, 1864-06-12

/ ENAAlkiSG NAG AANlQ AAE "U0I3 Dl AIS u2RK.
! The 1osels evfdeatly lurcd NJ Into IN smbu-
I soade. Ne have lost Yery heAslly. Tho en.
smy took every advantages Of thstr positlsr,
and poured In destructive fro Of grape sad
canister, ~ well u muaketry. Nothing bat
oar snpertor numbers can prevail In these
yolley which Killed one Of ths escort. There
are plenty OF legs and arms naaer the anpu-
tsting tebles. The neiglborhood of the hos
pitfalls is iull Of mapgled sufferers who are ~
ing on the ground waiting to be operated
upon, Ihis it tho dark side Of glory, and
What little advantage has been gained will
| BE- Vigorously followed up In tls hope Of
driving the enemy Into tho open p1zins.
1t Is reported that a portion Of John1ton's
army has gone to reinforce Lte>
| AcFhcrson has proceeded towards Atlanta.
OF on the rear or fank OF the satmJ.
t.; fFron On Special cosreepondsat.1
T.. NRAR DAI14s, Asy .ath. 1884
II Tbs fighting for the last few days hss BEEN
a. severe ~ the nature sf ths LEGALITY would
permit Artillery hiss been used whsreyex
prt:t!csb1o., a vast amount OF Ammunition
haA been expended, and the killed and
wounded have been mRck more Numerous
than usual In proportion to tho number en-
gagged The 14tb, 4th, cosh and ESD Corps
have al b:en engaged: the troops taking their
places in hc bresstTerss and entreuchnentA
by relays aad In turns. Gsn. Hooker'a hsad,
quarters vera 1t one time close to the sktr.
miah line. few nights aro he slspt br tho
/ sids Of aead soldier In tho intrauahnent
| Ths fighting and eannonadlng Wa yery
/ heavy on tho eth, the enemy nnk1nz ire
| qasnt charges. Shells, ronnd shot and mus
| ket balls cams over to tho rear md fell
! amongst the trees where the headouarters
| wagons were kept and amongst the tsuta aud
| escorts OF the Generals. Gen. Booker'e an
| yer wounded.
b.. The object teemed to have been to hold
| tie p1acs an4 keep tho enemy engaged vhilo
HcPhetson With the 18th, 16th and 17;h
corra got on the encmy's faux at Da; Las, or
Atlanta. or between shs two. H. AePher-
opened Win lin on Is. assa. Fir.
Ing Eas been resumed nearly every
night By moonlight Last night it
~ part.calarlY heavy. Ie.tcrl.J after.
within few feet Of ths writer, One barst
in tres over sn otlccr's head.
| The locality Of the batteries on Pumpkin
V1ne creek IL among dense timber. The reb-
ell hslainE With breast1orks, and occasisH-
,a} ,a', ,i 1oIs, one side Of % %raviae, while ~
NJ hsvs geiasd some little ground In frsat
Of qhon.s' army, but the rebsls fight
desperately. and sometimes make
fuflous charges. Their sharP&h ooters
Of M or I mea ~I.sc1or 's exposed. sc Fly Hae5'a 4:
| ways peur In their Ere when the men ara be-
/ ing relieved. We haa drirsn them above the
point from battery Of two guns, which We
con.d not occupy aer theF rstake. Much
loss occurred on both sides. The 1o2a Ill
tectcd the battsrJ from the saemy's re.occu-
patton. making their ssyen-shooting Spea-
GERS tell with deadl, effect.
The hospitals are located along tho roads
In the rear, sud are lndlcated By slsns nailed !
to trees, Tie wounded will be sent back to
Kingston to-day, By which route, If possible,
Wtll forward this letter.
1t was sisted that no n:ails would be ssut
cut until tie fight wsa over.
Tho list cf killed and wounded will be r. |
ct1Ttd In due time. Those slightly wounded
arc very numerous. |
The enemy ara lftesn miles from their rail- |
road bAss. Ths 1tiag today has been chiefly |
muske1rT akirnisaing. from WhIsh We Infer |
tb2t their attention has been called By the |
operation OF Mcpherson on their faux and |
! rear, and that they ass leaving. Atlanta IL |
situated on plain and htx no natural facili- |
ties for tortifcAtions. Dallas II IS miiss ffsm
1t, on the Northeast, |
Hookez's Corps has done muck Of the work |
and suffered rroportioEately. Several OIL
GERS and soldiers were lost during the storm |
and darkneas Of the n light of the 18th. Some |
ART doubtless prisoners in the hands OF the |
eIemJ. The weather Is not 70 het as It has |
baen. .s=-s=.
DAtLts, Ga june 1st.
sinee the night Of the ooth Nay, rbea the |
rebels made 30 furious An attack On our |
Hines npd warr ~ sa1ls,trv rc,n1s.a ,a4L-
H. ~ .n..,., 49, =. .:,1a ~ 1,.I.
..t ~ 80. ~ "..a.ss ao ~ oeu tasneus
e1'lle1neAs A'teaa&ut VI III expected cnan9e |
Of tie Inns OF attack. involving \ rctreat |
h%nJ ~
the = tratus Of several eorns Aaye heen ,,r.,5r
~ 1r.-,..,
AAt.eu ous On aas 1a1e''s soao IN inc
dIecuon indicated. AcPherhon's guns are |
ocas4ionally heard on our extreme right, and |
thoss Of Howard and scho1eld more ire
oueatly On our left Ths no.,t1on NJ IN.
co,t.ndf.r arm1a. i. +, II. L;sh ro,l,no .,a I
-r- -.,I.I Aous al.
1tu. tiAiuseo IeE1oH nen sas sources oi
sau.s 1tt saMstsus .;s'1 st9e.us mn1ea. moving u
ehna ~ ~. ~ ~ ..'r,h ho Tho .ne chsl.41oo
49,. ,hn. tostr.s .!o asI ane aIoss aae ao4;
o".rl.1. tnee nta e1e comparatively sAle anu
..S5,. h,ross =. ''8 oo' o'Anaouiaheo "assns. !!
~ .Ts INV s,ort Of ,n,,4, firm, or. .x.u
road bsse Of esmmrnfcs,ion aud W SUPPLE. y at It
Nom u, = r,i1ress ssse .t Saris.t, on % ~
HoIn n ~, ,Ast s,1a. 6 5mi ~ Aasls' H. on 'ns
r,sr 1ias 1sa go: ,
W 4ancS *1teas IN = to!a cure from !
e0 N'1~
nanhs, 1,, any tne 4c!t resting on aRd inciudlaE
nufnt Alc&o!y. our AaoS Of ioTtihcat1 ons,
ee1.lsuek k o. eneceas'sst tiers Of sreast"srks,
ss;oapts. ts;" at 4.o'ha %e': eFsctea aloes
,n.s ,ia euaIe enoSt ~ niies' es positloa OF
sse Isoeln conlloals CUTE BON parties afe
cenuunsn! tnI9m!ne sP rev "ofka. anu
g9ns.Iueons ~ asoi:lonAt ae!en1es, lof1s. &C.
aIe 'ope " 1ne latef senins 1'!ls arc Tern
mo snE1Wer, OF cus e'ean on y me iroa
STORMS. iesterday neat Of sharpsa"sters
Hto, andrf cover Of = Aepse, hAd 1een an
th1Tg t1s men OF buttcrh eld's Division.
came unssFtne observation OF that General,
hhd very 500 received The astonsson Of the
11ost Sauah!e Battery, whicA ssmoitshed
thc house IN 4 t'1hkling about tho cars
Of the sstcEtshsd rcbs and acatterea the r.s-
cs1s liks chaf: Their sharpshootere, perch
ed in trees ssd every possible place OF ana
breesle, hive been asd still IRE source Of
great annoyance, And hav* contributed much
10 the cAusalaiss Of our men.
The headquarters II several Gensrals have
been occasionally moved on account Of shel1s
xAd. c1htr missiles, which SOMEHOW, ind
tLsIr Wsy eyeyyvalere. Tho other daY.
tbt:]l bu,st at General Tbornns' Mediterranean
srnttcripc the tents and furuIture. and ktIIIng
or wonndtnx one MN. agd pla1ing smash
generally. Gcserals Hooker md Batterheld