Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-09
Along the Coast

What has become o. the armada Nhen Slsehoisu III
aAs waters OF tie Chesapeake ard sailed with tpo'
formidable show few dlys sgo, 70 the sou'hWaEeAnd
- onr authorities were inclined 10 believe for Whining
and ss,iou, or. ratiens fer the reduction and oocu
nation Of TIA. lDp RANT post sid Por'' Inefe Ia
- .ls time since it vas sad to have sailed for IL
.,,.,-,nes # ne uorss At the mouth Of Cape Fear
var vet We hear noth Of such 81 event, and "a We
can anticipate no pcs be military end 70 DO served by
tb coneaaleut Of the fact BY authorities here OF
81 Wilmington. We are warranted in apprehondnE tha'
s,,s other point than that Is the object CT the
sJiri,p-that the attack vii be made IN some otfer
,,rterand that the supposed unqaelhooA6le intorna
80, If th, War Department has been deceptive. But
=, that mint NAV We reasonably expect the blew to be
,,,srs5l In shat quarter Of seL-5oard are there
Indications Of contemplated descent OF serious pro-
portions $3.50,
Dan il be that Charleston Is TO DO again tredf We
fancy no. Hss stt3 Of preparation, the ao'Fs ta'Fe
Of Bssu.ssard AID the lam MED Harris, and The pre-
sspes of The solder Hrlec, are lot proraisns slS-
upslis for tse succe OF such sn operation. Bsiae'
Yankee yr saancs can bs Sufficiently sAted By keeping
nm IN, borbudment o. she ely AZ long riUge, 70 the
destruction oi private properly, With he oeelionA
soi lie OF women and chltren, snd 10 the icJsry
and di-comfor. I'D barasbips Of ron-eorOaian!A IL
M.bs then 70 b attacked, either directly or from Pen
,,enay We think not. We do rot believe an eHPed.-
,,,n for suOh al operation would be hised cut N the
North.
L,,siug along the coast and scanning the
s.yas OF ths times No induced 70 believe that SA
v,assh, oiga, Ald sumo ant on The coast soutbs
ward Of IT, gill prove 20 D. tie objective o. Eas e1P,d
tim a ali Ols indication may be seen 10 tterteanI 81
10 make Savannah tie point for exchanging
,ons 10000 prisoners Of war. Uadsr cover Of hat
,,.k psreaares il was supposed by our treaeheIOus
,,sy tss lie nigh, assemble unsupported HE assr Of
t.,rsn,,s IL hA qaarer al concentrate on favorable
,,l,,5s in tbs, veui fore, sufficient for tho opera
to, which In tls say could b. made almost coup De
ztain. T1srs &C many stiogs Which would recommend
amen Al tsmp. 20 the YALkse councils the feature Of
1 a fath hat 10 would wear would give 10 tVsry much
tas zsst which The gOurmsud or ePoure hnds IN Purid
game. or Catbs5as Of Russia found in tbe poignant
pleasures Of rape :" while the theatrical tF ct would
craze an immense Juror from Wssh gon to Bangor and
around the lakes, away OF to the northern range of
M,spsso,s.-one prolonged current Of ecataey wsuld
thrill toe Northern public.
The D cular Icitement 10 suOh operation at this
lime would be The hope, by the P'ssesaiOn of sAVst-
sa 10 mako it the base for divers on for the relief Of
Atlanta and Sherman; or, In case the latter should
be forced to give up Atlanta and fall back out Of GsOr
gA TO his fas,nsgs at Chattanooga the possession Of
sAvln lsh and the occupation Of The coast Of Georgia
could bs held up 3 ecmpsnsaticg u5slituts indeed
as an advantageous exchange. Some such motives
have Inspired THE movement may rely On t. though
The urelsnt condition Of FAIRS at Atlanta and tie
,,,nsfer Of the actual theatre Of from Southern
sor.ia into Middle Tennessee, by the passage Of our
srmy under BsaursgaFd into that region, may cause
some medication Of the plan Of operations in the c7n
tsmplatsd quarter. Il the course of week or ten
A.ys at mcs, there saolli b, some certain cevsOp-
uspt. The works at Savannah sse wei constructed,
extensive and strong -rsOPOrly mlnnsd they should
,o.ke stout defer cs. The immediate commander
there. Gen MeLlWs, has had good deal Of experience
in ,hs s.d as division eOmmandsF, Is said TO be alert
resoIu.e and possessed of sound sense and Judgment
IN an emergency. We do Io; therefore, a. 'ohsnS
disaster while hOpirg tia. authorities will strength
:, bs baadsat the right moment 70 the utmost shetch
If our defensive resourees-