Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-20

| that a portion of the line of the latter ex.
tended from near the Junction of the Chat
tahoochie and Peachtree Creek in an east
| erly direction. Into this angle it was be-
lieved that by proper combination of our
forces, we could drive the right of Sher-
mans army and effect the object in view.
! Stewards corps held our left, Hardees the
center. The attack by these two bodies
was nearly simultaneous. The advance
commenced about two o'clock. Leaving
| their breatsworks, our men slowly but con-
| fidently pushed their way toward the front.
Skirmishing began almost Immediately
Strange to say, part of the enemy's line
was discovered to be advancing. Our men
charged with yell, and drove it back in
disorder. One, two, and, in some instances,
three lines of incipient or temporary breast
works were mounted and left behind, and
the battle in our favor appeared to 90 on
swimmingly. Suddenly Stewart was
brought to stand still. In his front was
the main line of Yankee intrenchments and
redoubt manned by a Yankee battery.
Gathering fresh strength, however, one of
his brigades plunged against the work, and
it yielded. A heavy enflading fire from
park of artillery on the right drove them
back. The Federals reoccupied the redoubt.
Our men advanced second time, and again
captured, but by the same terrible fire
poured upon them from the distant artil-
lery, were compelled to abandon the prize.
Meanwhile, Hardce had also reached the
continuation of the same line. His men,
fighting bravely, had overcome every OBJ
stacle thus far. and were prepared to dash
yet further on, and drive the enemy into
the creek. But here the Judgment of the
commander, and the gallantry of the troops,
were at variance. Gen. Hardee deemed it
imprudent to risk the lives of his men in
achieving an object which threatened to
cost so much. A halt was ordered, and, in
brief no further efforts were made to ac-
complish the end of the expedition.
OF course, disappointment prevails
throughout the army at the result, for the
troops engaged-each one emulating the
dash and gallantry of the other-were salts
fled of their ability to 60 on. No blame
can, therefore, attach to any one for the
negative plainly won, and the only regret
expressed among the men is, that the Off
GERS in command were, as they believe, in
the present instance, over-prudent in pit
ting probability against what seemed GER
tainty.
Our losses in the affair will doubtless not
fall short of 1000 or l,200 men. Six hum
dred and five killed and wounded have been
reported in the corps ofGen. Stewart. Our
captures are two or three stands of cOlOrs
and some 300 or 400 prisoners. Hooker's
corps is reported by prisoners to be badly
crippled
Gen. Stevens was shot while leading his
men, the ball entering behind the right ear
and lodging in the brain, from which il has
not, up to this writing, been removed. His
horse was killed at the same moment, and
two men who went to his relief were
wounded. One may judge of the severity
of the enemy's fire from these statements.
Gen. Stevens will probably be sent to Ma
point homeward.
THE SORT OF ORDER OBSERVED IN ATLANTA.
A correspondent of The Savannah Re-
publican speaks thus of the sacking of At
lanta:
During the night of the 21st stragglers
broke into the stores. robbed them of such
of their contents as they wanted, and scat
tered the remainder through the streets.
During the morning Of July %, these de-
moraliZing scenes were repeated. Aban
doned women broke into the millinery
shops, and men in the uniform of soldiers
Quilted and pillaged premises from root to
cellar in search of whisky and tobacco.
The Office of the Southern Express Compa-
ny underwent the same process before day,
and / enjoyed the melancholy privilege of
seeing boxes, papers, and every thing mem
tionable, thrown in confusion worse con-
founded" on all sides. I dwell on this SUBJ
ject with peculiar satisfaction, because of
my own losses, which leave me minus of
everything from toothbrush to blanket,
except the clothesin which stand. While
this indiscriminate pillaging was in pro-
gress, wagons, stragglers, citizens, an dne-
groes, loaded with plunder, were hurrying
out of town, fully impressed with the idea
that Atlanta was to be abandoned.