, 1864-07-25
TIE CITY III Our
PtlSSES:;S!lQN.
Thrilling g Details Of 0p'
eratious in Sher-
mans Army.
FROM CAiR0 AND BELOW
NEWS FROM AiGMPutS, ARR
ANSaS, FiCASBDRG AND
NEW ORLEANS.

| From Smiths Expedition
Slocum Defeats the Rob-
els at Grand Gulf.
Later Flom Europe.
Disastrous Fires at Springfield
and Syracuse.
FROM SIIERR1AN's Aas7lY. :.
Latest from the Situation in Georgia,
From our own Reporter'l
Two MILES, FnoN ATLANTA, July 20, 2p.m,l
Tin Louisville, Jn1y II.
The past week has been one Qfgreat results,
and the great leader Sherman has bent uis
energies aud the energies Of his iron sInewed
army to the winning ofa glorious and sab
stantial victory. Two weeks ago at the
Chattahochee with an armY redneed By sick
nexs and In cutting with sword and fire
roate to the river, was yet eager to push on
and Encompass Atlantis But q brief rest
was cfven It. and whffe Johnston'e keen eyes
viewed our forces apparently 1esI.asiofr on
tho north bauk. Sherman was eo1x9n4 the
knotty rroblem Of dtslodging them from tue
smith aide of the chattxhorheo
yonr reodara ore a,-aa,1r .a-,,1,.r r,,;...,
tfculars OF Ncwton's passage Of the riEer,
how Howard nude G forced march to Ross
7n11 and rrngspf tn the rfuht nf Jct,uatnn
..,.a sr:3 taan 9s
,"u,o 49, D'u sS. s ,,so,,,,.,, 'aeu .as. ~ ene1
1000 ~ ~. - ~. aoa1-s ~ '1o
so ron,d,v nod 11o,vor3 ,hro.r,, Na7+oo
oo-osa thot p,ss,,a1, to.,nx,os ..,1 a:aS..
s,st .s..,s -, - i,os..a-,. 49, Gee
Gers cncampcd upon The sauta hank
lptnre f;cn Johnato, xzoa wo,ao off, srho.
fell crossed before the enemy con1d otf.r
onpoettfon With Lb flank rxnosed to con.
test the passage onfd baye been madness.
He cayc back and Sherman Transferred his
= hole army aoross to The rrbe} ,rorks.
from which Johnston a.te a daya before nnnm.
iseG to tirire tte fnyadars fnto fhr r3rpr. with
a loss of Iess than 10
Onr rear crossed m Snndar. Mcpherson
had taken advantage ofthe time aud while
our right was making the south bank. he
was swinging his lett wing rouud via Cross
Keys towards the Atlauta uni, Augusta rail.
road, and on. Monday forenoon the whole
line advanced, Mcpherson on the left. scao.
field the left center, Howard the center,
Hooker the right center, and Palinar the
right
The 9Th Corfs encountered Williams Kcn-
lucky brigade Of cavnlry at Johnstou's
hous:, near Minnie Greek, three miles from
the river,
Bradley, OF Newton's division, Ind the aa-
sance, with the 18th and Sd Kentucky, under
Colonel OpdJ kc, as skiTmishers. The rebels
opentd with artillery and ca1blnes but were
AriSen back by the ski-znishers and Good
speeds battery In half al hour, killing a
rebel Lieutenant Colonel and woundlng 20
men. Our loss was efx wounded.
The Sd Ohio and 1ath New Jersey, from
Hooaer's corps, supported our sk,rutshcrs
IN the right. Ou being driven ont, the CIV
al1y 1etrcated acEoss Mauaiecreek ana burned
the bridge. stand Tas made on the south
side, ous our skirmishers swan the creek
ana dro7e them out N disorder.
NO more opposition Vas encountered, and
tse 4sh Corps arrived at Buckhead at 1 p M,
"nen Z Ane OF Dat@ia was formed In hastily
toAft4 1Steu "olhe a1A uiuL mAdo lot lue
night.
At dirk Hooker's force arrived up and
took position, 1nd the right Of the 4th {Seho-
fe1d) had moved On q parallel un1 enco1n-
tered but slight opposition. His left, at
night, rested near Decatur.
On Tuesday Hovura sent out d recounolt~
ering party on tbes7aliaus roads In bis front,
comprising the 18th 1lliGois, Col. Bassett;
and the 9th lndiona, from St.nler's division,
with Gross brigade in supporting distauce
the 7sd and 34th Illinois, o4th Wisconsin,
snd detalls from other regiments o. New
toms, and the 59th Ohio and Seth Indinna
from Woods division. The reconnoissances
were pushed TO- reach the creeE thru milea
this eide Of Atlanta. Wood found The eae-
mg enttenched pretty strongly In their Works
on the south side Of the stream, which vas
about hfty teet broad and SIX deep.
Newton met With little opposition to bis
advence, while stinley> who struck the river
further up, saw no force in bis front Hook
CT also made q reconnaissance to a-potnt
further down the creek, and found the bridge
DESTROYED. He then skirmlsh he'd over and en-
saged the sIem5's cavalry 7'ho fled On his
spptoueor n%nn w6oa -soetr.a ~, oxaar A., -
vance on The etrcam and ellsct s. eross,ne nu ae
Selecting Beatty's brigade, underthe dashin1.
Col. Knewfeler, he deployed to the right,
where the creek takes winding course
through rayine On plantation, SO that the
rebel works were IN full riew. 0eploying
the 10Th Indiana and 9th Kentucky Us skir.
mishers, knewfelef moved cautiously down
under cover to the creek, which Was lined
With q growth Of bushes a few swan the
stream, threw down etringers, and the skir~
1nishers as they passed oser, r,ideployingto the
right and lett, advanced on the rebel works
Many Of knewfeler's command, finding the
process Of crossing tedious, threw down their
GUNS and s"am the Stream IN time to carry
Tue fenel Norks' unaer IN annoying artillery
bre tfom a feoe! battery, and participated In
Inc capture ot tnir1f OF fofty prisoners.
6lboons' brigade endeaSo1ed to cross Ia
'front.' but me position #as SO placed TINT 1t
waited aklrm1sh'ng continued I'LL the
evening oet" ecu hn""1e1ef's aoa Tue feoe1
infantry under Bates; but the latter contin-
nally lost ground. Our troops never fought
better than here Ihe thought Of getting
into Atlanta seemed to spur them on to dare
-'.sthiDg. During the evening the bridge
was rshu;it hy Hazel, snd The division pass