The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-12
REBEL ACCOUNTS.


Reported Change OF Bnse.rntrench.
ments Thrown Up.
rns latest dates from Atanaare TO the 9th inst They
furnish ,ntsllgenc OF the situation 10 Georgia.
Ar Atlanta paper thus sumo up the latest news from
The quiet OF epose seems 10 have once more reted on
army Our latest reliable reports state that the
Enemy has been quietly ntrcnchins and fortifyipg his
position Neither army seems to DC inclined 10 interfere
with the Others orsrations Doubtless the enemy intend
make series OF de'euces. from which be
the oiensivs he may select bat are inclined 10
think there strategist before them teers
"a tho coptr-ui. They will require several years n
hard digging 10 intrsnch by parallel approaches 10 THIS
city
hecsusc OF any urgency pushing 90 the part OF tho
enemy General Johnston kuowsais businessbest and ~
n be chooses keep uss without tho achof the snemys
strong offensive tines 10 because be gains By and
exhaus,s, the sremy.
Our bravo soldiers have fought through . cn.ea Of
s usrucpaseed Tho country owes them debt Of graft
tude that can never be repaid.
T Ss Asmy q fsnpessss sti prsseryes a. pos
tlcp, wKh Indications ~ present Il change
o. base. TIA. such /, change may BE- Secess.ry to
70 likely. When will be made General Johnston
only knows The enemy came 70 take Atlanta; skms
they were ~ H. and time to them is precious. Sher
man came 90 defeat Johnston: Johnston awaits defeat
We ready FOR The issue Whenever The God Of battles
,.dy has recently come through tho federal lines tn
front who ststcs thss Daniel Slckes in command
Hess.ces she received sssspOrs from ins, ind,,oaa
Atlanta IN iessthan week
Very likely, l he comes ciese enough 70 b captured
and has sns luck not 10 be shot.
Tho correspondent Of the APPEAL wrtes from the
'front.'
No event Of importance has occurred hcre for
daya Sherman evlIees bis Characteristic aversion
Ct direct attack We have no hopes a. present OF
spch desirable occurrence. Flank moveinents-shef
msn,s forte-a arc heard Of 10 more II has even
coniectured the enemy 10 falling back towards Etowsb
river bat this doubtful Our cavalry however, report
thai the enemy moving on our right, and that hs
TRANSFORMATION Is In dreadful conditontbcir horses
and mules almost slarving Iacksons cavalry found
thirty abandoned Mcclellan saddles IL cEs place
The rsouers captured far speak OF our shayprhco
ers a. tho most terrible that they have encountered
From what learn the enemy loses moro msn by
sharpsAootina than We do.
Captured Yankees have nothing generally but corn
bread or hard tack and beef In their havcrssks They
seem much surprised TO ord our boys 80 well supplied
with ratiors Many OF hem express themselves highly
eratHed their capture, thus gsttipgshcm out N tho
scrape,n A. they express II.
Night before last the enemy under tho impression that
We we're vsDcna opened furious re from their main
line with artillery end small arms, which rJped 70
l from our works fer short time Our troops al
ready for attack ip . twiukns, but didnt come.
| The Rebel Major General Smith Ap-
| pointed 90 the Com ana = nd of the Rebel
Fsrces OF Georgia.
/ Iron the Richmond Eyamiusr, June ~
Major General u. ". smith MAS been elected ~ The
command ~ the ssae forces Of Georgia. General smith
has record Of distinguished services In the Mexican
| tary Academy ard In the Confederate army. tle
| came here from New York. ~ The bsxiupns
| Of the war asd wM cemmssioaed ~ shc Prssa