The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-07-23
GENERAL sIiTRNiAN.

D eGNEhNb 0tif
sDurrrr the pas.a,e of the Chat.ahorhoe rtver.
tys nShi OF tho l5th Of Au-s, by portion Of Con.
| ,arrnans army, . rosi te1iGc thGnGer-stom took
SAcs. During tht Gay, not b:oath Of air vn stn
sos and Rot cloud n'croe9ic the horcc rays Of the
I'm, they Ioll the worn and cXnaiii.i sole ..
at nsh,, hilc the soldiers wetc lying OF the ground
Hsiting o- their turn TO TO the kJ he
Nme black alnost In instant- and the tornado
fuIua forth in storm OF wind .ni f.in. nuinl'et
III tees wee blosn dowu. t.iins and voundins
Ssvera ofrco'r and men.
The enemy -erc 80 confident ,hst Con. she mans
I0kins opo rsion' would end on thn Chat
oshooehce rlver. and thai john'ton would not only
Htreycnt she -rnan from cIoslns hut dive him and
N Amy back towstds Tenuc,s.o, that the sound Of
nair shoy e's and picks ,hioving up esrthworks to
Irvven, crossing ss heard shc. their fank had
Yeen turned The psss s;o Of the river BY General
kAePherson'. command cor.rctc ,utpri-e to
DC rebel soldiers ov and imp alton N
0nan NeAg Bakers Ferry, who're the 4th Amy ooirs
russed the wss two hnnoIed yard, wide with
Y N sverige depth OF tso fCoG uoash In come
<aaees the satcr va nearly up to the
.rmpl,. Of our mon. T'e Iencs hnd tuTne1
\ he bnase, 70 cur men ell c~ e them, In
.Aeir ardor, wGunr to diyos themselves Of tl
vcxer outer In ogumcEts. They malohed In as II
v,ruae Ing uoadoW orimons moving In orderly
Cnks aide b. ,Ge tt hinis payin ~ II on parade
Serhis oorpa had performed long ma oi under hot
yn, teio.e crosslne TIC rvcs, and afterwards moved
a. oousde able die, ,ncs, and ye, the inrcnched
I Ihheir camp before roirg to siccp in order 10
4suaId against surprise ly tie caemy This plan
~ in,renchinS, even toI n ngh's halt Las t"en
vAe rule in Gouera sht nnnns Army duing tie en-
Ie Georgian campaign ana hc II has added to the
security, hAs a,o inc euoi IL, sfuo and lnbor Of
ha ~ Kos Hall ed nv klf
fourth Corr-, |. Tho other side Of the iivoT,
towards the vest, and ha' Vcry beautiful location
u an eminenco Il n rIlt N'C.aIly, In the forest,
ssd look, II there hsd bee scaicos tree removed
4 II nom the magn nheon, suocv. 1t "s,ivan city,
containing numt er Of fue bullinss, come Of them
af srs,ocratc p e.snsiont, Soyr' LARGE cotton and
voolcu mills ocsioI a. tn. pace, all OF which
ve1e burned. Be'vcon three ,nn four hundred fe-
male employee were In cor elucnce thfo"n out Of
1 employment. They Weio scnt 70 NSieta where
Z eauornl Dodge, commander II ;.c Fourth Co'r-
Ib recommended that they should te erpl'ged ~ ho'p
~ nures, and aprrupil'cd ore handed t9Ars V
In each Of the division hospitals Of 49, "a for that
surosc ,,. 7,,.,,,,
Drtos 10 July c'v.
IN VoshinJtouA .itay g2.- Irca. Donation f!on
Cen sherman rcp' e-cuis er, hng 10 lo propiess
y ing In a manner hishly ss,s'a,. SO Al DAY tei".
VestslG6y cur amy en-, % with he enemy, an
" the rebels wee ,e.ely drivo7 on into their en-
Genehmen-. The city is In r'ar ,ics of our troor'
end our rhell. reach II. Our army Is 10 ehreien
condition. Five mile o. ,hc rail- 1sd 'c;vcen Ars'
end Decatur have l,eh dc,t.o, l. ard tlus the roa
d rendered uFoeu to the ie'es. Tho SATIosA
REruBtIcA- has furnished The fcl1vins in ad'anc
n Ito prhlir,'ion -" ONc'Nl Aiyi-.. from Gene =
Ahernan, received thi' moglins corar thS 90 a'icT
Gown 70 last niett Tie Voik 90 .n'es'lus Inc oit
w fat so!ng o.. Thsro y" hui drhtinr ye-'.ris
which resulted in tho IeVL., of she enemy in Ia, =
sort, to d!soige cur tooTs Gen. fLn,r s.yaneed h
hne TO more Advantfncou' position. our loos dunu
Ihe day was anal. Cen 9Aciir-n hDi' the railioa
l lsadine from Atlanta toward, RicLmond, II
Al Johnston cannot osclpe by that route TO relnfoT
Ice lii only meen, of soving Atlanta arc by tV
soad. leading south OF Macon GA. s.u,hyest 20 W.
Point and Mobile. lfJohns'o1 ,sespcs vith hh am
IA bv other Of these Lost marc! !cute-, he will
ii sbisei to move quickly. It'Is vel &c ted pToIn-
ton In military ciIclts that he e!s ran better
ford to loee Atlanta n4,n Jonnston's amy. 1t nj
ensaibly he true tina, Lensst Get Is hIeaiy In cI
unAnd off
The Atlanta Apr,AL of the ii.k la,i r.ys tha, Z
editoTs OF th.t plpc. " y u~Han 70 rAsr. en- enoCt
see the so 'iere In'u 'hO cre'v efch', tho gate,
She cli. II sl.o .nnounees hat AL to rev tp.!-
s.eep. 1t, have .e!i Athsts 10. tho South, that
vork Of emptYing the cIty Of mo oAhei zoos que
~ end that when he Yankees eater they will &
! nothing but empty houses aid IaIs NAb to gr
Ghem.
The Occupation of Decntnr.
Ill Ic,,isrtll XIV, Jul. a2.--Ths Aahyi.le Uwes
~ re,terday morning states that Monday morn
uleatur, Cia was occupied By our htoes, thus outt
n "a all re,el communication with south Carolina
y vAy Of Augusta Doserter and strnssler had d
> ssmips into nns In sresi nnmisss ShfA