The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-15
The situation at Atlanta.

The Cincinnati CoNxvnci ,t's correspondent, With
General shci mans army, under date ~ AUsus, D.,
writes ~ follows;
The enemy has not ye, c~a,ua'td Atlantis,
though some such r1cvcmcn, has heru loole upon
aa ryohalle tor the last ten davs. Our army has
shifted 'roin the east and north of Atlantis 10 the
west, the extreme len covering the city on the
north, Will. the extreme right now is southwest
OF the c,'v. running parallel with the atlanta aud
Mtccn railroad. And near enough, were the country
favorable, to command u with artillery. An eN.
tension of our riyh,, until II reached tho only line
ol rairond ct Of A,lanta and that running south,
seems 20 he iu progress. The enemy, however.
po'ong ,hcir lines IN tho same dirccton, and ior-
t'y 'hc'ns"lvcs In two parallels, lust west W
tho railroad when the Twen,y-,hird corps. =
night or two ngo, were shifted from the north NJ
Atlanta NJ our extreme right, the enemy mado n
corresponding movement. leaving enough men IN
the cuircuchmenis rorth of the city To- hold thcin
~ vrs developed by the demonstration OF the
Fourth corps last evening. The works of tho eve
my completely cnv ron the city, and utc very
strong t'o strong 10 hc carried by assault. Tho
question "a. get,nR into Atlanta seems 10 depend
upon our ability TO ,u' th"r remaining line Of
communicative, ~h,,h we are not AT AL unhtc!y
~ do NJ any moment. HNol viii rrotsN'y l."
compelled To withdraw sooner or later 'cNisr.en. e
rondcts Que conservative when ptpNlrl' n pro
phrcvl, on account of what his tneu term 'anothcr
,nwaidlv nanknC movement
Hood Is making good use ri his militia rcscrvrs.
Every man in Georgia, capable of bear,ug arms, s
are Of course formidable, Four hve weeks Of
such carparnnr ~ We have down here will turn
militia intn yetrr nus, and render them az niifftr-
cnt to III. viprrish whirk of bullet as thosc
who have been listening N u ior ,nc las, thrcn
wears. Hoods regular troops have undoubtedly
suffered very heavily in the late battles, and his
tactics are 'o reserve them now that fo has Vo
repeat the grpwl ~ a rebel picket IN reply to n
que stlun ot of our skirnshcrs ~ To- how mn =
m"n thcv had lrip "not more than enough Tor two
noi" klil.ugs." Rebel vc'efsns OF cnurs~ hr"
POSTED the skirn,i-n lines. hnt the irorchos arc
held hv m'hnl, white The regular troops are dis
trhu'cI IN the r,'nr ~ reserves from whence they
spec y d Town ward. "a rsse of an ahs'vit.
Y 20 presumed hv those Who should know. tnatihc
number e ml l.til ir Nond's army fully equals his
old, regularly orc oiii,ed troops. Were ~ NOD Tor
them, hr could not confront another DAY; Hit 1t
he :" the cist,iov ard hutusA, ur tho fsn
',townr sgvnnrsh,o M,con,tho only direction =
oIcn 10 hm, 'hev nils' prove cumnTr'oin. clo-
nl,nt, and that Mn enhnncc the pe.ls and DIS
ro'Iru.Crlc.itt NJ Hirh y movement. Tlc ts,t if,
the cloin seems very much disposcd "a hgit tor
Atlanta eel lie longer. u IL ~ bo hopfd they wiz.
TIE d.,iiHre they have sus,nin"i n the Nr.rt
hsht., together with the loss III DioTuis mcidcn, u
sn, = r'p",i.si Il sas'crs q worth de lru Asui
g. our ,1're. sherman ~ not ho'icyc, ausiosi
ip have 'l'r retreat tor II they DELAY their w u
d-awa much longer they must either forNe u,
n IN orr gh'eninR grasp around the city, Or ted
the pns which will make their retreat ent' rnc
Is h1EttdogF.
W. are within about two miles ri the city. III,
i
~r'iiug enters tho main street Of Atlanta lui tn.
fii stant Save on our extreme lat hnwcv ", ",
an src nothing of Atlanta for the nterveni f. 2
csis ni.l broken country. ing ~ near one OF N n
lnrIc~' c,ies IA the South, We might rcns' nah
eyIcct To emerge from the primitive forests whi
have been our hlhitstions for So many weeks. ih
neither Villas nor gardens, country seus nor pleiv
AM drives are encountered. Dirt roads M oco
sional log house and unshoru old forests are akbl
what see two niles from the famous Gate CT y.
The fi.ht uf shells IL AN all day and all night n,
.ar Our sh.Ils scatter the shingles OF Alta lii
root trees, and our round shot bowl through u ei
dusty avenue. They answer with equal vi 'ot
aud, having good range, they keen Our rnen clio ell
hrrrowei Nheu they upen ~ lively rate. hc'
have severn rge guns IN position, whose ran re 4
snor, II roe mile, The bovs have harmed thsi
sound, and 'ar from being alarmed NJ thrii
measured d schRrge. thew seem only HnNiU d
capt,lro one oi the "rehcl camp k@ttles," ~ the,
term the hcayiea prolecnl', weigh,cs Ju't 6D'
pounds.
A copy Of the Richmond Dirr,Ton u the s,h inst
contains the following;
Atlanta AU, d.-rhr eucmy have been unus '-
ally Nctivr during the past 10 hours, A'"lt '"ir
o. lo,k vestcrisv afternoon heavy asS1if vas
mp 4 upon the works held bv our SIX iTInsirrH' up
on thcextrIne leit. After som. stubborn hghtng,
they succeeurd IN gaming possession - the I.'sll "a
here lut subsequently Wr,e driven from H. aud
our l.u.s were re- siabl' shrl. A'ont 10 u'''Ps
last ui .bt AN assault VS. also maze "h our Nh D
m.bh hues, rSi-ndius rom tue cure to ttr eS-
tfcme len, but the movement, l.'ng hetn antici-
pl,ci, resulted in Comr-t' failure, brlSs slSir-
mist lug ,uu,iLusd througl OIL the night, up to the
present. tine. oar loss 10 both affairs is Insignia
caut There WAS comparative quiet IN the city
last night and LGl lev shells gere thrown, result
lns Il no damage,