Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-18
TIE VIEWS.
FROM HOODS ARMY.

FROM HOODb ARMY.
II was officially reported at the War Department last
night that Sherman has torn up the railroad track BIT
tween Atlanta and Altoona, and has burnt the bridge
over the OhattshOochec. We also have une ficlal IL
formation that a part Of Shsrman's arm Fat last sc-
couuts, bad reached Jonesboroi, thirty miles south Of
Atlanta. A more exravagsnt and even more unrelia.
bic rumor advanced him to Selma Another rumor,
which we chronicle as "the lAtess," was that he was
advancing on Macon. Whilst he cln't possibly go to
both places at the same time, we have q strong hope
that, in a 6t Of desperation, be will essay q movement
Southwark. The sequel will but develop that the evil
one does not always protect hs own.
A Yankee officer, captured at DIlton, thus reviews
General Hoods army in the cOlumns of the Cincinnati
Commercial:
Several officers counted the numbas Of infantry
70 Zimsnts, and in the three Corps found the aggregate
to be about one hundred and seventy. The regiments
will average two hundred MIN. Some have less than
one hundred, while Q few others, having apparently es-
capped the general wear and tear Of the campaign, run
up to four and Ave hund ed. Cleburnt's division was
counted, and footed up about three thousand seven
hundred, rank and file. EIoh division had four guns,
the whole number of the latter beirg reckoned between
afy and sixsy. The wagon train was long, but had
more of capacity for holding supplies than OF the SUP
plies themselves, The rebel soldiers talked q great
deal Of q train of supplies Of four hundred wagons,
which was momentarily eIptc.ed from B.ue Mountain.
The rumor was abroad that it had arrived. lho three
corps Of infantry we're very closely calculated, and
iooted Up about thu. y.fve thousand.
Hood ia described asa thin, STOPPING man, with q
physiCAl tOurnurs smbellshsd BY Q wooden leg and
Witsd arm.
"CheAlham "a robust, a1id, and together with hA
stsh, "a bttter dreSssd than other Gen~erAs-that il, his
Uniform was probably dOnnsd last Spring. Oleburne
locks a. Irlh as Sir PItriOk Open po, bat talks with
out HiberLiAn accent
bate, not saying it for the sake Of ALTERATION, Ia
a b,uie-a gaunt, stOcP.ng, shabby party, Of dark
complexion aud lowering aspect
FROM PETERSBURG. !
From tue S0u.h-sIde &c are sithOut any item of in
teIest-AlLhOugh IhsTe Was quito heavy firing yesterd,y
afternoon, and We suppcsa it was either tho shtllinR of
Datch Gap by our bAtter.eS or an artillery duel In the
neighborhOOd Of Pstersburg-still neither the latest
courier nor most reliable passenger WAs able 10 lurpish
Us anything definite concerning it. Uysses, with Sp-
~propriats dignity and prudence, remAins Ia statu quo
waiting fer Sheridan who VIII give him q few more
thoufand candidate for 'the bloody shAmbles." In the
meanwhile Conceal o remains as Q, In az q Nay morn
log and reads his opponent as if he we're q book With
p'gts open.
haby who asume that they are knowing in war
matters, prt dict string times at no distant day on both
sides of The James. There will hardly be . lack on orr
n,yt Of preparations even for their ost determined Ad-
vance.
The IRON GLAD STEAMER ~ALBEhARLE,
Northern paper ja-t received, states that an official
inspection of the late Rebel ram Albemarle, blown up
by Lieut. Cushing on the "a alt, shows that her ma
cbiuery ia completely submerged, and the entire top OF
her casemale blown oGs She lies on the bottom Of the
Roanoke river, at Plymouth. Her armament IL two g.
inch II ID guns, one of which was still above the water
when our forces took possession Of Plymouth.
A GREAT NAVAL EXPEDITION ToR TIE JAMES.
A letter from Washington, TO the Baltimore Amsri- |
can Of Tuesday afternoon, says that q party Of officials,
among whom is Assistant Secretary Fox and Hon
Mon'g Jmery Blair, have gone 10 Fortress Monroe to |
v eN the immense q ct now assembled there ur der
command 4AiuirAlP Porter. The Ameriean's CORE
spondent remarks that this is by far the largest armada
ever collected for q single expedition since the war be.
gao, and now Il the mos! favorable time to see it to the
beet advantage, IS every vessel is completely prepared.
nth the ul complement of men and guns on board
How soon 1t will sail lisa question none but the Admiral
eau answer.