Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-30
FROM ATLANTA.

The burthsu Of the nems iT'''i At:"n:H !'y press
and telegraph, is thc. u" encny r"n'n"s+ I"
shell the city, bli. delays G.irck. Livery day
dslsv strengthens Atlanta and Ian1lrs the posi-
ton of Tie enemy lnrte critical. The paiard lint
reach us f,am the 'Ga;e city coms iiiitd with
encouraging scepunts of tho morale OF ths army
aud the strength OF our positions. and, dehpita
the barbsrous steliiug which goes on, the c9oi
defiance of the people who remain within and
near the city. We copy the following from the
Atlanta "Intelligencer:
There are many evidences apparent ha!
Sherman is preparing for y retreat. ftis ilG, have
been streug shened Immediately ia frnn.; has ar
tillery has been unususlly active our eAucm'
tanks have been felt by tne feeble Of rings rni
msnnuvres of bis cavalry: no attempt hsa bern
made at assault his railway trains have bs.E very
noisy and very busy, and no persons are permit
ted 10 pass bin vgiMntlS gualdod lin"s All tl'os'
and that other al-powertul rehsoi. that his iesr
has been very much disturbed by our cavalry
has caused him 70 make HI important inov".
His fvice Is net 30 large as We hive hitherto
.estimsted he cannot tupply his army eyer Il
long line from his base with his r'Gr perfectly
untsnabls These are potent cauIcs that ha shon 4
make good his retrea.. To secure all this, ha
must present an unusually bold front while Tie
main body of bis forces take up II secure refining
line, which will guard from one fortified pom: III
another Thus he sill save himself nnl not he
uecessiated TO make arapd retreat, which. II the
proper precautions are no: 'aaen' might res't III
a rout
Wa are certain that our army i, sufficiently
able TO cope with Sherman 3 f1rrvs any Ii Id
nj tho prsaent mOueLt, ani that tic tnkurg "Ili
have proof Of j: in few Gays l. imb..eGa lIai
bsen the policy Of Gen. HDol lstterly 10 permit
the enemy to waste their enefglss ani sud Amy
n the futile assaults and operations whch
though they destroyed Fr;rsts property IN i>ti"n'
In, did no: Djurs Gil: inres nnr materially IN
pair our strength. Sickness and casualties dn-
rinp the intensely hot weather OF ihs !.st i'a'
weeks have !esrfally depleted The thnks o the
enemy Their own statements exhibit immense
depreciation of their sEeug!h Ind gr.a. inclrase
in their hospitals
Sherman hs, found thai his nnst desperate AS
ssults are fool hardy fsats; tia: his fihhking ma
posuyres are danSerons experiments u sl.emp!
hef,rs foe whose Wig lance Hnd nntrins clrr-
% ia AZ great and whose omnisscanto Ii hi nPp.i-
ant "a hiZ own No hope iiiumiues his gloomy
halfway onward, therefore ho will re,rehl. We
srs only TOO we'll aware, however, .hs. the t:rri
bs destruction and menacing operations OF the
great raider, havo effected all which tfn cam
usion wss dssigIed. Atlanta, the onle'.Ne
point HIS been renuureu useless as "epo' W
any character, and battered by .'tss "hoIe
destructive marks viii ;nrevrr rnfnn'n h0n0raoie
scars to The city, to lrli CT RI, vinic:Ycnsss aud
fury Of bsrbarOgs i3-.
The campx;gn will e,d in jisrr"ec and de'r"'
to tho Goth gad Vanj E,nhmcn hordss nnde'
Sherman the rsiGer. In lew days. we ~l!l see
bis bIokeu columns. dragging from one :o:: II ii
hill to another, their weary snd dispit;ted l!nes'
along the road to their tortresses in North Geor-
gia and ou the BANKS Of the Tennessee
To Us, everything ia bright and our hearts sie