, 1864-10-19
lFfom Onr Special Correepondent.1

1Ffom Onr Special Correspondents
EAsHyul1, October Is, 1874.
The military situation remains unchanged,
Hoods army Is to the west and south west ot
Sherman, and Forrest is somewhere do IN in
Alabama, while communications, which
were temporarily interrupted, both by rebels
aud rain, near Marietta, are again open. The
prospect Of any more offensive operations,
Other than mere guerilla raids, on the part ol
the enemy, are not brilliant. The chastise.
nent received by the gafrison at Aslat oona
has convinced Hood that all hope Of flanklns
Sherman out of Atlanta, may as we'll be cis-
missed. Our forces will take no stsps back.
;wsro, and this the rebels well know.
The disappointment amoDg the people at the
failure to break 6herman's Communications,
is great Success had been promised them,
but in place Of 1t they experienced humtll.
atipg defeat The laet straw, but one, that
the erownEr G Confederacy were graspihg for
vas cnr1ted away, and the Last will go on the
Stb Of November.
TIE peorle Of Georgia are crying ont
sgxirst The depredatinbs OF guerill4s. These
rowing bards or assnssinB werc urgAnIzed IN.
der Tho auspicts OF tho wealthy shareholders,
but b]ird In that rs IN everything else, did
Lot consider that they would be COMPEL ID
to eubsiet OF their own ttiends.
A small band visited the Chatt 'nocg. Va.
lev some twe1ty miles from the town, a
short time since, ard hung th5ee Union meu,
who resided 1hrre. They likewise conscrlpt-
ed come tweDtF men-DostlY dtsertsrs from
the rebel army, but all but one escaped In the
night.
Z friend Just from that section, states that
men were daily reaching home, from the
3,rf n1t Ant $hn+S Z "a oil vpft
the Con1ederacV; there ie scarcely one OF
them but is willing, indeed Ruxious, that
shavery should be abolished, as the only
means of securing psrmaneLt peace.
IMPORTANT LETTER
I am permitted to copy the following e1-
tract from printed letter, rtccn1ly taken
from rebel mail carrier, who was endeavor.
Ing to reach this city BY stealth. Letters are
received In this way here almost daily; and
1t may not be improper to aud to this the
manner In which they are written. The
writer has printed signature, and the letter
y directed to dc'itious personage, and run
through the lines. and then dropped into the
postonice at this place. a negro is sent to
the office, and calls ior & letter for the 1lcti-
tious name, and he hsnd5 1t over to the
party sending bin.
Dy this means detection Is difficult, and peo-
pie are enabled to receive letters constantly
from rebeldom; end when mail Ia captured
Is addressed by man to his brother here, or
in this vicinity:
*'WEsr PoMr, Ga Sept 9oth.
sYCEAR Bno7nEA: An exile from my home,
often feel that It we're better II xerc dead. You
know with what bno5ant hopes We started to the
hppearaEce Eo made on drl but now. oh, how
chart RGdl OF one company Of 70 men bus three
rembtns-theif comfades are with the dead Of In
Northern prisons. Or bright uniforms are torn
f4rhf mn n 1hR hnh tn
the ground. The CorftdeIucy Is no more; 1t re-
ctised its cesth wound a Miee1on Rldse-1t Was
buried At Atla1ts. dislike detts.:rs, but wouid
you blame me TO leave the service when there Is
no longer even ray OF bopef
.The men are dese1ting d5ty. tou1lf. This army
Su ps5 eana nTw nsy I'll
Hood do with Is 200 men, destitute and s1xious to
1etutn to thetr homes: r. 900 men, Of whom q 90
acknowledge toat the Sanas Of he coneaer ICY !.
they 90 give II up, shall come speedily.
| Ihe people here are snEs1ihg fsarf3ly. God
soTs rns5 ,hsn vi, become oi hen III hsnd f3s
conntray eocn be blessed with peace and plenty,
I '.Do you have any communication With the North?
~ e. es1s sae TSo fl du
te9 9e here ttat thes arc but don't beaeye It ;.
By d gentleman direct from Macon, lea.n
that the late speech Of JET Davis is looked
upon as an admission that there is no hope,
|
With Sherman for restoration Of the Union
\ is almost universally condemned.
| POLITICAL.
Hon. T. A. r. Nt1son WIS recently selected
as candidate for e1ector on the Mcclellan
ticket; but be declined the profftrsd place,
and pronounced for Lincoln and johnson.
Mr. Nelson has opposed some of the measures
himself With traitors, merely because be
| differs. In some matters. from the policy al
! Mr. Lincoln.
The Indiana soldiers here are Wild with de-
light over the reelection OF Governor Nor.
ton and well they may be, as be has been
their best friend during threa and a halt years
| Of arIuous service.
| From Arother Correspondent
| NASHVILLE, Oct. 16, 1854.
The mysterious whisperipgs of thu Rich.
mond aud other Southern papers are now
finding solution Hood, with his whole
army, about s., 600 strong, iuclucing G,00O or
5000 cavalry, has moved north ward Just as
was predicted BY General Sherman some
days eince. ..
tsined publicity through the Rlchmopd pa-
pers, has proved true; and on the 18th, Hood
| with his whole force struck the ratlroad near
Dalton, and Immediately captured the place.
| Yesterday he appeared to be moving Ia the
! direction of Chattanooga, aud Gen. Schodeld
~es maklGg every PREPARATION Tor the de-
| 1e1se OF lue pace, arg fehioEcementa were
Arssmg nom nunesvlie VIE Aha to, QUE pattS;
| t9eIe aIe some Nco DeneVe tha1 Hooo
| port Or Whiteaides; but the better opinion Is
that he will move direct upon Chattanooga,
| with his whole force, hoping to get posses.
sion ofthe place before General Sherman can
1easn II.
| Ihe5e neeo be 70 fears that our command.
tfs are lo!e- AZ soo1 as IL became known az
Atlanta that dood mad moved north Tard,
| soe5man commencea makong preparations TO
s1t1Ke MN IN Ine rear Inc ATTACK on Aua'
toona ~as as @ n,tlmea = y. 60 a. ~ was unlortnnate
1oF dooo pua II Is IN keeping "1ln al Inc
| = the Wtst OF Inc paIt!e nelo. anu dur1ng
mat ume sherman mage q! ms necessary a.
5apeemehls 10 s1a1t 4iter MN. He 9la not.
however, HAe mcC4euan, pu1n kA 1ls ssefts -
and evac1ate Auanta. out ne Eafnsonea II
WIN hne Vt1 coIPs. Ana ie!t ~ a4unuanuy
suppned, indeed made IT pase OF enPpnes
| 1or MS army. IN tne mfau4Me, WIN lug
other tonf OF nFe CORPS OF nus 1o,ce. ne moved
out-ielsul9ay, however. - s1ap4e nv9o ~
gek IN positilon i a1om wnasn e 4; conla not
IetItat-ana a.; " nom iUuo~lus a1a ~ s.e9l.
ous!y, anu rn ePeeu us Ga1oM ,ai ~ ~ 5t.he
sat LII a +ho Jaotb ins11 - - ~ he un onG f
IT Tha+ s1d Hond vii he ennceremon;ona,vc cru.,.
I'd hat n ~ 49, ngerf1 oS fnrcoa tS ssusa
- - ~ go. ..a;, setar1,aS 80 w ~
1on ~ ~, s,,est1i a1au ths anas ~, h
W. ~ ~ t.rs Snna .e nos' HaeA' teo-
s she 1nsn an u S,a nnt e; teiec,anh That he 1vaa
| watching Hood, unless be Is doing so. He
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