The Portland daily press., 1864-10-18
Tuesday Morning, Oct. 1S, 1864.
lCorrespoGdence Of the N. Y. Evening Post.l
Atlanta Expulsion Of the Inhabitants.
Scenes on Neutral Groand-Conver-
l3l sation acith Rebel Woman.


Scenes on Neutral Groand-Conver-
A sation pith Rebel Woman.
ATLANTA. Georgia, Sept 16, 1854.
"We have made the arrangements to send a
train to Rough and Ready tomorrow at II
O'Clock, which will transport several hundred
of the citizens going south, but we will send
you down on locomotive at once ifit Is your
order"
This was the answer Of the master OF trans
portation TO an enquiry from Colonel Warner,
Of General SherMan's staff, in charge of the
flag of truce pending between the opposing
armies. An important question relative to
the exchange of prisoners needed to be set
tied at once; SO the order was given, and
few moments saw us mounted upon the en-
gine, and rafting away over the shaky road
which runs from Atlanta on the way to Macon.
Our engineer, was young man, who pleasant
ly informed me that 1t was not the bestpoli-
cy to jump from the engine in the event of an
upset. always stick to the machine" he
said 81 have been overturned three times in
the course of my experience, and never was
injured beyond light scratch on the nose
always stick to the machine" With all res
pect to your opinion-I thought to myself
shall Jump at the first indications Of danger;
end proceeded to impress upon the mind of
Colonel Warner the fact Of the superior man
agement OF railroads in England and on the
continent, where the engine-driVers are held
to a strict accountability. MeauWeile our en-
gineer, with q fixed, earnest gaze out OF the
side window, was holding firmly with one
hand the line Of the throttle valve and with
the other the "shut Off" ! was busily en-
gagged in digging the cinders out OF my eyes,
when we turned sharp curve in the woods,
and beheld man by the embankment frantic
ally waving red flag, while party of men
not ten rods Distant who had just taken up a
rail from the track, were waving their hats
aud shouting for US to stop. Our engine-dri-
yer, keen-eyed, alert and clear-headed, at once
saw the danger, reversed the machinery, put
the tender-brake in operation, and the huge
monster in an instant was quiet as sleeping
child. "a close rub, sir said my friend the
engineer; "six feet more and we should have
pitched into the ravine there; that flag should
have been quarter ofa mile further back. I'm
Justice to myself should say that Il stuck to
the machine," and in Justice to our engineer,
no further remark was made upon that trip
derogatory to American railroad manage
ment.
THE TOWN OF ROUGH AND READY.
Some twenty minutes carried us over the
ten miles which intervened between Atlanta
ed citizens are handed over to the rebel officers
and the exchange of prisoners takes place.
Rough and Ready as completely answers to
the first part ofits name as one could imagine,
and perhaps to the latter half, for 1t appears
to have been gettiug ready to be a town since
its foundation, and likely to remain in that
condition for an indefinite length of time. Two
miserable shanties' the respective quarters of
the federal and rebel guards. separated some
two hundred yards, constitute the burgh of
Rough and Ready. 4o sIA
Dismounting from our iron Pegasus, we
approached the hut nearest the Confederate
lines, It was a characteristic specimen of
the habitations Of the poor class Of whites at
the South. A few refuse boards fastened up
on an irregular frame, a disjointed window
in shattered sill; the battered door swung
painfully upon a single hinge, while several
swords and pistols, hanging upon the side of
the house, indicated the presence of soldiers.
The single room was half filed with smoke,
which putIed lazily from the fireplace, around
which were scattered sundry dilapidated pots
and pans; but we had little time, and it was
not our business to take an inventory OF the
goods and chattels In the establishment. A
pale, sickly woman, seated In the rickety
porch, answered our questions as to the where
abouts of Major Glare, a staff officer of Gen,
Hood, who represents the rebel party In the
truce.
SHE'S hear somewhar; round the corner OF
tne ya1y, lecAon' Day Des'J l"Aai -NAA'o-
Glare ?"
CONVERSATIONS WITH EXPELLED ALLAN
TIANs.
We made the circuit of the corner and
fonnd the MAJOR, handsome, pohte genue-
man. by the way, who was seated near some
ladies, in the midst of collection of baskets
and household goods. we were presented 10
the ladies, when the TWO omcers steppeu aslue
for the discussion OF the business Wnlch Drough
them together, leaving your correspondent "
attempt the somewhat dit9cHlt task OF enter
tanning persons who had evidently been JUS
elected from their homes In Atlanta.
or course the conversation turned upon the
war, and upon the order of expatriation o
Gen, Sherman. The youngest, lady of re-
Anement, remarked;
yIt is very hard to be obliged to leave our
home. We have not felt the war before, ex-
cept in the cost of luxuries Of life. We did
trate 50 far south, but suppose our remova
Is one of the necessities Of the situation, and
we would much rather give up our homes
than live near the Yankees. we VIII get fal
enough away this time. -,
A sentiment oil commlseraslon niied M!
heart. and ventured 70 relnarS 20,
MAY ASK Whefe Sou "o inUo~r Uorr " INV INV canl
aTo Augusta, WleFe your army eau
come" y ,,od
- would not oe sure " Mssa;1lo sn@yi 70 Gtlant,
1T is long way irom Nasn'nie W 1A'''-''
and we are here" -svou wi,
~ yes"-wifh inenaD'e y, scoin
JSTS s.po us, Suppose
.Look IsI bsIe %sua sir there are not two nation