Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-13
FROM snHEIssIAN's ARMY.
Correspondence Cincinnati commeroial.l

announced in letter written yesterday,
that heavy skirmishing was in progress on
the right. 1t seems that Logan, about dark,
made sudden and unlooked-fo attack up
ON the enemy's pickets, and drove them Ill
upon their main line, who, supported by
artillery, pushed out heavy line of skir-
mishers and made a strong assault, before
which Logan retired in good order for some
Yards, when he suddenly deplOyed his skir-
mishers on the rebel flanks, under cover OF
the darkness, and captured two hundred
prisoners, with very small loss in slightly
wounded. Logan's demonstration, as well
as that of Stanley on the same day, was
made to cover an attack by Schotield and
Palmer, which was not made.
And again, about one O'Clock p. NJ, brisk
skirmishmg commenced in front of the 23d
and 14th Corps, and Stanley at once ordered
the 4th Corps skirmishers forward,
strengthening their skirmish line, and rid
ing to the front to personally superintend
the advance. Gross, Wood and Newton
opened their artillery, and followed it by a
simultaneous advance. Their commands
drove the rebel skirmishers before them
under severe cannonading of grape and
canister, but as the rebels jumped upon
their ramparts and threw their colors defi-
antly to the breeze in front of Wagner and
Bradley, we found that they were there in
force, and profting by the experience OF
the 9th, at Kenesaw, Stanley would not
sacrifice his men by further assault. His
loss in Newton's division, is Lieut.. Shona-
ker, 10th Illinois, killed, and about half a
dozen men wounded; Captain Wallace,
77th Pennsylvania, in Gross division, is
killed, and few wounded, and about if-
teen casualties in Woods division-proba-
bly, a total loss in the skirmishing during
the afternoon of twenty or thirty.
THE RIGHT AND CENTER.
Schofield and Palmer in the afternoon
felt the enemy with q strong skirmish line,
and finding, after several hours skirmish-
ing, that the rebels were strongly posted in
force OH the railway, council was held,
and the proposed assault deferred or aban-
doned. Their demonstration developed the
fact that the enemy are so harassed for
one division of our right with cavalry, not
withstanding that they have recently re-
ceived about $4,000 or 000reintorcements
from Missouri, including Forrest, who first
made his presence known in his attack up
on General McCook's raiders.
At the hour write, 10 p. NJ, slight skir-
mishing is heard on the line. The total
casualties for the day will hardly exceed
100. Williams's Goth corps joined in the
demonstration, losing Lieutenant Hawkins,
73d Ohio, severely wounded, and few men
wounded by the advance of his pickets.
THE CARS UP AT LAST.
The construction train crossed the Chat
tahoochie to-day, and from our line of bat
tie serenaded Atlanta with the locomotives
lungs.
DEFEAT OF sToNEMAN.
You have had the particulars of Stone
mans departure upon raid into rebeldom,
but l know not whether you have had the
news of his defeat near Macon, and the
capture of about half of his command.
Colonel Smith, chief of Stonemans staff,
escaped with 900 men and brings the fol-
lowing particulars: ...r
General Stoneman left Decatur on the
9th. with about 1000 men, composed of the
1st Brigade, Colonel Adams; I'd Brigade,
Colonel Biddle, with the 9th and 9th In
diana, 14th Illinois, 9Th Michigan, and Nc
Laughlin's Ohio squadron, under Colonel
Grow. The command took the line of the
Georgia Railroad west to Covington, thence
proceeded to Monticello, destroying every
thing on their way, and encountering no
organized force. Arriving near Macon,
Gen. Stoneman encountered the enemy and
skirmished with slight loss. Learning that
the garrison at Macon had been largely re-
inforced from the front, about o'clock of
the Both, finding the enemy too strong to
attack, he commenced retreat, and had
heavy skirmishing with his rear guard dur
ing the night and morning. After day
liSht on the 3lst, at point about fifteen
miles this side of Macon, deploying his
skirmishers he found the enemy in force in
his rear, and in position. A brigade of
infantry came upon them and the fight
became general. Our cavalry dismount-
ed and charged them repeatedly. Arm
strong's brigade of the 1st and I'd Ken
tucky, succeeded in driving them in, and the
contest was about bepg decided in our
favor when a concealed~rebel brigade de-
ployed on our left flank, turned it., and
threw our men into disorder. Major Keogh,
of the Generals staff, succeeded in forming
a line and made charge, but was repulsed.
Meanwhile the enemy had surrounded the
command, and every man was authorized
to make his escape as best he could. The
General with several of his staff and five
hundred men, were captured, and many
of those who had cut their way out
were subsequently captured. Stoneman's
loss is about 1000 in killed, wounded and
prisoners; but while the expedition met
withra disastrous termination, 1t was not
barren of advantages. At Macon battal-
ion of the 14th Illinois were sent out to a
station called Gordon, near the Occange
river, and succeeded in destroying eleven
locomotives, several trains loaded with
uuartermaster's and commissary stores and
che train loaded with cattle for the army at
the front. They failed to reach and burn
the railway bridge at Macon, as it was
strongly guarded by infantry and artillery.
Stragglers are still coming in, and 1t is
hoped that the number of those believed to
be captured will be materially reduced.
AUGusT 6-5 A.. M.-The entire night has
been spent i'm skirmishing, and the unusual
din has deprived even those whose ears are
schooled to it, of rest and sleep. The pick
cts on both sides seem to be what is termed
"mad,n for at no other time will they con-
tinue the firing SO uninterruptedly through
whole night 1t seems to be pretty gem
orally accepted opinion that we have now
settled down to vigorous siege, and that
the city will be taken by regular approaches
by the pick and shovel
raia THE TROOPS. oA
There are no doubt many at home who
have serious apprehensions that Shermans
army is dwindling away rapidly. This Is
not SO. The places of those whose terms OF
service expire, are filled by convalescents
and recruits that are daily arriving in large
numbers. The weather here Is delightful,
and disease and death are being expelled
from camp, thanks to the high ground we
occupy, and the careful treatment Of the
Surgeons. MoNTRosE.
sTuE LATE FAILURE NEAR PETERsBURG.-
IL appears that the Court of Inquiry con.
vened at the Headquarters of the Army O
fine Potomac, for the purpose Of investi-
eating into the recent failure near Peters
b..sr, ,,,oa ,,ot le0allv appointed, and has