, 1864-06-26

The following are additional tacts relcttve
to Hooker's victory ut Lost Mountain:

The following are additional tacts relative
to Hooker's victory ut Lost Neuntain:
oCR Loss.
NASHVILLE, june e31.-It must not be con
iectured that cur loss was rriaing; on tbs
otAar hand, not less than Loo OF the corps
were either killed Or wounded. None Of our
men WeTe captured.
REBEL LOSS
We captured j, Coo prisoners, chiefly. from.
Alabama regiments, and twelve cannon,
chiefly elk ponnders, together with q large
nnmhef-say 3,o00of ANAL arms, About
eco Of the prisoners have already arrived at
Nashville. and with one or two had brief
never intended to abandon his present posi-
tion, unless driven, from IL, as he h well
aware that 1t is the key to Atlnnta- Let him
fall back two miles, and he will be compelled
TO continue bis retreat to the Gulf Of Mexico,
Sherman sees fit to follow him that dis
tance. Therefore he Will fight where he Is,
as long as his men will hold out. The p1is-
onere predict that the rebels hare at length
found the "last ditch" and that, II beaten,
they will be compelled to yield as gracefully
as possible. They are all l'discon1aged at the
aspect Of affaiss, and think that Johnston,
eligible place for making a successful stand.
REBEL oFF1cEKs HERE
The Union -E1tra, Issued yesterday evening,
contains complete List Of the captured
rebel officers, who arrived here with the first
@ batch Of Hooker's prisoners. There Is one
{ Ltentenants and two Chaplalns-
scHoF1ELD's MOVEMENTS
At the same time that Hooker assaulted
Lost Mountain, Sckotield attacked and car
ried Pine Mountain, little to the left, COM
pletely driving the rebels from their works.
Gen. Sherman asccuded to the summit, and
obtained q full view Of Marietta, and re-
MANNED there Tor an hour or more; but the
position Wes 80 raked from the works still
retained by the rebels on Lost Mountain, and
also from the left. that Schote1d WAS ORDER
ed to return to his old place- Hooker still
holds the ground be gained, and / presume,
ere this, has driven the rebels from the
mountain.
hare heard: no estimate Of Schofeld'e
1osees. nor Of those of the enemy opposite
him; only-know that he took about $50
prisoners and three guns.
TIE LEFT.
Oar left and centre made no attempt to as
sault the rebelR In their front, but there
were sufficient demonstrations to prevent
any reinforcing Of the rebels opposite Hooker
and Schodeld- have reason to believe that
the battle was renewed on Saturday, the 18th,
but have no positive knowledge on the sub
ject.
TIE 1fTH ARMY coRrs.
The 18th corps Joined Gen. Sherman on the
1oLu, WHICH IQake6 nlm stronger than the day
be marched out from Ringgold. to aank
Johnston st Dalton. It marched By way OF
Van Buren, Alabama.
REBEL BARDAR19.Es.
Intelligence has reached this place that
| Forrest repeated his Fort Pillow cruelties on
those who. fell into his hands after the defeat
OF General Sturgts. Is there to be no retail,
| iation? Are we not to demand life fu- life !
Hnd 500 prisoners been executed immediately
after the Fort Pillow outchery, q Thousand
lives, doubtless, taken By Forrest last week,
might have been saved. It is cruel, meg
urge, to retaliate on innocent men. Ia it
Whose lives are most valuable
those Of rebels. or of loyal citizens
Shall repeated massacres go on, after the
manner Of those along the Misstssippil OF
shall the rebel General, BY being taught the
certainty Of retaliation, bo compelled to
cease his heinous crimes? In the East, tie
rebels treat negroes Us prisoners ct war
and why arc they not compelled to do SC
in the West?
Forrest was, until the war commenced, {
negro trndcr-a man who was not regarded
rs respectable even In q slavcholding com
munlty; and his conduct during the presen
war il but fair illustration Of the batba
rism Of slavery. 1 have 40 particulars o
the massacre Of our wounded and prison
ers, but am assured TINT they nearly all suf
fered the most excEuciatiug to1tures, AMI
were then put to death. HAHDEL.