, 1864-07-18


portauce Of thi. eucces5 1t viii be necessary to eI
plain.
Below the railroad bridge, the Chatahooche,
makes sharp bend to the southwark and back al
most In porther1y direction formln. q point O.
land called By the natives 'the peninsula" In ths
rear OF this penfnsula is the crossins-Turner'l
Frry-which the rebels have been using since rhci.
evacuation Of the Kenesaw line This fe;ry is COT
cred BY The high grounds about Dan Turner'S house
andthe Ntcotack creek. By the fault OF fallure oi
some one the rebels secured this position and oEi
ded It without opposition. Yesterday Haslee's
eorps held this.positlon- peninsua." His LETT
and lett eente1wss covered By the Neoiack streau
Lot fordable, and his whole line thorough
" entrenched. ACROSS the Chatahoochee
tie bank of the riyer at this point riscs
quite suddenly 10 bltG which follows the course
ot the etrcanl from tbs rhiltoad a. fur down as
4anpbe'l,own. The divisions Of Hood aud Lor-
this high GROUND. In fact it Is believed TIT tue
works had been previously constructed in anticI-
patron Of this retreat. So much OF these works IS
held by Aardec. Lesgett's division Of tie 1;ta
cofps, which moved on the 18th Gown the Sand.
town road, and op the leia bank Of the rtser to
upon The redouht and rihepits at Turner's hon.c.
found themselves uuder the fire Of no less than
ioa,tesn Sna M gans from the works on the opposite
ffte ~ pont held by Hardee. With the entrenchgd
position Of Hood and Loring's corps coyng it and
extending to it. right end let, constituted very
ThetE.r s1 np ps't.no. NJ ls mmateraf now
the rebels The fsct Is sufficient and military men
h1tv %h3s ssacScs s1e ffacs amount OF RESPONSE
The rebel line across the river seems to have
selsGtea uPoa tne taeofy mat you'd
~ Mssnpt az pastage o. 1he 5sveF at turner's Ferry,
cien III ha ae soau ~ ca9aSd 9aTas e.
would Ecem thar unless Johnston chooses to &C.
b t. he LEI; bn e the river Il
e ee 70 c{oss nls army at lhe pontoons Of the a3d
sotps p ana pa!suc ~ Owl e2utae by ths left hand
suu stsh v~5ia tn5 Ign. o. aLahta nr threaten tha
o. hls TOTES and campclllns battle north Of At
santa. 49 e1ne1 vleW It 1s cutie obvious TINT
., Snstans etpteEJ haa been quite as successful as
pa Bo,e !ss .ss cam
pronansy announce Important results. In antici-
Ra!,;ns success ny an explanation Of our present
ftpn t process bY wh5c oss r 81 sf3dy ~. u9dsr %
acTiesSn. res Ga.t.,,,.
10 haye hean @ OF tns mlls At RossTen proves
@ eslX comprise ano eXtenslse, these We:e i,rge and
r1oths uppTThna Tha qan m'is acs me maoaf.c:oIe Of
tetsbiisbmen Va!dsP of eoPdn 81 these ss
1.n,as ao,Wo 3a1us q. E9oen soods-pEn ncipa1ly such
hch O. sS of psFu 1y ,ae army me machinery,
snti inventions Mae 1a 49, 81. p1ttEEus
1Teareey: 1T The mills weEe thoroughly destroyed.
tbms NC 3E[a soma lnseo hundred women, are
Sc Il hey wsa 81 sad I'll be se1t
s'o y, taeH' WILL a7an themselves Of this p:opo.
s1!aon. Teo;,, .t e..t .,.
E1oM "; !ae iact mat 19hnetoa let these mills
mn ~ me ~ man u and law ma,e1la
u mem " evidence That he did not ret!re
tfon ri Th ,ect me Wta any great de1Ibefa
deemed Ii, naso + c1 evidence that he
eonld hoid. -.
nusee!eo only Wit9 reference 70 the Injuries
~ upOn tos ConIeaelacy IN the distraction
~ ~ government manufactures and work shop1,
taE taHp1lRn OF Snefhan has 30 far resulted In
Imme1ee lfrcpa1nble damage to the rebellion. The
saf eaaiffnsne estao1shments 1or the manufacture Of
shops have been destroyed By Davts-the grest |
M oc nal1es and iron works at Eto~ah and A11atoona
~ M een h3Ieaoae'o, and now The mills In which
91aoe. oeeldes scores OF smalt mills and
'hGpa on tse route from Reeaca thus fer.
IT. F. has recently made osde5s ia Ie
nlen are Fers Important md commend ttenl- |
e Sy ny taer Sooa sense Ths money is not 10
e t 1ro1Ghr 70 INC aeld hnt instead tue rolls
eng ~ Nashville. The Pay Department there viii
IN vs. auoan. oue eacn n1aa 70 such place as be
aencv can a o tne zoalss chooses the
doaey IN he rId r,no anc %'.o me government
TX o. s1 10 usn 10 me men They can use It only
t snI e.ea snGgls % Ieacn tne front, by buying
r taen o. e4usuisaat RnGee; I1ere ia nothing ID
os county! 10 2ay. Win nc ein9le exception OF
III t9Sse - no!aang Wn1en soldier needs.
ILL, ~ "n!sn g 1s not PROVIDED BY the
" @oIalseaiy 41u QuasttfmaeteEs Departments. |
aen Gums as ne wishes 70 send home can De sent
= ae1psl ano taleI ta1o1Ro tne cnannels provided
Y S.eaeiai sherman than brought to the leld.
s eT.4 ndar hIs tsp pdi pd On TIE same
putchase ot supplies from the Conl,nlsaariat.
L., tsie2tst lacy W'a gay one ration per day from
ae u, nntsEa1s. H. "nicn VIII ne caar'ed On their
ay aecenht: uhe sense and wisdom OF this orle1
fS Ssts cnaIaGleflstle GI OF zen. sherman