The New York herald., 1864-12-08
THE REBEL ACCOUNTS.
'ss@ THE MARCH TO MlLLEs.
ON ooLUwN OF TIE ARMY EAST Or MrLLEN.
rFrom the Ricbuond Examiner Dec 81 s.

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From the Ricbnond Examiner, Dec. 81 ss1
1wo important statements have reached us. One Ii
~ apostcn of Shermans army has passed Mlleu Tie
sny has not entered s ton The other statement 10 TO
~ eject the column which has hesn lingering for
peaS No. in ths neshborhood Of Macon has len the
esuaFy and gone or the main body What and where
= the main bodyf These arc questions which ~ are
ssols y snnssr, but presume tnss u 10 the column
vhloh "a Represented to havs spassed Mep." whittier
soibg' This also is question which cannot be an
bwssd with csrttucs but belief is that sher-
nan vii now make, all speed for Bruqswick, on the
eeast and probably may reach with some OF bis army
1nes rot vet altogether sures His lcog delay, his
nnzsrlpg and hankeriug between Macon and Augusta,
have given Confederate generals time to coect large
hsAss AZ troops important points, and before Sherman
sss blue In all human probability he must 1ght
actions II s not impossible that such
bssus may take place to-day tomorrow. Atany rate,
sh campaign Is evidently drawing 10 It's close and the
md win be reachiug OF the coast by herman or his
defeat and perhaps Al point near TO
HAT where he now is.
nHERMAN WITHIN FouR MILRs OF MLLES ON d.
cKMBER 2--TuE OCCUPATION OF TIE PLACE AS
BuAEp TO BE FACE. tfrt tFeF
from the Richmond Dispatch, Dec. 81
enermans whereabouts is not positively known. nis
not certain tina, be has yet reached Mlen, though
o. fac ,s assumed At four p. NJ Lns Friday eordpA
speretor a, 1r,,ien announced hat sherman wi,htn
four miles Of hs place. and that no hmsef was on the
point bidding hasiy adieu. Nothing has been beard
from there sinc,. He had been within twenty miles
e Gillen for nearly week. tsN
sHERMAS's POSITION AscERTsNED.
IFrcm the Savannah Republican, Dec
Yos Whereabouts Of shermau's main body has been
satisfactorily sscertaircd. and hs usoyments yeserday
snSsoed anything but decision Of pnToe as to his des
nAsion without entering into particulars, We would
nj no IN
ssra s~duy a,0.ned The idea of his taxing them in hts
Daps Qf march scfif BE- aerea5y disappoir'ed a8
important movements foot 10 meet him
vhsrevcr be may go but those win bs developed al the
proper Time, sa.s--a "a. s-aM
~ Army REPoRrBp MAKrNo roR THE SAVANNAH
N@ N&R RIVER.
IRON the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, Nov. 3ol
Il must confessed thatfor tho past week sherm an
Aas been very successfully acting a. part Of da arfuI
ssder cooyndp al calculations, ard arc Iinc general
sppvsAmssom BY his eccentric movements.
~ latest reots indicate that he IN morin6 towards
- SssannoA ripsr. But there ia little reliance to be
yaosa In any indication Of intentions rs yet Until he
shai fes out cf tho triangle In which he has been
nasouvring sIpoo no LETT Atlanta can infer noshiug
Win certainty, from aay q his movements, as 10 his
ulsimsts ccurss. he tarr upon Ascuas and seek
- force his way through soush Carosa, he may push
~ snsamnah sv Brunswick.
ryrom tho Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel Dec !
M reported snN party Of shsrmans scouts visited
ps~sxas ferry on sunday They remained some TINT
- shAs vioiniy taking observations. IL thought By
Dssy sAas sAer,wa~ wtu sadsoveS 70 crca M SdcanroA
SSssr a. fAot psisx t
swmMAN "nnou0nr 70 A HALT" On TAXING HIS
fMawE~Es 8HH EASE.
rFrtm The savasnah News, Nov. 2o.l
Assnan seems 70 be ~aiso ~ progress In his invasou
e sse essse he n no nearer the coast than no val
ssvsxal days ago. He appear b Asaafinp, and actin
sstossshsr shsnsb hs were caught 10 . bad box an
hcaS hncw haw 70 sss sat Afraid " 70 forward, an'
ssssot 90 bace his men and animals tired ard hungry
vh eur forces rapidly closina IN sro~nd hiail thss
ansaes srcts the vssss hopes of h utter dsssfuoicu
n. nnpsLa pgrENDx NO on rRn swAMrs All
nAssana 10 pAovn sHuRNAs's ARMr.
prcm lbs AsgsssA ocpseisssionsliss, New eel
n vary ssnsraIiy sososdsd thas s,srman. avo'diui
DsAA Aus~sA ssd Macon, has ecss ss A~ wiadisg cay
sHssv sarnHras Brunswick or Port Royal TO rssol
susr Brsnswick or Savannah hs has TO traverse bar
REQ Of land meet be approaches his asss'ns
ttpn mpsussrAbie - an army save ~ caise
csd tsdrsd " ~ No epteu; but then he msy nne
,cr "a road sppnsition which be hte dreamse ef
"a vnssh may spea hn march. ahoud he asismps
~ 1sh poss eoyAl he Si svo6siv fhs aranmoh q
axs1ss f~yr q W. soasn oAsslna 49, bssAeAsAAs