u 10 fa! back to their original limo. In
dowr % most Of the men were wounded who came
The loss Of the enemy sirce the fight opened fs,day
last Is calculated at fve TO our one They were charging
the slaughter Of Yankees Is said 10 have been
bic They were literally moved down as they came up,
and were rsoa,ea every time onarss was httsmp.ea
that tho spirit of tho men unparalleled in the history
OF the Army OF Tennessee. lie declares that " Geneat
Joaston gi M M en loose they 'ciii tyhtp the Yaah6ss
lroInd Of their choosing The Yankees have al
ready been punished severely and the fearful losses Of
the last lew days will be calculated TO diminish little
the pluck which have characterized their recent
charges upon our intrenchments.
There no hghtng OF consequence In the neighbor
hood OF Calhoun Monday morning when tho train left.
There heavy attack made npcn lines Sunday
night about ton O'Clock which was repalsed with neavy
losses to the enemy
From the Atlanta lnteligencer, May III
We have just returned from the baltic cd at Ressacca
and 10 lay before our readers the most reliable
news from that quarter.
On Saturday morning pacoi In position
at Ressacca and TO the LETT that place. the line extend
ing miles southwest and beyond tho 0ose-
naua Fairly 10 the morning a rapid engagement COM
meuced along the entire line The artillery firing has not
surpassed rapdiiy and extent any day durug
the ncessant and continuous firing Of musketry
kept up between the closely approxmased lines Of
infantry.
There was no disposition on our part TO change the
front In the evening the enemy made three desperate
and persistent assaults our works at Ressacca.
They repused with severe loss their
side and few casualties our part. During
all Of Saturday night a constant cannonading was
Kept up. and on sunday morning the opposing
lines werc within half a mile Of each other.
during the entire dSy 9nsrs was rapid
cannoDadng In the morning, bat II became slow and al
most ceased at nghtfall The number Of casualties was
larger than those reported Saturday Brig der Gen
eral Tucker OF Mississippi. severely wound In the
arm, but is doing vel at the house rend in Marietta.
There few deaths IN comparison TO the number OF
wounded
One Of the notable incidents occurred Saturday
ceived We had IN the rifle pits several lines Of
ranged bshi"A e'ch other The rear lines loaded the
muske.s 9sed them 10 the front lines. The enemy
still colth heir assault after the artillery volleys,
and unded 10 ind themselves met by cease
less voey Of mIsketry that staggered and finally dis
persed them. The slaughter very great.
Az noon on Saturday the Yankees planted
battery on an eminence south south Of the river one
road They fred at group Of cavalry officers
who making observations from open spot
the hill to the right Of Calhoun. They threw
but five or SIX Shells one which struck old house
the centre OF the village when the battery senccd
by two OF our batteries, which got destructive cross
fire range from two commanding en!nences.
On Sunday twenty three hundred OF the enemys cav
airy approached within OF Rome before they
discovered Colonel jackson dismounted his caval
ry and entering into rapid skirmish With them soon
bad them retreang No more demonstrations occurred
The army remains as buoyant and confident as over.
Our ocers and especially the general officers are very
choer nj and rtgln m q
estimated at one hundred thousand men, aud they
lighting with desperate earnestness, doubtless pre-
suming in small numbers. Our army has
been handled so admirably before II IS splcnddly ap
porti7ned, and undated confidence exists General
Johnston. most notable feature or the field Is that
there 10 no struggling. The prompt and efficient
which have boen taken to guard the has
Pletely prevented IL.
From the Charleston Mercury, May 90
The hankng movement OF sherman southward stiil con-
has burned the bridge his at Ressacca We
hardly think probable toat general fight iciu
ana tie line Of tie Rome Raiiroad ,enseh ~e Ie,s John.
son Dn hold His progress southward Is far more easily
rIsged country ID their line Of march private letter,
dated AZ Atlanta, May II, says
Johnston s falling back gradually. drawing the enemy
along, waiting for -, and trying to get good battle
thousand killed. three four thousand wounded and
bIsnce missing. Oostanauia bridge Ia burned and
going from well coming here The army from Gen.
huston down, said TO be in the highest spirits and
All this goes sustain what We have said upon the
subject. game OF strategy 10 going on in which Johns
.n Is a,sns simply upon me defensive he has no OBJ
far South s sstcut his plans and the ma
ona de ences Of The state Every foot Of rugged soil
dry that he protracts bis march-every pound ihat
lie dminshes his stores Of subs stencegoes secure
tie completeness u his overthrow, " defeated.
The Latest from Jonnston's Army.
Calhoun, Nay II. 1891
the extreme right supported by Hindman and Steven
son, at four IN the afternoon charged the enemys
kessacca The enemy's loss Is heavy. Stova lost
hundred and seventy. killed and wounded.
On saturday evening the enemy crossed the COSTA
naua three miles west OF Calhoun cndeavoring to flank
They driven back. with grea. slaughter, by
Martins cavalry and Jackson's brigade.
Sunday night he withdrew from i,essacca TO this side
Of the Ooetanaula, burning the bridge.
On Monday evening Gists and Stevens brlgades skr.
mished heavily one mile southwest OF Calhoun Al sun
down our limo OF battle was three miles this side OF
houn
The enemy this morning refused to advance further
Our movements are all according to preconcerted plans
The utmost confidence and enthusiasm prevails
The eoemy's loss is ten 10 our ono. J. X. Jacksons
tenant weems OF South Carolina Generals walthall and
Maniganlt, and Major Camp, OF the Fortieth Georgia.
were slightly wounded
Thus far the vigilance or General Johnston foicd
punish bis sssaaus The respective casualties % to
last night estimated follows loss
$500 Yankee loss from IL 900 TO $4,000
Yesterday afternoon sharp skrmishing was going On
at four o'clock, three miles above Adairsvile The enc
my was severely punished He also repuised about
afteen miles from Kingston yesterday.
Our army meets every new development OF the enemy
With admirable spirit and implicit confidence in General
Johnston. No apprshensions are entertained by any
one for the result
MnI sDoKvntr, May Is, 1854
Governor Brown has issued his proclamation calling ont
the civil and militia officers Of this State TO report I'm
mediaey at Atlanta to Governor wayne TO aid in rops
ling the enemy
Johnston's Speciality
OPINION OF THE CHARLESTON MRRCURY.s
10 those familiar with the history OF the previous cam
pagns Of the present commander OF the Army Of Tnnes
see bis apparent retrograde from the Chattanooga
Mountains 10 Rossacca and thence beyond the river viii
be well understood All Of h1 victories ia ne wdr hare
been con oy u. ,treat-drawing the enemy from their
position, and falling upon them No sudden as q panic
General scotts advice 10 federal commander was
Beware Of Leo advancing, and watch Johnston the