The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-24

LIZ. W. p. q. shanhs' Despatch 5.
NAmvnIs, Tenn, June II, 1854


4 NAsHvnrI, Tenn, June II, 1854
3 rsb ss soanuR AaAis AT wonx. ar.
me ntsgssee ~ the defeat Of sturgs BY Forrest was
hardly received and dgesasd here, when Intelligence
oAs 70 hsaAquastsss u ~ dsios Of Tennessee that
yoesss Va already turning hi attention In this direo
sion. You VIII rsmsmber that wrote you short time
ego 70 tho effect that Rhoddy had been driven back In N
sors 70 the river At Forsacs now appears thas
In conjunction with Forrest hs ID again about to attsmpt
and that an extensive RAID under the oruel and rssnt
Ies Forrest, about be made tho railroad comu'
nieations OF General sherman And here let say thai,
though Forrest may be successful snd-coming with
very superior force OF cavaryhis i mot Il al improba
bls, he ssnpst Ansst the status OF the army IN
-Georgia. Alrsaay provision has besn made against
tnis anticipated roubls and Forrest 70 tear up
shs roads entirely n wondsot deprive the army n the
'front.' Of the nsosssares a NJ ~ munitions oe war %
force retreat. al 1s8s sN
Y rHs pussasm on rxusnmxE--GumaxL nougBRAU.
General Rousseau, commanding tho DISTRICT Of NASH
vlo lately ordered TO extend his dstrics nom Duck
rveto the Tennessee river, and along the line OF tho
Nashville and Chattanooga railroad south Of that stream
and to call the District Of Tennessee This extension
or territory gave him commanded the defsnces OF four Of
the most important railroads in the military division cf
the Missssipp and in view OF the position Of our army,
certainly a important subordinate command as could
be given 70 him. He found that only certain force could
be spared to him. This he considered inadequate TO de-
end the district thoroughly and endeavored TO increase
the strength OF hts command by the erection Of strong
n ans This - work. has
with great vgor under the charge 0f about fifteen local
and travelling inspectors and most OF the points are now
we'll protected by such works as have indicated Inc
utmost has been taken TO inform the troops Of the
anticipated raid Of the enemy and thus forewarn them
Captain T. Williams, Nineteenth United States infantry
aid camp General Rousseau, ordered tour
OF inspection OF ,s the works and troops, and by few
udicious suggestions materially Increased the morale OF
the troops forming the garrsons their deencos nsur
ing least that shall have no OF the useless
=
Gen. Roussetu has issued the following, which y pub
lished under date Of Juno 1864, large still pte
card. and which ordered 70 be kept posted in consp
cuous place in each bloc<house. - 81 .7
onsiderabe labor has been expended on these block
houses. Where there is possibility Of their being at
tackled by artillery they have been rendered artillery
ess possible farm Of ejd work for ms garrison and
should Withstand The attack Of force other than that
Of an army No cavay eemmand 11wsver rgs wSo
ammunition 70 reduce such biockhouse, and they
could they could not aztd SO 70 expend IL. Therefore
4e3E4 .vsN no SURRENDER f2 ag@u.
updcr any circumstances. win be allowed. blockhcuse
viii meyer be besessd more than forty eight hours w,s,.
out being relieved by forcss All trees and brush
within rife range will be feled and cut away. g. N
ei RUMoRs FoRRRsr AsD RH0pDy. a& Ke
Theee preparations for defence had hardly bean I'M
lshed when she information was received that Forrest
about the Tennessee and attack the
%ss om Decatur ~hs Forrest having 6sca rspussd
in one attempt TO cross Florence about TO attempt 1t
q Eastpor where he has haaboats This Information
reosved 70 date, and no detais have % yet been
sent In. Essf' s.t .gil7 esf = saH = u
Ono o. our spies yesterday returned som trip INTO
Dixie, having gone 70 Fulton. Alabama. Rhoddy was
there thea he had been with Forrest the raid asanst
Sturgs Rhoddy stated 20 this spy thnt surgs hnd lost
two hundred prisoners, thousand killed and Ave bum
drsd and ty wounded To for the discrepancy
existing between the 1usd and wcuuded Rhoddy very
eooIy sotsd thai Fve. had shot ersat rsany ef As
w0unded WhS suOs Gm0bl TO march 10 ColUBsbua Ga.
FORESTS lossDs admitted 10 be very large but II
was not given 10 numbers. Colonel Patterson was at
Courtiand yoaesdAy In command " regiment al fnur
hundred and nifty mon aNNs,1
a GENERAL r. Q. 0RAH0xn--In 0uKRnLAA le
General Grangor In command at Decatur, yesterday
sncountsrsd the sneny's piekss seven miss from De
His scouts charDsd upon the snemy and capsursd
six men and nine horses -ea@. y
Ths gusriIas IN the vicinity cf fulaboma havs bssz
very actvs OF te General Payne has kiled about sixty
or them Yesterday they killed Captain j. c. Rogers
Twelfth Tenpsssss cavalry, In nghs with them IN LIN
coin county. WI a--- ~ - --z-- ~ :. -