The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-12-10
Wednesday, Nov. so.
GENERAL SHERMAN.
News from Union and Rebel Sources


movement q General sherman AZ retrcs,-ren-
dered necessary by General BrAUREeARD's 20
called mastery demonstrations on his rear. They
do not, however, affect TO conceal their apprchcn-
sons " the probable rosulis ia case ho should sue
c-d in gaining n base on the Atlantic coast.
To prevent this, the stronse4t sppols arc made
10 the people of Georgia and the Catolinas TO rice
en- mdsse, and harsss His TANKS and attack his
rear. 1t is known tha, General slocum's command
was advancing along the Atlanta and Georgia rail-
road, aud on the 2Oih Of November nj Buck
hcnd, eighty miles from Atlanta and . hundred
miles Fl m Aug sta MILO lgovie WAS occupied a
fow days after. According ~ rebel papers
the place was evacuated in advance and
all tie stores, records, aud archives were
destroyed. Two days Afterwards on the vi,
Governor u own and General Dck Taylor were nt
Macon, and every preparation IVES made to defend
the place. but tho right VIM, under General
Howard, passed by, aud lcit the rebel hosts far IN
the rear. On TUESDAY last II was at Gordon, an
Important town on the Georgia Central Ra.lr5ed,
Iwouty miles east Of Macon. A, that time G n, raj
Slocum wn9 probably sill Il Backhcad, on
the limo Of the Atlanta and Augusta Railroad.
The two wings were therefore only forty miles
apfr, and within supporting distance, and no
doub. with perfect cavalry communications. Gea-
cral Germans headquarters were with tie right
win - G cucrll H1warG's. General Hardee had
nrrivcd at Mpon, and General B,Gurcgard at last
accounts was hourly expected. It IL apparent that
the rebels are making desperate attempts 10 con-
ccutsaio force At AucJsta, but i s by no means
certain Tia; General Sherman will attack Il. II
he 10 likely to Gsappout my rebel game by sssing
I ~ and loa5ing Il IN bis rear he viii be certain
to do SO. From certain movements at Port Royal u
% not Improbable that laud fore may cooperate
with sherman from that point, md /, 10 said that
General Clnby had detached powerful force from
the Miss,ssIpi to cui of the rotel railroad COM
nlGuieni!or5 with Mobile, and thus impede any
possible att mp, to send relnrorocneau from Ten
80 n, to Georgia General Lee has ser; down
.roopa TO Georgia. An Augusta paper states:
Az we wrto tho glad and familiar shout Of
vc,tglu troops, lust arriving from the South Caro-
Ina depot, comes up from the street. We welcsme
the gallant iclluwL ami Mr. Shorman's men, II they
retreat Ihs way will hear the whistle OF bullets
FROM the truHty guns which often have been point
81 at fanatics on tle banks OF the Potomac aud tho
James. The troops arc being properly distributed,
and before readers will zee this other GLAD
shouts vii &c heard IA our streets
Tic same journal gives report, which IL pro.
laJly grounGlcss, that General Dceck nridge with
h,s cntlfc comuiant, Yves OH h.s way from ELS,
Tennessee TO Georgia. It further baasts nat there
voglj soou be thirty thousand veterans IN sher-
mans front, and that he could not escape
with Hood on bis rear, and Breckenridge
on Ll5 Gank. TIE Gcor tsu editors evil
| GENTLY think t.cy WISH, and manufacture re-
ports which require the annililaiion Of time ard
space. Sherman ia clearly not going TO commit
The blundcr Of waiting tor his enemies to concen
,rste against hlm. On The contrary, he VII move
| rapidly and surely upon thc Objectionable points
towards which he is tending. The re els arc NJ
iorly unable 10 .mpcic his progress. II view y
I sustained by thc sts,emout o. rebel eX-Gcnerr
Ro,cr A. Pryor, member Of ConcresJ in the be
tcr days OF the Republic, who wes recently cnv
| tuIcd in front OF our lines q. p,crsburg. lie
taken to prison at Washington, whore he was n,
douh. moved by his reductions Of former scorei
at that place to make apparently truthful reyels
lions. II will lie soeu that he announces tho CAP
turo Of Mason, which seems " have been the new
| respecting which the Richmond papers were ~
| tCntatiously silent