Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-14

Johnston has been as sadly beaten In
strategy as was Pembert0n at Yicksbufg |
and he knowsiand feels II, and his army IL
chsgfined beyond measure Ihave con-
Sersed With prisoners captured at the bat
tie Of Resaca, who are not only con ersaut |
with The sentiments OF the army at large, |
but with Johnston and his chief Lieuten-
ants, and they all CONCUR Ia admitting that |
Johnston has now no hope, save by long
and wearisome pursuits. But this il by |
no means a dattering prospect. Who will |
tire and become demoralized first--puIsuers |
or pursued
90 40 LEVEL CouRTRY. N7-. '.a
From. Marietta south ward, the country
is level, or only gently undulatipk; aud
there 10 no point at which Joe Johnston
could hope to make a stand north of the
Chattahooche River, eight miles from At.
lanta, and even there the chances for sue.
cessful resistance are slight. The bAnks
of tina stream are low aud the waters shall
low, and 1t will be far less difficult for
them to Hank him there than at either Dali
ton, Resaca, Allatoona, or Marietta; and
from each OF these places he has been
driven 10 succession and in demoraliEed
condition.
EoRrIEIcATIoEs AT ATLANTA. u.s..
There are some fairly strong earthworks
at Atlanta, but what will they signify on
perfectly level plain against the troops
who carried the heights of Mission Ridge,
Lookout Mountain and Resaca7 Good
JHdSe0, who have been iu Atlunta within
month, state that our artillery will bat.
ter down the most formidable Notifications
around the city 10 a single day.
WHAT SHERMAN Is DOING.
At last accounts Sherman was restip9 At
Marietta, till the railroad could be built
from Kingston. This will doubtless take
i week or more, as the rebels DESTROYED
the bridge over the EtoWah, aud tore M
considerable track south of the river.
Between Dalton and Kingston they did
but little damage to the road, which Gre
ated some apprehensions lest he was lead
ing Sherman on to defeat him in the heart
OF Georgia. But confess never indul.
ged In these fears; I felt assured that the
reai secret was that johnson was compel.
led to retreat SO hastily that he had no
time to do any great damage. He had not
expected a retreat from Resaca, and had
made no preparations to destroy the rail.
road. But knowing that he could not
hold ALTOONA and Marietta, he burned the
bridges before him as he retired.
aud, WHAT WILL JOHNSTON DO?
It is freqently asked, what will John.
stou do If he could stand against Sher.
manf ! confess my inability TO enligbteu
me public, and every one will have TO do
ols own guessing until the mystery is
cleared away by the rebel Commander him.
self. r - .-.,-- -
THE FoURTEENTH REGIMENT.
LIst OF che. IkIlIed1 and wouna.d AT
p the Aettle or ClOyd Mountain.
Editors iHtelligeneer iraa l..--0 or .,.gt
SIRs-The l4th Regiment of West VIZ
GINA Volunteer Infantry is all right, Tbev.
opened the, ball at the battle OF OInvS
Mountain, on May the 9th, which Is said 10
have been the hardest fought battle of the
war for the time it lasted. The officers and
men exhibited such ooolness and delibera.
ton, that proves conclusively they are the
oravest OF the brave. Ieuclose YOU a list
OF the killed and wounded of our brave and
patriotic boys: .azs EF7 7a9 % ' :
--E KILLED. ~
Company A-Groys Tucker. 90
S S.9%Pasy 6S11GeerpoFal Isaac N. oriss:
Kt 9SPP9 N sprI|T4tgssnt Charles 3. No.
c5@psuy F-c6rpBoarats Joseph B Mar.
TN, George Smith Daniel d. c. McDon.
Company G-sargesut william A. Crib.
BILE, Corporal William F. Boem. 7'''@f
Company H-William johnson. frh
Company K-George Masters, J. Il. San
ter, John Koon..' 81" E1T7 :
..r. a WOUNDED.
Company A-Sargent ]. o. Duckwortb.
Geo. W. Mutt, Cornelius haxen, William j
Meulsby, Thos.J Fleming, Richard Weekly.
Company B-Corporal G. W. Harlzeil.
"; d. Elsey, David Field, D. @. Feather,
adam d. Feather, David B. Bishop, Thos.
T Weis T John Cassidy, Christian A.
Company C-Isaac B. Powell. John I
Irtckett, Capt. Wm. q. Austin, d. Austin.
Wm. H. Prickett. - 0'''n'
Company D-Capt. ]. D. Elliott, Lient.
Edward u. bolt, Sarg't Robert P. Harris
WIN. IL. fowks, John Nicely, G. w. Cristy'
Corporal G. W. Sans.
Company E-sarg. A. W. Dutv. William
Hoffman, Andrew Tustin, John Woodburn.
AlPheus HauRht, Isaiah Weekly.
company Capt. Esrou Arnett, Corp,.
Galeo I. Hamilton, CIV. Weekly, Josenb
Johnson, Jacob Bradford, Emerson s, MAJ.
Company G-Hsnry ]. Lou,bsr lama,
Gain, VIM. E. Lowe, Geo. W O SssSn,t 'S ~
D. Coulstetu, Simeon Helms. Eli r no,"on
Company H-Henry WhetselI, Cenhs1
B Damp, Levi D. starkey, Theodore Metz,
:, Company I-Lieut. Uriah Griffith, Artbnr
Murray, Vim. Scott.
Company K-Capt. A. L. Hoult, TbOs. H
SnEaes, Jacob Mathews, William Bland, R.
Major Shriver Moore was wounded in
the right hand, slightly.
sd. b.. 4 Yours Respectfully,
Surgeon l4th Reg. West Va. Vol. Iuf.
How the President Heard o1 ~.
Nomination.,
From the Washington Republican, June ..
AZ half past o'clock yesterday, des- |