Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-06
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FROM SHERMAN
TIM COUNTRY IN WHICH He now Is.
Prom the Savannah Republic an, NOv.2
The mGeorgls road" is the rail-
rosd that leads from Augusta to Allan
Ia This road also crosses the Oconee
river at a point about thirty miles above
Milledgeyilie, and about ninety miles west
of Augusta. "The country between War
renton and Sparta" spoken of as Zone
universal bog" lies on both sides OF
the Ogeechea river, considerable stream,
which flows parallel to the Oconee and Sa-
yannah rivers, and about midway between
them. The Ogeechee, we believe, is pref
ty generally hanked by marshes.
The army Of Sherman came down from
Atlanta, between the Oconee and the Oc-
mulgee rivers, the two streams which. a
hundred miles from the cost, form the Al
lamaha. The general direction of these
rivers is southeast. The Ocmulgee is the
more westerly. Macon is on the west
bank of the Ocmulgee, so that, to occupy
it, Sherman would have had to CROSS that
stream. MilledgeVille, being on the west
side of the OCouee, interposed no such diff
iculty to its occupation. A march upon
Savannah or Augusta implies the crossing
of both the oconee and Ogeeohee rivers
1t is at the crossing of the former to which
the above operations refer. If Augusta and
Savannah both be avoided, and and an in
termediate line leading to Charleston be
adopted, It will involve the crossing also
of the Savannah, the Combahee and the
Edisto rivers, besides numerous smaller
| streams.
TIE FORCES on NORRIS ISLAND PREPARING
TO ATTACK CHARLESTON WHEN SHERMAN
GETS IN REAR OF THE CITY.
From the Charleston Mercury, Nova.
Silence has reigued in our city for sew.
eral days. But the enemy have now in
position on Morris Island some forty pieces
Of heavy ordnance, bearing on SulliVan's
Island and Fort Sumter. They are busy
in mortar mounting and preparations, and
have brigade drills. They have buoyed
out Bulls Bay, not far TO the northWRrd.
They have q feet of some dozen Monitors
at Port Royal, and somewhere on the At
lantic coast dozen and half more, in.
Guiding ships like the Ironsides aud Die
tator. These preparations indicate an
attack on Charleston by the water approach.
The signs are confirmed by the statements
of Northern papers that Charleston is the
point desired and aimed at. And the adj
vance of Shermsn's army towards Augusta
taIlies with all the rest, and warns us that
no time is to be lost in preparing, to the
best of our ability, to meet the issue which
appears to be upon US. Are We ready for
an attack and for siege2 The people of
Charleston have seen danger more than
once before, and are not subject to panics.
Let the situation be calmly scrutiuized
now with a view to the final result.
From the Savannah Republican. Nov. 25.
A large feet is now assembled at Port
Royal, Tybee and Doboy, no doubt in pre-.
paration for Shermau's arrival. Thus are
they preparedlto meet him at all points,
| showing perfect confidence in the success
of his expedition.
AS regards Sherman's expedition through
| Georgia TO the coast, which the Yankees
pronounce a grand military achievement,
even after their great leader has told them
he has no :enemy to oppose him, we
have word. to say. Even should he
succeed in penetrating to the coast, what
will he have achieved Neither Savan-
nah nor Charleston is ofany greatIstrategic
importance to the federals, and should they
get there our people will only close up
the gaps, repair damages in his rear, and
stand ready to keep him here. He would
have ready water communication for
his supplies, but wherein would his advan-
tages differ from those of the federal com.
manders who have footholds on the coast
of Virginia and North Carolina2 The
great heart of the country would still be
intact, and the "rebelliou," instead of be-
ing "crushed out" would only be concen-
trated, and ready for more decisive blows.
Twenty such grand expeditions would not
Quenoh the flame of Southern liberty, nor
uunerve the sturdy arms that are barred in
it's defence. Our great trouble has been
in this war a multiplicity of points to be
defended. 1t has scattered our forces, and
consequently weakened them. Ooncentra.
ted in the interior they would be stronger
than ever before, and bid defiance to all
the arts of their foes.
sAvAHNAH THE POINT AIMED AT.