The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-11-23
THE WAR NEWS.
From the Da,ru Ace of the INA

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clothed in mystery. The belief now is that
Sherman has not given up Atlanta, but,
using II as a base. has started of on a gi-
ganiic raid similar TO the Que made last
spring from Vicksburg. Els intention seems
to be to go TO Columbus, in Georgia, a town
on The Chatahoochee, about IS miles south
Of Atlanta. He hopes 10 destroy various
large stores OF provisions which the Confed-
crates have collected for the use OF their ar
mics during the winter, aud also 10 break
their RAILROAD communications between The
Mississippi and the Atlantic seaboard =
Though Sherman uses Atlanta as a base,
and snll holds it by a strong garrison, there
is not much probability that he will return
there. Hoods army being north OF him,
may intercept his retreat, and he will have
10 go westward towards Vicksburg. We
have no definite intelligence from General
Sherman yet, and nothing can be positively
said of his progress or his objects.
On Sunday last General Early. in the
Shenandoah Valley, had advanced his mail
body norihward to Sirasburg aud occupied ii.
! Cavalry reconnoissances were sent north-
ward towards Winchester. The Federal
cavalry met one of them on Sunday morn
ing, near Newtowu, about six miles south
OF Winchester, and after a small fight, the
Confederates retIsaied two miles 10 Middle
town. Middletown is now their outpost.
II is eight miles south of Winchesler-
Kearnstown, four miles south OF Winches
ter, is Sheridan's outpost. The main BODY
OF the Confederate troops were on Sunday
at Slrasbu!g and Fishers Hill, The mair
body OF Sheridsn's army was al Winches-
ter, and east Of The Opequan. There is a
general belief that a large portion OF Sheri.
dams troops have already gone 10 Grants
army by way OF Harper's Ferry, aud thai
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Richmond
Some INTEREST," facts have been publish.
gu WIN 'ey4Id 10 the Dutch Gap Canal, on
the 'a~.es. Ii il one hundred and sixty
u yardo long, across the narrow neck Of
land, A large part OF the distance il has
oeen excavaled through high ground. AT
different times from fifty to five hundred
negroes have been employed at digging ;
al las; accounts two huudred we're at work
During nearly all he tune, the C%onfedera g
batteries have seriously iuteriered with The
laborers. The excavations have been made
deep enough TO float the largest iron clads
in the navy. The canal, ii is thought. will
be com pleied in the last week OF Novem-
Der, and then a grand aitadk upon Rich
mond-naval and mllitary-will be made.
General Butler has returned 10 inc army al
Petersburg. On Tuesday, Grant, Admiral
Porter, and he Assistant Secretary of the
Navy had a consultation at Fortress Mon
roe. The Coufederaies in front of Grants
centre, on the Ap2omaItox, near Por Walt
hall, have managed, by obsiruciiGg a water
course, to overflow a Federal picket line
They have forced it 20 retire.
The Federal gunboat Montgomery re-
1 ports that on November Z, off The coast Of
North Carolina, she had an engagement
with the Tallahassee. Three other Federal
guuboals joined in The contest, buI the Tai.
labassee oulsailed them aud got off No
damage was done to any OF the vessels.
General McClellan's resignation has been
accepted. General Sheridan of the .olnn-
teer service, has been mace a Major Gen
eraI in the Regular Army. 1t is reported
Secretary OF War.
From England we have a report that on
October 17ih. Capt. Semmes and a crew,
embarked al Funchal on a new Alabama.
and sailed towards Bermuda.
There has been no news since Yesterday
of the reported Confederate RAID upon the
Southern Pennsylvania border.
From the Age efhs 10
There Is very little news through NORTH
erD channels this morning. That received
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south west. is very Important.
The account printed some lime since of
General ShermaD's return 10 Atlanta, with
four corps, is luiiy confirmed. He arrived
there on November 7th. Our Intelligence
closes on The 9Th, at wich time Sherman.
with his troops, were still in Atlanta, aud
gave indications Of an advance soulhw ard.
as if an attack upon Macon or Columbus
were intended. Hood had not arrived at
that time al Atlanta. The position OF ms
army was not mentioned. We already have
Information of his crossing the Coosa River
on his march soulhward.
The capture and destruction of Johnson
vile by General Forrest is also confirmed.
Forrest lost ten men wounded. He burned
The town and destroyed -four sunboa,s OF
eight guns each fourteen transports tween
Nv barges ; over twenty thousand tons of
freight on the wafer, and three million doll
lars worth of stores on bodtd. He captured
thiriy-two cannon.
The capture OF Deca;ure, Alabama, on
October 2Slh is also confirmed. The conled
crates took three thousand Federal priso-
ners, some OF them negroes, and then aban-
doued the town. A Federal force from
Bridgeport and Chattanooga had re-occu-
pied Decatur al iasl accounts, all The Con-
iederaie troops having gone southwark.
there IS an indication, though not very
clear as YET, thai Sheridan has abandoned
Winchester, and relreaied to the east side
OF the Opequan. Early is reported to have
entered Winchester on Saturday last In
the recent cavalry contest near Front ROYAL.
The Confederales report having captured
two hundred Federal prisoners. General
Emry now commands one of Sheridan corps
All Is quiet at Petersburg, General Butler
arrived yesterday al his headquarters. on the
north bank OF the james aud resumed com.
mand. The correspondents in that quarter
say that the Confederatss are preparing 10
attack Grant.
The report that General Candy was woun-
ded BY a gnernlla whilst sailing in a gan
boat up White River, Arkanias, is con,
6rmed. The wodud, though not mortal, i