, 1864-09-01

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The sItuatior- another Flank Move.
from Oar s ecial CORRESPONDENT
MAR ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. sk-
Efnre thu date ofmy Lass there has been no ma
+e.2s1 cbanrein th s1tuatiou. Raye Flight can-
,ructIcn OF orr 1ip,., cnDsea by the pushing pro-
ntnsi+fes of opr s.irmleheff, who will. In spita 0!
sho1 and atc,l berd the reoel lion In hia d:n.
Our nar,,1e]s haze now assumed \ shape rome
vtat sIu,t1a, toa thcpheta'e erouk-soc curved
e,o t,rclIrs rourl that prri"u Of Atlsn'u between
the Aurue,a and Marietta Railroads. The stratsht
por1 u s,r It ruts of tn douthwcsterlJ direction
rcra!!e TO the ri1road DetWern East Point and tho
cI,y Of At ant1 The 7th Corps. Gen. S1anlcy
comuar ufpp. ca the extreme lett, to his right
tsr curb Corps, temporarily under command OF
Gen. Williams. next tie Army Of tho Tennessee,
D. II the l4,h (ospr, BEeF. Mu} -atn Je g. Davis.
md On rbe e14ene right the Esd Corps. This
cotpe Ia dIr.clY West. about mile and a hslf dls
rul / lrpn Eat Poilt Juac'iJu-ihas .reat artafF
fu Win ii Uu DIS armv uerends far supplies. They
have rot u! beet able to turn the enrus's ilaax-
rrwiiI xu1jpg our ylEnr,us nuvaacs tH tue right.
The reason Of 3hls is, our lines a1t4nn u uo
10 y II, ss degree ~ ii consistent with safety
Il ring rom right TO LETT the tG01mous de.
taIee Of ieuriten ses 1he so,eis hsln2 , % On 'hs
catc at atfack cap make use Of the Railroad ~
speedy meaDs OF concentrating their troops nr any
SIX o. et7en nj day. orsrs were Given tor the
truu1 8 to prepare ios maFchina. and tho liue uf
nu,th ans ialo down. hut "h=s ee oav-
,Is. eoue of On his rid. (which ~as a
&c @ CT, aud rc1t Gen. Fitzpatrick, with sboat is
easslry, ont on esptdttlan. On ThuIa lat nigh,
the 18it ipet. he took his departure from Sand.
Rail.oad apd tie Chat1unoochee River, c.osael
over to Tie east, and struck the Maroa road near
,1up, etoro. The torch wus hern qu,cz'g. applied
10 TO he
they cid .5tctual.y tor = distance Of about three
miles While paFhlng the destruct.on stll fur
= I'D three brisades Of infsnt'y: sseing = t.
sarst.o opportunity. caused by gap in tbe enc
~ 3 1inee. be- collected his msn together,
aS ons 'h hsasSng ''sls spsd g. o NY
day afternoon tks cSmmsnd teeched Decatur,
ard tie same night thelr eld camptpG xround- i
9 il se tee oa is
this raid was nhont hundred and hfty in killed,
peuun+d and tnlasing.
This mor1ine orders were given TO tho troops 20
ah1eh 11au been temporarily revoked By tue send:
ing out Of the easalIJ sxped,tton. Tht. proposed
II ehich Joh1scn was 20 successfully aanked out
Of 1hc A1ntoopa Pass, and In addition to comnpeu-
!ng General H.od 70 erscnats Atlanta Ttll a;
sSess M same NJ tune open s''' ea e ah II ;sal
:, adcrs remember The details OF the movement
from Kingston On the cd of hlay lsst, they Will
hsye 10 difficulty Ia undcss1sndIp; tho lmpe rtance
o, rhs onc no acout to by undertaken. There is,
IowevFr, this difference between the two. NoT
On both sIdes by steep Inaccessible haak#, up or
tuwu whirh 1t wuu!d he NJ fmposs;bltty to moso
1aTse bodies Of trocps To PREF are tor any coat1a-
corps has been ordered to mova from the lalme-
niaic front Of Alfalfa, and take ~ position near
Tic railroad e.idee a. tet. da pon.. The oa,ance
It's COMMUNICATIONS, harlue with 1t fifteen or
II enty days ratou.. and move In soahe 10 :erly
G'rtcslcu, WITH the design OF compelling Hood 70
more out Of his 1ort,1cations. and rive battle On
en- tpcn field. Tht- he ut have to du, Ia o.drr to
mike III effort to save bis base Of supplies and line
u Ictttat. GUI.