, 1864-07-18
OUR NASHVILLE LETTER. :
IMPORTANT RRON sHER.
MANS ARMY,
Details OF the Great Flank Movement
The Crossing OF the Chntt4hoo-@
cAee-Johnstohs8 Retrear-Wul
he Fight

he Fight Z O.
From Our Special Correspondents
NAsnru11, July 10, 1854.
Auotner nank movement by Sherman, and
anolhef fetreat by Johnston! IT 1t indeed
oe true mat The rebel commander In Georgia
oe 1orm'daoIe only IN q retreat, he must,
now ne one o. the most terrible fellows on
record, as nc has been retreatlng steadily
slnee me n1st oay OF Aay las1-fWo months
anu naH-
"hen "onoston aoanaoned the henesaw
mountain, on me Gay ne promised the cttt.
xens .. ae1ahta ''eto'5-lhsating them ont
70 see tne fanRee' 6 Fuh-he pledged his word
that there should be no further falling back;
that The Chattahoochee should mt he ahan.
doned, while a c4iyaltic Soutlerner cou1d
bare his breast to Yankee steel. Init alaa!
he },as apafn y;o1.te5 bts fait,, n,a a. ~
nn,a+,s iaa.o, ,u ~ go. LIS 1aa.n' ano Tue na-
.u..4at.a ~ ,ao1ee VI A'lan1a, VINO $1,000 on me
tops Of the henesaW mountain, to see the
Yanlec's run on the 4th Of July, ore now
compelled to coutempl ,te the bnme where
.." ass snh,i oe 1ele wanout chl7aiflc protec-
lion. ana oe compelled to throw themselves
upon Yankee honor for safety.
Somehow, ! notice, wherever our armies
20, they Observation-Disclosures the women
win 1ne greatest readiness: ny observation
has convinced nc ttat = when this cruel war
Is over" many starved rebel, driven into
the serrfcc by his be+rnthea will coma hor,o
~ f,,d ,,sr xrto.~, ho t.-as 49,. .,. snc uo4'
80 ~ -. ~ i" Aom 1e u.eseo Lug arny 70 oe-
!eoo' 1ae WIG OF one OF those terrible Yan.
kees-those hated puritans-and he will
doubtless be spu.nedaway as a traitor de.
serr,nr 4bo srn-n and ,o,,...t
-" on1s.ips VI tespeet@-
o!e PeoP1es 4esefFing 10 DC deserted BY his
af1auced.
So It will ba In Atlanta, Many a Georc,a
maiden will, ere q year 1as c,anscd thanr
her s4ars that anna yo,,-aa xr,,e.ls 49, -
to SIC slain On the 4th. Was aiinwed IN a sTr.
this-Marss not not Venna. ca,1s @ oa' e-ousu :"
prnr1 wopra
"onAa'
r,,a.s.h tsuei "ofeS on .ne evuta oank 81 me
s.as. Saa.o1oosnse, 11 ensinan declares 10 ee tne
s;ncs 1ear;nee T3,aeeany naa he' @ ~.
ssIce a as1'ing LAatta"9oga. taey arc nve
pans1Jaia Th.-o ~ - h - - 20
~ tha -, l. Sora n.a.s ~ nt,a -; ,.aa .a.N
;ns- ,han es,5 1bst Il 3s ,he;r 3,tant,op ~ ps -
aeianS t1'.1n n fhc last nt teost thnt i uas ~
~ ;nten+ion If tha nsson,e ~ caortr;a that af
thev should bc sn deftnded fhon5h Ia Ia
1f>1,T G,n fuN Aof.I
~ t;%ht A''' A0' 's'''~ oee~A ~ eo'04 nine1
~ ~ sH Hropr,, ,on+ mt on,v the Influenza or
4,n Stn+a T., anns,rnntfnn h,,+ h;s cE!, 49, ~
soue3 su . serrices n snuerinisnd5ng tbe xari"a
evarr natrn cdNana tGsu W. Ware +hnr,
sanfis-15 tite iIitchcs md throw mn {nfrench.
ments. were Forthcoming; and joe Johnstou
was urged to stake all upon the result OF
done 50, his own forces making direct u.s.
sault, we have no doubt; because one man
within the breastworls is equal to twenty as
sailants over the ground from the river to
the ride.tits; bu5 direct attack was just
the thing not intended By Sherman, and &C.
THE CROSSING.
,sop,.-so, afta, so,,o =, ,,aro,,ra-,no~ s,,o-
oanaa e. s9f,s;n 1oaStam ~ ~ nu
hanl. ~ - 4ha ,,rar ;n tha ~
csati.sa ~ -, Er;a ~. hc,,t - 11 Ia1s.
The rrhels had eri5eni1r e,rnected 1e that nnr n
LIZ ,a a "asa tbes 1aft ~ "a
"a ocrordina1r made - the naecssarv nrsna-e. No.
tiops to meet Hooker. when. to tlefr aston
1sbmebt,t they foupdMcP Pherson'e cannon play
! Ing upon their works with fearful effect
| causing u panic in their extreme flank by its
| suddennees and severity.
But the rebels were not easily frightened
4! from their formidable works: On tic other
I hand. they resolved to remain in them If DOS.
sible: hut how they expected to hold them,
| now that 8 pioneer brigade was south Of the
river. / cannot CONJECTURE. Eeyertheless.
| fhey Continued to hold them throughout Sat.
urday. thourh our troops we're 1assiue In
large numbers, constantly. and were in com
| plcfe possessIon Of rarae of hills. from
| which ther could not be driyen.
etx,tv ,.opx1xn
| ...... a,...,,o-x A..
,-nr was 1ear1r III nrsr To- Tohnstnr
| ~-a-n ,ranra 4or enotbor ~ raat Tha hcas,r
6s3rra had haen re|nnrnd dnr;n1 1ba ri~ht ~
e. S,r1irht ia roiirnad Mia re r9m,nor
~ooS Hr;5c" and NE nontoons y era a in as1nea
nmr fn-ces xcre ~ MT ~ no.;t3on n ~ d. anv.
thiro ~ ora1 10 aast-1,att ,on ~ +i,eea ~.
t,res nor rnnld theg cnm1nence ~ nnssmit nj ~ II
the Il, inr tnc mi fl;ev Ind cnmn,eted thej,
avn observation-disclosures Tho 1,;nnear hriea;ie
1oweyer. was Industrionslv n ToIr: and
! soon half q dozen DOnt1Oua epanued fl,t
stream, aud our army Was across by Monduy
noon, occupying the works abandoned b.
| the rebels.
| TO ATLANTA.
Whether or not a farther advance hns be
| fnn am unable to ear: Int ccrta;n # Il Il
vii not },a 3nt,s, driated The cnief ohs,ta
,1.s have nn,r hGen ortrcorne. tbe nnnns"11
re,;on ia missed fhe ChatIn,.onche.. ~. 1s nou
h,Eind rs' ana on1r a level njain INV ~
| 14rds tts hrned snrfacf hetwern sherman and
fhc nhiective noint ~ atfack-atinnfa
SHERMAN has now no patural obgtacles Ia
sumo, completely pToteeted by lie usual