Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-02
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THE s-{S2NtIoSs of sHfag,T.
.Ths Mason "CJn;slorato' Ut ne .-5.r uls.,
alluding to tho recent change Of front of ShcT-
mans army, says
The general impression is that be is ab1r.rn
"fold his tents liko tho Arabs. nnl silently
steal away" He has disappeared FROM oilr
right and contro, but still cling5 to the left
That some important movement il 10 progress,
there cau be no doubt, but it is not at all r:r-
tain that this movement is o retreat. Shrr-
man, finding that he stood no chance Of suc
cess where be was, mny have entirely altered
ais plaus, AL snis change of position r.G DO
the foreruuner ot row efforts r1r tho u4l.aru
loft, ha may enGeavGr 20 drive ou: inr.,y IRON
East Point, seorrs tie ralircad n:.d cumr.!
Hood to uncover the Gate city.
Our or iuion, however, ID tkas Sherman, i.
ab,ut to lsave. II is certainly time for him
to BE- disgusted with his wan. Of sucaoss. III.
hanking movements wtro literally "pia, ,.l
ou." tho moment our army crossed :he Ga.:.
tahooelIe, md nothing remained for hi:n hn;
TO fight This he did, on several memorable
occasions, and invariably came ID grief. For
como time back he has ceased his ASSAULT and
sentsd bis spite by throwing shells Il: the
women and children who siil! remain in a.,
lanta. How long no would have continued
this favorite Yankee paat;me, i. il impossible
t. tell-pc.hapy ne may hayo Kept it mp all
winer, had not Wheeler got in his rear.--
This, Wa think, is tho secret Of Sherman hay
ing Withdrawn from Our right and ccntrs.--
By keeping up sbow Of io.oa on tho lof,, lie
may hope 10 convince Hood that bu ii about
to assault that portion Of CIR lines, and, under
cover Of this isint cross his :rain over the river
without lot Or hinjralco.
i few days, or, it may be hours, Will GieHr
up the mystery. If 10 assaults Gu. line
another victory will be added to .hcss nraniy
won by the Army Of Tenaessec, GuI r.Iun-
ble assistance viii DO rendered to tho rra"h
party Of the North. If he retreats. thousands
Of stragelers will full into our hwEdp, tho unr.l-
paign will have rro7an diEnHtrous failure
end go shall he woIl ril @: q great nuis.nse
Tho assistance rendered to tie N0r.hcen
Peaeo party will. DO as great, CT ma yt"p,
Look at il in any light, tho news frO;n the
Twist, We would ike to have little more"
surLLIao TIE cIrY-A TERRIBLE scxvE.
a correspondent Of tho Columbus Te,os. "
writing from A5snta on tho 2Gth says:
"Tho Yankee batteries were uys.rriogsly
g;i,aced yeasi,y tr--::&c:.l";t} On Y ,,ss-'
day night lsegc 42-pound shell catered ths
Presbyterian Gaurch, On Aarietta street. aad
after passing through the pulpit exploded in
tho basement, or Sunday school room. Scve
raj families living in the vicinity having
takon refuge there, we're more or less stunned
and injured by the explosion, and one mGu
had his right arm taken off. The scene in
the room was frighlful-it Was afior mid
night, aud all tho inmates were sleering
peacefully, perfectly confident Of security.
Mothers caught up their cb;liren hurriedly,
Gnd rushed frantically into the streets Scream
lug, though without any definite purpose in
view, save that Of escaping for tho time from
the scene which had struck such terror INTO
their souls-and there, cut upon the oprn
stree.s, they stood orouohing. with their little
families clineing around them, and knowing
not where to :ly for safety. Shell alter she'll
in rapid succession came screaming through
the air, and az the light OF each terrific e1-
plosion-like lightning 1ashes-quivercd over
them, the figure OF one pale faced mother
could b described, with bare outstrrtrbed
arms, vainly hoping to shield her little ones
from the falling Fragments. Oh tho hearl-
less cruelty of the foo Oh! this mighty
depths Of mothers love
Assistance camo Il: last. however, az, the
panic-stricken women and children wcro Eu!s
died of into the bcmhprO0fs of lind nri:i.
bors in mere secure localities. un4 Tho w..lnt
ed properly cared fer.
INTERESTING TROY SHrRHaHH REAR.
A correspondent of tho Griffin "Retel,"
writing from Cartersvill., gives tho following
interesting account of Wboslcr's movements
have Just arrived here from neur Calhoun,
having left cur cavalry command on yesterday,
tho cuiverta aad bridges g:nng Tho
State road. We havo beon upnblc to stta.k
the larger and we'll fortified brijgn- o7er tie
Etowah and other streams hetweon Dalton end
Atlanta that are defended with triangular iu-
nette forts. We have torn up the road,
burnt the ties and cut and destroyed the
rails 30 that they cannot. be used again,
aud so that Sherm an will not be able to repair
it for some weeks. Tho destruction of the
road has been very complete thur far. and our
success has been very great. We do not find
any opposition from the small garrisons along
the road and have captured large numbe7s Of
prisoners and stores without any material loss
TO ourselves thus for. A great deal cf tho
captured property, cattle, &o., hns been sent
BIZ cafe route, under a strong escort, Il the
Army OF Tennessee. The larger portion OF
our command hes gone nortlward, and By
this time must have destroyed communication
between Dalton and Nashville The work is
expected to be thoroughly and we'll done this
time, as daring officers and picked men are on
the expedition.
1t j: expected that strong cavalry force IS
after us, hut no fears are entertained that
they will do our army dumsse or show fight.
The destruction wo have effected on Sher-
msn's line Of communication, and tho stores
and trains wc have destroyed, cannot be- re.
paired and replaced in long timn. We IRE
hopeful that it will force tho Army Of tho
Cumberland to retreat, which, when they do.
will bo ono of the mo5t disastrous and torr;b!e
thas ever befell the Yankees.
We have comparative safety, scouting in tue
rssr of the enemy, they being 80 thoroughly
frightened and such small foroo except at the
strong forts, that they do not venture out to
look after Us.
The country We have passed through, uad
oil the country tina. intsrvsnes between At
lanta and Dalton, is thoroughly desolate and
devasted. Tho people have been driven awsy
four miles on each sids Of tho State road, ard
everything in the way of horses, cattle, for
age and provisions have been taken away
The poor people are suffering very much, but,
as they have no place but their mountain
homes to 60 to, they sre obliged to remain
and suffer. The people are all hopeful, how
ever, that the Yankees will soon be driven
out, and say that general impression prevails
amongst the Yankee Eolditrs ths. they Till
retreat before long.
Our forces, in another week, will be in Md
die Tennessee, and oven now have the start SO
far that they are perfectly safe, aud will do
an immense amount Of damage t0 the enemy
before they are checked.