The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-17
MILITARY DIVISION OF M1ssI ,a1pPL
Movements and Disposition Of Moods
Army -SpecuIations as 10 Beauregard's
PuruOscs.

Movements and Disposition of HOODS
Army -SpecuIatiOns as TO Beaure,yard's
Purposes.
NASHVILLE, November l2.--I tolcgrlphed you
couple of days ago, that the whereabouts Of Hood,
or, more properly, Boaurcgard, was known by
the proper authorities. This, General Webster,
SheTmon's Chief of Stah, permitted me to do
At that time the Rebel Army Of the Tennessee
had moved very little. and accomplished posi-
lively nothing since my last letter.
From what / can learn AZ headquarters, and
through other sources, General B1luregarl's
headquarters are at COrinth-nO doubt nc the
stately residence of Doctor Stout where he hung
out two years and a half ago Hood commands
in the field, and is still at Florence, Ala. Cheat
hams Corps is at Florence, upon each side of the
riyer that portion Of which rs upon the north
side extending in camp as far as IuscumDil.
Stephen ID. Lees Corps is at Jackson, which is
the northern terminus of the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, over which the supplies for BeaurcgIrd's
soldiers are transported. This corps, it is stated,
moved into Jackson on the Ia instant, and com
menced iOrtifying. This is u most fertile cOun-
try, but most of the people who own large tracts
Of land in the country put in cotton this year,
and forage, therefore, IS represented as being
very scarce.
SewaTts Corps, composed largely of Mississip-
plans and LOulsiunians, is nc Corinth, Jacinto
and RienN. These places are handsome townS,
within fifteen miles of each other, extending
IL has been definitely asCertained that the entire
| force OF Rebels, in the vicinity above mentioned,
| including Wheeier's cavalry, consists of about
| 2S,0C0 lighting men. Forests forces which arc
within two day s march of the Rebel headquarters,
| Joined, would swell this number to "a 600.
Dick Taylor, who is said TO be within haing
distance, has not more than six thousand infantry.
| Thus the whole Rebel Army of the Tennessee,
which one year ago bOasted OF sevonty-tive thou
sand veteran warriors, cannot now upon pinch
muster moro than forty thousand soldiers of
qualities good, bad, and Indifferent.
Really, General Sherman has kindly permitted
Beauregard to reach the end OF his rope. There
may be a trap at the end and the Rebel General
| in-Chef may get into It. One fact am aware of,
whether Beauregard goes to Memphis, Western
Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, or whether he
| IutIenChes himself at Coriuth is all the same TO
us. The further North and West he goes, the
| more crippled he will become, and the more des-
| peIate will be his situation.
THE FIaHT AT JoHNsoNvILLE.
The widest and most unhclrd-of eXaggerl-
tious in regard TO the fight al JOhnsonyie unfOr-
tunately found their way into certain newspl-
peTs, and were subsequently, tecgraphed broad.
cast all over the country. Instead OF the
| Government suffering to the amount of six mil
| lion OF dollars, one million will exceed the t0nl
! Government loss, most Of which WAS destroyed
! upGG the river.
The story of the destruction OF vast stores 1ud
| storehOuses at JOnnsOnV.lle, and its evacuation
| by our forces, are stories equally absurd, and
| found their way into respectable newspapers
| through the incoherent statements made
| by frightened steambOatmen, who saw nothing
| OF what trauspred on land, and knew very littl5
| of what took place on water, so uniformly sue
| cessful and rapid had their escape been made
| from the scenes Of strife.
| At the time Forrest made his appearance at
Fot Henry, just two weeks ago. there were a
million dollars worth of Government stores at
Johnsonyille. AS | Informed you in my last
letter. all Of this movable property was sent to
| this city in the succeeding three days and but
one steamboat 'oad was transferred 20 the levce
| subsequently. JohnsOnvle Is new town, and
has but few Government buildings as yet. 1t is
| q very important point, however, Just now, and
as soon as its danger was known, the garrison
was reinforced by five thousand men, two thou
sand of whom were veterans, and two batteries OF
| artillery.
The kilograms transmitted by the Associated
! Press agents at Cairo and Louisville, in regard
TO the river fights and the destruction OF Govern
ment and private property, are substantially cor
rect; but the DISPATCHES concerning the land per-
fomanees are egregious mistakes.
The real facts as regards what took place on
land are briefly thus ON the night of the Atm
instant, Forrest cleared place for ten pieces OF
artillery ON the opposite side of the river TO john
soDyille and planted, or Sunk. as II is called,
that number of guns. Early the next morning
he opened upon the gunbOat aud other craft, and
during the day Knocked 20 thunder three tin
Clads and seven trans oTts.
The next day he opened fire upon the town o
JOhnsOnyille, and shelled Il vigorously Tor tOrtY
eight hours, at the expiration Of which time he
ceased firing, and moved away, During this time
a portion Of Whecler'5 cavalry made their ap
pcarance south of the fort, but finding the for
strong and well gardsoned, they returned tc
Florence.
During the sholling by Forrest every building
but one was struck, that being the Office Of Cap
tain q. q. Peck, Outside of this, with the eXcep
tion of the destruction by she'll and fire Of tH,
buildings, no other damage was done. Their
were few stores, either under cover, or on tn
leyce, as have before mentioned, and these wer
bat slightly Injured. The communication, bOtl
by railroad and telegraph, between here an,
J0husonville had been unharmed during th
action, and the forts are being strengthened.
sHERMANs MOVEMENTS
Possibly l may deem II not injudiciOus to men
ton something In regard 10 the movements o
portions of General Sherman's armies In my mex
letter. will Teiterate what telegraphed you
few days ago, that everything is working right
and if we achieve the successes which it Is antici
pated are to be the result Of certain movements
the nation will be electrified at the announcement
| thereof