, 1864-10-13

On Il SEx1he-43eN, TaoIu1E.
lFfcm Onr Special Correspondent
NAsHy1L1y. October 9, 1871.
Tha situation at the extreme front liz all
that could be derired- JEFF. Davis. IN bis
recent vi.it to Hood, promised that sher-
msn'e Communications sbouli speedily be
cut: and In accordance with the policy he
dictated, Hood msde the attempt, and the
rssult you hAve-a bloody reou1se. / have
no Il ca that the experiment will be repeated;
Hood will have enough to do NO = to stand
On The Defensive; for hare It in the very
best authority, that Sherman is about to take
the offensive, and when he does more. be
will sweep down upon the rebels, with ire
s}stlblo force. JEFF. Dkvis neve, visited the
West, to set things In order, but disasters to
Ills cause followed; aud already have they
commenced, this time, in the atfeat at or
near Al}htoona-
I have Just met refugee who was 1t HIT
con ut the time Of the vis1t Of the rebel Preat.
dent to that plsce; he heard his speech, and
the comments by tbs people on 1t. He ac-
knowlttged tbat the cauae In Georgia WAS
tope3tss; that Sherman will defeat and an
Iih,1.te Hood II ever they come to battle.
ue expressed hope that good to the cause
OF the Con1ederRcy might resatt from soft
OF guerilla Wariaru On cur comuun1ties;
but On nothing tie cid be rely; Very
b1ufsed reed, tfn1s. Th. "greatest country
In the world" the one th,t expected to have
all mankind ut Its feet, re1,lnS solely on
| guerilla warfare as meaEa OF detsnsel Is
that all Which was promised at the 1all Of
sumters
but polite way Of telling them to 70 TO the
d.: it was notice that hencelorth the cot
|Rtop States must take care Of themselves,
while he devoted bis energies TO Saving Vir-
EfnIa- Not one sentence old he breathe that
promfss1 relief for the evils that now aflict
| Richnoud and himself; and to care only for
| Virginia and h'e oan p eco 8 pcrson. lily
| informant IL of the opinion that II Ills speech
| could be thoroughly calculated through the
State Of Georgia, 1t woulo double tbs num-
bez Of reconstructiouists.
As for Gov. Brown he Ia anxious Tor
settlement; aud If be has refustd to enter
into negotiations publiclS, 1t ia simply be-
cauee OF the pres :pcs of Hood army; aud bis
public demautB are merely madu TO cover
secret negotiations. the report that Sher-
man is in Washington, fs untrue; but the
story OF oyertures bs Georgia, to the Cen
eral, are not all fabsicatlobs, however absurd
sop,e Of the stories told IN connection with
thtm may prove. However there will be
nothing definite proposed by any Of the rebel
leader. TIL after the presidential election ;
"a there Ia u slight hope" drowning men
!: catch ut stra1s"-that Mcclellan will be
succcsstnl. Grant might be dictated, aud
the Copperheads will have eure capital, but
this hope ID not great one. The general
opirion Is that Li7colu aud johnson will
hare overwhelming nniorittes, and that ths
ConfedcracJ will be compelled to sucsunb
] aud that speedily
| %3Ar h{rGaff. 1n rrnSt fh; fnfnrta rRtfra Al
: she1man advances, aud every mile tha lstte
t goes he approaches Water base Of supplies
y The Southern papers say Rood has taken u
IL bis present position as pr .teptiou TO Mo
It bNe: That may be q military, but 1t eel
tatnJx is not common sense view OF th
v case. Had he remaiLed on the east Of Al
lauta1 Sherman must have moved away, Au
out toward Mobile = but n 3W be can destro
the REMNANT Of hoods forces aud move tt
l. ward his objective toi1t at the sHaae time
in What Btauregard will do, I DO not kros
n Ore tlirg, however, is certain4 The reb'
~ s}npalhizirs here indulge In no hopes fro'
u bis administration of aaA.z& Indeed: be
te locke d upou by them as Mcclellan Is look.
L. pron in The North-as the most stupendor
h. military bumbug Of the age. He Is goo
ing, and be Will ptooably speedily do wb;
C. Hood go auspicioualy conmenced-destru
st the rebel army Of the cotton Ssatrs.
IT, FORREST.
:. |
Is tol1est EaR eecapeo. LOO pot Know "ne'
he The blanc Nts; but the cause Of it was 13e
r. Ct hCIeee. But why the neede Horses Al
II fbere Te2e cnonsh IN M tanda ~ ~ m
il. ~rn,nart ~ no1,nt rnan onff1c,snt - c-ns
N ! the rel,el raiaine fnrces The Tennrsses T1r,
- rsfead ~prr ran;dir ;na+ r. t;noa ~ nrere,
T. Fnrre.t fr9rn nross;nn had NJ he.n m
n 4,ne tn ctre hl4n hEttie mt the horses ri,
To hfch * mnn,f onr rr-n Std nnt ve.rh he
NJ tn Il Sns ton Iste. INT inst ~ he fird Il;
~ f1nwn. we find {he streets Of Sashrll
~ h1orFea m With animals. Why w.re liz
81 not hcrs hef,rrS > cannot conjecture.
le .fsen Rcnssean afd ali IN hi nnEer. h,
,n | ali v.sa n voin The rn,rrra tsca ned. and 81
=, | 1om 1nvh,foea IN She vfrtnft7 ~ sfnntpor
cry. Alsb sbatpe,
f0 MISTAKE.
s, r.. 1a+to- sns.l,,o of +bs 35cc1e,1a
n a,1nt,re +frt.t - 1h,s state. I said IL VI
lie s.aised hy Ev.f:ortrnor e.. p. CamDbe1l:
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