The Daily Dispatch: July 7, 1864., [Electronic resource]

The army correspondent of the Atlanta Register writes from Marietta, (June 30) as follows:

‘ The troops of Cheatham's and Cicburnc's divisions were yesterday engaged in a most pleasant part-time, repaying them for fatigue and exposure Early in the day a Yankee flag of truce came, asking permission to bury their dead, which were becoming very offensive to both armies. After a little parleying it was granted, and the work began. It was no small task. They were lying thick upon the ground in every direction. The Yankee burying squadron was not allowed to come inside of our picket line, our men carrying the bodies out to them while they dug the trenches. About two thousand were buried in Cheatham's immediate front, and one thousand five hundred in Cleburne's front. Some estimates go over these figures. Whilst the interment was progressing, the Yankees, with their usual falcons, begun to fortify on the line behind the flag of trace — Gen Hardee promptly informed them that unless it was promptly suspended he would open upon them, which caused them to desist instantly. The flag of truce only covered the ground where the dead lay. Skirmishing progressed as usual to the left, where Strahl's and wright's brigade were posted, and during the time, Col Calter commanding the latter, advanced his skirmish line one hundred and fifty yards. The small arms were not removed from the field by either army, and that question of property is yet to be decided. Some of the Yankees were very carious to see General Cheatham. The old hero was pointed out to them, standing on our fortifications, arrayed in a blue shirt, with sleeves rolled up, coolly surveying, and, doubtless, enjoying the scene. They were incredulous at first, but upon being assured, took a good look at him. All former vision of him has been rather confused, over the shoulder at a double quick.

’ A Furious cannonading occurred yesterday evening in front of Polk's old corps. At least three thousand shells were thrown, but with little damage. The Yankees should have learned by this time that they can't frighten our army by noise, and yet they persist in a needless and extravagant expenditure of ammunition.

This morning at half past 1 o'clock, I was awakened by the crash of small arms, with an occasional cannon, from the direction of Cheatham's and Cleburne's front The firing acted for half an hour, and then cleared I have not had an opportunity of ascertaining whether the attack was real or fancied, and reports conflict. One man tells me it was a genuine attack, and that he Yankees were repulsed with great slaughter in front of Cheatham. I don't vouch for this. The firing was very incessant, the flashes from the guns illuminating the night.

A correspondent of the Appeal says that the flag of truce asking permission to bury their dead and remove their wounded was sent to the enemy by General Hardee; and that it was agreed to, with the request that the dead and wounded be sent to their lines, the wounded to be accounted for as prisoners of war. The same correspondent says that a large number of Hemy office, better known as sixteen shooters, together with several thousand Enfields, have been collected by our ordnance officers.

The Appeal has the following:

Night before last, as some of the Federal pickets were being relieved, they should out to our pickets, "Good a bye, rebs, we are going to leave you. Some Dutch are going to take our places, and we hope you will kill every one of them."

There are two or three Federal Kentucky regiments confronting as many Kentucky regiments on our side. A few days since the Confederates received a letter from the Federal, saying that their time would soon expire, and they intended to quit the concern, doubtless, like Grant, "tired of the undertaking" They further stated that if ordered to charge on us, we must not fire on them, as they would surrender. The letter was signed by a party known to our gallant Kentuckians, who scarcely know whether the Feds are in earnest or trying to dupe them. They are satisfied, however, that something is in the wind.

Wounded Kentuckians from the Federal side declare that, although they fired off their guns, they never hurt anybody yet, and are sick of the war.

The Atlanta Intelligencer comments upon the situation as follows:

During two days past the armies confronting each other at Kennesaw have been quickly resting — the enemy, doubtless, to recover from the effects of his late disaster, and our troops because their movements only depend on the hostile demonstrations of the opposing army. Sherman will doubtless clear away the wreck of his futile and disastrous assaults before he gives battle again. His numerous repulses and the terrible destruction and loss he has sustained must surely have had a most dispiriting influence on his troops. Hitherto they have come up gallantly to the slaughter, but are astounded at the terrible reception and repulse they have met with. Their confidence in their invincibility must have been shaken very materially by this time, and we anticipate more feeble, perhaps more cautions approaches hereafter.

Sherman's Yankees have been saturated with whiskey courage in every assault they have made on our defences during the present campaign. The result has been that the victims have always been very numerous, when their lines were exposed to the cool and deliberate fire of our sober troops. Sherman has hoped, heretofore, by piling his soldiers three to ten lines deep, on what he supposed were our weak points, to carry our positions and force us to further retreat. He has been met in every instance with the wily skill of a master who fooled him in every effort.

The Yankee commander's successes have consisted in displacing our troops from positions by rapidly concentrating overwhelming movements against our wings, and thus by the more weight of brute force gradually causing us to abandon to him all the territory he has gained. Speculation on the development of his future plans is useless. That he has failed most egregiously, and not consummated a title of the plan proposed by him at the outset of the campaign and his commission from the Yankee War Department, is evident.--We cannot divine what he hopes to do next.

The following is the latest from the field:

Marietta, June 30--It two o'clock this morning the enemy drove in Gen Cheat ham's pickets, and attempted to storm his breastworks. They were received with a most terrific fire of artillery and musketry, which caused them to retreat precipitately. The loss of the enemy has not yet been ascertained. Our loss only one killed and two wounded.