, 1864-10-09

lta Present Ocp&itlon and Future
RfAUgs

The correspondent at the Cincinnati Com
,seyrial, writing from Atlanta, Sept. 30, gives
the following interesting details OF the eon-
clifton Of the rebe1 army In Georgia, aud its
future movements!
The most reliable Information that can be
gained from scouts, refugees and deserters,
places the rebel army at Jonesboro aod Nc.
Donougb, With their plckets well extended
towards East Point The army Is represent
ed to bo 5utbad condition. The rations are
not as gold as they have been, and the spirit
Of the a1my ia not at all s1conragfng to thelr
Commanders, They see nothing Ia the ope-
ratlous Of their several armies to giva them
encouragement, ard though the qulet~ OF
General Shermah.s army Is attt1buted-by
their leaders-to the want Of supplies aud
the wherewith TO cary on = Campaign, they
can see In 1t but sure preparation for anoth-
er long aLd successful campaign.
They see in The apparently qutet camp Of
cur army, reorganization OF the armies, ,and
they know full we'll that the long trofns OF
cars that come rolling through Northern
Georgia, carry in them stores aud munitions
Of war in abundance. This they are assured
Atlantis to find homes In more suitable COM
pany. They know, too, that the gradual ae-
ceeatons to The ranks Of this armY, are SWELL
Ing it In numbers, while their IN Is gradu-
| ais becoming leEe. In aI. then, that ma6ss
| an army formidable, they know that General
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| they weaken.
| Since their evacuation Of Atlanta, their
| supplies from Alabauaa hare been teamed
from West Point They are now taking the
spare iron from the Macon Road and otner
roads, and building a railroad from Griffin y
10 West Point. This new feature In thelr
oreratlona has given rise to the report that
Hpod was transferring his army, or at least q
portion Of 1t, from Georgia to Alabama, to
60 operate with Gen. Wheeler In bis e1srts
10 destroy our line OF communications. This
resolve, il is claimed, WAS decided on BY jet.
Davis in bis recent visit to that army; and It
ID further asserted that Beanregard has been
pfyen tbe command Of the array, aud .Iotsustr
Cd With that particular mlrsloa. Theee are
=! not tho dsbt ttlons Of Wild, reckless army fol.
lowers, bnt are from reliable sources, and
arc crt dltcd ry sene Of tho ao!:st men 10
TIE army.
The move, 1t IL true, ia adcsperate one, but
tbctr situation demands desperate remedies.
| They taro net remain idle, aud permit this
atm; Ia dwtndlc awaY By deaertion or grow
/ dtkpor dent In careful revfew OF thetr case.
An army Ia <a7 p = always moro Or less Dis
sat,tftd-io the iield, a!wa,s 10 better spirits.
Active operations oelug determined on. the
movement Into Alabama. Is really not the
| moet desperate they might make They can
not move directly upon General Sherman d
army, {or that would be mao1ess. They can
not operate in the Emt, for that would thvo Y
thtIr trmtes tnto country already 80 over
Lopulated a. to tAofd no extra stores. II
| Alabama there might Be suoeess.
Dg q sudden movement to the Northern
psrf OF that State they might succeed Ia 1AY
| iu9 tpch a hold on the fallt5ads that \ can
} piigu in that country might be forced on Gen
sral Sherman. which. to say tha least OF 1t
; woul1 ho very unsatisiaetosY. Their sup
plies could Be gathered from Alahama ~ vel
aa from Gcorgta. and even though they shou1'
be woratcd il their efforts, they would hayt
} Inflicted cosrekpondinC loss upon us-il
this, that they Ind rendered useless tn
country and advantages gained ffom tool
and laborious campaign
. On the oshe1 hand, General sherman migh
make 1t their last effort u msy PC, tRa
this movement contemplated BY then'' ls n
: ht desires. -
t He could leaye 4. Rarrison Ia Atlantis a.
with his army operating nearer nis 0pe @ 9ass
be abs to "tnfict on tafm hna! olo
|. These epeculatIoas, befott they afe spte&
before your readers, mar pc pfosea " aAv
II been well founded, and the movements no'
n deemed probable, mss be already IN progres
- Certain il ID that eomething Of suoRgio
il IN progrets with the rebels and ~ any Ll1
4 the battle atorm may break anew IN q! \
o inr5.. From the past glorious Ieco.n ant. ot ~
grand army and Its c3nm9nqes, ~ ~ ~ "
K nay wen be afsuse that u u Isaas " %e' ~.
,f the storm. hom Whatevet 1neEs.ol A. ns !
D. come, and though quiet y ~ ,st souea9 ~ ~
is csmPs to-day, It needs out tas ~ v a. =,
It bntle to call 1t to arnn, Ann ~. wv .u1 ,.9
ia Ward" to be sounded to 1sao IL ~ ne" ''ss