The New York herald., 1864-12-06
New York. Tuesday. Dec. 6, 1864.
THE SITUATIONS

New York. Tuesday. Dec. 6, 1864.
THE SITUATION.-
We have again toe report, this time apparently relia
be OF the approach OF General Sherman to the city
or Savannah. The transport steamship General Lyon,
which arrived at Fortress Monroe with exchanged Union
soldiers ON Sunday evening, having left the Savannah
river on last Friday brings the at The
dime o. her departure the advance Union cavalry were
within six mes Of Savannah Great efforts were being
made by the rebels for the purpose Of holding city
but, their force small and portions Of the de-
Sences very weak not thought that any serious op
position to Sherman could be maintained HIS occupation
of Mien, about seventy miles Savannah, and the
scouting Of his cavalry miles from that town
were among tho exciting items in the latter
place regarding his progress when the General Lyon
sailed from the Savannah river and Richmond papers
admit his occupation OF llen Young boys OF thirteen
and even women, said to have been pressed into
service for labor In the trenches BY the rebe officers
In Georgia From files OF rebel newspapers
we have much Of interest and importance re.
gsrdng Shermsn's march. In the fight at San.
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badly defeated by Wheeler but the rebel editors
~ere still puzzled know whether hs meant 70 strike
Cnarlestoa, Savannah Beaufort, join General
Grant In front OF Richmond. They acknowledge
ahat hs has met with very little resistance
EeneraI Bragg communicates 70 the rebsl War Do
parsment . despatch annouDong the defeat By the
Forces under bis command, Thursday last, at
Grahsusvfe, South oArolina, Of the Union force SOFT
from Hilton Head By General Foster cooperate
with General Sherman The Richmoad papers say tia,
Fosters ''driven five miles," but "in what
direction tboy unable toll Most likely IL the
very direction they desired take, with the rebels 10
their front. Grabamsvine the railroad runoing
from Charleston to Savannah, seventy miles from the
former ard thirty -four kom the latter place.
No eeseral engagement yet taken place in front Of
Nashville between the armies under Generals Thomas
and Hood Our dispatches state that Nashville and the
surrounding country for miles have been converted by
che Union into huge fortncations Of almost i'm
prsgnabs strength and al apprehensous for the safety
or Nazhviue Nurressboro, Chattanooga and Bridgeport
have paused away. General Stanley, who was wounded
n the battle OF Franklin says that the magnitude asd
Importance o, the Union victory that occasion have
mot been in the slightest degree exaggerated by
ans published reports. The Fourth and Twenty third
corps under command OF General schoseld comprised
aha pracpal troops OF the national army who achieved
aha grand success General Stanley states that the mus
Eptu ars delivered by was for an hour e the
ihsopss character he ever Witnessed Besides this
-slVhss pieces os artillery we're playing on the
oolumns having perfect sweep Of them. Your rebe
brigadier generals, In addition those whose
have already been given, reported 10 have beor
Killed the battle, and IL s said hs, General chea.han
lost every brigade commander IN hts corps.
Tho Union General Burbrdge has advanced with bis
comnsnd from Cumberland Gap 10 Bean station, East
Tennessee, and given the rebel General BrcckDrdse
chance TO engage him IN battle but the latter seems :,
have no disposition 70 make further experiment Of thai
kind a present. ard has fallen back towards Western r.
rina Il is expected that General stoneman VIII acceis
rate Brcekinridge's retreat
= Our dispatches frsn N front o, the rebel capita
report 20 new military movomcnts Of importance.
pho rebels continued their artillery nre On the Dutch
Gap canal on Saturday last bat not of % heavy
character during shs preceding days. The French
ywar frisass Adsrn lying W shs james river
and hsv ofncers have made vsts 70 the armies, and
ysos'vsd the usual ocurtsses. They express anase-
set M the cxtsnt and mAgnincence Of The plans upon
which General Grant conducts his operations. The
ssbs ofncial and nevspsper accounts admit ali tina,
nas bsee claimed on She Union side OF the complete
succsss Of General Grssas cavalry raid on the
ws.Acs Railroad on thursday last The serious damaging
snsoss Of 70 Lsss army conceded, and lie though
10 boar even more military importance than ths immeds
ATE losses sustained b. the rebels In the destruction
property and capture a prisonsrL The R'chnoS
papers say thstbs frnr by the rebels guns % The Dusc
Gap canal last week was merely for experimental ras
tlcs 70 ascertain what damage they car isnics On u
Monitors n they attempt D pass through IL hk sal
chat Grants men iron, Of Petersburg are prcparin
ahsir wio.sr quarters.
some important changes have recently been made 4
She subordinate con- Included in the grand ives
Nlsslsppl Military Division, under General Cauby
Among tnsse are the asssames, Of General Dana late
commanding at yeksburs, 70 the supervision Of the dis
sric, embraced in West Tennessee the eutre state
assisspp under the designation Of the Department,
ks~pRL- NE transfer n GssszS sssss ir0r