The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-28

We have thus shown the position Of the two
main columns Of the army on the ~ n instant
The question naturally arisee, Where 10 Shermln
going In what direction Will DO the next move
Glancing at the map, Il will be seen that Within
reach OF tho rightwing is the great prison camp
at Milen, where 80 many OF our SOLDIERS are col-
6ntd and to which many oi the Anders0nWue
prisoners were lately removed for greater security
Further on lies savannah in which there are
the ten Thousand Rebels lately exchanged and
delivered to The Rebel authorities, but who lie
there unarmed and helpless, without lransports'
ton by which 70 retreat and with no army 30
defend them. In front OF the left wing lio7 Au-
gusta, the grca' arsenal OF the South, whose i'm
port8nac the Richmond Enquirer lately alluded
TO- calling loudly for its defense and beyond the
Savannah river and open TO the invasion Of both
columns, lies South Carolina.
Georgia and South Carolina" said Sherman,
"are at NY mercy, and shan strike"
II was no. uttered thoughtlessly, and the hot
he'd OF treason Is about to reap some OF the fruits
of her treachcry. Before sherman lies Charleston
on his left and SEvuuu1h on hi' right. lie tnOvg
whether or not ci her place i3 Vulnerable 20 his
assaults and viii wisely and deliberately decide
which TO strike. II neither can he carried, he
knows the harbor Vt Beaufort lies directly IN his
front, and that there i8 safety aud plenty.
He viii pass through South CuOlina-it is indeed
at his mCrcy-Ald he viii NOT fail TO leave i5
SKETCH or pIlEN, oEoRGIA.
The nearest point OF importance in General
uoward's route i5 Nlgn, Georgia, dstaut one
hundred aud eight miles nom NAledgeVllc and
sevtuty.nine from Savannah. j. Is the capital
OF Burke county, and has Of late years increased
in size and population, from having been made
the junction Of the Augusta and savannah and
Central Georgia Railroads some months since
4 camp for Union prisoners was e5taDhshel thore
and the larger part of the troops formerly cJu-
fined at Andersonvlle were removed 20 this point,
, he prison is built upon the same plan as the
Andersunvile stOckadc, and at our latest dates
contained about twenty-five thousand prisoners.
These may be removed before Sherman can reach
them but The chances are that the railroad trans
pOriBtiOn is now too much occupied m transport
ing troops 70 defend savannah and Charleston, to
admit of The removal Of so many. Of our prisoners
from Millen.
Our latest intelligence from Savannah leads us
10 hope that the rescue Of these prisoners has ere
now been accomplished. We publish herewith q
| statement from Savannah, November 25, % the
| effect that Sherman was within six hours march
Of Mlllen, and shat the exchange Of prisoners had
been stopped In consequence oI he proximity TO
Millen.
sKETcH OF AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Georgia, the most important city
| within reach Oh General Sherman, and OF The
| occupation Of which we anticipate an early an
| nounCement, is, in q military sense, one OF the
| most important cities Of the SOuth. l. is situated
! on the southwest bank Of the Savannah river, one
hundred and twenty miles from its mouth, ana
has river and railroad connections with the coast
! ~ Savannah and Charleston.
Ir is handsomely built, many Of the houses
! being spacious and elegant aud has population
| OF about twenty thousand Inhabitants. AS the
| capital of Richmond county, it has a spacious
| city hall, COURTHOUSE, and jul, Whlle Govern
| ment arsenal, pGWdcr-mill hospital and several
! other public buildings, grace the city. 4 canal,
! n:lo miles in length, furnishing an immense
| water power to the city, has attracted large
| number of manufacturers TO the vicinity, and
many impol tant manufactures and rolling mills
| have been in operation here for years.
GOVERNMENT WORKS.
| 10 ra.n
| The State Arsenal has been seized and enlarged
| by the Rebel authorities, and q large powder mil
| has been erected A number OF other works have
| also been built by the Rebels, until the city %
almost absorbed in the production OF nater'e! o.
war.
roRrIrIcATIoNs.
Immediately after the fall Of Atlanta the Rebe
Government decided upon fOrtifying Augusta a
well % Macon and other points. Major Q.
Sayre of the Rebel Inspector Generals Depart
mcnt, was authorized TO impress slaves in tn
counties of Richmond, Burke, Jefferson, Glas
cock Warren, Columbia, and Criyen, and for
month past a large force has been engaged npol
| these works.
Unless a large force of veteran troops has beer
pushed forward into Augusta to hold these works
SlUcum will walk over them against all the mltO
that can be gathered together in the surrounding
| counties The destruction OF tne works atAuglst
| would be q serious blow 70 the COntederaCy
SKETCH OF sAvANNAH, GA.
We have often described the city of Savannah
| and our readers are doubtless familiar with th
| general features. These descriptions have bee
chiefly devoted to giving view OF the harDor dc
lenses, no attack ever having been made Of ina
gined from the rear.
The city is built on a sandy plain, but slightly
elevated above the level OF the tide, and has bee
| considered unhealthy on account OF the swamp
? | in It's rear. 1t is, consequently, not admirabl
! | suited for dCfenses commanding tho land az
/ | proaches. FoTtifCatiOns have, however, bee
built, bat not very great in extent and arc at th
I time incomplete.
e Two years ago the Rebel Government thre
such obstacles in the way OF the building Of fort
fications commanding the land approaches as
cal forth the most bitter dcnuuciauons fro
g Governor Brown and General Ii. W. Merce
y commanding the city.
'e Very few troops we're in the city at the tin
n General Sherman began his march, ana we ma
N no positive assurance that the garrison has be(
,, reinforced during the present emergency. Gen
lu raj John II. Jackson, OF Florida, has lately be-
ih assigned to the command of the Savannah d
trict OF Georgia, with headquarters in the city