Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-25
FROM SHERMAN.
A Letter From ChattanOOga.
Particulars of tile Situation Of sher--
IHaa's and Hoods Arimes.
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5CHATTAHooeA, TEsE. Oct 20 {
If YOU want psws of great particularly
as to the relative position Of Sherman and
Hood, l have scruples against advising you
to INQUIRE within. As the chances OF
grand battle with Hoods army, the same
being nicely sandwiched between two of
our armies, each larger than, the lame Tex
ans whole host recedes day by day, we
begin to lose interest in the affair. We
know how much danger has been inflicted;
we know that we can get to Atlanta before
Hood if he turns that way; we know thai
troops, new and old, are pouring in here
with rapiditY and body, hardly eAceled BY
the gathering of the hosts last spring; We
hear from the Gate City every day, from
officers and men whose furloughs were buTn-
ing in their pockets, and who we're not TO
be intimidated by day e march Of twenty
one miles, for which distance there is gap
in the railroad to Atlanta; we have seen,
and consequently know very positively,
that the troops here have pushed to the
front and are now in Communication with
Sherman; we know that Hood can get
away if he wants to, and that he has such
a desire; and the result of all this knowl-
edge is TO detract from the relish for the
latest rumor from the front. n o. 5.l...
Sherman holds Ships Gap and Snake
Creek Gap in the mountains trending
southeast from Dalton, and at last advices
had his headquarters near there. It is not
probable that he will attempt headIong
pursuit of the enemy, and his army could
not be very well supplied if he went very
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position which will prevent, at present, any
further raids, in great force, on his com
munications, and it evidently behooves
him, since the enemy disdaIns to cover
Southern Georgia, to make such disposi=
tions of his army as to prevent the repeti-
ton of an attack in the rear. Hoods
army viii not grow fat either from high
living OF merriment over their grand
effort, but it will require close watch here
after. It can only return to its position
south and west of Atlanta, by long de-
-toar through a country not overstocked
with supplies. And it Is no empty vaunt
to assert by the time they get quietly set
tied again, that the railroad to Atlantis
will be in running order once more.
aa. AFFAIRS ABOUT ATLANTA, .
An officer who left Atlanta three days
ago, has given me the status Of affairs
theIe. The gsrIison-which is sufficient
to make a prolonged resistance to Hoods
whole foTce-have been working day and
night on Notifications, and have completed
three new lines inside the outer line, which
was designed for large army. The last
or inner line is drawn close around the
heart Of the city, inclosing all munitions
and supplies, and could be held to the last
extremity. Rations are abundant, inelu-
ding sugar and coffee, enough to last
or days. Forage is scarce, and
the public animals are somewhat stinted
IN their provender; but enough to keep
them in tolerable spirits is gathered from
the adjacent country.
The rebel cavalry, it Is not known in
what force, hovers south and west of the
city, enacting the role assumed by the goth
Corps, in Shermsn's. move on Jonesboro
that is, standing ready to occupy the
city whenever the outwitted Yankees have
the goodness to retire. If they have taken
Allatoons as we took Jonesboro, an eFse-
uation might possibly have come up. for
consideration. But notwithstanding the
Atlanta garrison is In measure isolated in
that it gets no newspapers, and is RECALLED
with reports that Bridgeport is burned
and Nashville in the possession Of the enc
my, there is not much danger Of its exple-
ding magazines and flying BY night, until
hard tack is all gone, mules all consumed,
and old boots and harness deprived Of their
siege-borl succulence.
REPAIRING THE RAILROAD.
Trains now run from Resaca to Atlantis.
The seven miles destroyed about Big
Shanty by the enemy have been fully re-
paired There now exists an interval OF
twenty-one miles between Tunnel Hill and
Resaca, including one small bridge, which
must be relsid. A large force is engaged
replacing the track, task which will be
accomplished within two weeks ut the out
side. The damage to the large bridges
from the recent freshets has been repaired.
Supplies could be transported around the
gaps if necessary. H-E u.
HOOD REFUSES AN RIEITATtoE.
When Hood WAS nearing Dalton, Gen
eral Schoheld received dispatch from
Sherman directing that the way to East
Tennessee be left open to the former. The
disposition was made, but the polite pFofer
was disregarded. ..-,s5 2 i.a57 f'-5-9
cHATTANoodA l ..
Is literally oVerAowing with recruits. The
late draft seems to have. been decidedly
successful in reinforcing the armies, GER
tainlV NOT las- than two Thousand arrive