, 1864-08-23

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! From our Special Correspondent
| BEFoRr ATLANTA. Anr. IN 1ss4.
| Since nv last dispatch from th,s f7ald ,hor.
| hoa h.,,, m ,,+t1as xho,+ .t,..... a.
.1 -.4. 49, - -..', ~ 80, o ~ su' a1ianM" iet 1ns
round 1t, rebel troops aud rebel guns still DIT
fend it. There have been changes in the dis.
| pasftfon Of troors. manerv.es ~ va-,o,z
| t,na. r,b;ch a.. not .aa' y. 4v"0 .,.N
1r"S -. "A1~' ~ nu' ~" iof tae puoAc.
WEN .ne eie'ns enau naVe discovered them
1t VIII be soon enough TO trust them to paper
! and the world. In the front Of the Army OF
sumtf1 the careful stems. and tedIons danoer-
ans tav.,csa nf s;aoa 49,, H. 4s,a
as 80 1.on1 sa', sus ne1" l
ooe1e LIZ 'Aetce oa1lie o1 tne @ota WAS
fought, our advance his been eio" and con-
tinual Every advance has been contested
with a spirit and stubbornness which ln1i-
ca.es Il oe'e'mina,lon 10 10 oelena Inc position
as lons As Foee,ole' Inc leosl commander
1ae Ebown no disposition sincs the affair of
the asth to attack our lines. but has resisted
ever,, r, OVEN inf for noa;tinn with praat nar.
.,.a.::-. = 7,-,,e.s, te 49, aea 80 r., -
tinsc1Ay' - o1tsaoe VI tae @oo Corpss tol.
aPea sa As'de SGstoh o ts 9xHG sr h5as
losses, and / suppose those Of tie enemy,
have hrcu slight II must not be understood.
hewever, that there has been no casualties.
Every day hsB it's loss of life. On picket, IN
the trenches and IL camp, men arc Killed
Is continually tooting up Its losses but In no
euch eS tent rs to eflevt relative strength or
the plobaa1e result
Tie daily firing Ilas BECOME almost coatin-
nons. Or Tie 7 Rlskst lines It 10 kept y day
ttrissi IS ysry heavy snd continues far a cnn.
siderable ie1eth Of time. ftjsa n,t,na,b1e @ ab
fact that the 5tbels are r,siny art;,isrs enn.e
f~ss,x thuu ~ arr nthar rnsffto. ute -
nanna;en Th';r moi, 1;na T. .,-a,i ua!ias u!e
onuhl. const trnrted nnd ~ 5,H.-aat apa 9s. t1ul,
i,1nica i;,rta ma rads,nhts -, eas points
a.s..e n1aesn u .s1uuoo' ' u nhlcA are
seg uns S - ,;,1, nsasy eanors. , 9neu and shot
~ ns;.hho.bed efh tIsa LUIS nA'e lailen III
tte i;s Thu L..;s,i " ano aloog
+.ed-"a +, ~. e.! t,rs.,, : ~ Mou!u oosef'e,
H. ~; ,,in.Ietl,s, ~ lug mf, pecu-
can hcar 1he r4nhina = cnnsfSa.sb,a sbua H., Vne
~ short t;,r,a a;n" 49,, M qtstauce
nnnjenssrt r It he dead csryo,n, ~ - hot
~ -rs;act;,a L. nomi,,o r. ..a-5. ... t4A'
e;Ssd,v m .,1psse~tMs5 son % ~ IL &C.
Ynlss ,er,,e vreretahies 7sit1, her.- o ILL lu-
h,.-;rs MR. h,eo,,'n ~ 5ao;a oaah ~ tuGul,
1.reed W. so6,c ,.eon1c And r,S;nas ao'e, ana ~ u
GUAM es'e4~ AA" Aa'1"e7 ano tne
4e:I r. aav the rebc,s have etvsn onr rao.
- uas ~ ,,9s 1eI1ts na'9 gwen our lines
pret'y eeaIp enelnne; Il commenced early,
n4aaa 49, ~ tr;nr nnrin.e 3bs so ~ .e!octanI 10
Csaec nius. Uu14ns Aue uAy ~ lnqa1slt1ye
.33 Gomullesaly "as Iooh!ng io1 As1onta from
ta;a na;i aeaf n,d;e w naeahaas @ u.s ,ook out"
ea4 ~ ~. eou st....,,a t euase McGo1mlck,
tp.t.rn,p ~ ~ .s!r..o, = % 1nGu rue Ioared
~ f.
Couulisent3 nst3 sI', 1s VI AsGo5mlck's reap.
IL, IL rSpnea y, @1s so'o1et' olo soa hear her
eors Hx -,
entsf n tt,e er1p ~. anI1 ano 1scens move
fSnrd ststeu,ent that It Ia nj oaneh'. stete9.
~. it,,e ~ thc rshai or,,1 - - ~ sonli1oano.
east of Alfalfa nj 1,ofnt nea- 4b. .sn eta4 .4e
ra;1rosd describing n crrrod H. o ao sauSast
c,,. cn ria nortS md wss4 fean;a ounu w. .as
tIIsir old Inc. Frem a11anta 3ba " Wals -
Po;nt rnof1 rnrs - E.ct po1.~ Lug Neet
wes1erlv conrse Tee morc..,a.,+a so. - q, s9aaa- 9
man fft;,n tbe lit ia tho riaht ta-oa9 - 3net
tn I cnxer MA rsiiroad - ~ 'gaeta 'aE; aooa
ia srst,,,. nf frtcnses Ha ,as' n.as g tsasmg Ine
cl4 sssis 1ia ~ " uGehsss, h ~ "9s com2eled to
- .t-S.. ~ ~ f1s,t 1rni,a r. r+a oous Atttmp1
so,td ~ 1hs ah ~ ~ vas moving, re-
en!1ea IL l1G ~ ua,tle u o. III ssth. This was SO
tel size, continually stretching out to bis LIFT
rs sbelIuaIts ri. ut has advanced. anf] for4ifr~
ing With Ereat care. bis 1ShoIt fr,nf 6f
cuurse cur line conforms to that NJ ne
rebtls.
In relation to tho strer f,th ut thn -a,,o1
army ca tiud no reason fo e.ata anvts,,'r SuSr
| il aauiliun to nj last letter. Rood ias cef,
| tsi1.ly been reinforced by uortion of I,.e,a
| Mittiseippi army, and POSSIBLY by fron,s
| from Flcrlua. This believe viii coyer his
rcirfo,ceuerts OF disciplined .tr3ops IN
! addition to these, the employees in ihe row
Of The qusrtermaster and commisatpr ieIies des
pa1tmen.s have all been armet; and int in
the field, The hospitals ana conyAiescent
t camps have been rlgidly and thoroughly in
srected, lld every thing capable Of hearing
arms sent to the front. These, with cor.
tht. TefnfSnemrnfs aent or hyoroht fata ~. ~ ~
f;cld% Tbcso raw leries of cnnrsa An.o ~ at .at
he men with which fn ne,-e aas",,t. ute s nos
hsor IN. IN fhe f5area etr-,n,-,a r. a1u ~
bo.,1,lf,e1d 1,nf +har ~ - ~ ~ y! Ine
1ShnS 1nrt;f;cs,;ons an5 14,,i ~ npIha ana
annd t,oht - - IN, I'M "a1 W. ptopa9!y maze
~ 6"Uua s~a !5a.+ - p.'. ~ IuteI - "Nsnlns.
~ ~ 5n.h1 an,,ert - esi.a LIS army VII!
he sid1t;on to Hot.a,a TeStta KIT u lsasono
thc sy,nv NJ that o,her n''os 1eiei tsont
You = iii have heard oI The change In tho
cnn1raod OF the l4th Army corps which re.
suits IL the relfr5 meI CT of3lajor-Geueral John
II Palmer firm The field. It IS not nv nro.
vince to comment upon whatever c1rcnm.
stbrces led to the step which General Palmer
has taken. It is stated that Gen Palre er was
crdtIed By Gen. sbern,un to move his corns
to i cl1tuin position and report to Ger. Schc-
field Tor ordcrs. Tne object Of the moye.
mint wse uruer=tood to have been to elyo
the enemy battle tust day. Gen. P.,:ncr
noyeo lis corps ss ordered, buf rffnscd to
report to Schr field, Ills Junior officer Ths
r.suit = Us that tbs army Etood stili u,;is
questions OF rank were btiu,. settled ~
couIr+ there is a field for controrersr IL ~
gard to the matter. That rieit I }e.Te ~
U1hel5 ~ith Tie observation that the arnnv
did MT natn a fnot or arcomn1,sh a sfn-ia =. ~