New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-17
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nah to erect shelters Tor tbs prisoners at ther own ez'
pensc.
Light thousand prisoners were confined in the stock
ade at savannah.
When news come that Hood was moving into Ten.
10 The rear OF sherman the prisoners OF ayau
nab, VIZ Others, were Transferred To hlen Geospl
where large stocbGde pen had been CONSTRUCTED. MI
len t. about cli-IlstaLt from Savannah, hllicdgeyo
and Augusta. Georgia, anu being at convenient point
abroad junction, the Rebels Propose to make II their
glance II The map viii however, show That II vii
be mighty convenient point for sherman 20 drop down
upon ms march trough Tie cotton s.ales an" 60
pcccly so should Satainal or thhrNstoD DC us o'i
nation. go. .
Wien the train conveying .ondcrtirk' with otter
prisoners from Savannah 20 Mlicn vas aD0nt lVl mr'
vest of Savannah. he jumped from the tran WINE
tue train was moving at tho rate Of about 10 mics ~
hour and though good Ganl stunned by me MI man
aged 20 crawl away and hide himself ciieciuay nom
Rebel search until night, when he rcsoutey get himself
to tho apparently hopeless undertaking OF making Ls
way. bafCl ard unguided through 2le Wlles n hog
absolutely aecorps he'd wakingby night in IL right.'
MAKING long dctCurs - avoid regular hncs Of travel.
whore he would Be liable 70 dgeeucn, and thus he was
obliged 20 make his way iOr~ miles 81 hii ledioas
iCgursa tiron Cypiess sgamps Twice he had 10 Run
for no fOr he hl0oi hounds used hy tie ConiodcraCS
TO nJto their roads once he escaped from the hounds
by dar.ug i''o 6od 81 pe r, whore negro hai oeen
90 work AID EiLIng ri.Of est tho pcsVincS ac'fe'
ring Dob lype Tor egcnye aId saw yIth GLAD laT.1ie
tie hounds l6so be scent among tae tracks o lhe nee
gIoos and geo OF on iIsc boil, giving him AZ oppor'
RIO second .iuit be- ocsped from bloolhou by
rsirning the Ocoiee River - yurls Wild. aid The
PURIFIERS having no means ~ cCnyeyuc" across, re-
Mctlntiy gave 10 tie car", sgd csleu DAe- ne ,Vtf'
i!is only 0Gd Has What he Obtained from ne htlu,,
sweet r1atoo &C.. and what the friendly negroes Eho
ilVlF. iOuad n f.ue - strD prov ied han ~!tl IN
u yittis 4UIDir, g.. Atlanta lc could ct 10 definite
information Concerning the direction oi that place Dht
irayocd in DOrtl-wcst direction, taking the seven
slls Tor bis .ldc a. lie says He escaped on tie Ili1
oi October, a.d stElk Onr tckrt-lne one old hai.
miles .ru Admit % the LIST Of November. Ge stw.
heard H. hli fev Rebel soldiers until ne2r Atlanta,
when 20 rus obliged 90 lAy low while some oo'O Of
;a. rlt CO.; airy paced OF raidag APedito' NOV
iug Boz q! direction % stone Mountain Our iosces al
Atabtn ludD r'ien schoted DC found wcl-pfogsionea
glt uu hi. Wl.l!AlrAFI WY over me 1allfood ron
AtIltl 20 chattanooga sixteen trains OF ears IN sup
liics pas.rd Jon ore t.g route % Atlanta The road
s.tve,n Chattanooga and Atlanta Was amply guarded
and guerrilla were obliged to keep respectful dis
.t.rge.
Ordcriir.f description Of he country through which
De- cane li4 le tc TT IN view Of Tic reported grand
mo cnelt 81 -hcTmars in the cotton states WHICH a.
conling ~ ie mt-ltions AZ the Richmond papers, o.
Startling tfc Kciei leaders on "a their propuc! On
drgkrS Of course. knows lltc about M0hu cr Charles.
ton but be 90 Savannah and thinks tfa l1ce c1u1
d. easily bkcg by Stciman should tAat Eoiat DE- aimee
70 by ain. The defs1ses OF Savannah are manly on
c,a, side. AID the northwest or and sac tlclc
Jeiessss Of account and tie country Is 20 leVe.
as rut 70 ad0Id ouy fasoraDc defensive posIuor..
Trre we're ytiy Few troops nj Say nnal whom he was
here ia sc ~ cw that ~ every !bi-d right t4e ea'
T-s 81 tt1 Kesci boats y Sl' 'nah hTl0s were &C.
O. led f1r gglrd duty q. the prison siocsede.
Tie .oll tlr0nsA TO country rom AL.atl. IN that
direction aye generally god, bong Though ma
country lor the El.ss part llo hreai1s are eisiiy
1fdsd AID With los banks The hundreds OF acIes o.
sweet potltoos and peas would oaord sustenafce
ard f.rlce Tor % la-ge army passing through. lilo
"a 40 Iu.on prisoners cOrtle,. az illeu would Do
ieurilr lst fr Sherman .n tbs, direction ()c.ng ON
iaa direct lie ron Atlntl - say4luai), aAa by
rapid cavalry dash thsy mgat be- scared though II D.
probable That on tae NJ knowledge or shernana ai
vance to1.f tho Atlantic coast (sG.h tae Richmond
unI.rs iudcat. Ao ~ successfully accoupii-hinsl lLc
Rebel Woui maho basic 20 remove tlci prisoner 20
safer place # confinement
OuEcrA.rl avs th.t tho Robes courcd much upoa
NoCkiAl's ,aCton. whoa hes thought tie wir Nol.d
soon % OVER Gn1 tbs Cont, Independence
u.lit.sd.