The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-20
FGcM THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. -
The Atlanta Ple1 OF the 18th contains the
follow ing from the army near there:
In FRONT OF ATLANTA.

Thursday Morning, July Ia 1864.
Since iBy last there has nothing occurred 10
break The monOt0ny Of our front save the usual
lazy popping Of The sharpshOoieIs, and all Occa-
siona shell, sent by the. opposing armies as re-
iinier that they are sill confI"hting each other
The troops are lying around loose beneath The
peasal shade Oi the dense forest, and one TO pass
along tie hot and dusty reads WUnld come TO the
conclusion that both armies had concluded II was
too hot to be dodg ging through the woods for the
purpose Of getting chance shot al fOeman, and
ha d resolved Ia suspend further hostiiiies until
The great battle comes on.
am truly glad To see that some OF The troops
are being paid OF during The temporary luii, as
maiy of them have drawn no pay for several
months, aud wrre sadly la need ot funds 10 puf-
chase many iitue Indispensable articles; aud, III
This connections, would say that, SD Tar as can
see, there should be no delay In promptly paying
out the small mite 10 the soldier at The moment IL
BE- comes due although IL Is moi much, yet such a
pit,ance was never more molly or better earned.
Maay OF the officers are In Enlightened ciIeuni-
stances, In c0nst qdt nee ot the shortcomings Vi
The pay funds for their commands, as they are not
a lowed 10 draw theirs before the men shall have
been paid. This Is probably owing 10 the tempo
rary arrangement of the money ma chine, CAUSED
by The resignation OF Secretary MemnliDger. for
conscience knows we had supefabundanee OF II
before that event occurred.
The enemy are also paying off portion Of their
troops who were even more in arrears than our
own merely from the fact-aS q Yankee colonel
inlufmed me AT New Hopc-that the men would
he more apt to desert and suaggie II they had
money.
The body of the enemy on the south side Of the
river near Roswell, aIe petfecty quiet 50 lar as Is
known, and have made no deInohsifattVhs ahat
| would Indicate their Intentions :
Their cavalry ON the left, however, are sea tered
,btruyh The counties 0t Cobb and Campbell, com-
mi,tiRy every species of Vahdaiishi ana literally
| stippjne the county 0i everything. One brigade
4, AZ Villa kica and this u the largest body known
| 10 he al any one point. .. .
Notwithstanding the silence here there are inai-
cations that the great Struggle which Is 10 decide
The fate of The Cate city Is near at hahd, and no
| one In The army believes for a moment that lhe
| CITY viii, be abandoned without blow being
siruck ia lis defence and the result No one doubts
|
| Jous EORaAs AND Claws HORSES "A gen
tIenan from Lexington, Ky, feiates an Incl
dent relative I'd John Morgan, ~n'In - eea.aih.,
characteristic of him, whether II De True OF p0t
Amer he mad stolen tbeeiebI ated race horse Skee
,iadte nfr Clay started Ia pursuit with Two fne an
| tu,is vvotth $500 each, aud overlook The hee
| hootar nnd Offered him both toaethefs with St,oU
| IL he would Ietain the racer
"1bese viii aDs~er your purpose Just ~ Wen,
| said Mr. Clay. ..u
iahn ious I'd at the horses carefully, and said
"Vei, Mr. Gay, they viii answer my pufpos
| "a weIl a. skeeaadIe and as am disposed TO &C
commodaie you-'
Here Mr. Ciay's countenance Frightened.
Gas | am disposed to accommodate you, vii
partly comply with your request"
Mr. Clay was puzzled :,
take these two horses, hut can't give You IN
| otheT.n
Mr. clay was completely tasea ahsck, hut b
| was not sIlt wed 10 get away thai easy. lhe sol
| diers took the 9GQD from him, and ne was coul
neied 20 leave tor home ON foot, with his poe kei
empty Ma thsfe Union