The New York herald., 1864-07-15

numbers we could well afford to throw army large
Johnstons between him and Atlanta, yet keeping on
hand force enough to whip him In the rear.
JoHSs1ox's ARMY.
The events OF past days fully convince mo that
ohnstons army fast breaking up. The soldiers, par
sons efforts but the death throes Of man who has
lost ALL and Is trying to his honor in his fall at the
Of their BLOOD and seeing this they are necing
the sinking ship II s true the real Southern ocer
and soldier too actuaed by the mistaken notion that
they are nghtng for principe-.or their hberty-and
will hold on while they have plank to stand on.
KRsrsAw AND THE suRsouspse HILLS
are perfect Ssbastopol, with nirenchments, redoubts
and beastworks Of the most formidable nature and eb
crate nnish. When Johnston unable TO hold such
position, what he do with tho partly level country
extending from the Chattahoochse to
ATLANTA.
Indeed, am of opinion that be will not make any se-
rious there. n he Of being well
whipped. He has powerful works beyond the river,
which the niggers and their fellow slnves-'the poor
whito srash''-hsve beeL employed for months. But
after oil his labor visit Atlanta without bung
up against these. orediby informed that they are
removing private property, government and railway
stock from Atlanta The clearing out looks Ike aban
document arm sure the OF cannon, as u thun-
dsred the Chatahoochee hurried their work and
the pano that In Atlanta tho night OF the Fourth
OF July Johnston's couriers, flying coward,
spread through tho fear stricken inhabitants the
that 1.-The Yankees are coming" and then came the
booming Of guns 70 confirm the news II is strange
how the better class Of nhabitautsold In the
sere yellow leaf maids in their teens-havo ncd
before our army. What . haul we will havo when we
draw In the net
AN-JonNsroN's RETREAT
Is thought Johnston win fail back 10 stone Mountain
which very strong natural position sixteen miles
from Atlanta and which partly tho line Of railway
towards Macon This will only postpone his fall a little
longer Indeed, my own opiuion Is that, after making
tho possible stand here, he will Try 10 form juno
tion with Lee, II driven from Richmond somewhere in
Carolina. There truth whatever the report that
Polks corps has gone 10 Ice. One brigade Of IT, which
somewhere detached duty ifel back 10 Lee. II
any Of those were captured gave rise TO the report
THE RAuRoAps IN GEORGIA
There seems 10 be truth In the report that Gov.
Brown ordered Johnston up the rail-
rosd a. state property for, contrary to their usual
habit they but slightly injuring as they fall back
The guerss are however doing this for them. On last
night they burned engine and Dalton,
and wounded the engineer conductor. large party
made descent the line near Adairsvilie; bat our
cavalry patrol them, and after very interest
ing pursuit succeeded In wounding three and capturing
seven
i have lately travelled 10 Chattanocsa, aud whom 20
take 'uto great length line OF
nicasiors the vast sount Of supplies uapsported
u, The order and safety alike orsdi,abls 70 ali
nfN fsd xosArs ov THE ARMY ase
The ussnisoS- of sh.rnans carp.,er seems cloudcd
BY tho ALI sesorbus interest attached TO Grants move
msnts before Richmond. " the importance Of battles
are reckoped by the thousands killed, we have