New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-21
Aherman's March His Army Heard
Prom-Aevcnsy tli1es south Of At"nt"
ON the IAsh sweeping Everything BE-
fore IT. Destroy ing Everything Behind


From private advices both by letter and
telegraph We learn that Sherman is adShncing 'doh
ilan,a toward savannah River IN two columns. lne
first set ont one account says the th. another me 9h
inst iprobably the last date) IN The road to Macon
ON the 18th 18th inst. IL WAS seventy mites IN 20.
vance driving everything before II; ami DESTROYING
everything behind that could aid Tho enemy. and III
tending 10 pursue this policy TO the end. lie otLef
column We understand, set out three or four days late
and undoubtedly intended TO unite with the DINER al
suitable point The army is stated IN some accounts az
s. COO and in others 800. large portion pcns
cavalry, under Fitzpatrick. The iarer-, estimate IL
probable the army being composed If four corps and
sherman took with h.m ra'ons for many days. hut
expected to find ample provisions on he route Torn
and sweet potatoes he viii find In abundance ana
probably hogs. .
Such il onr information from several sources; bnt at
the same time 10 should be Tscoooied that General
at the head VI movable army IN the held nns scl &C
coring 10 circumstances and ne may have tarncd from
The course suppose him In have taken by contingent
events Of which we have now 10 knowledge. We IN
de-s,nnd him 10 be his march through Georges 10
mex. the South Atlantic squadron. ri beaufort hiS new
base of supplies, IL he needs one but II the country rs
we suppose IL sufficient 10 maintain his army There IS
10 absolute need Il any new hlse. ~
Here viii lie inquired, What Opposition WIZ lie en-
counter and what il his Gtoci Itcre VIII be no army
In front II him AID tie Georgia militia VIII uc utterly
iuefi IN obsiructns lie progress Hood u power,
les; Lee hns men to spare AID II he han u Wouu
take lorge amy ~ encounter sherman lie he!h IT,
therefore open i,io.t nm ana tnc t1s P,'s'"h -
vha. can he accomplish In orr opinion. NC can ac'
coInpsh the most nportsu' rc's rcuChed IN the ar
When coIumn reaches Macon II can destroy, eneotu
ally the only remaining railroad communication ne
~ zen the eastern aud western pols o 10. SohI-dr'
aey when a ooiumn slhl reach Augusta, II .estEoy-
tie l,rycsi mnnafaotoiics and dopp' OF military run'
'iors IN the South TIE greatest apd almost OILY Pow
uef tauuflciory is there when TO Ia.'ropd 70 Au
gs,a and nom savannah 10 bar..ston are destroyed.
there j. no further praetic Ihle military communication
between a.. country OF 'to SAVANNAH hnd west of
H. We shall have severed tie ConfcdeIacy 10y another
iapass able !!ne.
fr Iii is onl, IL, beginning. II sherman can reach
Beaufort after n wt.As rect, hc can move fielt on
through North Carolina to DanyLe. thus making
Eastern VII ,Bin q prison and grave f"r Lees army
and the Reb.l Government Thr We say. j. perfectly
practicable with &c shris II luck We do ho'
know Tat Gen Sheiusn Laa all this IA biz piAI but
Why not, Whv should " no. ain IL tie grcn,cst re-
suii.i What j. 10 prevent thcse rcsultsi He Los
large, welequpped. disciplined army. What - t.tre
nom tie Roanoke ~ tie tennessee "a oiP" HIN
N.lhue that oppose any serious resistance to d-
elpnea Army - -
Pot v In, oi Hood Hood kss no larger army thra
Thomas has hcsides all the slrrisons gunloals nnd
militia IN tho rear IL vi te tess safc Tor BIN 10 nj
yaueo than 10 r. treat such j. the outline 81 TIC r
tary operations suppose 90 be on foot Wevnit iiT
Their Information with sucuic but Win hope Ihni ihe
fnAl issue win be brilliant and decisive.