Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-01

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In the way of ,psculsuons in regard to shsrmAhs ven
turs, that We And in the papers before Us:
BALIIxoRE, Nov. ~. 1884,
The Annapolis correfp ,pdent Of the American tele.
grsphs this evening 90 fylovs:
roe steamers Herman Livingston and Weybossst
have arrived with twelve hundred and forty six pa
rolled prisoners from Savannah.
The captain of the Herman Livingston reports that
when be sailed on the rs instant, the exchange Of
isoners bad ceased sherman had out OF the rail-
road esding from Savannah and had, it thought,
rescued all the balance Of our men, az he was only
about Elk hours march from the stockades when the
men who arrived 10 the Herman Livingston left them,
though an fort was being made BY the rebels TO eend
our men 70 Florida.
BACK FORREST At WORK.
The lates. frcm Tennes see Ia contained In the fol-
lo,ipp despa.ch. Hoods campaign Is about develops
;,se and what with Forrest and d .ok Taylor to urge
the pursu the Yankees are TO be congra ulated who
ssoape the tolls that are wovsn for tnem-ptoVded
thew do not ipl foul Of BteckinEdge. Says. the de-
fpAtch;
'N.tHyILLu. Tenn, Nov. 2T.-rhre has been snar.
skirmishiug betwesn Pulaski and Columbia for some
dayL We have fallen bAck b-hind Dack river.
Part OF Forests forces have also crossed the river
on ouf right Tx and aiming to strike the road
In our rear.
Hood's main amy IL supposed 10 be moving on the
pike road towards BnslbJVl and Wsrtrsos.
The Tines contains the tolowitg upon the news
from Tennessee, in its StuALsI" article
A 6ispaloh firm Lcnsvills, dated yesterday, says
MINORS prevailed there that Hooas army aboui thirty
thousand sIong one third cavalry, ana bstleris
of artillery noIuding endorsements from Forest
Oh Tay lor was marching on Pll ski on wsdnssday
IL was thought Hood would either hght At Oonmbs,
IIoln into II. mass IN
i,n bis orcss to tho-e OF BseUknndge
Commanding, sdisorlAly, upon thS above news, the
Time. draws an analogy baveen Thomas and Sheridan.
If tina. be ut omaS srahgy," We don. see it,
Why dol the little VILLAIN" acknowedg, the trull
and tina, Is that Thomas army" is a prodiRiou,
shsm. Says the TIMES;
The telsgrsphic news which We have been giving fl,
The last three days would seem TO make IL certain sa
Boods army, which nas bsen shiveIing on % banks
q, ,he Tennessee river Tor some weeks past has AZ
ok no into Adole Tennessee. There are two rail
,osds running south from Nashville, aud on the .es,
srnmost Of these lines, or that which inns the Mem
pha aud Charleston road al Decatur, Cd has planted
mis- army, and has advanced nOrsh nearly TO OJlumbiA
ar within fifty mil 3 o. Nashville.
Our army uEder General Thomas which Sherman lelt
4, T.npeesee 10 mold BOD in onsGk, has fallen baoI
aoms dist auce before the rebels, and at last adsoss
ha,tls Was imminent Columbia, or somewhere be-
tvsen there and Nashville. Thomas strategy In fall.
inc hack ia dol bless similar in nature to mat which
sheridan IractL ed two or three occasions In th.
shenandoah Valley; but Thomas Will doubtless see 10
IL that no part Of the rebel infantry cavalry tsc.
Judgment upon any part OF the road running drscI be
tween Nashville and Chattanooga.
NOTICE TO RITussEL"
Washington dep ;ch contains the following warn.
ing to refugees" from 4 ohuoad- othsrwse Yank. o
snsaksi
ABOUT RIfUGlIs.
General Meade has is,ued al oId,r directing that
refugees seeking admission within tbs lines of the A..
my If the Potomac be detained ct the outposts until
their application shall have been considered by him.
BurLlKs DlsPLIoH B1AT BVRstD- BUTLER UNSoRfu
RArILY lsOAPis.
The American publishes the following despatch
FoarRlss MosUI. Nov ~ The mail steamer
Webster from Oily Point, Virginia. reports that the
steamer Greyhound whllo coming down the rive
bouod here, caught q and was destroyed General
Bu;ler and Staff With Rear Admiral ,rtsr we're Oh
| b osrd, but all escaped tsfsly..
A special despatch to the Tribune. from Washington,
Of date Nov 9Th, ssys.
TIE LEGENDARY PLOT OF TIE IxBILs.
| The Government became ssare last night that the
Rebel incsndsry plot bsd its Ifo ,ous n this CITY
and Ale indris, and OK ra guards established
FROM GRANTS Army.
The latest neWs Of interest from Grant Ia coatsint
In the following from the Washington tesgrapbic cor
res pon dsnoe of the Tibaas The mos, important item
| is that the Yankees are waiting for something to
turn up:"
FRcN THS TR-ET.
WASHINGTON. Nov. ~ Dispatches from the ftop
report the weather and the roads rapidly improving
but are impatient for something to turn up. Genera
H,ncocts command Of the 81 Corps IL assumed By
Msj, Gene al Humphreys, General Hesaes chief o.
| staff