The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-12
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The apecial dispatch from Charleston which We
PubhsEi VIII awake the apPehensions of the eii
| tens IL respect Of Mobile. II COMES from n gentle
man who has aecsss to all the best means of inor
nation. We suppose, however that an attack oi
our harbor defenscs has no: been unexpected any
time since farragut assaulted Fort Powell. Gen
Candy recently paid visit the admiral on his la
snip anu VIC suppose il made in relation To ihi.
subject We do not see, however, that it possible
Tor The enemy to bring Operating land force; .rn'I
without that, aud, indeed, with it, much is lii cIy
to be made from the mos enent-
The raid on jackson, We suppose. has n" uIhcT
Purpos. than In do rs much harm tp railroads
and bridges be done without danger: .:i
though itdocs seem strange that small Il force
II is reported the Yankees have could have mare he'd
far Into the bowels OF tn, land without inipci-
men;." They seefa IT, have sone without rrcnon-
tion, n, though had no f.okouts in the direction
of ticksburg.
The threatened great raid under Gen. Smith in
North Mississippi, believe from information
that We have received has been abandoned and
probably. becnuse Forrest is in that region. ready
TO repeat the chastiscmeDt that was given to Stur
gis- All thesr raids, made and threatened. may he
for the purpose of keeping the qui vivc. in
order to employ trooS,s IN fhis section that other
wise might join Gen. JonnFt.n-
The abandonment OF NJ ,rictta and Ecmncsaw
mountain seems to have been unexpected by The
people of Ailantas as it has undoubtedly been hy
the res; of and two of the papers "f iha; city
arc = little uneasy about il. We have doubt.
however thu. the purpose Of Gen. Johnston has
gained strength by it. If Atlanta Itself were in
vested We should not feel uneasy, unlcss il were
accomplished over The ruin Of tho army. While
aiiion by pereiIatng farther south.
The Army and Navy Journal, New York pa
per of high military authority, thus accounts for
the tardness of the yankee commander:
Shernian, who after the series of bold dankinG
NOV yements which placed him in front Of Marictt:
twenty Eve miles To the northwest Of Atlanta. i
confronting Joo Johnston's army tue former
place. in apparent haste anr further advance
Oar operations in Georgia have reached u stage
wbero it is safe to await the development Of The
cooperative movement against Richrsond. IfJuin-
ston Iroposcs {" make serious fight in defense of
Atlanta, which scarcely doubt hc li:,s come.
to a point that leaves him hut little room for fur
iher retreat, and, though he may gain something,
from delay We can hardly afford yet to force him
to battle with the prospect tbat in Of victory
On our part, the remnants Of his broken army will
De thrown into the scale against us in Virginia.
Besides, it is part of Gen. Shermans plan /"
make of bis position by establishing ,l."tS ,.f
supplies in his Immediate rear, which will make
iin inht pendent "f u line of communication
posed to raids his is shown To lee. On the
iure Of Resa-a. as wn are Informed. ti. at
Chattanooga were renewed to that place. anI the
rapture ot Allst"pna Pas. the 2d inst. CAV.
n strong position for the establishment "f :, r-w
leP"; Df this. advantage has. doubt. brcn r-
ken. though the raid of Wheeler cavalry upon
he railroad at Calhoun s"uti of ReSacI, NAV have
interrupted the progress Of trains.
" iih SD efficient body of cavalry General
herman is reported to have. he should Ia able to
iefend himself against any permanent annoyance
rom deisched bodies of horsemen like this under
y aeeler- Give him little more time and h- will |
'e IN n position to act independently OF his
lieations north of Alatoon:, Pass.