Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-22
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.Aohmqnd Papers Of Saturday
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What the Rebel Papers Say

SOAtes pOu4SAs loE A-Cnnono papers OF
Saturday, which contain large amount
,ofnews, the most important Of which is
about SherEau's new movement On
IBIS subject the Richmond Dispatch has
the following.
The only official information re-
ceiysd BY the press yesterday was that
Sherman bad destroyed the Northwest
ern & atlanta railroad from Atlanta TO
sAlatoona, the Chattahoochie bridges in
cluded This movement is difficult 10
understand except as explained by the
unofficial reports that were in circula-
ton during yesterday If they be true,
the destruction Of the railroad can be
understood, though it will still appear .
saperhgous labor. Reports had il that
Sherman, having burned Atlanta on the
18th, Tuesday last, had set out for
Macon with three corps, amounting to
80 900 men, and that be had on yester.
day reached Jonesboro, twenty-five miles
from Atlanta. Ii there is truth in these
accounts, as We believe there is. Wheel
er has much 10 aHswer for II devolved
upon bin 10 watch Sherman and keen
posted as to his movements. Only tour
days ago he reported him moving to-
ward bridgeport. Now, it is said, he
reports him moving toward Macon.
As above stated, We regret 70 sav
that this latter - corroboratsd By other
evidence. Sherman will we think, meet
With opposition he does not calculate
upon before he reaches the ratification
OF Macon These works, should be
ever reach them, be will find Of the
most formidabls character; and with
the troops that before that time will be
collected IN them, must give him a vas.
deal more trouble than be evidently
connis upon Ii the Gsorgians will bat
tle for eIrstFenehes as the Petersburs
militia did for theirs, aud as the Rich.
mond militia did last June for theirn. on
&c The Richnond militia did az Stauutou
River brldgs late in the summer, Macon
will DO saved. hea
In undertaking this expedition,
Sherman IS too prudent q man TO rely
upon sussisting his army on the coun.
try, and II becomes interesting and i'm.
porsant 10 consider What point be calcu,
lates upon making bis base Of supplies
Ills destruction Of the railroad north.
west Of Atlanta proves that be has en-,
loose iroEa Chattanooga as base. lie
must then be looking to some point On
the Atlaatac or Gulf We are disposed
70 believe for several reasons that Pen.
sacola 10 The selected point This is MOI
because Of ita greater proximity than
aay other post to his present field OF
operations, bat because Il Is aseerthiued
that for more than a month VERY large
supplies have been accumulated there.
II be fails TO take Macon at the frs,
dash, he will probably run for Penss,
cola, and make It bis new base Of opera.
tons
. il = nat 10 be presumed that he car
RES with hian supplies sufficient 70 eua.
bic htm 10 enter upan a siege whieh
shall ocanpy any considerable length Of
time.
we have vsntHred the opinion that
sherman had Pensacola in view as q
base Of supplies, bat Il Is proper to say
there are reasons ehy he might selee,
some pointon he Atlantic coast a. be.
Ing nearer at hand. Savannah, for in.
stance, offers advantages, did not the
approach involve certainty Of grea,
deal Of heavy fighting We look with
interest 70 full aud authentic news from
Georgia.
The Richmond Senanel generally
looked upon - JEFF. Daviss organ. has
the following sal
The vat news Is exciting to-day. and
tells Of activity everywhere. The cam
Paiga Of 1864, Instead Of passing away
70 peaces - 70 expire in q storm The
18th dRT Of November is here and win.
ter has given ample warning that be is
not far behind his time, bat in Virginia
new movements are on foot, and in
GEORGIA and Tennessee vast campaigns.
singulariy complicated, are 10 progress
Of development
Abost shsFman's movements. the Sen.
tiHei says.
The fret point marked for capture
By Sherman, Is Macon, distant from A.
lania lOS miles. Macon gained. We are
informed that he Is next 10 move on Sa.
vaRnah, 'l9o miles from Macon. and up-
on Charleston, miles further, and Der.
haps Aagnsts, l64 miles from Macon bv
rNai, q TO form a point in the grand tour
Having resolved upon such a march.
Sherman has committed himself TO il bv
tearing up Che railroad behind him as
lar back a. Alaicona, and BY destroying
the bridge over the Chatsahoochee--a
singular maueuver, TO be sure. Since
the people at home have heard nothing
from hin, We trsst they never will AGAR,
III Is the speculation Of some, that
instead Of marching upon Savannah aud
CharlestoHs sherman viii move for
Montgomery and Mobile. Go which wav
he will, be has long roads before him,
and u viii be our fault if il prove not a
rough enc. viii Beauregard turn and
paEsuer Sherman, or viii he prosecute
bus own campaign One 10 moving
north and the otherscuth His purposss
are necessarily secret, nor are we n nos.
session OF information for an opinion "A
10 the best policy.
ut is to be hoped that the peouis Of
the States through which Sherman pro.
poses to march win ding themselves
upon him with = courage that shall be
their honor There is a capital differ
ence between his situation and thai Of
Hood. He ia in "a enemy's country.
while Hood is among friends No sac
rifiLe of property, 40 activity Of opposi
lion must be counted nov or considered
sxcessEves Tear down bridges, block
roads, remove or destroy supplies. Ont
oE foragers, 6ght 81 every pass.
III Sherman should be able 10 aa.
such q journey as that be pro- /
poses, foraging IS he goes, it will be
oroOt that he vas not becominRIy re-
listed. On the whole the situation of
ifairs East and South is extremely in
eresiing aud important Events hasten
o their accomplishment"
The rebels are evidently stirred nv
,herman's increment and they are no,
together st rest about Grant. Their
aeory IS that Sheridan has sent most Of
IS forces 70 join Grant, and thew saw
hey expect $ tremendous assault from
ie latter. Sherman, however Is The
real scare JUS now
AID TO SOLDIERS.
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