Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-11-25
Sherman's Grand March.


The war department ordered the sup,
preston Of news from Sherman in the
eastern papers yesterday morning, that
had already been printed at the West,
and that must have been known to the
enemy a week ago. There is an aston
isbing amount and kind of vigilance in
the war department in its attempts to
regulate the newspapers, Of which this
is a conspicuous instance, Secretary
Stanton is sick, and the boys at the war
Office are probably running the machine,
but it goes in the same old way.
The suppressed news was, that one
column of Sberman's army left Atlanta
on the 9tb, taking the direct road to Ma,
con, which is los miles south by east
from Atlanta; this column would pass
through Milledgeville, and of course re-
lease our soners, if any are still there.
The second column left Atlanta on the
l2th taking the direc. road to Augusta
II miles, expecting to reach that poiu;
10 fourteen days, or on the 26.h. The
column from Macon would join it there,
and the army move together for Savan.
nah, Charleston or Beaufort, S. c., as
may be found advisable. Beaufort is
said to have been the original destination.
The Macon and Augusta railroad will
be destroyed as the army proceeds. The
army took sixty days ralions and beet
cattle on the hoof. Ii will depend on the
country for other supplies. The defen-
ses of Atlanta and such buildings as
would be useful to the enemy were des.
troyed; the rest Of the town stands
Sherman's army consists Of four infantry
corps, aud 10000 cavalry, in all 47000
men, The corps commanders are Gen,
jeff {. Davis, Oslerhaus, Blair and SIo-
cum, and the cavalry is under Gen. Xii
patrick,
The evacuation Of Atlanta on the 18th
was Published at Richmond on the after
noon Of the 18Th, caused much surprise
and commoiion. TIE report that he was
moving northwards growing out Of the
fact, perhaps, that the road TO Augusta
was northward at first from Atlanta and
afterwards turns eastward. Reports from
Augusta l4tli mention fight at Rough
and Ready, which is few mites below
Atlanta on the Macon road, in which The
yankees are said TO have been driven
back by the state troops. This can only
have been a skirmish with the advance
of the first column, as the rebels have no
force in that quarter, that can make any
considerable resistance to Gen. Sherman's
army. The Richmond papers also have
reports that Sherman is moving towards
Selma aud Mobile, which only means
that his cavalry has been tearing up the
railroads in all directions from Atlanta
That the rebels at Richmond begin to o.
alarmed BY the new movement is evident
from an article in the Wing Of Wednes-
day, earnestly demanding that the con-
federate government call out q special
force OF 10000 men to annihilate the ar
mics Of Sherman and Sheridan. 1t says
this can be done, and it assais the rebel
for incompetency.
What viii Sherman accomplish p
There is good reason to expect that be
will march ,riumphantly across Georgia
and South Carolina to the coast, destroy
ing rebel workshops, magazines and sup
plies on his way, releasing our prisoners,
up an army Of negroes, and at
asst taking Savannah and Charleston
He certainly win effectually destroy the
-ailroad and telegraph connections Of
Hood and Lee. If the latter reiuforces
Ms garrisons at Savannah and Charles
on, he must weaken his army in Virgin
a, which be cannot afford to do. The
great expedition Of Sherman is indeed
I'LL of glorious promise, and we shall soon
lave news from it that will gladden. eve
y patriotic heart,-.Spriaatield Repub-
lean.
The New York Times states that Mos
y lately executed six Union men cap