Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-26

tSsy Sotsi ,osss, are sssuassa % srcm Ous 10 ave
thousand, Of whom fully two thousand are 90 slsltly
In two or three weeks The killed will amount to about
eight hundred among whom many brave officers who
hrve left behind them brilliant records ONO has ost mol
full proportion; Indiana, t0o will mourn the loss oil many
| of her brave
1.-THE enemys losses are fully large ours, if moi
larger In every assault upon our lines their loss wa'
very heavy aud they driven back leaving hundreds
of their killed and wounded in our hands each day
We have taken nearly four thousand prisoners and
deserters, including many cooues lieutenant colones
majors, and many line and staff officers Many OF them
willing prisoners who remained IN the rebel works
and surrendered when we advanced in pursuit
On the evacuation of the valley the enemy crossed al
his ears and locomotives and burned hye spans Oh tue ran
way bridge which can be repaired, however, in one OF
two days. tt s tEH 8
SAT nine this monday morning Hooker's corps threw
down pontoons and crossed near Resaca while Scboned
crossing the left near Pet0n The cavalry under Stone
and McCoOk commenced the pursuit early III the morn
ing and at the present writing they the enemy
with artillery Brisk firing can be heard and the reoe
guard evidently meetng with warm parting ga
lutte from cavalry which this season Is IN excellent trim
and superior to that offormer seasons
1.-TWO battles two defeats and two retreats have &c
dspred the enemy that it is almost idle to speculate
upon what he will probably do, where no viii make his
stand Sherman too much for Johnston, especially
the hanking process, and it is not unlikely that the
rebel cheftain will retreat until he reaches the Altoona
range Of mountains where he better protect his TANKS
than he could at Buzzard Roost and Sugar Valley.
Ctzens and deserters say that the Altoona Mountains
resistance, and that the enemy will make stand there
and give battle Be that it may the country may
rely upon Sherman aud Thomas and the nvncibe force
they command, for working out more glorious victory
than the one Just achieved.
"For the benefit OF those croakers who salts
fled with the results of movements upon the enemy
will briefly state wherein victory consists. We have
driven the enemy forty miles, compelled him to evacu
ate position Buzzard Roost that may be justly styled
the stronghold of the Confederacy recovered large
of territory repused Johnstonin every attack
upon lines taken four thousand prisoners and com
PEELED him to abandon his Notifications Resaca and
destroy hs whole ammunition and supply trains; Inflicted
heavy loss upon him. aud demoralzed his army to great
extent As Offset the enemy has taken but one hundred
hundred and fifty prisoners, inflicted loss upon u
equal to their own and by their precitate retreat smu
lated troops to greater efforts when they meet Johns
| ton and his horde upon the field of battle
TO show that Sherman his advance into the heart
Georgia is strongly earnest and determined to conquer
may state that he keeps the railroad communication with hi
army complete Three hours after the evacuation OF Da
ton heavy trains loaded with supplies arrived from King
gold and before night the town presented quite business
aspect The guard of the enemy had not vacated
Resaca two hours the familiar whistle of Sherman
train heard by the retreang army The telegraph
line kept well by Captain Van DuIen, who followed
advancing columns and repaired thoroughly
Resaca is the advanced depot for supplying the
army, which we'll provisioned with bacon, bareback
coffee and all the ct ceteras of the c0mmssay department
'The strength of the enemy is variousy estimated a.
from $1,000 to 10000 by prisoners and dessrters The
to 600O0 which corresponds with estimates furnished b.
scouts We have in front Hoods and Hardees corps
with about 30 600 of Folks army commanded by the par
in person-among the general officers holding com
mands Johnson Hardee Hood Stevenson, Pat Cleburne
and Gibson, Bates, and Polk"