New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-02

diminishing all tho way Tho day was intensely hot
and 80 was the skirmishing and the dust thicker
than the fighting was hot-perfoctly sufocating, and
beside. obscuring everything tsst fighting was
conducted under the greatest disadvantage. The cav
airy which operated on the loft faHk and along the
line of the road, kicked up such hurricane Of DUST
that all objects were hidden from Wow; eyes werc shut
to prevent being blinded but mouth. nose and oers
became so manSapcrures OF dirt. Under Of this
flying whirliag cloud. and Of tho woods the enemy
passed over the river and DESTROYED the bridge in their
rear. captain of the 10th Kentucky. whose name is
not given was killed, and three others Urivates)
wounded.
The encmy's sharpshooters have kept up a constant
fire upon oar skrmishels from the opposite side Of the
river. This afternoon there was some cannonadng In
that quarter but ii OF only short duration Squads
Of Rebel prisoners numbering probably. all told. about
400 have passed to the yesterday and to-day They
gld OF their captivity and DO not conceal The fact
that they purposcly dropped ont. Many rolsctnt
to pass their homes and the guanHt of the sargun-
aIy fight which tthey know is in reserve for them.
Many have been conscripiS and have no heart II the
fight The total number of prisoners taken thus far
mus, be at least 5000.
1t will require several days to rebuild tho lridgc
the Etowah when the army viii advance again.
Meantime. supplies are coming forward by railroad
from Chattanooga and other preparations for arother
and final movement making which must end In tho
capture of Atlanta. or - -. Lot the future
reveal Thus far the country will have no catso TO
complain Of the mastery strategy which has ciicum-
vented the enemy at every point or OF tho courage and
energy Of the commanders and troops which have
driven the enemy back upon his last line Of defenses.
The army is in good spirits.
Con Judah has boon relieved of the command Of tho
% Division, sd Army Corps, and ordered by Gen.
Schofeld TO rcpor, TO some commander in Kentucky.
Brig.Gen. VI. S Hascall. lately commanding the I'd
Brigade Of tho Cd Division. takes Gen. Judahs place
Gen Hssca possesses in the highest degree the conh
denee and esteem Of this division well Of the Sd
Division Of which he formerly had command. thor
ough soldier, always cool and self possessed on the
battle Geld careful OF the lives Of his soldiers when II is
possible and not necessary 20 waste Them and
fertile in resources he is dcscryedy ranked among tho
first generals new in the field
SANITARY MOVEMENTS.
Dr. A. ". Read Agent of the IT, $. Sanitary Com.
mission reached hercon the Goth by the first train with
stores leaving ample supplies at Dalton and Eosaea.
During the late battles the wounded being brought
from the field, found every needed comfort awaiting
them in the form OF the usual Sanitary donations
list of al the casualties hos been collected and sent
from the field TO the Directory a. Louisville. The labor
has beer done by very few agents and with prompt
ness that viii receive the gratitude Of the country. An
agent will go with every corps and If possible, with
every division with the object Of keeping up the list Of
casualties and informing the surgeons Of the nearest
depots Of supplies and securing teams to take them
on to the field during tie time Of actisn.
REBEL MAIL CAPTURED.
\ large Rebel mail WAS captured at Cassvle con.
tanning many very interesting prste and other letters
touching affairs in the Southern Confederlcy. Some OF
them have rich" developments Of the social condition
Of some families whose husbands have gone 70 the war
one married lady writes to young man, cautioning
him that her husband has found them out and is going
to shoot him cho young NAM sight but she says
Il will stand by you to the last
A REBEL LETTER.
STATEMENT OF rHB WRITER ABOUT rHE BvroHERr oF
WOUNDED coLoKEp TROOPS ~ FLORIDA
LAEE Cir, Fla, March 8, 1874
DzAR SANE received your .oiief and souy TO hear
any rom Us. we written you Iciis. II you
don't letters you must write oen for always
Yankee. invading FriA They sot within sI mile. Of Lake
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are JsoEsonvio and hesr day they leaving
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FOUNDED our re ore9 them qrarer but kd marty al
Of t<n dlnoH az u osr wounded are ~ Lake Cur asd
ndny are dying r. g. SMITH
KINGSTON, Go, May -. loci.
Johnstons army made but brief pause here
last evening where they showed fight tLeir guard
engaging our advance about two miles beyond the
town. We took possession Of the place without opp
ton the inhabitants all'dcserting and going 10 Atlanta
with their goods Very few families remained. Tho
trains fom Dalton and Chattanooga passed over the
bridge q. Resaca wednesday night end arrived here
before daylight yesterday morning Three obcr trains
with supplies and troops have since arrived Ths pom
oons used at Resaea have gone forward to High Tower
OF Etowsh River. where it is expected tho Rebels viii
contest our crossing
ROME OCCUPIED.
Gen JET G. Daylss Division surprised and cap
tured Rome last eyening with all the machine shops
laboratories arsenas and Rebel manufactures Of arms
and material OF war intact. An effort was made by
the Rebels destroy the maehineshops but the design
was frustrated. This Is the heaviest blow tie Con
federacy has yet received. train ran from here to
Bone this forenoon. The railroads are all in good re-
pair and no attempt has been made by the Tetreang
Rebel army to destroyer damage them. Forage and
supplies pouring in here for the army by trains
from above and the troops in good spirits Our adj
vance u.s. hear about halfway TO High Tower. on the
crossing Of the Eowah. The particulars Of the cap
ture Of Rome and considerable number OF prisoners.
viii send by next conveyance. Our casualties during
the various guard combats along the road have not
been large. We shall soon know what viii happen at
the crossing Of the Etowah.
The army viii go marching on. s.a
Arrival mt Kingston-Ineidents on the
Roufe-The Country, and the People
Our Army Receiving supplies-Dcath