The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1864-06-29

abouta mile northwest Of Marietta, while
hall way between Kenesaw and ost Noun.
tains, is Pine Mountain. These four peaks
rise above the general height Of the range.
OF which they are parts, and add to the nat.
nral strength Of it. Gen. Sherman repre.
sents that from this position he can drive
the enemy. but that it Will be at the fearful
cost OF many lives, and he desires to avoid
it if possible.
1t is understood that he wishes to make
some flank movement which will drive them
from this-their last strong defensive line
and force them to battle in the open plains
about Atlanta where if defeated nature will
hit no hand to save or interpose barrier
to protect them. Gen. Sherman knows
that If he can bring them to battle that he
everwhelm them, and nothing but their TO-.
tai destruction is going to satisfy him. He
mas, 1t now appears, no disposition to hurl
his masses against that strong position they
now hold. and the inference drawn by Gen.
Webster from the letter alluded to is that
ne intends making flank movement. I
believe sent you, a few days since, the
statement Of an officer, to the effect that the
cross the Chatahoochee above Marietta, and
move upon Dec atur and Stote river. Such
movement may be looked for, provided
the enemy will GLOW Gen. Sherman to qui-
city retire from his position in such close
proximity to the rebel lines. This is a
very delicate movement to make in the
face Of al enemy, looking from eminences
into our very camps, and will not be made
without trouble.
Gen. Sherman alludcs to the present pc.
sition of the enemy as being their last r. at
nral defence, and speaks confidently @
being able to d;sposess them Of it.
Upon the heels Of this there c. mes h,
the military conductor from Chat tanoopa
report that General Sherman mad orleref
the hospitals at that place to he nrens,et
Tor the reception OF wounded, by remova
of old patients to this city. It was per
haps an inferance drawn from this state
nent that amounted to tie rumor Of heav,
fighting. on the 18th. = am confident tha
il it can be avoided Gen. Sherman will no
attack the rebels at 12enesaw. and that n,
} battle has get taker place.
New York, June g.
Al meeting Of the Executive Commit
zee OF the National Democratic Committee
"e'o to-day, 1t was voted that, in defer
Ience to the desire Of very large nunbe,
o. o. inc leaulns members Of the Conserativ
Union Democratic party throughout tht
country: the meeting Of the Democrat,
Na1'oral Convention he postponed TO- Mon
cay August goth, 1864, at Il o'clock 4.
noon, at Chicago.
! \Sieaed)
i AUGrsTE DElMoNT Chairman.
}, fEED'k o. PIERCE, Sec'y.
special Dispatch to the Chicago Eyonine
Journal.
PHILADELPHIA, June "a,
a correspondent Of the Inquirer. trade,
GATE headquarters Of the Army Of the Poro
'hac' June q says: Events of considcrah1,
moment may bc shortly looked for. Or
| INES haze been extended on the left. so as
70 o.. the Petersbur" md Weldon Railroad
ilec''allv interrupt;ng the line of commu.
nication between Richmond and the Gulf
and seabonrd States"
A special to the Bu7ein, saws: "The
reb Is made roar attack on Wrights and
Ilancock's corps and captured four gun, OF
knights New York lattery, and took four
hundred men. Our troops rallied and re
took the guns and captured seven hundred
prisoners"
| DUBUQUE, June "a.
| The Northern Iowa Sanitary Fair has
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