The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-02
THE FIGHTING IN GEORGIA.

We have received q batch OF inc latest GeoTgia
papets which contain seme very Interesting intel
ligeuce OF the events near Atlanta, "Personne,"
the correspondent of the Savannah R>pubHcan,
gives description of the battle OF the I'd ulimo,
In which Hardee administered bis succassfuI and
damaging blow TO the enemy. We make some ex.
tracts:
1Hx aYrLI or THE EIwExrY-sECoHD,
Not unxil evening was IL aseertataed ttsat we had
struck the enemy one oi The seveIesi blows Of the
war Hardce and Wheeler sweeTdng silently
around the Federal iat, pouneed upon their flank,
and pressed SO steadily as to bear down all oppo-
siuon. Whole batteries, wita horses and equip
aents, fell into our lossessioB, forthcaiiOns with
ffOwHng aba,tis OF sharp ned pixies were crossed
In the teeth Of . musdeTous fire, while Individual
CALAMITY wss ceuspicuous Ia the capture OF fl1gs
aud prisoners. Wheeler with his cavalry, CO gpe-
rating with Iardee performed deeds of va,our that
have remost d every pre- jadice WHICH uh]us Iy has
attached 10 their past career. Una gng as In
fanTy, they drove the enemy from one " his lines
offOrtinoMiOns, captured SEVERN hsndrcd pris N
ers, burned a coustderabbc amount of camp equi
page, and Called their antagonists at every step.
LontempoTaneous with the superb movement OF
hardee, .heatham, with Hood's oid corps, ad-
vance ed ffom the entertainments they hsd previ-
Ously occupied, drove The Yankee skirmishers from
their 'front.' snt then with yell commenced one
OF the greatest charges Of tbs war Up hill and
down, lho ough the ds, across the fields, faItcr-
ing here ana there before the fire OF the enemy,
but only for a moment, these brave men Of Ten
nessee, Virginia, Georgia, North Caroiins, South
Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana
dashed on, and like their brave competitors Tor the
hOnors OF the field advancing on lIe right, over
came every obstacle In their path Thus, for
nile and a half perhaps more, following tn Fed
erals over fhtir works, they met with uniaser-
rupted success.
One aisstep only wrestsd from US the complete
mesa Of the victory. brigade Is said 10 have
b.oReh-i will not mention names. IniO the gap
thus created body of the Yankees rushed, and
scizing strong position, held IL until portion of
our lines Were compelled TO Ietrsce their steps TO
prevent an attack on the flank. In other wxds,
the misshap destroyed that perfect chain of com
mYnicauon designsd to be established between
Hagdee and The corps Immediately Adjoining
Since nlghtfail, howaveT learn that this desid-
eralum has been accomplished.
Stswarrs corp /, on our l.f, was not exempt from
the dangers or tbs gotfes OF the field, and although
not participating go extensively in the aggressive
movements of the day, had occasion during the
afternoon to repel the Vigorous demonstrations of
The enemy
The results OF the day have been more than
gratifying. While the battle has net been so de-
cisive as was contemplated in the plan of the
commander-in chief, II has nevertheless, crippled
the enemy, humbled his pride, destroyed hts
rdle nearly annihilated some OF his commands,
partially destroyed his orgap Zation, and reduced
his uumbers, il is believed. 10 something Ike
an equality with our own. On the othc! hand, our
men have learned that they have leader on whose
Judgment they can implicitly rely; that breast
WORKS are not 50 feafuI 70 encounter as they i'm
agned that their own strength is yet Quai every
emergency; and finally, that by the b. ssing OF God
sf.ey may yet conquer the Federal army That has
defsntly pushed them back into the heart OF tho
Empire State OF the South. The battle has been
benefit II has proven an inspiration; and ii
called into the field again TO- morrow or The next
day, tbs men of the army will show how more
nobiy than ever they are determined to crush the
hated enemy whose presence stains our soil
In practical results, few battles of the war have
a better showing. Hardee captured from sixteen
to twenty guns, and Chea.ham's corps eight or
ten, besides battle-iigs and iegimental coiors In
prisoners we cannot have less than from twenty
five hundred to tbTae thousand, etn rng whom are
q considerable number OF colOnels and subordinate
field officers They are slIli coming In
The Yankees confess that the flank movement
OF Generals Rardee and Whseler was a surprise,
and TO an entire lack of preparation In cOnse-
Quence. The idea does not appear "a have en-
tered Yankee head that GeB. Hood would
have the hardihOOd 10 dCtach a whole corps In the
face OF The overwhelming numbers by which he
was heset, and viii e the enemy was balicfiug
even at the door, send il miles amuad The .ear L.
strike them on the flank and they compliment
cur new commander for his success.
1t Is but n 1.-THE OF the tribute which Ganeral
Hood deserves, when add that for oticer 10
assume the command OF an army that had retreat
ed nearly one hundred miles in three days, 10
make himself acquainted with every detail while
the enemy'S guns were booming In his ears, and
within one week thereafter, 1bt two important
bastes-I repeat, that for general 10 do all this, IL
d marx OF genius, Judgment, prump,ness ana self
reliance, OF which the annals OF war furnish but
few parallels. need not tell you that The tide Of
enthusiasm now runs In his favor with fosee that
is gathering strength every hour. "Puck will al
ways wn.'
The enemy are still IN front, and portion OF
our forces In the same position US yesterday, but
Hardee Is yat on the flank OF Sherman, and 1t Is
impossible fOr the latter 10 move anywhere with
out again prove king battle, In which event no one
doubts she issue.
1hs Federal General Mcpherson is urtoabtedly
killed. Prisoners all report It. be fought II 4fdee
three corps and part of another against 0ne.--
Sherman Ia apparently on The defensive aud digging
Dirt Weather cool and favorable for operations.
our BOSSES -INcIDEsgs.
A gentemaa from Atlanta furnishes the savan-
nah RefaJlican with the annexed news:
The general impression there is thar our entire
loss I'm the recent battles will not amount 10 more
than five thousand. The loss OF the enemy In
killed and wounded, he thinks, aas also been over
rated, as they fought for the most part behind
trenchmenis. The fights leave our army unbFo-
zen in strength and spirit, and ready TO move for
ward whenever their gal ant chief shaii give the
word. Cur wounded are well cared for, and bear
their mtsfOrtaHeS Ike heroes. beld0m Is com
plaint heard In The hospitals.
The movement Of Hardee against the enemy's
left wing was Of the most dashing Of the war +,
and a conpletc surprise. Ills men dashed upon
the enemy as q storm from the clouds, and so
pani .-.stric were the vandas that The fret line
threw down their arms and ran towards our Inns,
shouting at the top of their voices "DOnt Shoot
W. sunender!n The prisoners sent 10 the rear 4,
Hardee attacked The second line and carried H.
but with considerable loss TO his corps. He held
their works for more ihan day, no serious effort
being made 10 modest him, and then moved 10 a
voore fruitful portion OF the field.
IL was in this fight that Lieutenant Joe Clay Ha-
bersham of Genera. Gists staff, fell, shell hav-
Ing tom off both legs and horribly mutiated his
body His younger brother, private William Neil
Habsrsham, hearing of the disas after the battle
resolved to averge his brothers DEATH Being
sent on picket duty, he advanced TO the font of
the enemy's lines, all one, and poured fire sfter
fire into them until ten shots had been expended,
when he feu dead, pierced through the head with
q bail. AT last accounts his body had not been re-
covered
The enemy have some heavy Parrot guns posted
on the hil . about three miles southwest of the
throw shells into The town, but without serious
damage. They have thus far showed but little
desire to renew the fight.
BACKING BIT srRAaGLgRs
A correspondent of the Republican, speaks thus
of the sacking of Atlanta:
During The night OF the 2ist stragglers broke into
the stores, robbed them OF such Of tkeir contents
as they wanted, and scattered the xemaincer
through the streets. During the morning of July
2d these demOralizing scenes were repeated.
Abandoned women brtke into the millinery shops,
aud men In the uniform o! soldiers guitfd and pill
LACED premises from roof 10 cellar In search OF
whiskey and tobacco. The Office of the Southern
Express Company underwent the same process
before day, and enjoyed tie melancholy privilege
of seeing boxes, papers and everything mentiona-
BILE thrown In ' confusion worse confouadedn on
ali sides. 1 dwell on the subject with peculiar
satisfaclion because Of my own losses, wikch
leaves me minus OF everything, from tooth brush
10 blanket, except the clothes In which stand
While this indiseriminate pillsgisg was in pro-