The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-21

record OF any OonD0FAto oouy ou tuo hsSeN :.
session of Congress. Despite the hopeful
portelts on the times, confess that am
one Of those who believe that our immediate
future was never 80 black and dismal Is
it is now. "t' 90 SPECTATOR.
FROM THE SOUTH. ~
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer sends that journal the
following extracts from Southern papers,
FROM HOODS ARMY. -
From the Risnnond Examiner, Nov a..
The Southern pspers have very little oil
the movements of Hoods army. The Mont
gone ~ Mail, of the 7th, has the following
from "Confsderate Surgeon, just down
from Griffin, and scout just from the Army
of Tennessee"
Sherman has returned to Atlanta with
four corps, which, with the garrison left at
that point makes total of FIVE corps in
and abont the city. -.
( Hood is at Tuscumbia, confronted by,
Thomas, and that there are prospects of an
engagement. ta,ys -,
Fresh lsvies have recently been sent to
Middle Tennessee; swelling the Yankee
force to forty thousand, which enables Sher
man to leave Thomas in charge.
If these reports be true, We may expect
an early advance upon Augusta or Macon.
There Is rumor of fight between some
of the Georgia State troops and portion of
Schofield's corps, near Stone Mountain, on
last Wednesday. 1t is also reported that a
raid is en- route for Athens. .
General Forrest Is still on the Tennessee
with his batteries and "horse marines" and
we may expect at any time to hear Of his
gunboat operations .f
THE WAR NEWS BEFORE RICHMOND.
The lines Of Richmond and Petersburg
have been peaceful during the last two days,
bat there is Q rumor that some Yankee troops
crossed to the northern banks on Saturday
night, and it il not impossible that Grant
intends another advance on this side, while
he repeats his old manoeuvre on the left
1t Is, however, improbable that he will at
tempt An assault on our magnificent con.
tinuous lines now. He may attempt to
straighten his line, now running from Fort
Harrison towards Signal Hill, 30 as to bring
Il down to the river side parallel with our
own defences. Fort Harrison is only eight
hundred yards from our works, but the point
at which their line touches the river is
miles away to the south. When the canal
Is finished, and when his feet can get over
the distractions, the enemy may try this
step. r.,'..sg 5,s.s ..uE -
BEAuREGARD's OFFICIAL REPORT. 90 g..
The following is copy of General Beau
regards dispatch: ., f.
"TpseuxslA, Alabama, Nov. 8, 1864.
Gen. s. Cooper, Adystant and Inspector Gen
eral: .....
General Forrest reports that on tie 5th
instant he was then engaged fighting the
enemy at Johnsonsville, having already
destroyed four gunboats, Of eight guns each;
fourteen steamers and twenty barges, with
large quantity of quartermastsr and com.
missary stores on the landing and in wares
houses, estimated at between seventy five
and one hundred thousand tons. Six gun.
boats were then appearing, which he hoped
to capture or destroy. -a#lr.
J.. ~. &c. T.BRArREeARD."
EARLY's ABAY-sEvERE CAVALRY FIGHT IN
THE VALLEY. -. ID
New MARKET, Nov. l3-Gen. Rosser's
division had severe fight yesterday even
ing with two divisions of the enemy near
Middletown. We drove them back with
heavy loss. ..LL .....-'
Our loss was slight. We captured two
hundred prisoners, with one major and sew.
sral officers Of lower grade.
HOOD AND SHERMAN
Although no exchange was permitted by
the enemy on this side of the river, the
picket at Petersburg appears to have had
better luck, and send brief summary of
intelligence from the Yankee papers of the
10th, 1t is that species Of news which is
usually styled every important If true Il
According to this telegraph summary of the
New York journals, Sherman has burnt At
lanta and marched for Charleston! Sher
man was lately reported by those papers to
have abandoned the pursuit of Hoods raid
into Tennessee and returned to Atlanta with
four corps of his army, the rest being left to
guard Chattanooga and bis communications
with Nashville. Altogether it may be sup.
posed that be had twenty thousand men
with him. ~
II, with this force, be has cut himself loose
from MS communications and attempted to |
gain Charleston, four hundred miles distant,
living On hostile country by the way, be
has undertaken q most extraordinary affair.
Its fer cry to Lochow-but It'll farther
cry to Charleston. There are circumstan-
css which render this news very suspicious.
Ielegraphic communication with Sherman
does not exist and it would be difficult to
obtain intelligence from Atlanta. 1t is also
improbable that be should have announced
such a design through the NewYork journals,
even if he had determined upon it. az !
This news 10 very much like big YAM
kee he, invented 70 cover up the fact that
sherman has really burned Atlanta for the |
purpose of concentrating his whole force
against Hood. On the other hand there are
considerations which gave color 10 the |
story: To burn Atlantis aud retreat you'd |
be . deadly blow to Yankee pride; yet Sher
man muat came auax frnrn that nsalasa |