, 1864-08-26
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NAsEv1l1E, Aug. @.
We are in receipt o: the tuokt cheering In
tslligtEce from the :rout, relative to matters
there Kiltat1ick, at tho head OF a large
fcrcc of cavalry. taking advantage Of Wheel.
tr's absence, but sble 10 route hlul were h,
to return, ectnt1y started Oh I'll expedition
to tbs south Of Atlanta, for The purpose OF
destroying the cEen1's ct.n,nuoicasinns. atd
has returned hayirg been :ntlrels successful.
HIS Ices, during the raid, was-lcss than 90,
while Re ca: tured $50 prisoners, but be
abapduncd about half # THIN because they
rttert<d bis pro ress hc also took five pieces
OF a.tilleEy, four OF which he spiked, de-
strryirg the carri7:ee, ahiie the fifth was
brought ito headquarters.
For q CONFIDENCE ttMe our right bad bssn
extending, aud pressing on the rebels, aud
they had, consequently paid little intention
to the left, aid 1t WAS around this Qank that
Gen Kilpat1ick rassed without being dis
covered ard befrrr pursuit. could be com.
menced, he IVES far aAa7 on the erraud of
destruction But the abseuce Of Wheeler
wou1d have rendered tho bells po Herless to
resist his prpgrsss, evf bad his movements
been discovered iu their tncip1ency. The
first point ut which he struck was at jones'
boro, en- the Mobile Road, where he buraed
the depot, two engines, flft:en or twenty
cass, tore up the track, DC, then following
down the line Of the track for threa or four
miles he left scsrce q rail In its place
TIE rebels sent out small cavalry force to
observe bis m0Temeats, but ELL Was Of little
avail Its presence was discovered BY Kill
phtrick. who Immediately stopped bis work
OF tearing up the railroad track. turned upon
tic rebels, routing them, aud capturing q
great lumber Of prisoners, aud the five can.
non Of which have alreadf spoken.
Passing on, the tzpeditlon reached New
rived within our lints- The success was de-
cided and important, aud evince5 what
can be done by 4 sufficiently, large body Of
horse emen, u1cer sn able aud experienced Of
flcer.
wuEHLER's RAID.
Wheeler moved up into Enst Tennessee
with ell sf his force Some believe that his
object is to cut the Chattannoga and Hunts-
vile Rail1oad, south OF thIs city; but this /
doubt, though he would do It II he conld
MY impression Ia that when the truth IL
known, II will hs ascettained that bis move
ment tows1d East Tennessee is one OF ne
csetity, and not Of choice. 4 large cavalry
| fcrce was south Of him, and lie was COMPEL
ed to- move porth, Or give battle to supe-
| Iior numbers, aud be chose the former plan
He ie now lotly pursued by nen enough
| to crush him, If he is oyedaken; ard l
| should net be ut oil surprised to near OF that
esctl1.n nt rnnner h.i3rvr irsrrad or ro,na
10 liz, Westward IN sfrite rhe cn.nmSn Sn;cs'
tlons between tlis city .nts Chal,anop,-s-
| he will turn to the right ily into EdfsA Car }.
1fra and fnull3 ret1tat to Atfauta
| Eut his absence will be Of weeks' duration;
| ana In the mt aht:me, our cavalry at tha 1roai
351Wii}our moyrmeptg bs confinfd to c,yalrp.
sS4he ,1n1antry are not idle, though / would no1
is$l i liss:ty 70 .tate Il i ! kaox relative L e
5stslrg wslcs !; vi, c:atii6ats p sue:sss
| Jn.,.,t tNes ~" 'F4s'e o1eesso' 20 iees w
aen am Of the onirIon that tbo ann,r>ut o,,,.
Will soon tie broken, Aud that tue nal detEsitL
| Of the csmpaign viii speedily manifest itsel
to th: .ic@s Of outsiders as It has long III aol
sossa ~ ansro+inSs w. eo "no "'e P'e'en' a1 UT
1~S'-S - rrn ao>, .
| @4ah coaihAbAsDs'
who has DOL seen It asserted. In pro o'slaye
y pfihls, tnoasand times, that negroes
we're 1ncipaole OF taking caro- OF themselves
mat they nd no intellect, aud neither coulG
| nor you'd lfa1n Anything; aud that theJ
would not work. But how ts 1t now? ST
far as work is concerned, one has but to b:
here to see how readily they adapt them
selves to any employment, and how eagerl!
they seek IL when iole. As to their capacity
! aAu usSA4S ~ 4eaAAs nuJ 'oL6 CaA 6Attalf liu
seH-by attending the negro rrhools here
! will hefe illustrate the subject by two anec
dotes. a short tlue since the following up
| pea1ed IN tie local columns Of pro -slaYerJ
puIer:
N.aohns @ dSIs hEA - iad5 friend amused Us yes
Hsn s1 ~ ns,th 9oo5sto.e h a. oi Mhei
arounter Tas al ebony idol ,nf tbe thict I,nnet
low tcrebead, ~e0oc sim cast, who vas ailRe Reatl
turning thE leaves of q iarse volume. 1ncitsd i;
the Vfee q he<Se1, curiosity, she approached hlu
ard 4, 1sa hiS9 Ell e.. hs scc!drnf in the liz
So:ouS
Gl.Ecing at the booh, the lady ohseEsed It bor