The New York herald., 1864-10-23
REBEL ACCOUNTS.

REBEL ACCOUNTS.
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Heod's Campaiga-The First Prize n:
Seeks IL sAtlnntA-sherman 60 be Fore ed
Out OF Georgia.
[From the Richmond Sentinel. Oct, 2ol
The campaign in Georgia has become intensely absorb
ing fhither all eyes directed and the interest
creases with each new development.
Sherman . COMMUNICATED has ratrraHy bssa reoo,drd
it mach soiictsf., aud WAS certainly very bold
When he placed himself in Shermans rear no At the
same time threw sherman In his rear and In mcss
spects the two armies would seem TO have bseu thus
posed TO eqnal disadvantages But this 10 mistake.
Hoods morcSrnt cut Of JS.ruan's supplies, vattous
sacrificing While shermans only line Of supply
was broken Hood aaf nie'ey sxchano,d one h,.s for
ano,tsr.
There is railroad known tDe Alabama and Tennss
Rivers Railroad which extends ia portheasteriy
direction from selma. 10 Alabama 70 Biae Mountain.
Toe latter point near the boundary line buween Aa
bama and Georgia, aud Is opposite TO Rome, in ,ss
uorthwes, o; Georgia When Hood lay before Atlanta
fed his army over the Macon and Western Railroad.
When soued the left ara m Sh7man hs
merely hrtW hias,ii upsa tie iIdtd.,d ana T..asSss
Rivers Rri'road, v1h ielck silss of sodgoG
pyrsasio. p,t AIN ond Easy iediis.. Al
toe same time his new pos,tion enabled him 20 seEe,
break up and destroy shernan's only possible line o'
supply in the ensctuai maunsr ue have seen
!. ns appears that Hood - NOT playing hot dsspcra
sdms ,hca some suppo:e He is NOT ris'sa2 h'r arm
upon Ne Of die HIS ,ossnsrt 0fsdd ious hi y
wis,. 1t is Improvement OF the advantage which
the sci,ous circumstances OF bis position placed ~ his
him as a commander. without Something OF boldness
sud enterprise iitl9 s TO be accomplished IN military
operations general should not be rash: bot peither
expect avoid all risks and 20 be perfectly
OF success ociote striking blow. II s sufficient
TO ns,iy en.erprise aud indeed, TO require t 10 be
unde TAKEN thai tue Chances rather the cacnlson
Of advantages. are largely In iis favor Such rs tho
character OF 6eneri Hoods present undertaking. By
msreig sfHg his otcn 'i,ss OF srpoiy, he has Destroyed
Sheyrnans COMMUNICATIONS dnd forced htsa 70 rttrg,dSe
noc.Ieat.
tha, Hood has broken up Shermans limo OF supply
surprising manner He seems to have put out Snor
mans power seriously 10 interfere .itn him tor. ater
destroy ing miles Of railroad comparatively to
Atlanta, he las sdvsnced towards Chattanooga snd DIS
mant ed twenty three miles OF the track within less
two days march Of tho latter city Where is sherman
mean while, Ibe extracts which we publish to-day from
tne nited states press Arm tna ne x following Hoed,
and close NJ bis ne:s nut st the time ihess
oracos cnfess thai they have not heard from Sherman
10 "a 81 completely cut Oh bv Hood that he serd
,hem word We th'ok IL improbable ihat sherman
is taus vigorously sdyaDcing We doubt II he able.
Hs draugh. suals are understood 10 oc Insufficient IA
number, aud 10 the most emaetated condition aud he
has other meaus OF transportation.
Meantime HOOD has advanced 40 near 10 Chausnooya
20 li the 'edera comnsnder AZ tast post with con
siernaop. J. world seem 10 oe completely in Woods
power " he ctoosss 10 seizr u ria VII probably, how
ever. bestow he hrs attentions the railroad, th
its urher desructioa, and thus 10 render Shcr
mans position st,i diiict. We siau be sur
preed however 10 hear a any time OF The uspturs cf
Cbattsncogp, or lis eyscration by the enemy.
In proportion Hood advances tne ds0uce or wagon
ing his supplies will increase But II for that cause o
through the enterprise Of Sherman, ne should have
abandon his bs has fortuustov advanced far enough
railroad that leads 20 Knoxville lesyiug Chattanooga
the left At the dst,nce o. twsniy seven miles passes
Cleveland In Fast Tennessee. and seyeGtv-three miles
more bring US TO Knoxville me corc crop Ia East Ion
said TO be truly Astonishing ihN year. and other
supplies IN proportion one end OF tue road into shs
region 10 in Hoods hands, and The whole oi rs cpea 70
him that 10 tho event of M orgse hs sansol be
cut on from supplies or support.
From this view OF the subject the state or s campaign
GeoySd 10 h. .o,asy fascroos and rvonisno
70 Hood has panDta sagscouslt end thus far
be has executed and with admirable SKIN
Udr,rsQtg hos bssa uf 4lrrsd "a n
rfudson OF extreme danger a'd .sshayrassms from hs
uarpars iapo'sibe for Aia 10 crieais hi'asr ~thos
large o0 BY the ngeooas process not OF driving. but
OF drawing, Hood seems hsciy 10 erpc Sherman from
Georgia We trust he may be anie 70 uske him thus
follow out OF 1ennesees slo, and ksatncky 10 matters
no, which goes 10 ironi provided Sherman be made 10
~ out.
Rebel Report OF Sherna0's vov.w~nts-
He fs Forced 60 Become the Attacking
Party In the Ewes. % Bss'ic.
lfr m ths Montgomery Appeal, Oct. IL.
The federal COMMANDER e endeavofng 70 WORK out the
salvation OF his army aud Atlantis very vigorously
lie p ;ws be cannot delay making connection 10 the
very long 5haf ~ had iueh kroDides of General
Bsois psrrcss befgrs ihedie camrsign sayf
coaeseed ~ 70 cause 10 send Two corps norm Of the
Cba,aboohee and tbl these found strong y post.
ed the vsAroad from VnnSs 20 Marietta by ad.
vance, has been heretofore stated "a these columns.
rbsee left Atlantis tro weeks snce, day two before
advance commenced. About the time, as
pv'soscrs taken report the rHeenih, sixteenth Sew.
You, snJ the I'd instant those Cbssaboo
chez ss rsodtcwn aud the ferries above.
Ire Ahfs, tber. rhefmAh untsu tue Columns With
which pe INTENDS ~ operate assnss Hood. That quick
bail, any Aow ray b isot,d Jor, We believe, be
cause We ,pns ihs ensny 10 secssslsted TO got rid q
our army They cannot rcst nj AtlantA 1bey must
night, and tAs aucsiy ard fortunately this time they
Gao ooy Sst bs'te ~ such point General Hood may
select They must BE- the attacking party. lazy forcs
Nsy NJ, rsstaky w. ~~~eyr silly fsS touso~d stronger
sAaa ovs boa General Hood acts wisely in cbooeng
position, the difference viii vanish. Unless we have
bsec es,y deceived - 70 tbs strength and spirit Of the
ARMY of abe TenDessee we have fears result
We await events ~ MARIETTA with deep anxiety. me
Yankess 10 kast Tennessee win dova on Hood's
rear, Forrest wiIl come 10 their rear RosecrAns wI
come In bis rear; Brecknraes viii ihes come m the
cf Rosecrans. and precious botcb po,cb Ne will
have Of ~ spoon vlll be nsde or bora Win be spols
'suye"
General Dsch Taylsw 60 Assuws Cora
mssd % Aardse's Covps.
[Cerrespcpdence 81 The hchmond hpQuirer, Oct %
Lieutenant General Taylor Vas IN jackson MISE, on
shs f,h, 70 scussMatop With Major General Gardner,
commanding tho dstset 81 Mississippi ana kass louis
ana, ana mNs4sv 0ssssAi Adams, Commanding aN the
savary Ia Ms anuks sosvsspssass, " The HAgisr
says Anore tbs suwors Aaoat oss thst 0essval ray
~ y y - uaa 6Nrea v ~ MnS = aanasass. AAa "