The New York herald., 1864-02-20
TRIPLE SHEET.
New York. Saturday, February ao 1864
THE SITUATION

THE SITUATION.
The news from the Southwest to-day is import
ant.
The latest account from General Sherman's
expedition reports that he has DESTROYED
the bridges on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
thereby seyering the connection between General
Polks forces. He had advanced to a point be.
tween Polk and Montgomery. Mobile rebel pa.
pers report battle at Enterprise, Miss, with un.
known results.
General Longstreet is reported to be in retreat
beyond French Broad river to avoid the move.
ment of our forces. Nashville and Knoxville are
now connected by railroad, with the exception of
about 700 yards at the bridge at Loudon, which
will be repaired in few days.
General Johnston has concentrated his troops
at Dalton, with picket lines advanced to Ringgold,
but he is not in position to reinforce General
Polk.
Governor Brown, of Georgia, has ordered all
citizens, with their property, to move to the east
side Of the Chattahoochee river, on pain of having
Uer property confscated.
The news from Florida is highly important and
will be read with more than ordinary interest by
BE general public. General Gillmore's expedition
to that State Las been crowned with complete
success. The rebels offered considerable opposi.
ton to the progress of our arms in different parts
OF the country, but the spirited and well disci.
plined Union troops broke through every barrier
and carried their flag onward to victory. The letter
of our correspondent who accompanies the ex.
psdition fully details all the movements of the
army, from the time of its departure to the period
of the last skirmish with the rebels. Among
many most extraordinary things brought to light
by this Invasion is document, emanating from
the Commissariat Department of Quincy, Flori-
ga in which there is startling evidence to be found
of the desperate condition of the enemy. Beef and
bacon entirely exhausted throughout the South,
and from all quarters cries are arising for relief
from Florida. This circular was intended only for
the South''
General Gillmore's official account together
with map of the locality, will be found with our
correspondents dispatches.
News from New Orleans to the 9th by the
steamer Havana, reports that on the Sunday pre-
vious General Dick Taylor attacked our troops
stationed opposite Natchez, and was repused
with considerable loss and driven six miles. The
attack was renewed the next morning, when the
rebels were unsuccessful, being again repulsed
with loss. Their force numbered three thousand.
We give map Of the scene of action in our col.
umns to-day
General Grover has secured the country with his
cavalry in the neghborhood of Madsonville, across
Lake Pontchartrain, broken up conscript camps
within circle Of fifty or sixty miles, and cap.
tured several of the enemy. A large quantity OF
beef cattle, sheep and horses have been brought in.
twen'y-eigbt OF Mosby's guerillas were captured
at Piedmont by some Of General Gregg's men.
General Kelley teegraphs TO General Haeck an
account Of the capture Of the notorious guerilla
CMcl Dan Duskey, WIFE seventeen OF MS mcf, wllcJ
we mentioned yesterday. Our scouting partie.
are picking up quite number Of prisoners in Wes
Virginia.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamship City of Manchester, from Queens
town on the 4th inst, reached this port yester
day. Her news is four days later and OF very i'm
portant character.
The united forces OF Germany, including con
tinpents from Austria and Prussia, were in actua
conflict with Denmark. Hostilities commenced o
the lst inst when the allied troops of Prussia an
Austria crossed the Elder and entered the terri
tory o. Schleswig. This was followed by move
inent against the Danish defences Of the duchie
situated on the rivers Schley and Sorge. Th
Prussans attacked the works at Missunde YER
vigorously: but the Danes held their ground
sepusing their enemies. Some hundreds wer
killed and wounded on both sides Tn
Danes had two officers killed and four wound
ed On the 81 inst. the Austrians attacked
the Danes AT Brstorf, and were also repulsed
prussan batteries had fired on two Danish men
.ofwar in Ecfernford bay, and the Danes ha
embargoed the German shipping in the Baltic.
detailed account Of the progress Of movements
published In the HERALD to-day, with descril
,,on az the great Danish defence Of the Dam
werk.
The English Parliament was opened on the
Instant by commission. The Queens speech