The New York herald., 1864-08-22

'snnot abolish the dsturber OF their medations IL
8 difficult to reconcile this with the state.
nent that Stoneman destroyed seventy-two miles OF
rack fifteen locomotives four hundred box cars, SIX or
'even bridges and depots, when hs rnded down
towards Macon; but the boys heard the cars
WORKS.
The rebels hold high ground covering their road, .
spur OF their forcatons running southwest from Atnns
ta seven miles that know ofmayhap extends inde
nntely We have found tho end OF II, although we
have stretched out twelve miles Of the attempt
II bad not the greatest faith in General Sherman
should call this state OF affairs "dead lock- but
confident will elrcumvent the foe in way before
the season Is ended and tho summer Is gone
ALONG LINES
The troops have laid along this line long now, with
change Of position by corps or DIVISION that they
have come to look upon tho camp home The leaves
OF the bowers above the trenches have withered and
been replaced several times paths the springs and
runs are worn smooth by warriors feet. The few de-
crepil Georgia farmers behind lines are old and
familiar friends and have forgotten or forgiven tho
"sknnng' OF their green cornaods and the pucking OF
their melons Their wives ard daughters have learned
the history or all the regiments IN their immediate
front, with ns much general military informal ION
their jolly visitors gve Such regiments AZ chance
to lie within radge II rebel inch have gwen
calculations 70 the time the damned things wiz
bust" They know the guns old cast iron rifles aud
Ing Luckily the rebels cannot afford 10 expend
ammunition. They have many guns IN position as we
have, and know OF headquarters along the line not
under fire. Strong works protect the hut general
officers and brigade commanders scorn to orthy
BArrKRIHs PrMP GUNS.
On the line Of tho Fourteenth corps there thirty
guns poston-ony part Of the artillery Of the co4H
stackhouses Nneecnth Indiana and Prescot.s "isoon
from the rebel works. careful peep through
stackhouse's embrssures shows you the mouths
rebel twelve pounders and you can gaze some
distance their throats. Tho cannoneers, who are
such things say they look as big a. meat
barrels" To they did not suggest anything half e
pleasant, though was hungry, when saw them. 0f
course they closely watched and It only BY the
them Tho 0rst movement towards loading made by
the rebel gunners Is the signal for Sackhouse and es-
colt to commence hosties. From right to left thoy
fire their pieces in quick succession, every
seconds finds shell, solid shot, or case shot Ia the
rebel fort, till they cry quit This method Of firing aud
its siencing rebel guns has gained for Staca
houses the OF "revoving battery" The guns in
front OF ssackhouse almost useless
TRICKS OF THE ARTILLERY TRADE
Various subierfuges resorted 10 by gunners TO-
get shots at the rebels whoa they not under
They have unguarded moments, when they lounge away
from their breastwovks but the least smoke from OF
batteries sends them back before shell could reach
rebels repairing their fort in bis front, with one or their
number watching batteries for flash ard smoke"
Prescott sprakled little powder In one o. ns emora,
gave the alarm, and got behind the bank with celebrity
Soon they came out and resumed work, when the sell
repeated The third time the rebs not to DO
sold so they waited for the she'll which Prescott sent
them until Il late 10 get out OF the Four
five carried off, and the WORK was not resumed till
night.
OFT or PAN FIRE.
Between Digers battery and the rebel works four
fve hundred yards and the rebels have sharpshcoers In
pits before their main line. These they call "Rophir
hoes they are dug deep. the thrown
MP the side facing enemy. heavy gene
rally filed the holes with wster, and the soaked sharp
came 0u on ns 70 as, ,ss
hot sun, when Deers gunners fired few shells In that
direction They rolled into their wells like turtles. whilo
n riai aho nm n afuOn lparq
such tricks these incessant Topping OF mhskesry,
night and day occasionally grand cannonade for haH
hour what the operations before Atlanta has
resolved itself into From three to i've hundred per
day brought down TO the hospitals buried in tho
than ose for they have deserters to count H.
will require several weeks to whip them In this way
or
comprising the Fourth and Twentieth corps not been
moved from lis POSITION Immediately in front OF Atlanta
their position The heavy siege Guns recently M. in on
General Williams line are doing good work. espe-
cially on whitehall street where II is said the rebe
the town, at which Sutermeisters twenty
tery has been firing s destroyed The town will
down IL the enemy does not leave IT, for General sher.
man becoming convinced that something must be done
to bring on q Sght at disadvantage to rs.
sHEldANs COMMUNICATIONS
There Is report at headquarters that Hood s orgsnz
ing cavalry force at Cvngon thereabouts for tho
purpose OF cutting Sherman's communication with Chat
tanooga General Sherman has advised GeneraIs Near.
thur. at Marietta, and John f. Smith, Carriers e OF
this movement, aud measures will be taken 10 check
mate Wheeler whoever rides the the rebel
rading column. They imagine We have cavalry since
"McCook and Stonemsn got used up as they call It,
thought they will strike the road between
Big Sbanty and Ackwort nasmuch they have neither
the men nor the horses for long raid Marietta would
undoubtedly be attacked II sufficient cavalry force
could be raised by Hood TO 40 IL.
Fitzpatrick I'm Pursuit. OF wheeler.
CINCINNATI. August 81, 1864.
despatch from Nashville gives the following regard
ing the rebel Wbeelcrs movements
The nrst train from the front since the rebel General
wheelers raid reached Chattanooga the 18th
Six heavy left thero once for the 'front.' tho
last Of which is reported have been captured
Kingston by small force detached from wheelers COM
mand.
Since the occupation OF Cleveland by wheeler his move
ments have been very mysterious and are probably
made to avoid General KiIpaIrck who, with a strong
force, Is in pursuit Of him.
wheelers force Of three divisions OF cavalry
and brigade Of infantry They have ten pieces Of
artillery In ALL and NUMBER about nvs thousand men.