, 1864-08-14
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NASHVILLE. Aug. 9, 1881.
The rnId Of Gen. Stoueman, which left on
the same day with that OF Gen. Mccook, has
been most unfortunate. It was directed to
60 In the direction Of Mncon, and, posi-
Bile, destroy two bridges At and near that
place. It numbered but !, $50 men, Ill told,
and wss consequently easily turned back.
After having destroyed several locomotives
aud some valuable machinery for making gun
caps, at Forsgthe, and destroying several
bridges along the fa5lroa6, the expe dition Waa
met near Macon BY q force under Gen. 1ver-
sor, and defeated.
!. Stoneman attempted to retreat toward
Clintonbu he was oyertaken aud captured
With half Of his commanding remainder Of
will doubtless be picked up and carried away
as prieoners.
i am 1T a loss 10 understand why General
Sherman allowed 30 Important an e1ged!-
tiop to be undertaken By 40 few men. With
5000 cavalry and mounted infantry, Macon,
with all Its Important manufactures. would
& aavs fallen Fry to .,s the ,dfsrsa 1.asrs yho 1
1edgcville without the ghtest difficulty. The
expedition, as It vas, was iuat edaetlvly
strong to render It daring, get at the same
time render 1t powerleas. It consIated Of
juet men enough to get captured
ne have fumors that Lee Is fefnfOrccfng
Hood. Perhaps be is. Rebels say that so0o
men have left him and are now at Atianta
But what II this be the cases Hood wou1d
not then be stronger than when be assumed
command.
IF Lee is reinforcing Hood, the rebel pollcr
has been suddenly changed, and should not
be surprised If such was the case, aud he-
lieve Gen. Sherman thinks it. for certain
movements now In progress. Ny reasons for
believing that the tide Of rrinforcements
Is toward Georgia, arc these:
!. Hoods army Is so weak that It cauuot
hold out, and with the capture Of Atlanta
comes It's destruction.
2 After the annihi1ation Of Hoods aEmy.
men enough could be Transferred to Grant 10
destroy Lee.
5. II there is to be concentration of ali
tratlon should manlfcslY be In the Cotton
stateE, 90 that our communications weald be
exposed
OUR coMAus1cAr1oxs.
Long as are our communications, they are
never mclekted-an evidence that the rebel
caufry, is IN very bad condition When We
| reflect that Louisville is the real base OF
40 mllee from our front, 1t 10 indeed surpris.
ing that no Eaias ase made with view to IN.
lettering with the railroad.
Small guerrilla parties arc inadequate to
the task; and the fact that large cavalry
bodies are not sept on raids, evinces clearly
that they cannot be spared indeed they have
| rs much as they can do protecting the roads
-they use no longer any railroads.&c. the
rear Of hood.
NAs1G4BLE RIVERS.
Another hupdred miles southwark vil]
bring cur br1ny to naVlgab1e rlverr. and c.a,
Bile Us to have water Oase on the Gull Tli:
Is highl, important
| MOBILE.
Tie attock on Mobile Ia the all absorbing
| topic now. Land fights hare almost ceased
to 1n esess m interest aud uttle uagal war
through rebel sources, fs to the effect thai
| the bay Is under absolute control Of Admir-
Farragut; and that Commodore Buchauau't
feet has been nearly arpthilated, and tht
| Commodore himself taken prisoner.
Mobile bay Is from = to Is miles wide, ant
come 30 miles long; has Is It ct Of water, a
low tide, at the muuth, and 8 feet, at iou
tide at the city, 80 that 1t can be approached
| IT food, by our entire fleet, and at m ebb
~ portion Of it All the sea defenscs ut,
BOW useless, as II vessels have passed them
~ud are operating against the city, directly
while the land batteries. and the city, con
| t:ttute no defense, whaterer, for sea attacks
think the place must ftl1.
INDEPENDENT SCOTS.
garizcd themselves into Home Guards, t
hunt guerillas, and hang. them: They tax
ro prisoners. To show how they carry O.
. tha ar one incident will suffice,
4 few weeks since some gaerilIas Uu1
'. Ge1ed 10ur women, near Athens, East Ter
pessee, and frally learning that the garr
, eon Of that to = 4 was absent on 8 scout, al
4 | tackled 1t They murdered f1ftv men, an
then attacked ii { Cont House, held BY cot
yale ents who immediat. 1y barricaded thcu
.elyes lor a detrnce. TIC rebels charset
:. but were rpulsed w,thA less Of three me,
c the citizebs Immediately took the a1arn
r snd commenced firing out Of windows trol
boz ees, killing two or three more, when II
nafsctt auts retired. 4 pursuit. By the c,t1ze,
. vas ct once commenced, aud eight OF ii
huerillas were captured, all Of whom We
: lett hanging to trees.
u This looks like Savage wArf.rc, bnt 1t
c The Only kind that Will avail agafnst the
e villains, who murder women aud cbildrcn.
o THE SITUATION.
q The general situation at tho front is Il
!. | Change d and Sherman is still lightning l
:, hold on Hoods throat. Particulars, ho
= ever, can't now be giVeu.