The New York herald., 1864-12-22
THE sITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
me exceedingly interesting dispatches Of the HxrsALp
correspondents which we publish shis roruing give
detailed account Of the important wonderful
palEu Of General shsrman in Georgia, from the time
that be his extrsordnsy march from Atlanta
the 18th OF November Sunday last the Is
ins His army moved the State, about three hun
crsd miles, in twenty days, living the way the
The country everything that could be of the
rebel armies, destroying two hundred miles OF railroad
burning millions d dollars worth Of cotton, capturing
four thousand prisoners, ten thousand negroes, fifteen
Thousand horses and thirty pieces OF artillery and
rnediatey arriving the coast wrested
Fort AcAlister from the enemy and laid siege u
che city OF Savannah. In the performance o
ell this marvellous work General Sherman lost
not one gun wagon, and his entire casualties
only fifteen hundred mon Savannah still In posses
son Of Its rebel garrison on last Sunday morning, no de-
mand Tor its surrender having yet been by Genera
Sherman. He had II completely invested, however, and
all munication between and the outside world
cut OF. The map OF Georgia which we give this
correspondents The Charleston Courier mentions what
IL calls "somehng OF panic in Savannah" last Fri
day. 1t says that "some croakers ready and will
Ing TO give up aud that "sme Of tho warehouses and
repositories Of provisions opened and all persons
told to help themselves" Three OF sher
mans the rebel lines in front OF the city, last
Saturday, were reported.
The two days battle before Nashville between the
national forces under General Thomas and Hoods rebel
army, Thursday and Friday last and the fighting
vigorous pursuers, faithfully and graphically de
scribed the special dispatches laid before readers
OF the Herald this morning. In these three days
Hoods army was completely routed and dsorganized,
and his prestige he had any was irrecoverably
lost Twelve thousand men and fty pieces Of artillery
taken from him. with loss the Union side OF
only about three thousand OF the subsequou,
days-Sunday and Monday-of the pursuis OF his
defeatsd and panicsIricken remnant OF that army
with which he 30 boassfury entered Tennessee
Wo nave siready given some accounts. Up 70
Monday night it was reported that out OF sixty five
cannon with which be laid siege 10 Nashville he had brt
four pieces left and he At Duck river forty miles
south OF Nashville endeavoripg place that
iessiy on his rear. We have yet received nothing OF
Consequence regarding the continuation OF the pursuit
On Tuesday and yesterday. From the point at which he
was Monday night Hood bad seventy Eve miles
which drag his dspirted troops before reaching
the Tsanessee river Florence Ala for which place
he supposed % be rstreatiug. AND should he
succeed In reaching that point hs will probably nnd II
smpossibs 70 lhs river, parolisd By Union
gssbea.a
Thres Of the g. Albans raiders wsce rccaptursd
messenger with dispatches from Secretary Seward has
prvsd Qisbec 1t said shat the fullest understand
bas exss between the Washington ana Canadian on
riah Quebec despatch states that immediately after
bsuing his recent order relative 70 pursuing rebel
baiders across the Northern border General Dix do
spasched 10 Canada confidential agent who returned
with the assurance that the authorities there would DO
an In their power 70 prevent raids In the future.
There is little occurring just to break the mo.
notony the armies before the rebel capital The rebels
picksts OF General Niles division OF the Second corps
Army the Potomac the extreme er. but driven
back after they had captured ton twelve and killed
one Is runored that last Saturday the rsbsl Gene
raj IoaxU A~x
some time incapacitated for service. This report
brought into the Unicn lines BY rebel desertsrs Con-
siderable movements Of rebel troous have recently
observed in front OF the lett wing of the Army OF the
p tomsc, but the object Is rot known.
reported that tie reool forces Western Virginia
are being concentrated where Newsriver, with
The design OF interfering with the operations Of Generals
6,onenan Burbridse Northeasern Tennessee aud
Southwestern Virginia. rebel brigade in the upper
part the Shenandoah valley said 10 be busy engaged
Gar which the portion OF the Inhabitants
being paid specie. The Richmond E1ominsr Of
last Monday states thai the Union forces, supposed
% be under General stonemau, recently destroyed
the depot and madc captures at wytnevilIe Va,
the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, moved
some miles further eastward and then rersced tocir
seps and wore supposed q moving saitvie, that
point so vital 70 the rebel stomach.
small naval .oroo board the gunboa,s crus de
Ieos and Mercury, OF the Potomac aota, captured
She 18th inst Coon river, thirty large boats and
two which the rebels had collected there for the
purpose OF making raid 90 Chesapeake Bay.
In the rebel House Of Representatives Saturday last
Mr. NeNuncu, o. virginia offered resolutions in favor Of
sendng within the Union lines commissioners to treat
with the representatives Of the government washing
Con for restoration Of peace. In rcpy TO question:
Air. Mcxssn stated that Bishop Lay, who recently