, 1864-07-10
OUR ARMY In GEORGIA,
ADVANCE TOWARD ATLANTA,
The Military Policy Ct the Rebels
in Georgia.
2,CD0 Prisoners Captured
by Cen. Sherman.

= le1aplc gentleman has received Ia ~. MI
/ lowing aiseatch from Geu. Sherman:
Our army resys lis wings Gu the Chatta-
hoochce, above and below the bridge. The
main rebel army is across. Only one corps
tHardec's) remains on the this side, occupy
ing the head of the bridge.
The weather is very bad.
We have driven the enemy from the strong
positions ut heneeaw and SUMMON, and then
camped within five miles Of Marietta. We
have taken about !, eco prisoners.
Our pickets are now on the Chattahoochee
River bank, at Prices Ferry, and at the
mouth Of the Nickajack.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Tfmex1
WAsu1SoTos, Thursday, July :. 1861.
The Government is in constant telegraphic
communication with tue army In Georgia,
ard all dispatches from Gen. Sherman a.s ut
once forwarded direct to Gen. Grant at City
Point Gen. Grant takes the deepest interest
in the great campaign Of the West, as well us
that conducted In Virginia under his o~n
eye; and though the control Of operations il
with Gen. Sherman, yet he is actively alied
by Grant, both in the way OF advice and 9TH
erwiee.
The latest dispatches are dated ut Maric.t,,
which ouE army rescued at the opeuinr Of
this " eek. The real defensive line Of the
rebels iu Northern GeorciA Is now the Chat.
t.hooclee River, some half doze1. miles
north ot Atlanta, though Johnston will,
Of course, oobstruct our advance to
Gen. Sherman confidently expects 10 force
the ra6sage Of the river without much loss.
and with much less labor than It has cost for
the mountain stronsholds Of the rebels,
Which 1e has In succession captured. At
lantn ia ellborately fortified after tue fashion
Of tue FIRST line before Petersburg and the
works around Richmond. It Ia vefy dcfensi-
hle. the region around, thnnah no, noun
tuinous, being billy, and furnishing many
commanding positions. 1t can be tlankei
utter We command the crossing Of the Chat.
tahooclee, by moving Il short Distance down
lie HortA haAk Of tlut stream, aud then
striking for Fayetteville but that opcEation
Eonld be II perifous one for Gen. Sherman,
We're the investment OF the p1ace feasible,
aud perhaps by r.pid and ekiiifal movement,
and with our large army, this may he accom-
pllshed, tue wbule problem Of the war in the
Southwest wou1d beIgrca:ly si1npl;lcd.
II is now known from captured documents
that it Is Jo. Johnstons purpose to retreat
from Atlanta as soon as it appears TINT the
holding Of th,t place would be too periious
or cost is. And it is not probable either that
H.- - retreat Will cover as great sweep i.
country as has generally been s;lrp1osea 1t
has been th"neAt he would make for Augus-
ta as eoon 40 be found 1t necessary to leave
Atlanta. But this wonId uncover the whole
State to lie, and the rebel Governor Of Gcor-
gia, With whom Jeif Davis is in perpetual
hot water, and whom he greatly breads, per
enptor,ly objrc's 10 this, ind insists on de-
isndiDs the State capitai to the last extrem-
tiy, nndeE threat OF rebellion against
the Contede1acy, aul ASSUMING control
Of all the Georgia aud other iroops he
c3n find to defend the State. Johnston.
then, though he u.ay he compelled to evacu-
ate Atlanta, will retreat bus short distance
n0 $ftnv Inv T. zr.It ...Itf
any further advance by Sherman, By opera.
ting uFon the very Ion. Communication Of
the Latter with ill the cavalry be con com
mand, The whole Of the Georgll state miIi.
tia are now in the army Of Johnston,
The sttuation In Georgia Is considered 10
ne on the whole hotl strong and honpfnl.
r Zen. SHERMAN can bring the a-mv Of
yonnston to general battle before the close
OF the month, there Is confidence that he viii
succeed IN practically breaking 1t up.
NASHVILLE, Thur.dsy, July 7-;:sor.a.
Therc has been no fighting since June q.
except sklrmishfng on the extreme rl.hk. dn,
ring the movements on the Chattahonche
river. The flank movement, which rrsultet1
III the evacuation OF keuesaW Mountain, was
begun on the evening after the tnilure Of the
assault ofthe eth. The enemY began thc
evacuation on the 30th Of June, Johnston Is
supposed to have crossed the Chattah 3ochc7,
mud Is sndeay yoring to occupy the hill on the
st l!a SIDE o1 the river, and opposite the mouth
Of EIckatack and E.tlcr's Creeks; but per-
sons from the front on the 9Th, report tIat
opirions then prevailed that theg ware too
lnte In etiectlng the crossing at the points
Sherman has several good roada conyenging
At Atlanta, which Is not over twelve 70 ffteeu
miles distant from the river. We have no
positive assurance of the crossing Of the
Chattahoochee by either army. Probably the
I'll thut Will be heard positively Of this will
be from Gen. Sherman Lins ELF
EEDEL VERSION OF TIE FIGHT on TIE a2p.
From the Atlantis Appeal. June a3d1
Various reports We're brought down BY
parties from the front this morning concern |
ing the fight yestenlxy Affar oa-afal esltfuz
of them We gather what We consider as the !
most reliable, that the enemy, about half
past nyc O'Clock yesterda, evening, attacked |
our works on our extreme LETT. SteEenson'e |
and Hiniman's divisions met them, and q |
spirited action ens1ed for two hours and q |
half. We drove them through three lines of !
battle. capturing rs many breast WORKS aud |
sixty prisoners. Some thirteen pieces Of ar
tillery were taken, it is reported, but only |
eight were carried of.
Gen. Pettus, Of Alabama, aud Col. Walker, |
of the Sd Tennessee, are reported among the |
killed, md Col Ed. Cook, Of Browns brig |
ade, to be mortally wounded. Every field |
officer in Browns brigade was shot down,
except Lieutenant. Colonel, who Is now !
commanding 1t. Our loss il estimated at |
ECO to 1000 Killed and wounded, principally
the latter. The enemy's loss is very heavy.
The 5ith Va, in Reynolds brigade, lost se- !
yerely, 1t is reported. Out of $50 men car
rfcd into action, 1t has only 150 NOW TT for