The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-28
THE NEW YORK SUN.
MORNING, DC. %, 1864.


Taa war news continues ,o be mos, hopofui
There 10 nov fair prosrec, ,bsa The New Year,
Gin Of our generals will provo even moro valuable
than sBFRyAr's splendid 'Christmss present" Of
eavannsh. SHERMAN himself 10 largely in tho yin
bus soss" and II is no, improbable that he may
give US Augusta before the wcsk is out The fate
II Charleston viii then b scaled, and II viii fall
like ripe plum into our possession. The latest
news shows that saFRsAS Ia by no means disposed
slow the enemy time to recover from the stunning
effects q bis march through Georgis and The cap
ture Of Savannah. within tVenty-four hours alter
The reception Of the news 81 the cccupsuon OF ba-
vannsb, we hear that his army hS hresdy Tar
advanced on the BAvannah rivor towards Augusta.
This energy aud untiring sciiviiy can hardly fail
N accomplish the most glorious results. We have
formerly lost immensely by the slow-cosoh process
OF warfare, which has enabled the enemy 70 re-
,rysnIzo and recruit aitor oyory defeat The great
NsroIEoS owed his succcssas no less 10 The legs
,hnn the valor Of his soldier, lie followed M his
advantages with relentless vgor that converted ev-
cry retreat into rout, and rendered victory deci-
svc Of tho fate n empires. sHEExAS clearly follows
his course, and regards every gieoessve victory
Only 20 n means TO an end, an incentive n re-
r,wc mrrchos and further triumphs. He used
Atlanta M a means for CAPTURING sayannsh and
vii now avail himself Of Savannah as . base for
the reduction Of Augis,s and Chsrletton. Thus
we oil gathers as "a rolls and before long We shall
hear NJ Its crushing in Lrrs army asanst The forces
Of tho udomitnhe Army o. the Potomac.
Ash tvs with sHrRsA,, 80 u Is with TnosAs. lilo
has followed up the comparatively trinng sdvsn-
tage gained in the FIRST days victory at Nashville
" well that VIC row expect nothing less than tho
complete destruction Of Hoops army. The rebel
General has already lost nearly one-bsn Of the
second bos, army in the Confederacy, and the
remainder, according " last secoun,a were hud-
died, psnic-strictcn, upon the northern bank OF
the Tennessee, with q short supply Of arms and
artillery, and means Of eroshng the ryer
which Ind been flooded by the rains while the
victorious veterans n THOMAS were laundering In
the roar Under these circumstances II would
appear that the confident snticipstons INDUCED in
by the military authorities Of the utter ruin Of
Hoop's army, will be fully reslihed.
Tho news from the great PoarrR.BurLn erpcdi-
ton Ia also encouraging. Notwithstanding the re-
tarding influences Of the weather, there seems no
TO doubt that the main rebel batteries al tho
olranoo to Cape Pear River will bc--if they arc
not alresdy-ether captured or silonced, thus ous-
bling the land forces operate against the city Of
Misunderstanding miles up the river. The inn
pcnding capture OF Augusta will enable snrnxAS
N reach out and cooperate In this movement and
insure It's complete success.
From other points the news is no less cneoursg-
ing. Mobile, scoording to the Southern pspcrs
appears TO 10 in great peril from movement or
. gained by General CAsBY At New Orleans. In
Kentucky, the rebel General LroS has been do
fesied. Advancing northwsrd into Virginia, we
find . serios OF movements which will practically
issolato Richmond, and cut II Of FROM supplies.
Tho Richmond papers have 3 report Of the
capture Of Gordonsville by the forces W.
der Generals BUPBRnaE and SToSrsAr,
aud BnKRrDAs's cavalry Is known 10 b. also ope-
rating in that direction. Thus upon Gil Ndes We
find tho greatest activity. guided evidently by
General GhANTs master hand, who knows how 10
combine series Of apparently independents opera.
tons for tho accomplishment Of one grand purposo.
II may and no dout will cost us fresh battles and
renewed sacrifice 70 stain the desired end But
positive day light appears and the people will he
stimulated to renewed exertions In order to enable
cur armies to end the war during the preson, cam.
paign.