The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1864-11-23
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Wednesday Morning, Nov. 23.
The --latest News
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Oar special dispatches this morning
r,:n:Sh extracts from the Riehmoud pa.
,,..s CT Saturday, the 10Th. inst. The
rebels have heard de6nately of Shcr.
man 5 movements, and they arc astound-
3D. Wheeler, it seems, had been detailed
TO watch Sherman. and he reported him
rovihg toward Bridgeport. Now he
5i.covc,S that he is moving against
Macon. They ccnsure Wheeler for this
mistake. Sherman, they admit, has cut
!,o>e from his base Of supplies. and
b1rnei the bridges behind HIM"
Macon, 80 infer from the remarks Of the
Richmond papers. is strongly fortified,
but is defended only By militia These,
they think. will battle Sherman. The
force o! tho latter is put at IS 900 The
people OF the coua,ry arc called upon
10 turn OUT en- masSc, burn bridges, block
up the roads, fight at passes, cut of for,
aging parties, &c. II the rebels cxpec,
this class Of men to check the progress
OF Shcrman'S veteran army, they will be
wocsully disappointed. If they cannot
;Mcct him with veteran army Of forty
thousand, he will sweep through their
country and accomplish his purpose.
And We 10 not sec how it is possible for
the enemy to throw veteran army IN
Shcrmans froat. II is manifest from
the rcmarks Of the Richmond editors
tia, the rebels have been outgcncralcd
in Georgia. The movements of Beau
regard aod Hood were made for tho pur.
pose of compelling Sherman to retreat
from atlanta. This was Davis plan.
lie felt sure Of success. They never
dreamt of Sherman Gdcanciag FROM
Atlanta. Hood was again deceived
when he reported Shcrman's army only
$4,000 s;roug. II this had. been true,
the rebels would have succeeded. Blu,
now larger force THAI this has advanced
from Atlanta, and Hood is confronted
with a powerful army, large enough to
reader his advance or retreat very del
ica,e undertaking. The rebel army in
fact is LETT out in the cold. What will
it do? viii it advance or retreo;
The rebel papers say they can't tell
Neither can we. One thing is certain,
however: If Sherman had the ii$peS-
in" Of Hoods army, he could no! have
placed it in position more advantageous
to himself. By no possibility can Hood
reach the Gc!d that Sherman has before
iiM The movement Of Breckenridge
in East TcuaoSSc was part 9: the rebel
,.laa 70 liauk Sherman. This Was based
"n AZ crru: Of Judgment, as IN the Cast
%: Hood, and Of course it is failure, So
lar u regards ;hc ohjcc: aimed at. 1t is
rumurcl that Breckenridge is coming
in;o Kentucky. This is doubtful. Blu;
10 matter; nothing is to be accom-
yli$hc,I. Hood NAY fight Thomas, and
i. he does he will get whipped. The
roads are bad in Kentucky and Tcnnes'
see, and there can BE- no formidable
movemeat uo:hwa.d this winter. There
az" mcn enough in Kentucky to take
care of any raid Breckenridge may
undertake. The rebels, it is plain to
see. are much stirred UP about this bold
and. to them, unexpected. movement oil
Shcrmau'S. They are also excited about
matters nearer home. They expect !
furious assault By Grant, ard they say Il
large par, OF Sheridans army has
jninci him. l;ar!y's force has doubtless
been withdrawn to Richmond, and Lex
has probably seat some aicn south tc
look after Sherman. Grant vii, DOT, sc
nav be sure. a!Iow the. weakening O
lee 10 pass without. Improvement, and
news o! fight in tront Of ,EIehmonI
mav now be expected aHy hour Great
GREATS are crowi;ng into The !e% days OF
,ae campaigning season that rewa'n.