The New York herald., 1864-11-29
THE SITUATION.

PsiAtoo regarding the progress OF General Sherman
grand campaign in Georgia. showing the separate
ments OF the respective under Howard
and Hooum. Both OF them, it 10 admitted
by the rebel papers, are well across the ocones
river The report that Mlledgevills has be n
occupied confirmed. and particulars OF the fight
nj Gordon are furnished, well as an account Of
the destruction OF charcoal works and feundries at
Griswolds lille, The panic created both In Georgia
end south Carolint by the march OF the
Grcsistibs conqueror something which has hrd
10 praie during the war. levy masse OF the
Georgia and South Carolina militia has been ordered
desperate efforts being made to concentrate at
Augusta an army sreut to present opposition 70
6hermsu's steadily advancing columns.
One OF our respondents in Washington informs us
that Information has becn there formation
In Aiab ms, &c rga and Mississippi OF a strong tarty
VINCE object is to trng about restoration o: those
etRtes 10 the Union. The government said to bs in
frmlly 10 com nunication with the IeaSers of this
organization and II is expoctea that the matter viii be
alluded 20 10 definite the Presidents forth
coming message, aud form Of the prm eut feature,
receive encoorss' m us from the administration
Admiral Porter, in despatch TO the Navy Department
oand al Fortress Monroe yesterday says that he I'D
81 erned that the prize Florida the late rebel
pir-t had been run into by array steamer and sunk
la Dlre ia homs OF water after being much damaged
ba he oouid Obtain particulars Of the occurrence
The captured officers men Of the Florida after shor,
ooapnemeots at Point Lookout and in the old Capitol
prscn have arrived at Fort wsrreD Boston harbor,
which viii, be their place OF npsonmet 1t for the future
The organization OF new COPS, be styled the First
nrmy corps, has boon ordered by the War Department
Major General Hancock lately gallant and able com
soder Of the Second corps il the Army the Potomac
80 take charge OF IT, and Il win be composed least
twenty thousand infantry Its formation viii commence
on tbe Ist Of December proxpo, and be continued IN
tbe 1t o. January next The prvates admit 80 are
all 70 be os.oeded men who have served bonoraby not
tsss hsu Two years the army and are 10 be enlisted
- -" ""@-'' "".O'ca Recruits win be paid spec ai |
government county OF three hundred dollars furn,sba
transportation TO Washington and win be crcdod 10 ma
districts cf their residence Soldiers Of the -
preserve thor arms TO the Of sher term av sss
them as their own.
reported that Gener Il ri omas has ALLEN back
win his army from Columbia, Tennessee to Frantin
twenty miles south OF Nashville. It Is possible that he
may oven still further Withdraw to the vicinity az ,be
'ser town fos hs retrograde movement is supposed t
Do made for the purpose Of receiving the re 1forccmen
~ 'ne way 20 join h'm eocre engaging general bat.
lie with Hood
"'po papers give accounts OF two Yankee attempts
'nch thsy admit barely failed Of SUCCESS to destroy
'oOos ponoon bridges the Tennessee river while
" army rem lined u the vicinity OF Florence Aiabar
Hassngs' gang OF euerlas attacked aud
o sunday last rear yellow creek, Tenness .. ~
nnared Onion soldiers, sho II Is exp,e e IN,
10 whole band Sipu''
S'rem MaTiios6urGs Virgins. v,
ne, sss q small eng ,ysmaa, cave report that
roops at sooreaaic, y oetwcen Union and reoo'
,picn tbe .anp- es,ern virginia, on sundfy, 10
report. lost ABOUT twenty men We nave also
- ,bioh needs conarmatops that fifteen hundred |
e,s made their appearance yesterday morning a. 70"
Greek o. the Bsv and oao Railroad ana TOOK pos
session Of toc place Union force has been sent 10 os
them awey II found there The government rairoao
,er oompe ed 20 within our miles of Wincnsser tnus
ape.dy apspot through TO thar place IRON
Warrington and stringent military orders for W. prescr
walton nave been issued.
there b nothing Occurring 70 disturb the qaies o' he
armies before Richmond and Petersburg save the con
troed pcxe. and battery nrng along the lines' which
hs now become such every day affair thai y not
rey.rded a q disturbance - all General Hane'ck has
oo,sbed the command OF the second corps TO sssuns
MAJ. ou,.s 70 which We allude 10 another paragraph.
he Ssyed be farewell address 10 his troops on Saturday
,9t and during that dy was called upon
By . large number Of the oaicer o 'ne
army who parted With him In the most respec'fui soo
srso,,ooats manner. Hs left for Washington tue same
sve.,o. sbell from rebel battery recently exploded
on board ,bs s,e.m dredging machine General ButerS
canal. and suok a. Fortunately the canal 70 40 near
ocmploscn tba, this loss wi nos be seriously iet AZ
che negro troops IN the armies cs the James ana sne
po.cuso arc 70 b. united corps 70 be commsooeo
Wy Gcp.tn wssret
scnef,i Dauer's Gag steamer Greyhound vas tothS
CONSUMED by ore 90 sunday the Jsmss river The ore
A supposed 70 osv. originated from Tue Furnaces When
a broke out General Bausr, hdura Porter and several
e,bsr persons board 90, al safely rescued
nv the boste which ven, ttsu assea1es sbou1b the
yes,c, and cargo are entirely IeN
The rebel Admiral Franklin Bucssosr, capturcd IN
Noegs Bar op the occasion Of Admiral isnaguts spsn'
oa victory arrived Al Fortress Monroe 90 sundly, on
board the United states steamer Fort Morgan.
despatch from Sewberu, N. c. reports recent ssir
nlsb In the viciany OF Plymouth with ,be rebels, !
which tsey we're worsted. There 10 rumor 'na' u
enemr Ia erecting forti6cstons on the Roanoke ~