Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-02

Register, was received this morning, and II
Is our duty to lay it before the citizens Of
Mobile: ~ r'e eae
\ sfaa "MoB1LE, Feb, 10, 1854.
4 "DEAR SIR: Ihave just been informed by
General Polk that the enemy is moving
from Morton against Mobile, It is, there
fore, my duty to ask all persons who can
not take part in the defense of the city to
1rfeave it. II am, sir,
"Very truly and respectfully yours,
spS VI "DABNEY MAURY, r.
"Major General Commanding.
$40 Col. JOHN Forsyth, Mobile"
MAJoR-GENERAL JOHN NJ. wITHERs.
We learn that this brave, skillful and
highly distinguished officer has been as
signed, by order of Lieutenant General
Polk, to the command of o new military
district, which will embrace all that portion
Of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana
extending to parallel 80, to be known as the
District of Alabama.
Gen. Withers' headquarters will be at
Montgomery.-SelmG Reporter.
l [From the Mobile Register.l y
m THE ENEMY AND MOBILE.
The more we reflect upon it, the less we
are disposed to believe that Gen. Sherman
is marching from Morton upon this city,
and we should not be surprised to learn
that having cleared his front of the Con-
federates by the ritse, he has turned bis face
eastward aud pounced upon Meridian. 1t
is at least one hundred and sixty miles from
Morton to Mobile. If he comes ina straight
line he must open a new road for large
part of the way. The country is destitute
OF supplies, and he must haul all his sub
sistence. To do this would require train
of 5000 wagons-one heavy rain would
stop his artillery and baggage trains. If he
should succeed in getting here, and plant
himself in front of our Notifications, what
is he to live on? He cannot be supplied
from base two hundred miles Distant
When we hear that the enemy has estab-
lished d base on the coast and opened wa
ter communication for his supplies, we shall
begin to think that Gen. Sherman is serious
in the enormous flank movement he is now
supposed to be making. AT present we do
not credit it. Again, does any one suppose
that Shermani is dragging siege-train from
Vicksburg to this place. And without it
what can he do against our defenses? Adj
NIT that he has sixty-five pieces of artillery.
|. If it is field artillery, he might have a thou
sand and do us no harm. 1t is stated, and
repeated positively, that Sherman's army is
moving light, with very little impedimenta
of any sort-not even a large subsistence
traln-and that he started with twelve days
cooked rations. 80 TIT HlV'
IN Gen. Polk has immense responsibilities on
his shoulders. We hope he will not be
caught, mapping and, 0utgeneraled by his
astute Yankee foe. To prevent it he will
have, to get ul early in the morning. and
be at his post night and day.
Correspondence of the Knoxville and Atlanta Reg
,.-.,. - = = ;, ister. ~ rsre.rTry
LETTER FROM THE PRoNT-HeP ooNDI-
TON oFITHE ARMY oFTHE TENNESSEE.
TUNNEL HILL, GA, Feb. 0, 1864. /
Once more son the 'front.'" After an alb
sence of over a month from the vicinity Of
the Army of Tennessee, our command is
again located near this little village. There
is q general dearth of news and excitement
along the lines. Scarcely skirmlsh occurs
to vary the monotony. This winter has
been marked by the most profound quietude
this army has enjoyed during the war. How
different from the history of the past two
wintersl Two years ago, In mid-winter,
the nucleus of this army was nobly battling
in the frozen bitches Of Fort Donelson, and
dragging its weary form from Fishing
Creek and Bowling Green. But little rest
or winter quarters that season. Last win
ter, the army had barely selected comforta-
BILE camping places, when the thunder Of
the enemy's guns called 1t to the front along
Stone, river. From that time until spring
opened, but little rest was enjoyed by any
except the fallen heroes, who were taking
the ''rest that knows no breaking,n on the
bloody field of Murfreesboro. So, the calm
which the Army of Tennessee has enjoyed
for nearly three months, has been most ac-
ceptable. Many have been permitted to
visit their homes, and have come back with