New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-25
WE OCCUPY TIE REBEL GIBRALTER
The xieeing Foe Sharply Followed.
1000 PRISONERS TAKEN.
The Diversion in Frcnt-Rcsunc Of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the Country
Our Victory Assured 49, Advance on
Resaca.

Fron, Our Special Correspondent.
CAM SOUTHWEST OF EEs,CA. Ga, May 49, led
The attempt 10 carry the cncmy'S position by
s.saut in font Was abandoned after Tie reconnaissance
the 23d A. c. in the valley east Of Rocky Faced
Rdre on Monday in fact viewing affairs in the light
" the later movements tie whole four days operations
in tie Tunnel Hill Valey-the diminishing by Stanley
Wood Davis Morgan, and others along tie almost IN
accessible west slopes Of the Ridge and TO the night and
n Of the railroad Buzzard Roos; the effort by Gen
Ntwton's division, with Gen. Harker IN advance, to
esTy tie enemys stone forts and rhe-ns Oh The crest
Of tie mountain, vel as tie leay! shrmishing u
Gems Cox and Judahs divisions Of the 23d A G. east Of
Rocky Facial now seem more as If intended TO oe
dyy The enemys attention in his chosen position while
hcIherson, fitzpatrick. and Logan were executing
tier programme toward Dalton and Kesaca, ihan any
serious attempt 10 disodge him.
On the evening Of the 18th the order received FOR
le 23d Army Cops to move Via Tunnel Hill Gap
through Snake Greek Gap round TO tie right Under
he same order the 18th aud 2dh Palmers and Hooker
etrps whose position wss nearly in front Of Buz
lard Roost marched early yesterday morning The
route lsy through Houston Valley. running nearly due
South On our left tie prolongaiiOn Of the noun
iains Of Blizzard Ioost range. and on the night Iay
loF's Ridge both steep and high We eneamped aboEt
DARK; were reused about midnight TO hurry forward
bui did not march until daylight, and then without
breakfast "yanow" il at the orks or four corners Of
the country roads leading respectively to Lafayette
Rome Calhoun, Ressca and Rmggold. The passage
through the mountain at Snake Creek is over an undu
latng range Of hills spurs Of the range mol high
difficult and the road then mostly descending for five
miles, toward the opposite valley. The sd Army
Corps close upon The Of the 18th and 10Th ana
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noon IN the open spaces just inside the gap were
wagon trains by the square mile and troops by the acre
Any attempt at estimate Of their numbers or
quantities would fail The valley through which Me
PAeTson and Logan lad marched already well for
sized bya range Of earthworks half mile in length
the fat and up the bills 10 the right viii al ad
jtiona mile more Of works of irregular limo follow
Rg the formation OF TIE slopes which faced the enemy
can imagine no Reasons why the Rebel commander
hould have left this important gateway his open
nneuared except It for the lack Of TO guard
long iine-or from the possible intention Of makn
ts gap Kind Of trap in which he would be able after
efeaing army, TO capture or destroy il in any at
Fmpt we might make 10 retreat this way. It must
lave been apparent H. Gen. Sherman before throwine
lis columns through this mOuntain pass that the
laipn into Georgia must be- either victory or Mos
COW for the Union Armr. Victorious, ocy,oja
BE- the Rebel in Georgia and the whole South
Collapsed Defeated. the enemy would hs'e il in bis
over nfict heavy blow upon NJ. such as We have
never oxI,ricnoed ~ the history Of the War.
During tho afternoon the troops we've rapidly put IN
position i0crg that cf the enemy. Gen. Thomas Lad
moved TO tie rieli, and The sd Army Corps. under
Sclofed joined 10 lie lett facing toward lllion and
haaca. Active Sjnrishinr commenced about
o'clock \. ~. Gen. Palmer pushed reconnaissance
due non Sugar Valley, aud found The enemy along
The Ccosawgt;ee River which hero makes long bend
toward kesaea tie town lying 10 he center Of the
lend Crossing the railroad at osacs, the river rams
touth md al u cont Oh the right u Our line sweeps