Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-26
TIE AEWS.
IHE MYsTERITs on THS WAR"

"IHE MYSTERIES OF ina WAE"
We heard one Of ths most intelligent 6snsrSlsin our
slIViss IemIIk lSst nigh that JScksOn aud Forrest
seIs The "A steIiss OF the war Without t19iAnation
u opinion With rslGreu01 10 thea two great military
chi iIans would not be GpPR CAtGd. Eos instAuCe,
osiors ths var, StOnsHAl .OksOn regarded al
ord nary tutor Of boys in aha natural sciences at the
Military I4stitute. Whlls hs lrisnds know be vas
good b. ave- aud possessed Of untDg energy, none OF
tbOu supposed ILGr lie SAS great Captain, and ysl
the cold bAs sCNc,y Ossn OOO more unfOI July sue
90 llul. He ssEsi 60 b ODDhSticSlJ gan Of doss
INV vhO controlled aud OSdSrld Generals under hin q
# .hsJ usrs mara man uPOO the ShSAS board.
Forrest TOO 10 psScs times, aHS regarded a. chiVsl
soua generous and bTAVi; tut nobody in liz extended
circle Of irsnds dreamed that be capable of rival
nuE NuIs - . cTAlry lsSJeT. Aud YET IL "a 20; and
A uGoa a. Va p IeeiSls thorough military sdSeA.
ION in General, 10 SluAJs feel perfect alsnOe
,hOuEh he happens 70 b. SlhOut it-kAI whenever he
10 in the sAddlC either in pursuit. OF Yankee CSVGly,
su Ao0ats or uhAi nOI that gill surely hs
hofis.
We usuS Is soon expect HOsby 10 BE- fOiled In
raid - that Forrest could be WHIPPED BY any force the
Yankees can pos-iby concentrate sGSins. him.
IMPORTATION TO Tia GEORaIANs
The utiilty Of she Press il .llu.Era.sd in Ihs follow
M Telegram, which Us copy iron the Augusta Con.
stasoaaliSt Il va dste 70 the Daily PrCAS Of the
sss OF GsOgiG:
RICHSOUD, Me- Is.
10 The People Of Gsog'd:
| YSu have uou ItS SssG opportunity ever yet pre-
SsuIsd " dssiFOT The enemy. Pst tVsFyhirg % the
oispOsAl OF our Generals. Remove ell provisions from
the path # The enemy and pat ell distinctions In biz
Ill, 18th ID anNa
Uth hi. srGds ana axe can DO Vie UoTk Of 4 Od o.,
aisT You cab destroy the enemy by rsiAIdiog hL
march. GsorsAns be 6fu, act prOmpd, and fear not,
(sigpst) b. b. Bal.
RO.E cordially approve the above.
JAHSs A. SIDDOx,
SECRETARY Of War,
Baon EABr TEENEsssL
There vas . ~ nor in Bristol on the AL ikAt Beck
inrhiss Lad ths Yankees surrounded OF sIrAsbsrry
PAjus.
Fhs I,ts,t Information from KlOIVls il, that GIsR
has his headquarters 81 ths FdE Grounds, aud that
there ID No prospect OF bis receiving any immediate
rsinf0Icsmsuts.
Toe R,gstT SAyS that tho lssGion - to whom tue
Iaursh OF the SIGT 10 victory belong bids fair to be
come a. morbid - tho famous Equiry, "Uho struck
Billy It srsOr;' bat without Wishing to dGIIo from
,be rsdil due General WGmi the Register says that
he YrElni. nerves, undeF the command OF Big
Gen. l. T. J4oEbOa, heroic, skillul and modest OFF.
ser 10 UhOu ell Who knOW any anything OF the Salt
vile blale accord large, Il not the largest share, Of
.hs glorious achievement
DO LIKEW.sE
TEo gen Itmsn informed " yesterday that, In ac-
cor dance uGh suggestion they would Esnd turkeys
70 the army for Christmas dinner We have infoImA-
ton that their viii bs iclOUCd very generally in
.he ecu ,uy LIT the isads of Ihs sOldeTs, h0SoVer,
zee hAt tue con pl AU Sgsinls abs bodied gobbleFs
"a rSidly enforced, so that there may baa Big dinner
aid u rrv iile 10 camp on Christmas dAT.
sHIRMAE'S RTTRTAT THROUGH 6EoiGIL
The Ausss,s Const IA. ioHatist, received this nom
ing ssys 1t ia IuI b. lsvsd that Gen. Sherman, hldrg
bl, usy north entirely closed ana bold and dthIil
amy confronting hin, has determined upon making
bald retreat 10 the rear where 20 army Of coESquencs
c; uld impede his mOvtnant
I Il cur judgment it is the A1a6asiS Of shermln.
is pAin bic only object can be tie mixing Of certain
md SECURE base. He muss move fast and obtain hi
Oh c,sTe,d'y CT he is leS-
living cot Ioose from his base, the COsStitUtondl'
cell, upOn G,orEians to see that he makes no oter.
Hia mcv mens, IL thinks, stc; ssiOnsd BY the fac
That Terr,s bas destroyed bis stores 81 JOhnsorvi
ard Gu; hia eommuaicaliOn onthe north.
Sherman has many usary m leo to march in obtain
ing HE object. lis Sbsurdty 30 talk Sb'u his max
ltra winter. campaign with DO Communication viz
ma Ivsrnmest How l,Tg ain the ammunition }
carries Lass hinR h is rsHsstpg, simply EsrsstinG
ia viz destroy as he goes but that Eskss u none tn
less 90. ~
FROM PETERSBURG!
We have received the Ezp'ssS Of this morning. hei
1hioh ~ learn that the Yankee Thanksgiving fesliV