Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-11-04
or the Delaware Gazette.
NOTES IN DIXIE.
XVIII.
ATLANTA, GA,
October l3,h, 1864.

ed for the mail, the soldiers most treasured
boon ard biessing. Amer long. dreary, lei
ferlesg period 9f nearly three weeks, the jIyiu
announcement OF the arrival of train bTlng-
ing score or more OF plethoric maIlbag-
flies frou, camp TO camp on wild fire wings
Immediately the anxiety TO solve The Chances
of the leIler lottery becomes universal aud lr-
rept esslble By common consent postmaster
are outawed rs the sluwtst creatures thai
breathe, and by those who make indiscrinIinate
uses ol language, nre unnerciTuily consigneo
10 d climate supposed to be some " haI warmer
than this, and 10 The keeping of him whom
= The OLD painters hmned with noOf and horn
Oeak scorpion tai.'
Finally after hours OF anxious waiting, The
tpslOsry lreasurers are assorted aud dis, riOul-
ed TO Tue dItfrreuL Divisions, Blgadss and
Regiments. Almost every one draws prizs
OF some kind, aud all VexatIoDs are forgotten
III thinking over the latest information from
that most sacred and mpst cherished Ol aii
earthly piaces-homs. For noue reaiiz-
more deeply than soldiers that,
There is "a magic II that little word
1t Is il mystic CIfcie that rounds
Comforts ana vi tues never KNOW beyond
Tne hailUweu limit"
General Hood and his shabby followers have
of late become quite interesting. As early as
the 25 ult. ii was known TO Gen. Sherman
that lhe enemy was moving in considerable
force towards The Alabama line. IL was soUu
uiItrWard ascertalned that The main portion Ol
the rebel army baj reached The ChatIahUUchee
at a point about twenty miles South OF This
place IL does not seem 10 have been anIIcI-
dated, however, that these movements meant
anything very serious, certainly not The wild
desperate enterprise III which they have snce
eliminated. Inc Consequences was that The
simple movements which would have easily
lhwarttd The enemy'S designs were not made
unII after he had partnity accomplished his
purposes. Hood seeing our Inerlness sudden
iy crossed the ChatlahOUchee AID moving
uOrt Inward preclplated BIS entire lorce upob
our railroad pulnI above Marietta and lar
10 our rear. He immediately tore up large
portion vi the rack aud sent strong deIacn-
neut 10 assault our wOI Ks al AilatUUua Pass
and if pos,iDe carry that important stroug-
bold. Tie bavt garrison at AlIa,OoDa heiu
out until the arrival ol reIuiurcements hUu
Rome uudeT Brlgadibr General COrSe. he
euemy nude several fierce assaults upon The
uusiluu lii all OF which he was handsomely
rruulsed Sherman was by Ills time close
upon Hoods gang Of raiders with the armies
Of The ONO, tennessee aud Cumberland ex-
ceptiDg the 2OLh Army Corps under MaJ-Geu-
Slocum left III ALBANIA Hood, not "lsuIug
10 risk any engagement with lorce any mug
near equal 10 Ills own, at once He'd lIUm the
rai!rond and from AllaIoUna leaving hls dead,
nuuuded aud several hundred prlsomers Ia our
nAnus The rebel army Bo~ moved WESTWARD
oeyond Dallas, pursued aud wa.cned ny CUT
cavalry Hood, stIh bent upon his l"o'haTuS
urderiu kings against cur commitment loh1'
again shipped his cOurst hUithWatu. OfosSihS
The Coosa river d iew miles uelU~ Il 'ine, lie
nasteued 10 reach he raIirUud at pOlhl Iai
remote from Sberu,au's irUuoiesume coIumus'
Moving up he valley ut The "stanauIa ht
managed 10 again place hmseli upon our hue
Of communications III pulnt Lear Dalton. -
He is laid 10 be somewhere III that viciuIty al
tins time, with ShermaD close upon his heels
v hat he next and final results u ali thest
desperate adventures OF the enemy VIII be l.
is difficult yet to foretell. The Iapldly and
hazardous ia .ute OF his muvemeDts p'eEeuI
bis transporting more than very hni'ed guam
Titles of ammunition aud supplies, aid ht
doubtless finds hlnisell already compelled tc
tubsist entirely upon a country III which The
| ravnges Ot war have lett scarcely enough tC
susrAl u meager population. lie dare mol
risk battle with ShtrmAns intrepid army
All that he can accomplish must be doue by
swift aud unexpected movements. BY thin
! h1 t,ra iafar
municatiOns and succeed in destroying a few
car loads Of supplies. But such results are d
poor compensation Tor the fearful hA7ard and
inevitable loss which must be incurred to Sc
cure them. If the rebel general expects
by this species of strategy TO compe
US to evacuats Atlanta, be will be grieV
Ously disappointed. The veteran 20lh Corps
feels fully competent 80 hold The place against
all the traitors that can be mustered in thi
part OF rebedOm. Our supplits are suhcien
Tor all present or prospective contingencies
A new line Of works completely encircllng tht
main portion Of the city is being rapidly con
structed, that built by the enemy being too ex
lensive to be held by single Corps. Tbi
new llue passes through some Of the prineipa
streets aud will occasion the destruction Of I
large number of buildings. Where have beeI
quiet homes and happy hearth-stones, lunetls
utld redans are rapidly looming up and being
prepared for their grim occupants.
No considerable force of the enemy has ye
appeared in our front, almost the entire rebe
army having gone off with Hood. 1t is no
improbable, however, that ere the close of th
campaign which has been so suddenly sprung
upon us, some attempt will be made 10 re
ciaim by force this Important point to the re
bellion. II such be the case the enemy will
fad that the -" Old Star Corps" has lost non
OF its valor or prestige. lie will dnd that i
is the 20th Corps Of Rcsaecn, New Hop
Church, and Peach Tree Greek. The Red
the White and the Blue Stars will CLEAN up