The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-27
Southern News.

The following extracts from Rich
mond papers of the 18th, viii be read
With interest, The rebels are exceed
ingly anxious to hear Of the defeat OF
Sherman, and silly enough to pretend
10 expect IT, H.fa
sHERMAy MUST GAIN A GREAT. VICTORY. OR
sERRgYDER-oPERATION ~ MISSOURI IN
COURAGISG. ...
fv1t FrOm the kchInoRd Wing, Get. ~
The news from Hoods army ia again
animating, and this time reliable. He
has fastened on the railroad from CHAT
tanooga TO Atlanta, and thus throttled
the oesophagus of the Yankee army
Sherman ,oH haze 70 fight or adrpe. N
hcipat1,g tie former, Hood, or rather Bean
rsgard, tciH choose las o,o1 ground and make
al nee9fal preparation From battle
under such circumstances, we have a
right 10 expect the most satisfactory re-
suits for, in such battle, not to be en-
tirely successful is ruin to sherman
IL must driue oar army a,oay from his line
Of COMMUNICATIONS or he must SoTendsr-
A drawn battle or any degree of sue
cess that falls short Of dislOdging his
adversary will not extricate him. None
of the battles fought between Dalton
aud Atlanta on his march down, al
though he claimed victories all the way,
would have sufficed to relieve him from
his present EFFICIENCY. He must gam a
more signal victory than he cror yet has
qaiaed, OF ne beliere he IS capable Of gaining,
or slec,aaJ Thomas is supposed to be
| forming an army at Nashville TO come
to Sherman's relief; but it is almost as
easy 10 whip two armies coming from
different directions as one, since they
may be engaged separately. Besides
Thomas viii have but limited material
out Of which to construct an army, and
viii be in danger of being sprung upon,
at any time on his march, 10y the Me-
mean lion, Forrest
SPIRITS or THE REBEL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ed CAPTURE or GES. SHERMAN.
fFrom the Richmond Enquirer Oct ls.l
The Macon papers contain the fol-
lowing items
The soldiers say they will be content
with a handful of corn day, if Gen.
Hood will only keep them going for
ward, and that they will whip Sherman
il he dares TO attack them
.it is said that Gen Hood has prohib-
tied the sending Of dispatches beyond
his lines for the present
II is rumorsd on tie street that Forrest has
captured Sherman, 1oh0 ioos returning from
Washington citg Ifthis be true, the AR.
my of the Cumberland will be in bad
way--McPherson dead and Sherman
captured--with the brains knocked out
and the head cut OF, what can the
body do2
Three hundred and seventy Yankee
prisoners, captured on the 90 and 4th
instant, upon the railroad at Big Shan
ty and Aekworth, arrived at Newman
to-day. They belong to the Seven
teenth corps, Blair'sl and have never
been to Atlanta They comprise men
from Ohio, Illinois and Missouri. and
are, generally speaking fine looking
soldiers.
BEAUREGARD's NOYENESTs-HE HOPES TO
DRIVE SHERMAN PROM GEORGIA AND TEN
SEssER
lfFeM ttlf Alh4touG Enquirer, lpt. ~.
General Beauregard, in Milledeeyille
was the guest of Governor Brown. He
doubtless went there on business rela-
tive 10 the militia A numter of cit
liens with torch-lights proceeded to the
Executive Mansion and called for Gen.
B. He appeared upon the pOrtioo of
the mansion and was introduced TO the
crowd by Governor Brown as the gen
eral who fought the first battle of the
war, and a general who never lost one.
I Whereupon General Beauregard. in true
military style, made the Governor a
/ bow for the compliment lie then gave
) his visitors g short talk. Thanked them
/ for the compliment and said that he
hoped within the next sixty DAYS, that
/ the enemy would not only be dyipc.
I from Georgia BET fran. TcJ.aesses He
urged upon all to do their whole duty
he would endeavor to the best Of his
I ability to do his. If reverses should
I come, not 10 be discouraged, but to
nerve ourselves 10 still greater efforts
HOODS IDEA or sHERNASs NUMBERS
Prom the Moble Register
Gsner1i Hood, in his proclamation 10 his
! troops fee ddys since, u Il sad stated kat
/ A. did not JeiisVs Sherman could muster II
I prescHt orer thirty.frs thousand Biaskcfs,
/ giefRg az reason that the terms Of large
( Number q the troops had erpred, and hcg
had CONS home.
IL such Is She case we may look for
/ glorious results when the time comes TO
measure swords
So far as reinforcemets are concerned
that bug6eaT for the present is very
dead and besides, Forrest, Wheeler
aud others have kindly offered their
/ services % receive them-in adranca