by John Beauchamp Jones
JULY 8TH.—Clear; hot and dusty.
The news of the falling back of Gen. Johnston onAtlanta,Ga., causes no uneasiness, for the destruction ofSherman’s army is deemed the more certain the farther he penetrates.
There is nothing of interest fromPetersburg, but there are rumors of demoralization and disaffection in Grant’s army. His men suffer for water.
Still we get no letters from the South, beyond the point on the Danville Railroad reached by the raiders, who tore up 18 miles of the track.
We have nothing definite from Early’s column yet, but no doubt there is alarm enough inPennsylvania and inWashingtonCity by this time.
