The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-22

THE STU ALTON.
Our great Military ch:e'ta. the gaan. and able com.
nander OF al our uat;oua armies, Lieutenant General
Grant, arrived IN ths city Saturday as, ana re-
manned here I'LL yesterday afternoon. when he took bis
departure TO return 10 ns srpervs'ou OF affairs from,
OF Richmond or General Grants ar-va and presence 10
shls cay have fully during all the time OF
bis sojourn but his request. from gu military
Considerations, have. unli rev. refrsned rom al
ludng 10 them He p-eseu. Al the serenade at the
Astor House Saturday ngc, to Mr. Pen,ou Governor
elect OF tns state bat sporting tina. AFFAIR n con-
formty With the expressed eesre Of the :deutenan,
General, We omitted snus,on TO him. rs.s the
crss visit be has PAID this city 10 the las. ,eo years
and 90 quietly aud rnoseciatousiy was u made that
comparatively few OF Il. General Grant, before
leaving New York called the veteran General Scott.
These the only lieutenant generals Of the republc,
had very Interesting confer sace, rs, before they
separated General Scott dy leaf o, copy
bis autobiography Frem the oldss, general
Sn the world" and presented IT to Genera Grant
Our dispatches from james river s.vs come sddt
tonaI particulars Of the ensuccess's attempt OF ns
enemy 10 force back the picket between
the Appomattox and James last Friday ogb. There
considerable heavy nring III locality 90 satur.
day but apparently w,hou. any results Importance.
There fresh tbs sep..s evacuating
Petsrsburg these receive gtte crsdence among our
officers The rain storm prevents active m..sry opers
tons coy extended scale sn1 iberesors the
are enjoying comparative quiet. Tho Richmond ,apsrs
cay Grant receiving heavy re.aorcemsus preparatory
90 grand attack which be 10 soon 10 make.
An officer OF General sbermso's stan, who LETT the
army the lab instant. gives a mos encouraging
account condition The army moving through
Georgia The had all been paid OF. tern shed with
new cutSts adapted I. the campaign which they
bent, and we're 10 The highest spirits TOE enemy under
Cobb and Iversou, bsevug that troops pai
sted Atlantis made dash into the city few days ago
and cine hundred tsseu ~ .scnerS The rebel ON
cL reports say Sherman burned Atlanta on the 18th
instant, and moved towards Macon, encounter.
log Howell Cobbs forces . seeood time, at
Joossboro the lTtb- The enemy are much puzzled
70 know whore Sherman going Some declare bis dss
tpatop be Augusta and Savannah, while others say
be h going Mobile and Pensacola. We give full
tncts 10 tetefeuCe 10 BFunu tuoVemeut UoHi
tbe Richmond papers Of the 18th and 10Th Gene
rails Beauregard and Hood A the date OF latest accounts
were stin With the rebel army Of Georgia u the
vicinity Of Florence, Alabama. General Thomas 10
closely watching their movements. and has an army
psmericaly sufficient for bis purpose
Though General Earlys bas been Withdrawn
far up the shenapdosh valley. be has LET, some small OUT
hanging detschmeuts Of cavalry lower down, apparently
for the purpose OF coUcealng his designs asd re.
considering 10 trent Of sher!dan's forcea Some
o, General Powers cavalry encountered one Of
these parties OF the enemy IN the Luray valley
Royal % the daya Union Reconnaissance 10
the vicinity or Berryville resulted 10 meeting small
body OF rebels aud making prisoners Of Of them.
give this moruinga lengthy report OF the experience
Northern merchant 10 Georgia for the past three
yea and Who has lately escaped the South he gives
interesting statement regarding the difficulties OF
trade In the south consequen, siringency the
blockade and the worhessness OF the rebel currency
the Dissatisfaction OF the people with the Administration
o, jed. Davis; the importance Of Augusta, Columbus,
wipston and Macon and the coalition OF the country
ihrough which General Sherman is now marching We
give also some interesting from Richmond papers
OF Saturday. Two armed United States steamers
are reported to have been captured on The
Big sandy river General Brscknrdse, in East
Tennessee endesvorns to win the people OF that dis
srot 70 allegiance TO JET Davis and has declared an am
ncsty 70 all who viii lay down their arms and cease
bush whack us h troops In the rebel House OF Repre-
ecntstves the 1874 Instant and in the sensts the
10th, resolutions we're offered BY Nessrs Henry and
Foos. Of Tennessee tina, the war was TO be carried
unta the Independence Of South was acknowledged
sergeant Of the One Hundred and Thlrty.se Now
York infantry who has Just scaped from the rebel prison
i Charleston gives rs fearful picture Of the horrors
eodwed BY our prisoners a. the South.
Governor Seymour has issued proclamation. directing
3 more sTsa sxampssi0a and rssswS W DO made Of