Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-06
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wrrwA FLANK MOVEMENT IN eaoas1A.


VIZ TRY FLANK MOVEMENT IN sRoRsIA.
The Augusta Chronicle, received yesterday afternoon
has ar article upon the present aspect Of afArs In
North Georgia, from which We extract the following
The Chronicle Gays sit is now notorious fact that
General Hood is fInking Sherman, go that there can
be no improprey in discussing the prcb,De results Of
tho movement: Our army has heretofore been the sole
VICTIM of tn, Alnklng strategy. Bat sherman's turn
has come OF last The great tanker lie himself fInked.
Whether the AAuking process wall prove as disastrou1
TO him it has to U.S. remains to be seen. Sherman is
about to be pu. to the final test, which will determine
whether he quarter and maintain his army in our
midst to prosecute its work of devastation and ruin
General Hood has thrown his army upon the Federal
commanders relr.
$50 avoid starvation and ruin Sherman must either 90
back from Atlanta to attack HOOD he must be re-
eved by fresh army sent from the North to clear the
obstruot. d track to Atlanta. We hear of large num-
bers Of troops collecting at Louisville, doubtless with
tais view. But they are raw and undsciplned; ana
may bs kept back by timsy destruct on OF the rail-
roads between LousVill, and OhattAuoJ gI.
This ia the important part which the intrepid For
rest is 10 play in this nprehensive game IF strategy
Il will be for him to delooge the negro garrisOns and
It will be for him 10 burn the bridges and tear 10 the
track and hola in check the reiuiorcements which
Sherman s expecting to his relief He is tho
very man to 90 all this. L. is familiar work 10 him
he has bssn successfully engaged /; all the past ss
son in Mississippi"
from PETIRsBURG
By the officer IN Coh,rUl lie ambulance train which
reached the city yesterday afternoon, We arn tina. al
10 and around Petersburg was LET yesteidSy-not
shell or shot being heard a. IoIt on our lines
visited by him.
TIE Expres of yesterday which lie brought u.s. saysi
Tuesday a day Of extreme let, and IN co4trast
with the last few preceding days, scarcely marked
by tho discharge OF cannon. SMce his exploit Of last
WeeE, HheIe advantage was taken OF the situation TO
which all eyes dirc0.ed, the norIhsds of the
james River, TO strike west of the Weldon Rail-
road, the enemy have remained inactive, eIcspt to
strengthen hs newly gained position.
The right of the eneny's fankiDg column rests on
OhAppels farm about four miles from the city and biz
line of battle runs thence through Mr. Oscar Psgrams
plantation to Indian Town Run, whence it strikes back
almost at acute angle the trtatWorks on PEBBLES
place, recently captured from forces. At every
point on this line the Yankees are heavily fOrtifyiDg.
o. the lines south Of the Appomaltox, nothing Of
interest," the Ezprsss says, occurred Tuesday. Il
thought that IL slrerg henug his extreme right ana
el, Grant has naturally WeaAen5d his centre and that
1t Is now only defended by thin line Of skirmishers
and field artillery.
Prince George county is suff. ring the full measure
OF the horrors OF War.
Under the head of 'laest the Express says on Tues
day niEdt at about o'clock, for sn hour or more,
heavy cannonads Was opened the right CENTRE which
extended gradually around to the LEFT. II was very "a
pid for while, aud duting the time great many NOR.
thrown. Toe repOrs Of TIC artillery at fret,
seemed 10 bs distance eff bu: We are not advised
that any thing mMo than general theling along the
lines occurred.
DEFENSE CT PORT HARRISON
F.om all VIC can learn from eye witnesses, although
Asury ami Taylor aud few uademOralz,d mon fought
tho enemy to the last our defence OF fort Harrison
Thursday the feebles. aud most dscredable oil
the war. The enomys advance upon 1t is represented
utterly wanting both in pui. and the visor neces-
sary TO carry such a work if properly defended.