Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-21
FROM NORTH GEORGIA.

Georgia fr6m the Atlanta "ContederaeJ' Oh
the l2th:
Sherman has "worrisd," to use u homely
expression, with his discreet adversary, from
Tunnel Hill 10 Big Shanty, along the Chatta.
nooga and Atlanta Railroad, like an expe-
| rienced knight Of the pugilistic ring. The
first hug at Rocky-faced Ridge and attempted
"trip" ut Resaoa materially exhausted his
wind, and demanded a momentsry cessation
to catch breath and gather strength. A few
strategic feints, and the famous raider al
most accomplished a semi-crescent Of the
arena towards the LEFT, bringing into imme-
date recognition the use of the legs Of his
troops ss we'll as the arms thereof. This
manauvre changed considerably the relative
positions of the sntsgnnists. As if conscious
Of the superior prowsss Of the lega Of his fol-
lowers, their "propellers" were again put in
motion, and another quarter circuit brought
the army of the Cumberland within the vi
| cinity of Dallas. Hero o staggering Low un-
der Tie belt from Cleburne sent the Yankees
| rseliny against the ropes, and nccessltated o
| change Of programme. The leF, flank move
was becoming too distressing. Like q beneV-
olsnt Christian, having been severely smitten
upon his right cheek, no neek,y offered his
| lCIL III III cmU1lTtSsCQ cu'is ~ 6Os "
the railroad and among the friendly Altoona
hills.
From this point. within tho past few days.
he had been making repeated TENTS, and has
attempted sundry lungea straight out from the
| shoulder. At last accounts, be was reported
with his eyes anxiGu5lY bent upon the Chat
tahoochee ahlve Roswell. evideneing bis de-
cided inclinaton to take water" We CON
r. 49, -. zoo, tb,o 1oat HamnOEfrotlON
means nothip, serious. When the intimation
first reached usuhoped the enemy did really
mean to accomyf8h 4 move in THAI direction.
In such an event we anticipated 8 brilliant
; stride OF our oGn champion 20 Eto~ah bridge,
| and the sudden and decisive smash ol his I'd.
versary.
To this complexion has the raid coma ut
last. The neishborhood Of Atlanta bias been
rerched-but not Atlanta. before that shall
be attained, the heaviest battle OF the W est,
we sincerely trust, will echo it's terrible oarf-
nonades along the now peaceful Valltyof the
| Chattshocchea. The two opponents glare at
each other within striking distance, and the
audience survey the scene in bresthlese ex'
pectancy. For a moment tie to-and-tro
moves are abandoned. Shermsn's next felnt
ia vet unreyeuled. Where ho win strike now
remuins to BE seen, and the next lunge may
| inau surste ! terrible ard decisive struggle
Of tho result, II it should como, We have &c:
no apprehension.
No Sans Of exhaustion are visib Q On cur
side, AID the Army Of Tennessee never boreu
prouder front or moro defiant determination to
bring the sssailant to his knees and cause him
to "throT up the sp"nge.'
Atlanta. papers If the l4;h chronicle 10
important changes n the position Of atfaiFs,
although the enem! have made several feintH,
apparently for the purpose Of discovering Cur
weak points before making another general
attack. Telegrapl.c ad7iees in another col
! nmr announce unG,lcr attack. which, as nnti-
~rlputet, was r~cpn!ad si'h great loss u TIE
enemy.
MuRGAN'S OPERATIONS IN KEN
"UCKY.
The Cincinnati Gazette" II the 9tu, hiter
detailing he recent Capture oi CSh'h'AnH aid
ether ,wus AID ~illage-, aud The DESTRUCTION
Ct trains and othr property on the kentucky
Cent.s: Railroad ly Gcu. Moraao, gives The
fol.1wins
STATEMENT OZONE Of MoaoAN's MEN.
Lest evening Ole of Morgan's men arrived
in this city Oh tie steamer Magnolia, from
Marysville. He is HI lrishman by birth, a
| shrewd, observing man, who thinks for him
self, and expresses his ideas very distinctly.
| His rAne is Hugh Devlin, & private 10 com.
pany G, Sixth Cnfaderate Battalion. At The
beginning Of thu war he lived in Texas. unl
was swept by tht tide into the rebel ranks, at
first in o Texas fgimont for one year. and
afterwards in de tw1 years service. Ills
| %eapture is due % wLiskey, having drank 10
freely that he vas left behind, and when So
bered fell into he hands Of Union men, who
gave him q q1fk passage TO this city. lie
states that tEeycame through Pound Gap Il
9cck ago last Sunday, passing q Union force
of 500, which Vas marching on another road
towards the sai works at Abingdon. The
reb1 force is commanded by john Morgan,
il cornposed 4 Kentucky troops. The only
full regiment ia the 18th Kentucky cavalry,
1000 strong. There are three batta!ions Of
the 10Th ketncky cavalry, and three other
hattslione. the largest of which is the 9th
Confederate Battalion, 50 strong. Col. Mack
afes, Of IIarrhsburg, is with Morgan, Lieut..
Cnl. Aston, sCol. Smith, of Chicago, Inland
other we'll known rebel leaders. The total
fo,c. does rot e1csed 1000, although per-
lin. rough guess ct first was three thousand.
4 large portion of these are dismountcd Gu
yslry, who suffered severely in their march
into the S.c.s, and have been kept IN the rear
until the cavalry could send back horses TO
monnt them. They are mostly armed with
| the Confederate Enfield riae-a short MrreIed
| Enisld made at Richmond. They have no
! s,bres and no pistols, except as private pro-
nrr,v. Their line of march was from Pound
Gan to Paintsville, Kentucky, where q scont
ing narty cf one hundred and seSartsrn men,
under the notorious Pete Eser,f, was sent IN
advance 10 pick up horses snd send back the
main force. They passed N to Hazel Greer,
Osi1gvilie and F~lemirgsburg, and To. Mays,
vile, The farms Of UnIon men we're striped
of horses, while the property Of rebel citizens
was saoredly protected. Al Flemingsburg the
stables wero protected by Everts' orders, ard
not n horse taken. Everrs took Maysvi!le
without resistance, the Unionists mostly cross
ing the river. One boat load vas hailed ly
the rebels, and, on their refusal to come lack,
| fred into, killing one man. EvertH gathered
no II large number Of horses, and took the
Lexington pike fer Mt. Sterling on Nednt--
dsy. He hsn orders 70 report ut MI. sterling
| within three days from the timb he lett Hazel
| Green. ESerts' scouting rartv was the nrst
that left Morgan's command. While poshn
does not know of other scouting parties being
sent out, he thinks such we're sent in the ad-
vance. Morgan's main force. he suppeses, is
still at Mount Sterli.g. Lie has no artillery,
and started with seven days r~ations. Nor,
gan's .aesigni 50 not to fight, but to rob. steal
and destroy railroads rs for as possible. HIS
exit through eastern Kentucky is an impossl-
bility, ard bis men expect to pass down
through Central Kentucky snd Middle Ten
nessee. They all expect the war to end with
this summers campaign, knowing that every
able bodied man in the South is now IN the
fo'd, AMI TO reserve force can Le INT in tbtir