, 1864-06-16
from Our Own Correspondent ]
liz THE field HEAA AcKwoRTu RoA

It wanders up and down, east and west, In
style that far e1cels the celebrated labyrinth.
In the distance Of two miles one may box
the compass half dozen times. These
mountains are well wooded with heavy
sional cluster Of yellow pines. Quartz crops
out all over the sides Of the hills, and in
some sections gold has been found in guam
handsome profit. Once il while in val
lsy, or on the side Of a bill, q sIekly looking
crop Of wheat or corn may be seen-for a
short time only as short forage rations COM
pei the mule drivers to do little ralding.
Once In while the carcass Of mule may be
seen lying on the edge of tie road, while at
the same time two oFthrce hungry looking
Crows or buzzards are engaged IN the 1auda-
bile occupation Of cleaning his bones, uneon-
sciously bringing TO mind the lines -
A dead mule lies on yonder plain,
Whose bodtt has been fateIk@ slain.
Wen perch ourselves Oh his back bone,
And pick h1s eyes out, one by one
Along the whole distance there is nothing
to be seen worthy Of any special notes: Once
in while, one Of those 1nrge, unronth cot
ton presses with its long leyors-an institu-
ton peculiarly Southern, and showing the
absence Of ingenuity OF labor:saving7 ma
clincrT-1ooms up in the distance; but 1t is
still and motionless. There is nothing about
1t to show that It Ind been recently worked,
and 1t stands there ghastly monument TO
the memory Of slavery and want Of enter
prise. About eighteen miles from Kingston
is Burnt Hickory, where, on Wednesday, the
ss3ith ult-, Hooker made tue desperate charge
on the rebel lines, in which he suffered
htavily.
In the afternoon, after march of some
fourteen miles, tents were pitched in little
yalley-an oasis in the mountain descrt-on
Hnx11 So Don lut-
which, swollen by heavy rain which fell
during the day, ran IN periecttorrent. Here
the brigade ca1nped Tor the night, after hav-
ing placed. out pickets and skirmishe1s.
About II o'clock ut night, loud yollcy OF
musketry woke up the camp, and on making
inquiries it wag nscertained that some Of
Whecler's guerfllas had made an attack on
our yidettes, wounding two and capturing
three, one Of whom subsequently made his
eEcapc. Tho long roll WIS Immediately
6ounde3, and then there was "lurrytng to
md tro.' The various regiments were
formed into libe Of battle, in which they
rebels were In force and going to attack the
camp. Skirmishers were sent out, and
about I o'clock in tho morning they re-
turned, With the gratifying intelligence that
no rebels we're to be seen. The various
regiments were then dismissed, and all once
mere sought balmy sleep.
march was again taken up, and after weary
tramp Of some fourteen miles, the "front'
was finally reached, lust ae the day was
closing. It needs no Imagination to estl-
mate the CONSERVATION Of tie Inhabitants Of
these hills, at the approach Of Sherman.
Almost every house WAS deserted, evfdentlp
In hurry, for In almost every case In which
your correspondent visited any Of these
houses, he found therein, bedsteads, chairs,
and cotton. This was not exclusively con
fined to those In good circumstances; 1T was
also the case with the poorest people who
of which, mule tenn could be driven. At
one place In particular, wars dread deso1a-
tion could have been seen In its most sor-
rowfu1 aspect. On the lett hand side OF the
road, couple Of miles north Of Racoon
Greek, stood Large two story house, whose
surroundings-a splendid orchard. flower
garden, and comfortable outhouses-eyi-
| IDENTIFY showed that the proprietor was
man Of wealth aud refinement. The house
was tenantlcss, and not living being was
to be seen around the premises. save an an
| tiquatcd negrcss, who, on inquiry, told your
muse, large planter, had cleared out the
same N orning that our army advanced. He
did not have time to pack up any
Of his furniture, md barely saccseded In
running bis negrocs-some thlrty-nve--
south. All the furniture Wis lett behind,
and on the arrival Of our soldiers It was all
carried off by them. Two cottage pianos
and sowing machine, along with two or
three bedstcads, were nil the articles to be
seen when yonr correspondent visited the
place. On his entering the house ht found
q couple Of soldiers playing yankee Doe
die" in not very artistic manner on tho
pianos, while another one MAS vain1g eudeav-
Oring to run the sewing machine. On
making further inquiries II transpircd that
the proprietor Of this place was major u
not fall 10 impress one with the feeling that
| a ret1ibutiye justice was fast oyertaking
those who with parricidal hands were en-
deavorlns to destroy our glorious Union.
One Is surprised at nesting
SO few negroes on The roaa;
that their lrebel owners have run theT,
to Atlanta, where there is now said to be a
force Of 10 eco Of them bIsy at work forh
| Tying that city. There has been oompara
lively little fighting since Wednesday the
I'd ult., when Rockers corps made such
terrible charge on the rebels at Burnt Hlck
ory-a small creek running through 1avine
in the Allatoona range-about eigh hteen milei
from Kingston. Our army has been advan
cling at tie rate Of about mile day-at
advance gained altogether BY flank move
mtnts on the left Of our lines-or rathel
aanking the enemy,s right. oecasio1a;ii. Iona
IS heard along some portions Of the line 70
half IN hour or go. After this ceases oul
boys make recoDnoieances, the result o
which le that the rehs have retreated ant
abandoned ther works, which are 4rnmedi
ately occupied by our lints The front Q
: the army has reversed Its position: the ~
Corps is now on the right instead Of the Lett
as was tho CAGE a tew days ago. At ever!
movement We capture more or les
; Of the rebels, and occasionalt!
q few come forward and voluu
tarily give themselves up. One OF then
/. being asked what he thought Of our force
and Cen Sherman, replied In the iolloWin!
rather e1trayagant but at the same tim
truthful style: fisherman gifts on Q bill!
fiops hIs wings and crows; then yells out
sAtteutiop1 crcatioul By kingdoms righ
; wheell marchi' aud then ste giI"
The rebels have wholesome dread Of tn
Henry rifle, with which several squads OF on
ekirmishers arc armed. These rides ss
bret ch.1oadipg, and can be fired sixtee1
l a1r n{uff In