Washington telegraph., 1864-06-22


FROM Observation-Disclosures, May &C.
The army having advanced from the line
of TIE railroad eastward, our information
comes more irregularly. Firing was heard
last evening, and again to-day. 1t is
supposed to be between Marietta and
Dallas, thirty miles from here. i
The Press reporters have gone to the
front.
Governor Brown is here with the State
reserve forces.
No communication has been received
from Gen. Johnston to-day.
The same hopeful confidence prevails.
A reporter from the front arrived late
last evening. Wheeler attacked Cass-
vile on Tuesday, and defeated the Yam
koe Col. Voolfolk, Of Kentucky, who
fought Wheeler with brigade Of caval-
ry. He burnt one hundred and sixty of
| Sherman's wagons, and brought sixty off
with him. The Yankees are running the
cars to Cass station. rt -.rT
Granbury's brigade was placed in ac-
ton at 5 2. NJ. yesterday, to arrest the
enemy's attempt to turn the right flank.
We had no defence except few boughs
and stones, hastily collected by TIE cav
airy, which held the position as skirmish-
ers before the brigade came up. The en-
gagement Immediately became furious,
and ragged with undated violence until
Pm .
The enemy's lines advanced within
five PAGES of our several lines, but wrre
at all points repulsed.
Having no support, the enemy was
not allowed to hazard their position by
charge until IL =. NJ, when Walthalrs
brigade arrived and took position imme
diately in its rear. A charge was then
sounded, and the brigade swept through
the woods, breaking three lines Of battle
without firing gun, and capturing many
prisoners.
In Granbury's front the enemy left
two hundred and eighty-eight killed on
the field, and a large number wounded
These dead were all killed by Barkhams :
Arkansas regiment, which VS. separated
from the front of Granh h--T's line at an
interval of hundred pas.
The loss in Granbury's immediate front
was not less than three hundred killed,
one thousand to twelve hundred wounded,
and many captured.
Prisoners report Maj.-Gen. Howard
johnson and Brighten. King wounded.
Skirmishing continued until nightfall,
the enemy constantly shifting their posi-
tions from centre to left.
New Hope, May 30, via Marietta, May
31.-Scarcely shot was fred yesterday
or to-day, both armies taking advantage
of the temporary lull for the enjoyment
of rest after the fatigues of the last thirty
days. The weather is warm, dust insult
ferable. Small sqads Of prisoners con-
tinue to come in. About 500 have been
captured so far.
Accounts from Southern sources, b
letter aud otherwise, continue 10 claim
that we obtained great victory over
Sherman on the 2s,h and Goth ult neGf
Marietta, but we have received DO def
mite news directly from that quarter since
the dispatches publish e2 last week. Cur
readers will remember that a severe en-
gagement was reported then between the
enemy and Cleburn's division at o'c'ock
IN the morning of the 2Stb, in which the
enemy suffered badly. Subsequent re
ports say that Cleburne killed from g 70
7,00e dead upon the field, ard that ve
captured in all about 1900 prisoners.
Others say, that Sherman j. in iu.l re-
treat towards Chattanooga. Experience
has taught US to receive these reports with
extreme caution, when they DO 10: come
in the shape of printed dispatches from
some of the centers of intelligence be-
yord the river but we are satisfied urOn The
whole that Sherman must have met with
severe repulse OF the days mentioned
There have been no military operations 10
that quarter since, reported in any papers
Johnston certainly stunned him terribly
There is little to be apprehended from
Sherman's army. lie might by good luch
and our mishap, get possibly to Atlanta,
and destroy some stores and damage tile
rairoa is, but he could not hold the place
so far away from his river bass.