The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-12
MONDAY. DEoEMbnn Y. 1894
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The Richmond journals arc naturally agl-
tatcd concerning the carefully conducted pro-
nress Of GRANT, and the yet more mysterious
movements OF SHERMAN. The account which
we obtain from them with respect to GRANT.
states that information reached Richmond
last Thursday that a force from GRANTS
army had struck the Petersburg and Weldon
Railroad at Jarrett's, thirty-two miles south
Of fPetersburg, aud were proceeding towards
Weldon. The force is said to have left Peters
burg last Tuesday night to have moved down
the Jerusalem plank road, and to have been
on Wednesday morning at ProctoPs uill,
twenty miles south of Petersburg.
Among the fears entertained Of this hostile
force was the suspicion chat it was a modified
column, destined to operate first against We'll
don, and then TO continue its march and take
Wilmington on the way. The latest informl-
tlon received at Richmond represented it as
still moving towards Weldon, aud provided
with such an amount Of stores as to induce
the suspicion that it was prepared for long
march. The Richmond Sentinel, the organ
Of JEFFERSON DAVIS, thinks that if GRANT
can use the canal at Dutch Gap, he will make
a combined land and naval attack on the for
tidcations protecting the water approaches TO
Richmond. Last Friday morning rumor3 Of
some fighting near HowieLGs were prevalent.
SHERMAN is said to have reached point
half fway between Milleu and Savannah. The
Richmond Dispaich reioces that Central
Georgia is free from his presence. Last Fri
day week, we are told, his main body broke
up its camp at Louisville, Georgia, and
marched down the Genital Railroad, the 1 ith
and goth Army Corps being ia the advance.
In addition to this remote news, however
we have the closer report that SHERIAH's
cavalry has crossed tie Ogechee canal aud
appeared at two points in the rear OF Sayan-
nah last Thursday; that one portion Of the
force dashed into and captured Y0mlcraw,
whilst The other swept aroundto the south as
f,r as Boulah. Yamacraw is just north of
Savannah, and Beuah on the Vernon river, a
tributary to Ossabaw sound.
All through last Tuesday night General
THOMAS was very busy shelling the Rebel
lines, the enemy making very feeble reply.
General THOMAS was watching closely the
movements of General FoRREsT, who was
supposed to be very busy trying to get his
cavalry across the Cumberland General
COOPER, with his brigade of colored troops,
wss still at Clarl5vle 1t was thought that
HOOD would not attack Nashville, but make
an attack on Murreesboro, and endeayor to
capture General ROUSSEAU. There was a
rumor at Henderson that the Rebel General
LYON, with force Of nine hundred men, was
within twenty-eght miles of that place. The
modern Attilas" are all hard at work.
The London Times, by-the-by, says that
GRANT squanders life like ATTuA and
money like LOUIS XVI A comparison more
unjust to General GRANT could not readily
be imagined. No general is more careful of
life than he: ior the money which he is said
60 "squander," the Administration alone is re.
sponsble. The wars of LOUIS XIV were
more costly and were wholly wars of ambi-
tion. At the sophistry of the London Times
however, we are NJ longer amazed Oaa
good reason for our selIcon6dence is the ulti-
mate victory We are working out