Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-14

ming the wall was gsrnished with a r. ged
orifce made by fragment of shell, L IN
the adjoining apartment was chair 1ar-
TALLY demolished by the same irate SEN
ger My hostess tells me that she int
mind the shells bit; but she forgot hen
she admitted moment after, that She had
of late cooked breakfast in the cellar, that
we must perfOrce take the first assertion
cum qrano sails The damage to life and
limb was confined to women and children
If we may believe the report. l-AE 2
THE FoRTIFIoATIoNs OF ATLANTA
Are the strongest rebel defences have
ever seen. They run Just on the verge of
the city, excluding in one or two places
what might be termed the extreme sub
urbs. The parapets are heavy, and
Strengthened a. frequent commanding
points by regularly Fashioned forts, the
bitches of which are from eight to ten feet
deep. In front of the parapet are success
sive lines of abattis and ehegatGE de frise,
from three to seven in number. The
works on the west run down to East Point,
and are built not over fifty yards from the
railroad they are designed to cover. Two
of the forts on this side are models, and
| splendidly finished. Near East Point
new works were in course of erection
The enemy had evidently been working on
them two or three days before the evacua-
ton, showing that Sherman was expected
to strike there 1t Is enough to say that
the entire chain of deiences to Atlanta is
| impregnable to any assault less deliberate
| ly prearranged than that which carried
Sevastopol. The carnage Of desperate
assault must have been awful, and the re-
suit by no means certain.
FEMALE RECKERs.
l noticed on entering the city, some fe-
males, walking leisurely homeward with
arms-full or boxes containing, doubtless
what might be ungallantly termed plum
der. A citizen, on opening his store this
morning, discovered eight empty barrels
which had, the previous night, contained
salt. Many Of our soldiers, wandering
along the streets, are certainly little in
auisitive as to the debris of deserted stores
but [ don't believe our men are much
given to pilfering the cloride of sodium, Of
which, under the most favorable circum-
stnnces they get moLe than they want, il
various guizes. One shop-keeper says the
id women have taken his salt, and his
| Will lllb AdlI EtA VI 41AAaAALt y
not being of recent growth, his opinion Is
entitled to weight.
EXCELLENT CONDUCT OF OUR SOLDIERS.
The goth Corps and its commanders de
serve the highest praise for quiet, orderly
and soldier-ilIe conduct since the occupa
tion. The I'd Massachusetts has been de
tailed for provost duty in the city, and it
Colonel Coggswell, is the Provost Mar
shall l observed knot of soldiers thi
morning, endeavoring to force an entranc'
into a store for tobacco, which is the only
instance of misbehayior that came undel
my observation.
STRENGTH OF THE REBEL ARMY.
have diligently inquired, since entering
Atlanta, in quarters likely to be well in
formed, as to the past and present strength
of the rebel army opposing Sherman
Johnston had at Dalton, last spring, jus
before Folks reinforcement of 10000, 80,
900 of all arms. During the campaign
this aggregate (7s,OOo) has been reduce,
nearly one-half, leaving Hood not owe
$4,000 regular troops of all arms. .
militia, six thousand were collected at At
lanta, and about 1000 at Macon. Militi
included, Hood probably could not music
over 10000 men, previous to the late move
ment. l am pretty certain this will no
vary five thousand from the morning re
ports of Hoods force.
Their rations for many weeks have beel
confined to cornmeal bacon, and occasions
issues of fresh beef. The grumbling i
their army, on account of the scsnty sup
ply-table, has been both loud and deep.