, 1864-06-06
AMENpNENTe TO TIE CONSTITUTION AD0t1sNNl
EI.AyEDY.
The Rebels Driven Out Of the Noun.
1niu& to Open Ground-Sherman
Probably before Atlanta.
From 0nr special Correspondent


DALLAS, GA, May 18th, 1864.
The army left Kingston On the 23d moving in
three columns eouthward, the right wing making
eighteen miles, and camping on the Euharlu
Greek, three miles west OF 6tilesboro. Prisoners
and stores were captured but no Resistance was
found. On the cath marched still southwark,
through Van Vert To the Dug Down Monntalna,
JED. c. Dayis's command reaching us from Rome
ut that place. On the z5th moTed over Dug Down
Mountains towards Dallas. In the afternoon
Hookes's Corps, the 2oth, came upon the enemy
and eevese engagement cnsned. in which the
Corps lost heavily. It listed until dark Our troops
driving the enemy within their entertainments,
the rebels leaving their dead and wounded in our
hands.
By this movement OF Shcrmaa'e, Johnston had
been Ito nae rebel expreseion) aunked'' ont OF
bis position IN the Gap OF the Altoona Mountains,
and forced into the field. Onthe s5th, while the
Left wing vas engaged, the right moved upon and
corrupted DallnB, tho advance, Smiths Division Of
the 18th army corps, having severe skirmfsh.
On the 9th there was heavy skirmishing on the
whole Inc, the rebels being entrcuched along their
whole front and being in fill force The loss on tho
richt hcht, Davis division, in killed and wounded
200, and captured 100. In the evening Gar
rard's cavalry division had 3 sharp engagement
with FoaRt and u heeler on extreme right-Wc
captured eixty-two prisoners, and drove the
rebels two mi1es-7th Pa. and 4th Mich. cavalry
were cnenged. Wi1liamson's brigade, Of Oster-
hanss division, was danked in the afternoon. but
lost only T5-many Of them missing. A battle may
he expected at any minute. I 1eend you list Of
casuslties Of the right wing.
Az send BY cous.cr, eau give you no more
news at present
JAog.
NASHVILLE, june 2-But little more fighting,
saye picket diminishing, occurred On Thur6day al.
icrnoon, though few prisoners were picked up
and taken to headquarters and from some Of
theee valuable information was obtained. How
Johnston Ind managed to discover our movements,
however. wasrot solved; hut it is believed that
there were GONE treachery among clerks or others,
who had Transcribed general orders
The p1itone,e asserted that Johnston's force
numbered from 45t00 to 0,0o0 men, from 5000 to
INIT for duty, because Of III health, which is no
excuse from the sweeping rebel eonscription.
During Friday. heavy frconnoiteFing and con-
1d triipe ioes 10 botS sides. Ws c.pta,ed @ np"a:
1ity prisoners, including two Captains and four
Llsuienants. One rebel Colonel narrowly escaped
On Saturday our forces pushed out upon the en-
envy, hnd number Of severe fights occurred. in
each OF which the rebels were terribly handled.
eonmana com tEcusb Other @ Corps teos part oceasion
ally. The rebels had no mountains to shield them;
they had not even bills of consequence upon which
10 GIC(I QAE1I1tH. 4ut EuuuLl{ NA8 WUuIcA uSAt~
n.y. and the 1ebels had improTfsed breAstWorks Tor
their protection. But the timber aided us. rather
than them, as 1t enabled cur commanders to con-
ceai both their dee1gne and strength, and the con-
sequence WIS that, after reconnoiteriug, Indian
fashion, BY lodging behind trees and ascestaintng
| the poeitfon Of their dde-pits, a heavy column
| would be formed under dense cluster Of under
brush, which woud suddenly throw itself upon the
rebel rtle-p1te, pouring ii upon them volleys
which were too deadly to be endured. Usually ono
fire from the breastWorks wss all that 1mpeded the
progress Of our men. The rebels seldom halted to
reload but flew pellmeu to the rear seeking sale
ty beyond the reach OF our guns.
The rebcl ground enabled our ridemen to direct
an unerring aim upon the fugttives, who fell by
seoree, and sometimes by hundreds. There were
no Refeca OF Chattanooga hills behind which they
could Reek protection. that their only safety WAa
In direct flight, untdl orr column ceased to
| pureue
It wns this circumstance which caused the great
| dieptoportion between the rebel and national
logsea which stand as Zoo to 800. Comparatively
few pr1soners were taken, for, somehow, there has
been little deposition to make captures efnce the
InnRenc1e at Fort Pillow.
there has been 10 dshtlns: but I presume sher
man has advanced long c1e this; and doubt 9o
be Is to-day in Atlanta, AZ DO not believe John
sion will give htm battle. Atlanta Is tWentyelgh
miles from Dallas. and situated In level country
! and am positively informed that there are bu
few ea1th-worka OF other Notifications there. In
| deed, when the rebels abandoned Resaca, they I'D
| mitted they could resist nowhere.