Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-19
THE MYSTERY OF THE DAY.
new Theory as tn the Defamation OF
General sherman-Bs Georgia to be
the scene of Conflict
Correspondence Of the New York World
WAs.Ixarox November

Correspondence Of the New York World.
WAsAISeroS. November IA.
The speculatons suggested by the announce
ment of Gen. Sherman's great expedition on SA-
vsnnsh aud Charleston are TO day A. various and
numerous as ever. There is hardly any point of
the compass TO which the impotence and mag
nation of an anxious people has not sent Gen.
Sherman and his forty thousand men, who. ac-
cording 10 the correspondent of the Times. had
been provided with thirty days rations, and
necessary ammunition, which supposes train OF
wagons and ambulances of several miles in
length, without including the pontoOns ard artil
Iery. not less cumbersome than the rest We
have been told that Sherman en- route for
Charleston. for Savannah. for Columbus, and
Andersonyille, where he was going TO deliver the
Federal prisoners who are confined in the latter
cisy. Another theory, not less plausible, and
more logical, that he on his way TO
Lynchburg 10 CO operate with Grant in an as
sault against Richmond Another made him
start for Danville. and another for Alabama in
search OF lot of cotton hidden last year by the
Confederates IN q certain portion OF that State.
Finally. 10 corroborate the various suppositions
with additional evidences, il was said and printed
that Admiral Porter was to sail Immediately for
Charleston and Savannah, in order TO lend bis
powerful assistance to the movement contemplst-
ed BY Sherman on these two cities.
WHY CIV. SHERMAN coSSor co TO CHARLESTON
SAVANNAH or DANvILLE.
Notwithstanding my high respect tor popular
delusion, and my repugDance to mar tho bright
prospects which the governments raises sometime:
in the mind OF the public, in erdeF to bring d0wI
the price of gold and to pave the way for new
draft. | feel compelled TO say that do not share
the idea propagated by Mr. Lncoln's organ OF
4 do hat Tor N
has gone far from the point from which h,
started, AMI base my opinion on the fact tina
| he was deficient in transportation, in cavalry, il
not in light artillery-an indispensable article il
every long expedition By land. Besides, en-
terrain too high an dea of his talent TO think tina
/ he would venture on march OF over one hun
dred miles through hostile country in order tc
reach remote objective when he knew thai
Gen. Hood. having the inside track, could Al
any moment fall inside of his line of operation,
and check his progress IL not stop altogether hi,
onward march This consideration think put:
al end 10 the superstition that he is marching OF
/ Lynchburg and Dsnville, for certainly Gen. Lee
would be in those places before him; and also t.
the suppostion that be is going either TO Charles
/ ton Savannah. for Gen. Hood, having at hi
disposal all the lines OF railroad southwark. coult
! be ia these places several DAYS before him.
SUPPOSED PLAN OF eEN. SHERMAN
| The most probable speculation i have heard
of Gen Sherman's expedition, including that OF
Mr. Lincoln. who says he is TO drive JEFF. Davi,
and Lee out of Richmond. il that he will strike
several points in the interior of Georgia, south o.
Atlsnta. where Gen. Sherman expects to cut
long line OF railroads and seize several store:
full of provisions. accumulated there by the reb
els for winter II this be 80. land all the fact:
seem TO be in favor of this last version) Genera
Sherman's present expedition is nothing NOR,
than a raid on large scale. which We CANNOT
fail to hear before long. and not campaign cal
culated TO secure any permanent advantage.
Francois