The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-12

ing anticipated an attack from that point The
river, below the city, is block AIDED with heavy
tlmbers and ohsiructions fastened together with
chain cables Finy or SIXTY heavy s'sss guns com.
msnd tho approaches to the city. Through these
IN opening occurs which is only Just large enough
o. admit . medium sized boat Above the
trance 70 this opening two well msnncd iron
clads arc stationed. Torpedocs arc sp-ink
led about pretty freely. Fort Jackson
Is the prime pal defense and Was considered b.
General Bsauroysrd who planned or improved IL TO
b. mpregnable. A fort about half mile farther
back commands II and would render II untcnabe
II taken. But IL was no, supposed that sherman
would encounter any serious opposition TO nm at
tack from the land nde. HIS chief difficulty would
be the swsmps which abound in that region and
which could be rendered still moro inconvonicnt
b. the enemy. r. as the rebel papers stat', sher-
mans destination should he Brunswick, be would
cut the railroad from Savannah 10 rhomssvllle aud
from R,7.nswick 20 warcshoro. Brunsw.ck is
shout sixty miles south Of sayanush aud hundred
miles from Millen.
or General shermnn's probable destination the
Augusts CusoSIcLp Of the ith states:
Tho obvious advantages to he gained. render II
! highly probable that Port R0yn is the poiui al
which sherman IL now aiming, and has been since
he loft Atlanta. The ehorhve attempt Of Foster W
| reach the Charleston and Savannah road AT GrA-
| Evansville. strongly coutrms this view. Placing
the map before him, the reader VIII geo th.t sher-
| man has lern pursuing slnost = straight hne from
| Atlanta ~ Grshams Vile sherman would hardly
| ba willing 70 risk battle before Savannah, with
| only the supplies he might hove left Al tho end OF
| his march 10 rely upon. He knows that the ca>
usiies Of battle might deprive HIM Of these, and
| leave him without resources. NJ known caution
and skill a. general, would, therefore, lead MS 10
| expect that he would provide against such risk,
| by first securing q base Of supplies within his
| reach. which would ho Ggshsmsvlo and Port
Royal. In view Of MI tlese considerations the
most probable onlccture ia that sherman. whatever
| ients he rnAy axe, will am 10 roach the place
I where Foster Ia now Whiting for him. This too,
"a his shortest and most prsetlcaOlo route W tie
coast, and the country through which ho would
| pass would afford an abundant supply OF forage
and provisions
The rc1mond EsQuTuEp- ssh, thus whistles
down The wind;
So far sherman has done DO harm, except 10
! individuals and the rilrOsct. Tho Augusta and
Atlanta road will tc n rurnlnr order within forty
days-by February /. The Georgis Central will
| also 10 made really tor transportation In a few
| weeks 4 large force has alN.Iy teen set H. work
upon both rosds aud II will not lc two months
| before tie injury nhctHl by Sherman Tlll bc
fully repaired Having taken no places Of InDort-
auee, anu reeasoi uO pr-uncrs, wIf the IaInlge to
|
men snd the QrscticNl C'stru,tion Of the army
| under HhernsnY WIN the march 20 the coast
c'mp.nssie ior HoyI's cqusly victorious march
| uItn TenuCfsce.
The SIvanuGh RRrUGLIoAS Rv'S tbe following
curious account Of the manner n which Governor
Brown tool; "clrc % nCmher cne," and vouches
| for he truth OF the same
Wien Governor Brown left h.llcdgcylle, he took
with Lin al ais property Of every description,
| rcludIps bis furniture, carnage and horses, poul.
try, and even the cabbasos that grew in hs garden
Tho tam was loaded with tbese Individual assoI K,
and al sent safely to Que of his extensive planta-
tons u soutbwe euieIn Georgia. lie took Good care
Of himself. Was he equally d,I.gent In looking
aiier the affairs aud property OF the sAn Take u
few other iaycs in illustration Of u II point. All the
powder Of the slate at lledgcy lie was let behind
70 make room for the "co' ars" and chickens, and
was send forward the next day by persona wLo ielt
great interest IN the pro- erry Of the STATE than
| tie Goverror. Three thousand stanI o. urus were
also ler behind as ips. fIlhcsrt when compared
With the Governcr's "plnuder," aud these were oil
| destroyed by The euen,y