The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-23
Affairs in Georgia.

Atlanta papers Of the 18th, received pe, sawtt
ern ExNess. contain some news relative l., III.
position of the enemy. The lxtsiiigencer says:
On Friday, the third day of the battle Of Keune-
saw, was ushered In BY heavy skiTnisisiaf ON Our
ieit Artillery and musketry firing occurred along
III tie afternoon the enemy attempted to force our
irif, near Lost Mountain. They IN ide Several fa
Iious ASS III Is in strong lines against forces
We steadily fell back 10 our strong defenccs on the
isit. The enemy, all this time, were receiving a
steady aad harassog fire from artillery andfn-
iantry and were punished severely Finally, Gle
MaRd rushed On the foe, with Their usual tmseiu
Osity, and drove them rapidly beyond the ground
tom which we commenced the retreat
The apparent object Of the enemy was to place
stioag con.n om our ieit 10 Turn that poslian Of
onf position and sivanre by = rapid movement on
ti't sand Town Toai "n Our seat.
They were paiiRitied To labor under the hauci
na,lhn that they were succeeding until tate la the
evening, when the saddca sSoop OF Ciebusne's 5
hirn aadecetved them and sent thea back terribly
ehi uf tlr Immediate ir,,at deieRces On the chat
tvIt1nrhte we've quickly filled with sDateTiai u fes
p'i tis enemy IL he had succeeded in turning our
ieit Il .ciIaiiy.
On our ceatre the enemy made furious attempt
to silence our lines. when lively and spi.isfd
canionahe took place between the batteries aud
strong picket iaes. We could aOt learn OF aay at
tempt on the plrt of the enemy force our battle
hoe, only heavy and rapid artillery practice Oecur-
ring. The cents OF both ar,nirs remain about The
same, only ihe enemys eatthWOIks have been
strengthened II dJcs not seem 10 be the inteHtiOn
OF Sherman to attempt to force that position unlii
tie has some probability or certainly of success In
his assaults On the tanks.
Ills wagon trains have nearly disappeared from
Big Shanly, but We presume they are employed IN
transporting supplies tO his lines. Ii Is evident
ioM Ms man'e ise's aud style Ut attack that he
lhtchds worrying our positions until he re-
Inducements aud makes his parallels suff ieatly
strong On his ccniie ID make them lmptegnabic to
asslu
IA.
doubtless cheok ket -" .ralion5 considerably. Up To.
Saturday noon We have u, " i at any iurther de
vei.pmeats OF the euemy's plans, or any further
Collisions between the opposng armies From
certain landmarks that always ihdcat The enenys
iRtt niiOns, inclined 10 believe that the enc
my will make IA severe attack on our tight, and In
ta'g1 force, at an early moment, but there need be-
40 cause for alarm concerning Tue result. We are
lmpenetrabie on that portion OF our sitioiI, and
the Yankees viii tiad themselves foiicd as success
fully As they were Oh our impregnable left.
The Co1feieracy has the following:
Sherman progresses distTessinsy slow with his
"on 10 Atlanta distressing not only to his worn
and wta v troops, but 10 his dis5atis fed and Impa
tieht cO,intrymen III his rear. The great raid sill
hJgs on - the front OF keneaaw aud Lost MOun-
tain. Day after day, nDti,Gg but ''freiins the po
stiiuns. - an waich vast amount OF Yankee pow
der is cOnsunied and u deal of pr,ci0us lime IL
these daily sk.im shes, during such demonslr ions
gno1 many WOUNDS are received ON both sides.
However, Ify are being regarded only as skifni,h
rs, ana absJiuttty IuSIgulucdnt considering the
magnitude OF The Two armies The lines are with
in hundred and fIly aud Two hundred yards OF
each Other; Close enough truly 10 precipisAle gea
eiai engagement, yet ST eallan seems ieiucIaHl To
mike the p uuXe.
On our side there various reasons, needless
10 mention, why Gen John sion should not brug on
the attack, unless with all the advantage. But
the Yankees caaaOt wait 80 well upon Sherman.-
Il Is time he accomplishing at least lutte 0f
the something he 81 OuotO accomplish. 10 tay
s.cse 10 Marietta fuI two ihtec weeks is not AS
sisting TO ANY alarming extent the political fortunes
Of Lincoln and Aadrcw Johnson. Sherman came
10 take Atiaal1 aud we aic willing thar he shall
have 4 fair trial, only II he will come out of The
ravines aud take The whipping he will surely
ceive like man who feels that he deserves IL.
I, At this writing there is scarcely a perceplible
Change in otf lines. 1h- extreme left has been re
tired very little. Lost Mountain, We understand.
was purposeiy abandOnrd by our troops. to meet
advances on the right IL is not regardedas OF im-
pertance in point OF advantageous position The
skifmish yesterday was brisk at intervals, but with
few Casualties. The army continues In nne con-
dition, and the troops as they have been, still
eager for The wrcstle.