, 1864-05-15

.~s6cn. Shersnn"'s OPeras'ons'

rs >(srom the Clnclnna.l Commcrctail ~
- CHATTANOOGA, Iay T.;
: The grand srny south Of this place IL strip:
ped for battle, and to-rl,orrew's FIN may
usher ii one Of the most terrible conflicts OF
the var, or Witness another example o1 sno-
den withdrawal on the part Of the enemy:
The rnp1d and complete concehsratton "
Gtneral Shtrman's forces Is ono OF tao most
soltier-llke movements Of the war. t4afk
my word-this campaign will haVo .mose OF
fa1.o'ennic fire and Tigof In 1t than any pro-
ceding ons. :. !:
Ise whulc army il bi7orsckcd-for they
have neither tents nor bsgga2e-oetWsen
R1nggold bnd Dalton, and IN easy motninys
1naleh would drive in the enemy's piesets.
Euzzafd Roost. now Immediately ~ our
front, Is N almost impresnsb1e posatioa. As
~as discovered in the bloody reconn olssanee
last winter, but with our present fofce II Is
not necessary toAstorn it. Tbs impetoas
flow Of reinforcements he's slacksucd SONG
what, which Is m indication that she et1sls
Is at hand. The prevailing Impression 10 fhas
tho enemy will not fight on the ground ne
now occupies, but Will prefer to place taa
tributaries Of. .Coosa River in front OF new
defensive position. A day or t"o and 10
eheu know. >
There is no good authority for supposlngg
tLat Johnston has been sending reinforce
1nenss 10 Lee. It is quite as important 70 mo
ContederacJ-apd to Eielnlond-thnt the ad,
vance OF this army should be stayed as that
Of the hosts under Grant. Ne are already
far down upon their TANKS. a 10" more
lts.xes passad, and ne shall be III reacn ot
their new lines OF Communication: 10 With
draw troops from Johnston would, therefore,
enhance tie difficulties OF loldius theis capt.
tul, instead OF giving 1t further secarl15.
They will hardly forget the rapidity OF sher'
mans march 10 Meridian In making their
combinations to resitt him now, with over 4
hundred thousand men at his back
The weather throughout tho Woek has
been lovely, ard the roads were never bsktee.
Tbs army Is plentifnlly ratiosed, md that It
will soon be heard from, and nobiy heard
from. in the composition Of another heroic
chapter in histoty-wrlttcn, first Of Ill with
bayonst-i9 the irm belief Of every ono who
hsa Witnessed tie preparations, the *:pris OF
the nlen, and tic sagacltJ and CELEBRITY Of their
leader. j. ". NJ
R,xoeo1p, Ga, E4ya. 1854.
The rebels evacuAted Tunnel Till 1Est
night, xud this morning our forces occupied
tour advances It A@ M, being within tive
mills Of Dalton, The rebels 4ays chain ,t 81
assault On 1t III be attended Wnh gfTat lose
Of life. Skirmisbisg bctwcrn the armies has
been constant, but not very heavy, 80 LAT
Tin right OF TIC army under Mcpherson, !.
,bearirg In the direction of Bono, and the lotl
,nnder EchoEe1d Is equally threat
;eniug. Heavy fighting may occur ut any mo
.mcnt to-day, but the rebels are expected b
TEu railroad from Chattanooga to Hing
gold is lined with men getting out timber:
for the bridges destroyed between Rtnggo1t
and Tunnel Hill, snd for ell others thal ma,
be destroyed: Trains will rua through b,
tomorrow. II fJohnston falls back, tho mos
|, vigorous pursuiI oil the Wur will be made.
I Westhcr Bne to-day, but . suspicion 0
rain in fha Atrnnsnl1cre