The New York herald., 1864-12-03
ENGLISH NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

thus Tar they arc not NJ TO com mand the armies.
ENGLISH NEWS FROM THE soUTH.
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General sherma ms Position al Atlanta
n.souIce Great Disquistudc 20 the
British and hebeis-Hls Advance TO
.he interior fvtdentiy ExPected- mo
Enemy IN Strength Near Atlanta But
Snnhst PeuctrMte HIS Plan-Didacul-
ties neiwsen the Rebel Generals and
lco umbs, s. c., Sept 2s) correspondence OF London
4 Times
write from the capital OF the State or South Carolina
OF the Con ederate States two
hundred miles from the army OF General Hood and
our buudred from the forces under OF General
Lee and rom Chariesi0n distant hundred and
twenty miles AL hough the war has ragged for
nearly four years. tho State OF South Carolina almost
has been exempted from the unwelcome presence
OF the enemy, 1nd ero It not or the many crippled sol
ders the eye meets in the streets OF this town might
suprose himself Ia be IN the midst OF and plenty
Nearly month has now elapsed since General Sher
mao TOOK possession Of Atlanta, central town 10 The
o ot a o. ana as
tate d ad andge Of h success Wh'ch hs o,tn tdndaons
o h's army d to ezrect Woud surely folio~ On the
otpe haud the Con ederaes have borne their
with great foitude tber army per ectiy intact and
undoubtedly reaay msrt Meen my hts aduoncs Gene.
extraordinary loss Of sky thousand mon bis army
has sustained since DO left his base OF operation al
Chattanooga upon his march TO the objective point,
Atlanta That TINS IL great has been stated
there cannot be the shadow OF doubt. Muster
rolls Of tue enemy recently obtained BY eeDeral
hood and which we're by him compared with the
data be possessed 81 The original strength OF the edera
army, dtseIoe he sid,n.n0 fact o. oss OF nearly
thrds 10 the federal raUks although mapy regiments
bad previously recrried their iuli authorized
streagth The Northern states. There hesitation
in stating that STAGE his success General Sherman tar
from being aoc TO prosecute nis march. hnds him
sell buth unable 10 advance and doubtful what DO.
Idsis sMp r,n i srrr0h hitherto to mis- gallant adver
by d'nt we'll executed hankpg mAnouvres
forced the ,oucoeratc generals back upon Atlanta but
when the casualties Of have reduced his host
nearly The strength OF tho Con be prudeuty
bestes and awaits repforcements thus not ouy giving
10 The Ioue crates time 10 fecuerae but Also exposing
liisoi to the inmiunt dangers even nov eliminating
lh,s necessity OF hating nfer reaching As objective
pani. ~hep his adversary IL ss unbroken and IN the
bishe-t stste of disc lnc cocamped wtoin miles,
mushed the excuse to General shermsu OF ,erpe.
ang o the most extrard rdnaTy actions tbs history
aoy lion peseots mean tue orderng Of lhe entire
pcpuiston uf city 10 leave their homes aud all they
od men. women and cbildren-and whom the
seas 10 already nor at hand aud the horrors
a famiue starg these up ortunatc beings the face
TIM uneA m i~ severity WIS BASED upon his plea the
"neces. les OF the Uueo Slale, but u TACT is only
ny dic,tin Of Ms military We ikness and gioamy
an,,c,pa, ma IL viii ne rccoectod how much the RON
Marshal Davunst suffered when. in order to hold
The city OF ramonre against the Russian Gepera Sen
geo. ae ordered the exile OF me 20 600 OF its inhab
tau's duiug the severe wnter OF 1913 Ia, and how
nue. uety contributed in rousng The spirit OF the
Germsn people FOR Marshal pavoust, whatever bitter
plpe. inflicted upon that unfortunate popn at,on,
sonp excuse may yea be found. Whenever copceds
IL l, be the hrst tutos OF commander to pre-
gerye troops by al! possible means, confess
acton @aa bitterly eit was necessary 10 Keep
my. IL vas 10 abso ute danger OF starva
lsi0D OF twenty thousand
rom beieagured fortress not ony materially
rroau his de eucr, tn. oosiaed surrender General
he man his no such groauds OF excuse. He neither
hDs fortress uoc afe troops 10 danger OF starva
His act must be Guar ctcr zed by every impartial
int.e as one u atsocous crueiy, aud so II Will be
co,u d ~ history ued,r.i t"od had n, v.,ce In
fne tnaer Obliged accept tn exiled popul ,tcn
AMI every thing relieve the immediate
cessities OF these poor, homeless wanderers.
tm,y be asked "a EUg and, hoW ,st nat GsnerG Shey
rerm, 4" aoos 10 ddronce on both ssdes o.
h- tray connects his base with his OBJ cctsc
l,,nt tha Inan
llou whcu supplied him nstei,ls OF war; WAS there
ssinilty o ca tiie this IN nuocatpn and deliver
r,g Geneiil shern IN over 70 tue norrors retret
tbrnugu and defies which might become
IS disastrous as any ope!atio1 tho annals OF w.rare
have ch ouiced
li~uo. well known .oat when General Josooh r
Johnston ned tue conmand OF the Army of zen
ness.e, after Geuefal trsxton braggs Withdrawal the
foner rgeuy auG repeatedly requested that Ills of
might b. Increased representing thst as 10 had
ely suceo, to- vet ha 1.uks, Doae was eft hun
hsrassl Sne mao rear and break upon his Inc o.
operation Ihis app, eaton does appear 10 hds BEN
at Rchm2a ~ any pfa AZ mn r. the sovern
ment, SIX buuo ed miles away IRON tbc OF war.
believing in inusiin OF cci. ara OF Auto Council
Ieberai johns ton could not bis
and L. Tue impon an, request tue ai OF
Aunuta must now be ascribcd. The denonsrsuons OF
General lontetop were necessarily feiu and fsete
co ented himself wun no ding the enemy 10 check along
the esrut OF hts line, and to himself from bepg
Aanked, step by step. WIN ,nimuable sang foid and
success. tel back u ON Atlanta Ths connref
the part OF General Jo0otop nt last aod iessiy
iuo sequel SHOW wed-ior Atla0ta g,voa up after
al-a ARID Ee . opis, and u vas even rumorod toat
i base no sufficient grounds or creuiiins Gsosrai
Bragg ~ tbs crisa, IN his capacity of tom
Cpie OF the Confederate iorces repaired TO
Atlanta consulted with General johnston woo would M
give the unuuaIincd assurance roui ed % no Atanta
and teace his novel aud tie appoium ur yeoeral
uood 10 tue comma OF tbs armv OF Isunessee Ibis
young leoerai out ie over thirty years OF ago, who,
whatever his mntaty tsents way DO ~ ,ssed
by Con ederae general 10 point of bravery, was
willingly received by 'hc rrop 1ud the army aud all
ueed al support WAS cheer ul, giycu aim
since the oss % Atlanta however rcactiol hss
NJ ihs IOg,.u .u,ri ~
Eeecutue tered ether TO reappont Jshnston to
pru 1eu Be ,aressfd tn the command of
deut arn,y ieu Hood gave hts uu nsrred
| promise " mold Atauta have % means of assar
,un1 " any rate he at once repaired tue supc )sed
nrsstDu o the thfmsr commander 10 chiei and, u
charge &c Btofs cavaify IT, The tesr uucovrrca
uis nsuks ana p.rmn ed Gtnesdt Stcrman tr.ss 70
souh NJ ~ grtt. 1t -, mofecser stated tbAt tito
Conf ste general tomri".d 0sohe tipn1sr Dat
Of dg tbs iurccs Which led 70 tnr cverpuwerng Of
Jsnefsi Hafoe, who bad been scot L. tue
10 MacOu be ,rdcrsl general solely attrphtes
Iess the uncoeer,ns Of General Ho5ds iaoks As s
or gusrare tono s,ae, ,.a,sI ye,mt ne
puJi 1nn II tas ntnrorv rsiJri c ~ ssrrdis We arc
Obliged present rely almost eotfcly upon
uapci teppfs sud tuc ataemeus OF III. iedcrals bo
| we nave 0teo exper'eoced not awsys TO 10 imphcuy
| adopted
| Thfee p,uc,pa rsuways Issue from Arsuu The 0rst
uue icads 10 southwest, AUD uumcs the city with
| Montgomery and Mvr,s, both IN Alsbsms IS MO m
| m. ss,,r,n of me ftd.ra6 rbe secoud .
| sontnsry direction l. nacoo. auoherrsu~V centre "a
Tho state Geo esa whence proceeds 10 the seaport
Upou this railroad come totrly m,lcs TO the soub NJ
Atlanta oow tue To- osnk o, Genersi Ho,d ihe
thrd railway, aud 70 my es'nnioo the most mportsn
us esds 10 Augusta Georgia, thence TO clumbin IN
South Carolina, the iue TO the capital OF tho
cooiederscy, Richmond Upnu tbia road. twenty miles
...o.ss, s.s Avaom, oow res" .ne esoms 'n, )"
| Genefal Hood has unintsrsppfed communication both
~Wo Macon and augusta Although the Hrst Hoo essme
direct COMMUNICATION sSstA Ae Gulf Of Nersts, the 70
tourcee OF .sa favored region are stu open 70 MIN