The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-30
ME. -. p. Cony nGh hams Despatch.
NEAR ATLANTA, Ca, July 21, 1854

ME. ID. Ps C0ny ng ha AIMS Despatch.
NEAR ATLANTA. Ca, July q, 1854
PRELIMINARY MovKMENm
IN yesterdays despatch stated that general advance
would be made along lines during the day General
Newtons division Of the Fourth corps relieved General
Woods the previous night and took position to the right
or the Twentieth corps on Peachtree creek. Early
yesterday morning General Wood swung round the
Decatur road after Stanley, who led the advance
Stanley met the enemy, and brisk skrmsbins
sued and continued until about three O'Clock p NJ when
the enemy's skirmishcrs driven back to ridge OF
hills that TO the OF Mr. Johnson's house and
nearly four miles from Atlanta.
Here tho Forticth Ohio and Twenty frat Kentucky.
which covered his front skirmishers, struck a
strong line of rebels General Stanley hurried up his
tilery and got into position opening on the enemy
with good effect.
Tho enemy pressed ON our ekirmsh limo, but they
stubborny kept their ground while troops
fortifyiIg their position. Woods division,
which In reserve, took up position on tho
right towards evening. Meantime the enemy
had madc vigorous assault Newton and Rntterfeds
division OF tho Twentieth corps temporarily commanded
by General Ward IN the absence Of General Butterhed
They succeeded in. repulsng administers, driving
them back upon main lines. Our lines covered
by artillery, TO which the rebos vigorously replied
sharp conflict, which lasted for two hours, ensued in
which gained advantage but succeeded in keeping
our position ana strengthening our works mo enemy
who were in considerable this pointal of Har
dees carps being inrenched there-thousht 10 break
| through our lines and thus turn our flank.
| snorTgLps ADVANCE
Schodeid connected with Stanley the left and forced
back the rebel skrmshers swinging round his ert to.
wards Atlanta timing his movements with McPhersons.
Towards night schobed's right aud Mcpherson's left
we're within two miles OF Atlanta, that they could
actuay rain IN shell upon tho fated city Speaking Of
General Schofeh must In justice state that both he and
| bis command have floe reputation In this
psien Though the Twenty third corps partly
/ organization. thew have won uubemehed honors on
many hard fought battle neld might say there
nothing but heavy skirmshng along lines. tor tho
purpose Of developing tho eneuys position enabling
i US TO gct into lne.
i Only on Ward and Newton did tho rebels make any
thing like IN assault. expect some heavy fighting
! dav
| THE SITUATION
Our army now surrounds Atlanta, something in the
form OF a ecmcirce Mcpherson stretching beyond the
Atlanta and Augusta Raroad which he has destroyed
thus cutting o source Of supplies and also prevent
| ing them from falling back 70 Stone Mountain
RorssEAu's MovExEsr.
Roueseaus raid on the other bar has proved grand
success or be has eecluay Inc Atlanta and
| Mobile ne thus reducing them to the oeutra line,
i few days
Lest my testimony should be doubted viii give few
extracts from rebel papers regarding Rousseaus RAID In
Alabama. @ ane saem Dsipdsea 9. July says..A
eptered Tsuadera about seven O'CLOCK YESTERDAY morn
;n ana .s,.. S,,n,r she aono oG IN ,ba X,r.
,,onoS West Point General Csnors Chief Of STAN "a.
pons s s1os through oo'A exS anu sAn
Maor Wathen with force q, i've hund,cd mon !.
awa,ng ,hc anu,,oach az tLa enemy n, roosa hrdga
CsnaYaI pliovrhas baen orderea mn from Tuscaooeo
Al, Lear say ,oh,s 90 ~ tho maior awa,a onr ,oycc
Az van ssy 70 WIS -, 'ne maJor a.nts our .o'ce,
u., sa b,rn into ! not naco from xhich th,nr pi,ov
i VIII moi ha abe "a holster nm
Tha won,sorery v,T an na,ba,,c ar,ic,e ucro,, r.
A. ,ha "a, ~ 80, ,nr,,,na ne ha, a.. s,raro
hasy ~ ,saera xera On their nav IN ,ha CIV
beIs we're ring - So. The atlanta A,p.al OF Juy io
nrorrss s resssrs that no cana through ves,e,
aav from Nau,gomerv owing 10 The can,nre ns roacha
POKE and opaliss Ala by radipg party Of the enemy
| q on .pn's rovyvyxr
arha sva,inc ,ssan.ar ,r,n on Tho cooro.. pairoad
re,rnad y, h c,,v las ave,lng sr,ar hayr,
procaeded ahout w, miss belox nccatnp vhere ,be1
learned Thai brgada ~ Ysntes ravairv had cns ,hs
road shont two nlas This Aida or stone and
bad torn mn the tracy smoke could be seen I'm that
direction beeved 10 be caused by the burning Of The
cross Ties Whether tho RAIDERS will follow the track
down DESTROYING IT. or return 10 their
main body Is matter OF conecturen
Things look rather hopeless dow here lust now for the
bogus coufederacy Sherman is laundering around AZ
lanla and raiders cutting OF al getting
supplies or escaping from the doomed cily.
fancy the panic and constcrnaoB hst prevail in