The New York herald., 1864-12-04

ssDs whereabouts wss received here on yesterday BY
telegraph but as II b, possibly. little shesd u the
Georgia pers, bad, perhaps, bo ter not be men
sossA can, however, do NO harm 70 state thas ~
sny Aaps fxytsen gsnboas snd transports Msss fsfs
Royal, soush Carosina whoh h thirty nvs miles ssssh-
east Of Savannah and about nfty miles southwest =
Charleston. ie'eo3 ae' 4
ATTACH 0HA1LBsroH vHgN SHERMAN GRIs IN
ADAR OF THE CITY. &lAaRs hts
From the Charleston Mercury, Nov. TAI
silence has regned In city for several daya But
the enemy have in position on Morris Isand some
forty pieces Of heavy ordnance, bearing on suiivans
Island and Fort 6omter They are by IN ssortar nsSss
ing and prpayaons and hau BRIGADE dvils They have
buoyed Buls Bay, not far 70 The northward They
have feet Of dozen Monitors q Port Royal, and
moro, including ships like the Ironsidos and Dictator
TAess preparations Smdicas an attack CAaylestow
by Ms wcter approach the signs confirmed By
the ststemsnts OF Nosthern papen that Charles.
the point desired and aimed At And tho advance
Of Shermaus army towards Augusta taes with oil the
rest aud that iipss to BE- lost IN PREPARING
70 ,hs bsst ef ability, 70 nsss the issue whch ap
pears be upon Are ready for an attack and for
siegsi The people Of Charleston have danger more
than before, and subject pancs. Let the
situation be calmly scrutnizsd with view 10 the
ANAL result. ssre esa t.Y .s ~
From the Savannah Republican, Nov. 2S1
largo feet d now assembled Al Port Royal, fybes
and Doboy, no do preparation for Shsrmons orrivai
Thus they prepared 70 meet him At all points, show
Ing perfect confidence in the success Of bis expedition
Al regards Snerman's expedition through Georgia
70 the coast, which the Yankees pronounce Q grand
military achievement, even after their great leader
has told them he has no enemy 10 oppose him,
we have . word or two to say. Even should he
succeed In penetrating TO the oosst, what will he
have achievedr Neither Savannah nor Charleston
s OF any great saego importance TO the federas and
should they get there people VIII only close up the
gaps repair the damage in bis and stand ready to
keep him thcre He would have . ready water commu.
nication for his supplies but wherein would his advan
tages differ from those OF the federal commanders who
have footholds the OF Virginia and North Caro-
lina7 The great heart OF the country would still be
intact, and the "rebellion" instead OF being crushed
ou," would only bo concentrated, and ready for moro
decisive blows. Twenty such grand expeditions" would
not quench the flame Of Southern liberty nor unnerve
the sturdy arms that barred IN its defonoe. Our
great trouble has been 10 this multiplicity Of points
TO be defended It has scattered forces, and
quently weakened them. Concentrated the Interior
they would bo stronger than ever before, and bid
defiance 60 all the arts OF their foes. aaa 1
SAVANNAH THB POINT AIMED AT.
m (From the Savannah News asae sea
Sherman, instead OF attempting to reach tho coast at
Beaufort. IS aiming for Savannah or course cannot
tell with any degree Of certainty a what point he designs
TO reach Tho til his plans fully developed
but 70 mad all his movements thus far indicate Sa.
vdnsoA his point of dsaination; and uns his Gry Is
sUAipped, routed, demoralis eapsured, ~ v1 reach
here This, however. can and will DO prevented II the
mon the State rally response the call Of Governor
Brown they should. There Is necessity for us to
say Whist amongt where they suf-
nee Il TO say that II the sim left ~ homo win now
up and lend their help We have enough