, 1864-08-11
FROM SHERh1Ad,S ARMY.
Another Flank moyoment-The Rebel
Posstlob-A View Of Atlanta-What |
Refugees sAy.
From our Special Cotrc7pondent.1

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~ ~ TIE 1az eHIo, ~ NILES rnon !.
IA. HA'' 9nl@ ~, 1851
Gun ~ s'snt VI 'ne oate City, and Ike the
apples OF la1falns We have not yet been per
mitttd to touch it. We have been knock.
Ing for five or six days at Atlanta buttHr
rebel Genera, Hood w;th .aha1,,1-s s"s.as
sessans.s .e 1A.@ 1a.,a ooo WIN WIN reoell1ous per-
seiseness "eulo Aot a11oW the gates to be
openeo unto ue, consequently ob1igiog Sher-
nan to make another of thosa f,ank move.
ments, the credit of rb,cb "a ge,o-a11r a,r,,,
IN uMr HockAr,a raain,aat :, =. susn
-. 49,. -sH.- .ee'nen1" AT an early
nou, 'nie morning Inc brigade commanders
! OF the. l4th corps received Instructions to
mike agrfand demonstration. in order n II.
vert the euemv while tho 49, rs ~ 49, ~ ~ ~
+, '.s " Tue len
neseee ehouia move 3o tne right flank. This
demonstration WINS thoroughly made. but
the rebels treated It with naughty contemnt
conf,nfnr: tbe3r attention ~ . TO-
s ssa',.n. - 49,, ss.eA"" ao1 ~ 10" roaads OF
Hneu and the ordinary tusilade on the akir-
:mish line. By, means Of this demonstration
the 14th irorps advanced the1, ,,,pat H..
ahout one-nnsrter IF 1nf1e aonti, 1f pan taue
rofo1 of ~ n ~ ohnan1s taJ seaM ABOUT tQe
So.vi " .m4lh ai1 c4pcolsle. AZ an early
ao. nont u see moIoiog tae army or the Ten
nsssee, 4om ua4et eomMan1 Of General
|A0 0AAoautA6 %up ALI
corps, struck tnts and commenced its march
by the right tlank-the 18th corps In the al
vance. As the 14th cor.s formed the right
OF our lines. the Army Of the Tennessee will
swing INTO place on the right Of Palmer. Civ
f'g lin chance to straighten out his liues,
Iart Of which refrs: to the right in order to
protect the Hank. As near as can learn. the
of1ect OF this movement Is not to fanRthe
Gaze City directly but to get. possession
of East Point-the Junction Of the Macon
and West Point Railroad, thus indirectly
thanking the city. The object Of this move
ment Will be better understood from the fact
Of the Augusta road being thoroughly de-
6t1oyed as 1ar as CoV1ngton. a small town on
the 0cmuIgee River. This completely cuts
otf the rebels from all communication with
Richmond ny way Of Virginia, and at tht
came tame cutting On their base Of supplies
n Eestefn ana southeastern Georgia, leaving
tne macon road as the avenue of escape.
lne m9st Eeint toaa haa been rendered IN
asa!aoie py Iae , hate raia oI Koasseau. Who
SnuJ.n taSoo: .uc ~ at rc,lon p oaoge over INC Chat
thirw ro;ias ~ the Wast' 4aI pni, to[a Up some
an11o ea naa " & t4a "e1s h,o o1ps I anu Moots p
for'. XIX % m With Mifcheii'a I btjpadc ~ of
na.;a, is.fate,, ~ 1ath eor,,s ~ .+otsnnsa o,a
nm ret - nst aa;ie view 5f the ssf;ate Citv =
ffs e6i, es. domes. cupolas and chimnsys hit
owing to the dense woods Inseryenfny.
neitter the be uses nor streets ca1, he sae5
ff0m
chimney atacks-all the machiocrg hnylne
been removed to either Macon or Milled:o
vile. From couple Of negroes who cane
into Davis upes Yesterday for the express
purpoee Of enlIstiup in the Union army /
learn that the town has been compJettly dis.
mant]ed, and all the people WHO were able
bad taken their departt1re for The nar1ow
strip between Macon and the cn,f Enown
as Dixie, In their own words. "ne uon 'stoct.
rac,'s lef and dar AIT muffin but DE- Wife whtfe
trash. iar.H The perinatetic Memnfia. .r,an.
sia. Chattanoooa at;1nfa xn..e7Ntho nei,,
newspaper iett@Tas IN runhfne orier gaty - =
days aro. INIT As none ars ~ ,saHes
have heen seen aronnd carn ~ twa assues a.
thpea dsSs Il is ,rasnmaa thai ~ ~, W. t VI
fonnts chases snd rnies In 70 haen "sr.1r1in IIs
nacked m ma aione VII 1ha eSitasa rs1e.s eaats
hastet T,sste nnt eni sn,saar" rs ,s-ns "as'e
ors nrpnitions c1'%a Mhars temosea ten 10 =
can indnfpe IN. innr dfatrihe. ~ a@ ';nat ~ ~
adftestrd inrader y and WhiSt1a sSans nst ,n .no
c,ned Sictor;ea in % ~ pssa ;ts aoou. luz
AID the credit ot thc reheil;on f. ~ ~. TSe
11fh indiana and Prpacostia hotta!r 1a.r ~ 49,,