, 1864-07-25

prom otion exc1tes much surprise, and few
are willing TO believe the appointment per.
mauent! Hood, az division commander, Is
enid 10 be eulfnently successful, but 1t Is asked
when and where has Hood displayed the ca
pAcity to command one Of the largest armies
IN the Confcderacy, and to conduct a cam.
paign on which the salvation Of the cause in
great measure depends. The Wh;g finds
the secret OF the appointment Is that the f.ct
Of the success of the cause IL Bnbsery{ent
to the qualification Of personal feeling,
end that Hood alonc Of General Jo1nston's
Leutenants, las been, from the begtnnlag,
opposed to the rctrogtade movements from
Dalton. The new policy having been adopt
cd, 1t Was perhaps proper to find command
or whoee views accorded with that polly,
hence Hardee was oyers1oughed.
The 1FAig concludes as follows: TIVE hold
to the belief that the situation In Gcoreta
does not demand rash experiments, but, on
the contrary, calls for an officer Of proved
ability Of the first order. Such an officer
*ould not be hard to find near Petersburg,
If a malignant Jealousy, unparalleled outside
tho bottomless pit, could be guenched by
the lore ct country. Another editorial In
the Whig ntulns the following paragraph:
Judged by the Confederate standard, the
recent fucursiou into Maryland falls below
the mark. There may be, and we believe
there IS, something unexplained; but men
atone for splendid opportunity lost. OF
thrown away by Thousand men. Tue
Confederate standard must not be lowered.
New 9oRK, July 23.-The HeraEd'x NASH
yille dispatch sass: General Rousseau left
Decatur, Ala, on the 10th, On most impor-
tanf ra1d, with force Of 2, 100 m=n, well
morntcc. LOGO Of the command are armed
with srencer's repeating rifles The route
to be taktn is one that has never been fol-
lowed heretofore during the war, though
nearly Identical with the trace pursued bY
General Jackson in the war against the Creek
1nuians. The first point Of any importance
On the ronte Is Dlountsyi1le; the next Ash
Vile; few mills beyond Ashvi1le Is Coosa
Ilser; LIE y then to move rapidly npon Ta1-
the Ta1lapoosa river, The route between
theee t#o streams ID 70 be Very rapidly pur-
sntd, and the bridges are to BE- completely
DESTROYED. The passage Of the Tall1poosa |
and Viii bring Tue force into Dadeyille. The
roads Will carry 1t to the Mont |
gOmery aud Atlanta Railroad at conrenieut |
ro ntf, when the work Of destruction will be-
CIR. There are eight bridges On the railroad !
between Moutgt mery and 0peltka- It ID |
m'Fe than rohahle that q number Of tunnels ]
and bridges are to be found in The valley be- |
tween Optlika and Wes1point There are
two bridges over the Big Hollow ereek, aud |
0enpupIah creek, near Colu.nbus. On the |
other route there are three bridges over the |
VI fumpka creek and orer Mil creek
Rein Ening, after the destruction Of these !
roads, Rousseau is to move uE the Vest side |
Of thr rChsttahoochee, If opportunity offers.
and .j,in Sherman between Marietta aud !
river II this rOute Is threat |
ened, Rousseau is to make straight for Pensa-
cola, and take vessels for New Orleans, md |
thence to Nashville again.
By Richmond papefs Of the Goth NC have |
the first reports OF Ronsseau's work.
dispatch from Atlanta, 18th, says: Tel
egraphsc Communication with Montgomery |
Kas suspended last night, rear Nutassutace. |
caused by por'f ion Of the enemy, who were |
reported to be at Talladega on Saturday. No |
train arrived Today from Wekt Point
The He,a1d has dispatch dated Nashville, |
I'd, saying: The success Of Shtrman's move
menf in cuttipg the eastetn and southern !
with Atlanta, lead to the |
b. lief that the rebels have been toiled ia |
their attempt to escape, and TINT their opera.
tiontsat that place hare already been throw
ed down 10 Siege. Tso laEz,e cavalry forces /
some time since left tue army at different !
poiDte, md h,ye doubtless eft this cut the
.tacon and Columbus road In euch manner
hat If the eben,y succeeds Ia leaving the
,lty to 60 aCay, Il mI=t et ut loss Of much
i*lpab}c Property.
LOUISVILLE, Juls % Yesterday Un:9,a
avs: a teftEruhl received from Gen, Saer-
nan k1Js The enemy vi tackrd Gen Thomas Oh |
i fednekday tlerce]y. aid we're handsomely ]
toulsed and roushly haud1ed The Uaioa
dds: The two armies are NOW on 1evEl
ronr1- and the fighting ls~noH '"nra nearly