The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-08-26
The. movement Against Atlantis.
New York, Aug 20.

We" 1ofk, aug. ".
The rebel papers contain the following:
"Atlanta, Aug. 15-At a late hour YES
terday evening the enemy attempted to
drive in our pickets on!the centre. Afar
sharp skirmish they were repuIsed.
There was GsssItory firing along the line
throughou, the night, and to day not a
few Of the shells thrown into the city had
scIiptural quotations in Hebrew pasted
on them.
"A body Of the enemy's cavalry dashed
into Decatur this evening, and moved i.
the direction of Cobb's Mil. A small
force OF infantry is reported at Decatur.
Their action indicate another movement
on our right.
"Lvey skirmisbing is going on on ou,
centre this evening"
Utov Creek, Aug. II.
All the swinging round of which the
23d Corps has accomplished so much Of
late was opened, it would appear, only by
the enemy's flank forces-their lines de-
Tended by only temporary works, but the
advance has at last developed line Of
massiveness and strength which defes oil
assaults. Gen. Uascall's Division was
pushed over Utoy Creek on the morning
Of the 9th, in support of the 81 Brigade,
which had crossed the day before, and,
advancing somewhat, found themselves
confronted by parallel of earthworkA
which it were madness to assail Tho
skirmishers approached them within three
hundred yards, but there they must needA
make pause.
The engineers give it as their opiuion
that this is part of the great sys,em of
defences about Atlanta, and that it will be
found to stretch continuously from Allan
ia 20 East Point. BY pressing our lines
strongly against theirs We have developed
this 81 stem Of defences from Atlanta down
as far as we have yet gone and as We
are but mile and half from East Point,
and can sec these works stretching down
a valley in that direction half mile, it 10
highly probable that they encrc!e tha,
important point. Beginning north OF
Atlanta, they run. circing around, to tho
west, then nearly southwest to Utoy
Creek. then south, and; finally southeast
to East Point. They lose none of their
formidable character as they .ecede-.from
Atlanta. In our front here, only 4 mile
and . half from Eas, Point, there is req
ulsr Fashioned fort. not quite completed
yet, and lines of abalis and carefully cor
s'rncted esrlhwo'k., capable of ffrring
the most serious resistance TO An assault.
| The rebels can be seen from our lines stiu
at work completing them, and, as they
promise to be when finished, there i...no,k.
! ing which viii! avail against them but =
regular seige.
Capt. Shields planted his battery, (lks
19;h Ohio yesterday on a knoll, from
which lie declares he can she'll any,l,ihx
that runs over the track. There is large
tres,le bridge plainly visible from this
stand point, mile and quarter distant,
and it is believed that our batteries Wilt be-
able to knock this to fragments. 1t 10 de-
voutedly to be hoped that We shall be able
to break the railroad above East Point,
since, il i: is done below. i, will be nece.-
sary to CO. it twice. Pretty substantial
preparations are in progress here for carry.
ing on vigorous siege.
New York, Aug. 90
The Commercial prints the following
special "Advices from Atlanta. via
Nashville, state that the rebels have IS.
OoO troops at Atlanta, including 40 6OW
Georgia militia. Their works are fifteen
feet high, with deep bitches, abx'i., and
wire traps. Sherman has fet their tiees
TO The extent Of eighteen miles. with ,hs
view of turning their position, bu. thus
far has been unable to 'hect his oki.~t.
their lines proving equally strong al ali
points,