Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-07-12

The army of Tennessee commenced a retrograde
movement from the lines Of kenneSaw mountain
at midnight OF Saturday, and by rapid march,
retired our right to its present position on the Chat
tahoochee. Our left fell back slowly before the
heavily massed force that Sherman had placed on
the Powder Spring and Sand Town roads. Our
retracted lines at daylight in entrenched posi-
ton about twelve miles north of this city. The
enemy evineed no disposition to push rapidly any
advantages he gained, by giving battle or pressing
JUS. The usual amount Of rapid skirmshing was
kept up and with about the ordinary results
Both armies proceeded to intrench on their chosen
Lines on Sunday evening The enemy occupied
Marietta early on Sunday morning. We had re-
moved every thing of value before the army march
ed through it Il is reported by parties from the
neigh5Orhood ofSweetwater that the factory at that
place was burned by the enemy Immediately on
their occupation. Doubtless all other establish
ments of the kind will share the same fate when
they are abandoned to the vandalism of the in.
vader.
During the night, heavy cannonadng was heard
along the left If our lines and apparently on the
centre. At an early hour this morning the deep
bellowings of heavy artillery explosions awakened
our people to a sense of the reality that the Yam
KEGS were much nearer to our doors. We presume
they were firing national salute in honor of indie
pendence day.
1t may be that they are so thoroughly inflated
with the supreme confidence of then invincjbility.
and that eternal victory is their chosen inheritance
that they may attempt tremendous movement on
our lines to-day. Our commanders and the army
are anxious to have Sherman "enti-o the hazard of
battle The present open fair field presents one of
the best locations for general battle that the armies
can find
The heavy cannonading of this morning, it is
supposed, was intended to develope our lines This
proceeding is always necessary feel the location
OF an enemy when new position has been taken
When 1t occurs so regular as it did to-day, this OBJ
ject is evident.
Speculation was rife yesterday to establish the
reason for our retreat to day it is more eagerly
agtated-what will we de nextP Our street Gen.
erals have it that we will be ankcd to the Gulfand
then to Richmond
1t is with unspeaksbe regret that wo see our fair
country given over into the occupation of a foe
whose motto Is destruction and whose action eradi-
Gates every industrial interest in the territory they
pass over.
The policy of the campaign is to destroy US effec.
tualy. 1t has been effectively executed during
Shermans triumphal march. Impoverishment and
dreary waste lies in his rear. lie promises devas-
tation IN his front 1t is difficult to submit to these
things without murmuring; but if it is written in
the book of fate that We must suffer more we can
but Succunb to it. for doubtless all things are
rendered by wise administration of the Wavs of
Providence. The unavoidable necessity is on us to
hight until we wiring from our enemies terms of
peace to which they will be glad to accede 1t NAV
be that the entire face of our fair Southern land
may be desolated. Its homes may be DESTROYED;
not Vestige OF its great mechanical and public
interests remain. 1t may occur that naught but
ro61iesS cabins and huts may be left u.s. vet we will
DEFY the lnsoence of the tyrant and a. against the
conqueror. The brutal malignity that our enemy |
exhibits in destroying everything of value he meets
with IN his track, should stimulate our people to
greater resistance and efforts for revenge. The |
worm turns on the foot that treads on it. Strategy
ends at the Atlanta defences.
hietnaps the thanking game may fad no farther
OBJECTIVE point and our enemy will give battIa baro
we can only await Developments, hoping that so |
m0'e 1t oe-AtEanEt Latelhgencer, July 5M.