The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-07-13

Teltgraptit 8t'rs,
10 Major General Dix:
WAR DEPARTMENT., WASHINGTON, July
3, 9 P. M.-The following telegram, dated
to-day, at Marietta Georgia. was received
this evening from General Sherman, giving
thu result Of the Aapking operations in pro
gress for some days back:
The movement on our right caused the
enemy to evacuate and we occupied Kene-
saw at daylight, and Marietta 8 BOP. NJ
Thomas is moveing down the. main road
towards the Chattahoochee, aud cPherson
towards the mouth of the Nickajack, on the
Sandtown road. Cur cavalry are on the
extreme tanks. Whether the enemy will
halt this side OF the Chataheochee will
soon be known.
! Mariettais almost entirely abandoned by
its inhabitants. More than mile of the
railroad iron has been removed ;etween tt e
town and the foot Of Kenesaw.
A dispatch from Gen. Grants headqua:-
ters, dated at 8 o'clock this (Sunday) morn
ing, gives the following results of General
Wilson's operations: Sixty miles Of rail.
road track were thoroughly destroyed on the
Danvi!le road, and Gen. Wilson reports that
it could not be repaired in less than forty
days, even if all the materials were on hand.
He destroyed all the blacksmith shops
where rails might be Strengthened. and all
the mills where scantling for sleepera could
be sawed
Wilson brought in about 400 negroes
and many horses and mules gathered by his
force He reports that the rebels slaughter
ed without mercy all the negroes they took
Wilson's loss of property is a small wag'
on train used to cary ammunition, his am'
bu|ance train, and twelve cannon. The
horses Of both the artillery and wagons were
generally brought off: OF the cannon two
were removed from the carriages. the wheels
Of which were broken, and thrown into the
+ water, and ano: her gun had been disabled
by rebel shot breaking its trunnions before
it was abandoned.
He estimates his total loss at from $50 te
1000 men, including those lost from
Kantz's division.
A rebel force made its appearance neal
Martinsburg this morning, and were at las
accounts destroying the railroad ani
advancing on Ma,tinsburg The re.
ports are yet too confused and conflicting tc
determine the magnitude of the force or the
extent of its operations.
(signed) E. NJ. STANTON.
S, crctary Of War.
BALTIMORE, July7.
We are assured at headquarters, that cv
cry thing progresses we'll. and with rein
TO- cements now reaching the front, the reb
els will soon find their expectations sadly
disappointed. Wallace says the datach
m.nts Of 100 days men in the fight behav
ed well.
New YORK, July 8.
Tho Viorhl's Frederick special says com
missary stores Of Hunter and Seigel were
not burned, as reported, but abandoncd.-
Rebels learning this s:nt part Of their force
into Maryland as a blind. scattering them
about 80 as to distract our attention, while
they hurried these stores, which were large
and valuable, off by way Of Stanton ane
Winchester finishing this, 100. they viii
concentrate in Maryland, and do all tn,
damage they can.
! BALTIMORE, July 8.
Dispatches from Frederick received a
headquarters this morning state that tn,
enemy retreated during the night. Wallace
lis pursuing him. RelnforcQments are rapid
" going forward.
! New York, July 8.
i The Worlrs Headquarters correspondent
Of the 9Th. says it is not permitted to speal
freely Of the preparations during the pas
week for renewing offensive operations il
this locality. The next few days may wit
ness some effort moro saneuinary, perhaps
more fruitful than the slow process Of,
siege. Gen Hunt into who hands ha
been gwen charge Of all siege operations j,
front. has been for the past few days con
! stantly in the Aaddle experimenting tn
placing Of batteries and testing the value o
position.
Some Of our batteries have been con
structed under grest Disadvantages. Th,
men b-ing obliged TO lie on their bellies ant
dig holes sufficiently deep 70 protect then
from the rebel fire. The she,ling of rail,
road trains is KEEP: up constantly.
The Worlds Washington correspondent
says:
The Indications are that active move
ments on largo scale will not be attempt
s.tep Tor = week or two At least. The al
:. Of Petersburg is question Of time, aDt
thst time must relapse before it can be t.
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I Grant is conducting ssiee such IS GU,
minssed SO gloriously at Vicksburg, bu
that job was more far serious than this one
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will not be hastened into with any chanc'
J Of failure. Siege guns enough to sweep Pc
!. tsrsburg from the face OF the earth have al
! readv been mounted. II: q =
j Still Grant may strike with lightning speed
and with fatal effect somewhere else. Hi
Wars arc devious and past finding out.
/ The Tsse.' SPECIAL says 4 number o
; Wilson's men cnme into our lines dailY.-
Our loss viii Be Gu. down to thousand
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