, 1864-06-22

r3~~ m ~ hn
fcconno''ss ,o,4 ~ ~ 4'su1 oSo w @uo
ra1lroao, 1ue 1otu cotpe, " tne 'e1t wing
moved forward carly on tne morning OF the
9Th, and came up with the enemy on the Ma
rietta road within about ten miIeB from that
n1acc The whole tn,n was broncht to a
halt, and the troops and batteries formed I'M
mcdiately in line Of battle and commenced
sktrno,ablnp with the enemy. who slowly re.
t.a.taa +h,,s .,,.h,,n1 Hao,ra- - ADVANCE
.'sa.eu' 1r1o suao6 nooAe1 ~
anu Reep eiose TO tner fe>. -
among whom was a rebel Major, We learn
~ fra1, h;rn ~ thot 1ohnsta-, haa been relIey-
" '''! "A.- ~00s oe"n0'on .e,,.,d .na
co ana 1nas dafoee was N eV 1a. r.
that he was now In person IN our non'' LAC
Major stated that ho heard Hardee sWear
that rather than surrender Atlanta, he
IT, uTra.,s hs,s+ 49, nd f]ay-the Stars and
nou'a noies tuS 49,, ~ foe.,a- atotad that
StrLesl" Inc MAUI lu.tus ose -. ~
there was mot ten thousand men IN toa
whole Georgin army who Wonld not approve
of such course. The rebel soldiers SAID
that Lee was In Richmond suffering from
wound, and that Ewell was IN command;
also, that 1t was the Intention to hold the
ALTOONA Range, but they could not DO It.
The 18th corps, under Gen. Blair. Ii ope-
rating on the railroad doWnWar3s IRON
Altoona, and By the time We reach Marietta
WE uOpG " u4fE LIE AA1o0tA dAua-A~1-AoN
complete from that place to Chattanooga.
This is the more necessary as the continuous
heavy thunder showers Of the last four
days have rendered the common roads unre'
liable, and We are now a0on! tnfrty'nVe
miles from Kingston. The usual plunderlng
and pillaging took place on this msrch. The
men. who were probably very hungry: not
content with taking everything eatabie IN
the house Of poor woman, began to dig In
the garden and actually e1humed large 1ar
Of lard and SIX or seven hundred weight Of
smoked meat Bnt there Is no need to re.
late the old story Of these acts OF vandalism.
They are altogether too common The Cen
erals are opposed to such conduct, and many
Of the soldiers themselves totally dtsspprove
of It, Food for the army must be obtained,
but indiscriminately taking the sustenancc
Of helpless women and children seems very
use Of coffee pot, burst into tears; another,
upon some request being made to her, cried
nut. uPoor Pa! Poor Pa The will be kill.
cd.'' Now, for the first time, the people Of
Georgia fccl the sting Of their wicked rebel
lion. Their growing crops are laid waste,
despolled, and in some instances few of the
latter have been leYellea with the ground,
The remains OF Sergt Potter, of the 1O5th
Illinois, were sent home on the 5th. His
! loss is much regretted.
Onr frnons nTnceef,ed A short distance fur
e,s asi ~ and 1ne constrnrted ] hreastwnrks Of 1ocs
| and earth. Diminishing became more lively
towards nirht. The rebels contrasting the
rrnnnd eTm c,ossivT Ncpharson is renorted to
have heen Very successful on the right, It
"a renortai1 th,f the rebeIa win mgka no per
.,anent ston5 this side nf the chstfahooehee
River which rrnsses @ ~ lie railroad between
Marietta and Atlanta. and ia now only few
m;jas from M 0nr skfrnfshers have
ar;vs, +he rear cnard ~ the enemy
! Tn,E'a cornsl aer6ss Altoona Creek, and
N the woodeil slnne m the other side Taf
Who1e ~ o movement r. onr Ief1sis one Extensive
t1anGinr Mn ~ the enenv from the north-West
a.h;a1, Gil h-3nT M at rjrht ancles In fhf
r;.eT where ye exnect to fnd s3rong fortI.
Aaa,tnna
Tie 1Ith Corps under Palmer jolus us or
the right, and the sd Corps IL p1shing for
Hafa on me le!- 1Ae eap'usoo1 HlN''e''A ~
looked 1of every uay. A.,
me neas} !ahn ~. n lara a.eo'Iaa AZ 49,.
and r;yers. Our pontoon trains and pioneer.
viii overcome these difficulties, though OH
progress Will necessarily be slow. a trait
eiaHed 5estSloay 1or suppnes 10 Au.oona
AoWLs W. h"xe +" ~ rece;red M mail trom RE Nort1
.;nce tba 1st inst. and then onIy a YER
small one
Ihe duues OF INC 1iopogIapnlcal Eng
neere IN country 80 ..,f. its hao~n ~. aao s .,
hero he no yne.ns Siebt esnecfsiiv a. tbe old msp
Of the State arc quite unreliable Rain O.
shine, on the march, or during = skirmish
he must take 81, ms bearings % 1na maze aas ., NJ IL
.nS o, mans D for % W. nse of ~ Commanain. n din
General Each division, Corps and Depori
ment or Army, has Its Typographical Eng
neer, who report Ike other stah officers +
n R1s enpel1ol - l1S1 Inv Vo5a i. sn e1ca,ien
nfsicrr of hi, class. md thouyh serving o,
, | the staff OF Mai, Gen. Butteftield, has bee
really acting as Corps topographer. Ill
: valuable services hsvo now been appreciate
BY a regular Corps appointment, he hs
had some narrow escapes while snrveyin;
our fortiAcation4, His ability Ia only equalle
|. by bis industry and modesty. In fact Ger
t Butterfeld has capable and active sts
throughout, and the staff serve under an e.
celltnI General, whose ability and expericuc
:. will procure him large and Important con
; uand anywhere. It Is already Iumored tbs
4 he will take the 9Th Corps in place Of Gel
n Howard, His headquarters are distinguish
able hy nice little octagonal tent, Whic
looks ike bird cage. It is the invention
ph an Illuminated blue i;s sssT indie.tes his hes
,e Quarters at night, The regular division fla
~ arc expected.
=. The instruments for the band of the !
- brigade hnve arrived, and prove quite satl
y factory to the members, who use every o
J. rortunity for practice. We hope soon
a Gnye the benefit Of their "concet of sWe
>, soupds.r
u The rain Is apparently nil over, and the 81
j. shipcs as flerccly Us ever on the soft, smokl