The New York herald., 1864-12-02


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shas Sherman had no dsa Of moving very FAR down n
san saes bot that his real object haces CoaumbuS
asd perhaps Montgomery and Mobils The augusta
papers report his len ss~S a. vasrmsHs toward
Eao"so~ after pnefatsma nearly far eaa AZ Greens
ssre. ni isa toOard Macon. and the astsnDts
o. their cavalry to the Georgia and Central roads
we're 20 prevent reiniorcsmsnts being sent from she
coast. ~
70 meet this invasion, most active preparations are
making on every hand. AG0sto may b considered az
quite SAFE against sny probable force, Macon q Ws
s"erenched aud has e right garrison, the
nsnt eastward not having inerrsred for moment with
our preparations in tsst quarter, whilst SasannaA
0frdsno up her soins and getting ready for M conflict.
Sherman will be sstounded At the armed who viii
spring up, like dragons teeth from the ground, on
every step Of his march, Independents q our regular
force At this point. We are ccalIy snforsd that res
sosscmd rdticrs tsssed yesterday neply ARRIVED
ssleran fvoops aad additional fvs tsousapd are 20
pected in The neat tsSo days.
The only point the line Of the enemys march where
any serious lighting has occurred s ocouee BRIDGE,
where Kparick has bssu making desperate efforts 70
burn the structure and river with his Foros
There was report yesterday that the bridge
nrs; but later dispatches report s safe, and the
enemy retreatine point the river They
will nnd lion in the path wherever they 60.
The extracts from oar Augusta exchanges contain
many interesting particulars Of the movements Of ths
enemy between the two roads.
SHERMAN "KUsHIN0, LIKE sraAx ENGINE
THROUGH GEORGIA." YET NOT MAKING TEN MILBs
IFrom the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. 2o.]
The march Of shermas. which "roared 90 loud, and
thsndcred the index has nos far BEEN productive
Of any results whatever Macon has not been captured
has Augusta boon threatened. From Atlanta bis
march unopposed, and a rst oil won't we'll with tho
modern Alta He has plunuered and burned towns and
dwellings and farms; violated and ravished women;
stolen and driven Off CATTLE horses and negroeA But for
the last s0sk hs has not been able to advance ten nsles
Repussd and driven back wherever he has attempted
to advance, his army Is now harassed on TANKS
and rear and manfuly resisted in 'front.' The sea is
still than 4 hundred miles from his army,
and every his and concentrates
armies. Until his movements developed his intsn
items impossible concentrate forces without
exposing important places. But now, that his desna
tion Is known the reasons that have held our forces
apart longer forbid immediate concentration We
expect hear OF important results being accomplished
before long, but II Is Of great importance that the
enemy Should know what point Sherman may have
been forced to seek the coast readers must await in
patience until twill be safe to publish the news. Al
present we can only say that Sherman has been
forced to keep clear Of all the important towms
in Georgia, and that, however much Of dam
age he may have inflicted upon individuals,
has not in the least injured means Of defence
Sherman may get through to the seacoast and embark
Grants army but for doing the Confederate
any serious injury, there s now no danger whatever
Neither Macon augusta, nor West Point, nor Couns
bus all Of tchich sgere vitd points" any ha,
In Georgia haue been cuenloacked by Sherman he is
seeking to get Of Georgia. not TO capture
Of her cities; Atlanta qsise enough for him. After
he had captured Atlanta he never ablc to deter.
mne why he wanted II, and finally has been compelled
to abandon t.
Bat, without sustaining any physical injury from Shsr
mans successful march to the coast, caanc
escape great moral defeat b trtuwphant raid through
ne heart n ~ confedsyaey Whds Hoods army y
s,citched Of side track at 7useambtd. Sherman b
rushing like eom snns oion0 the railroads Of Georgia,
penetyat0sAs sesy hea n s oo,edevacy IL ID neither
proper probable 10 inquire into the wisdom Of
this side track strategy; bus at future day win be
wss fss nathnG Isass curiosity 70 osA ous
wAo tAat 20 stirely succeded IN se1dT,Hy
sssess the Army Of Tennessee
sHERMAN's "sRsArro CAMPAIGNS" ALL THE sue.
c8ssEs THE NORTH CAN BOAST or IN 1854.
.ss (From tho Richmond Examiner, Nov. 20.l
The only apparent advantage which the enemy could
boast the imposing campaign Of 1854 was the pene-
tra,,ou into Georgia and capture Of Atlanta But this sd
vantage about 70 lose all It's value, from tns disco
sure which less than weeks about 70 produce,
that Atlanta was untepable Is communications with
Nashville easily broken and rendered hopeless Of re-
astatement Sherman was, therefore, reduced TO the
alternative Of openly concedng the facs Of the asre and
useessness Of h much boasted eampaign or OF resort
ing erratic expediens. which, BY dazzling the
public mind might 10 draw Northern attention on
from the disappointment resulting from the disclosed
worthlessness OF Atlanta This latter alternative has been
chosen and be 10 engaged 10 an eutsrprise from
which hs expects great deal OF sclo and very isie
advantage a-.
The expedens he h now pAacticng b NOT new in this
war; nor the transactions Of the current This
Same general essayed Il last winter In Central Mississippi
with an III success which nobody has forgotoa General
Hunter tried again last june In Western Virginia,
marching unopposed from Saaunton 70 Lyuchburg, and
then westward from Lynchours 70 the Kanawha valley,
with loss and suffering his own column almost incrsd
be, and with injury TO tho confederaoy which was NOT
felt beyond the narrow belt OF country which ho passed
General Burbridgs made similar excursion from Central
Kentucky into southwesern virgiueshs rst hundred
and nty miles Of his route being through friendly
| country, and only The last sixty over hos
| tile but mountainous territory. This last sixty
| miles 81 unoppossd march, with . column Of only
six thousand troops Absolutely broke him down. 20 ,has
ne was unable 10 strike blow reaching his dastna
tion and was repuaed By fourth Of his number Of Viz
snia reserves expert with the rifle and well posted
General A. Jackson aided At the beginning by fewV
hundred cavalry under Gtner reinforced before tho
end Of The nRht by about thousand cavalry who had
happened 70 stray into that region Of country under
| General williams. They were whipped In preliminary
skrmsh before reaching the ground whore our command
ing general had Intended for the decisive battle ana be-
fore our full force had rendezveused for the encounter
| Here were three unsuccessful experiments with
| the movable column, two Of thcm made On .
larger scale than ID now undertaken by sherman,