, 1864-05-27
FROM GEN. 8EaERMAN,S
AE.NlE.
Further Hetntf% of tho Baltic Of re-
FacaN1TAe Retreat OF fJoAustou-1kI.
Next Stand.
LOUISVILLE, nny 2o.-yestsr1ay's Nashville
Cnio:s eays Sherman has Aankc1 Atlanta on the
vest taking the road to Dallas, .pauldins county.
No further particulars.
THE RECENT RATTLE


Correspondence of the N. +, Herald1
slcKIEs IN FRONT.
In the proecc7tscl OF tho 1uission to which he L
ass,Entd ~ lie President, General Sick!cs vnf
| present with the army during theae battles. III
vas tn the f:dd!u hoih d.ys from morning I'll
1tL1ins saa hsrdesi. nntl duaiIy be vas cautiones
By CtEcrai Tucker in regard 10 Ihc reckless cIpo
sure u t'I:seH Dan; yon must go back; v.
Hooker. Bet slcs'es conid'nt &C. it. Whsre
sodiers wctc Teriluc their live. fur the eouutry
.ae ehose to sh.rc their dangers. lie was tgeaueni
e IT, ao sHssac9 q ss troop. Us hs rod
.'Thst's Dan sich1es, the m.u who sayed si,e army
Ct claI ce.,svtll," O. ''Thas's 3ul sickIes, q
Ge1tsftnsE: Ite General. stat volunteered
aookes's ard Brttefae1d'e STATS,
EEsuzTs. ID.
nooker's loaa during Sundays bastlca was about
l.t0' ntn IA sillrd and wounded. We subse.
ard It Is supposed that their Losses were At
Goullt .hote ct oEr Owl. -.Rea1dee, We took he.
sTstn eisht aud nlne agndred prisoners, four guna
Of tEc battle Wits hat 1t lcft both Of the TANKS oj
/ the enemy at our mercy, rendering their positiou
wholly Intenatlc. f1''4N''
EVACUATION Or nEsAcA:
AZ eoon as night gare them tho opportunity the
treating towards Kingston. Their len wing cross
cd on little foot bridge laid down beside The rail-
road bridge. Their artillery and trains cou1d not
haye c1poeed the movement. They therefore
moved down the euI de pae, formed By the bend IN
tie river. and crossed at several ferries. indicat
ed on tte map, supporting column Of infantry
c'pitote. was quietly accomplished. 1t was maak-
ed, towards midnight on Sunday, By = general fu-
si!ade along the entire lines. the result Of which
was to awasc cn our wearied men and cal1 them to
arme, only to be dismissed aain to rest undsturb-
ed. untll daylight vealed the enemys evacuation,
and de1nsnted en- active pursuit. The evacuation
Was complete, 90 far as the rebel army was con-
cernen. They were out Of site before the discoy-
cry Vas made.
3hat they went away asatnst their will, and IN
m @ T. apparent from tho fact that they lei Us,
pdoo m fS fogf gnns in addition to those
m1nft,cn, several thousand stands OF snail arms
ano la1Ee amount Of commesary Rtores. ThnT
aso III US tEeir cea!, unburied, and they wound.
e, WILD wounds undTcseed. The only damage thnv
6id vas the partial destruction IT the r1ilroad
ntiaee, Which will be. speedily repaired Indeed.
ne arc locking fo5 trains at this point tomorrow.
THE PURSUIT.
Atan earl7 hour on Monday morning our army
had already constructed a: bFidse at LsTson,s
fe1fy, oSer which. and the foot bridge the reeets
!ei, aai Pc ve5y quickly passed bis army. Thomaa
Iles' sgd also portion Of Thomas troops at the
ioot bridge. Orr cavalry were upon tie rear Of tbs
rebel co1nmn By noou, and continued astonishing
with them the remainder Of the day, but without
bringing them to :taud. On Tuesday oar ad-
vance entered this ptace without opposition. the
rehe1s having put the Etowah River between them
and ue.
THEIR NEXT POSITION.
Eighteen miles below this place the Etowah
lt!Ter after ssirtug along ths base OF the 1aoun-
aims for several miles. :suddenly plnnzes into
deep gorge, and passes through, forming consld-
rrab1e valley, through which the railroad passes.
Johnston evidently intends TO keep Shar1an north
81 this river, and dispute the pazsae OF the onn-
!atrs at Etowah. We arc now tut a daY's march
rom taat place. We shall yerY soon zee how sure
}ohr3ton Is in his calculations. Undoubtedly the
2ext battle will be fought at or in the yciniYsf
Etowah. Sherman will not halt his column antil |
:e drives JohDston and his army into their last
Hitch, towards which they are rapidly pro3res-
ing.