New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-10
BUT ARE REGULARLY RLPULSED.
ATTEMPT TO 0vERvyHELM MCPHERSON.
THE REBELS UTTERLY FAIL.
VIRTUE OF FLANK MOVEMENTS.

A Halt at Cassviiie-Brinyfn g mp Supplies
The Advance The Enemy Closely
believed Up-A Narrow Escepe-Inei.
dents Of the Mnrch-The Virtsc sf
FIank;ug-Thc Approach 70 Dallas
The Battlc-Obstiante Resistance 81
the Enemy-Rebcl Raid on fbe Wagons.
From Our Special Correspondent.
CAssyILLE, Ga, Sunday, May o. 1854.
Cassville, Cass Co., is pleasant village stu
ated ak miles from kingston and two to tho len Of the
Railroad to Atlanta 1t contained during peace about
two hundred inhabitants and the seat OF male aad
female seminary the latter called the Methodist College
and tho former the Baptist College. Skye eighty
scholars were the most either had it, catalogue
st any time The Methodist institution was Q largo
brick church with galleries. but having wings added
right and left Of the vestbne which occupied by
the professors. The Rev. Mr.. kelsey. renegade New
Yorker was the head of the college. The female insti
tute, which had about sixty pupils, was apparently
thriving school. The Building Is of brick, rs by IS
feet Of three stories the two upper being divided into
large rooms for classes aad rectstons. 1t had fine
philosophical end chemical apparatus and library which,
the infinite disgrace Of soldiers, or Of the Rebels
about half destroyed or carried OIL The apparatus
was all purchased from b. Pike, jr. No. s94 Broadway
NewYork As the Rebel soldiers were the first in the
binding III had long been used Rebel hospital It
is alleged that the Rebels and not our men. caused tho
destruction. The professor of The Indies school was
hse old Irish gentleman. named RouIke, aud educated
in Dsblin who came to Georgia via Savannah. Tho
hospitals were two VI the best IN the South. That
pylng the iade. seminary kept by DIR. Cnrry. Of
Knoxville, and tho other By Dr. Nash. of florida
Dr.. Hunter post-surgeon. BY OF an absurd
panic, purposaly nfaned by tho Rebel commanders.
who ordered away all families who manifested dispo
sition to stay and trust to the incoming army pro-
eclion, the town wholly deserted OF inhabitants.
and as natural consequence, the houses entered
and Plundered Of everything. As between the Rebel
soldiers who FIRST in the place. and who
followed close upon their track. thcrc was little to
choose What left b. set was carried away or
destroyed by tie others Tbs town suffered yery little
from shells shot or bullets, during the fight.
TWO DAYS REST FOX TIE ARMY.
The 23d Corps, which occupied the advance on the
direct road Atlanta spent Saturday and Sunday in
camp within FIVE miles less of the crossing Of the
Elowah, and the soldiers improved the time In ablu.
tons Of person and clothing aud in rest which the
continuous march had made very necessary, but pick
cts watched the enemy from the hither side OF the
stream. aud occasionally exchanged shots with tn
Rebel skirmishers who watched them. There was also
pause ia the movements Of the armies Of the
Cumberland and Of the Tennessee. while tho
Commissaries providing twenty days sup
plies for the whole army soon again TO renew
tie march into the heart Of Dixie. The tans brought
food and forage far as to Kingston out Which wag-
ons conveyed the supplies to the different commanas
ncw occupying front OF some twenty miles, nom the
column of Gems. MCPHERSON and Logan on the right,
to tho army OF Gen. Thomas IN the CENTER aud Of Gen.
Sohofed on the extreme left. Gen. Stoaemans cav.
airy corps. meantime. was engaged In Watching tho
enemy from different points along the extended front
and occasionally falling In with detachments of tho
enemy's cavalry. engaged in the Same enterprise on
Rebel account.
TIE oLDER 10 MARCH - THE RAILROAD LEFT
BEHIND.
Sunday night May ~ brought from Gen. Sherman
the order 10 advance; the whole army to move the
neat morning. All Surplus baggage was ordered to be
sent TO the rear the to be reduced ~ the
lowest practicable figure the troops to be supplied with
twenty days. ratons with rioGt for only two days In
the week. and forage to be reduced to four pounds Of
per day for each animal the remainder to be for
aged on tho march Nicely printed maps Of the country
TO be travcrscd BY tho Grand Army were distributed
among the commanders Of corps, brigades, and divs
IONS and particular directions were given a. to the
time Of starting the roads to 10 taken and the ors or
points of tho Etowah River to be reached and crossed
by each Army Corps The original order Of advance
was to DO followed-McPherson having the right
Thomas the center and Schoheld the left The center
and right to swing round upon the left of the army
and wholly avoiding the direct line toward Astoon
over which the mass Of the Rebel army had nvingy re-
treated toward their intrerched works VIC we're now
to execute another Of those mastery flank move
which gave possession Of the Dasxard Roost range
with Dalton and Rcsaca and opened tho gate into
the heart OF Georgia MCPHERSON already past Rome.
IS to push on toward Dallas. while the Army Of tho
Cumberland taking the road from Kingston, crosses
he Etowah at different practicable fords or BY the aid
,f pontoons, and moves on line with the right Of tho
Army Of the Ohio. The latter under Gen. Echofcld.
With Hooker on bis immediate right and In fact march,
Ds on substantially the Same road. proceeds toward
stowaA Clids 10 cross the liver at or near Milom's
ridge about six or eight miles distant The advance
4 the a3d Corps. the I'd Brigade. under Con- Hascal.
anne within sight Of tho river about 10 O'Clock a. IN
'hs srsmy's pickets and sharpshootcr who had been