, 1864-03-06
FROM GEN. 8HEKNIAN'8 EX.
1sEDETNON.
Report that He Intends to Invade
Georgia.

ffGnDHbX the NAVIGATION OF The Mta9tsaSlpp river,
OF Of making raids within our lines In that coun-
try.
NEW YonK, March s.-The Washington special
TO the New York 7rIbtsns says: "a dispatch dated
Memphis, let, received this evening, gives some
most interesting details Of Ehetm2n's movements.
The dispatch says: After having reached Mefid-
ian, Sherman seut out scouts to feel the ground and
ascertain whether Logan, who had started from !
Florence, Alabama, to meet him, and Smith and
gnczson, on whose cavalry he relied to prosecute
Ata march on Selma, were advancing. Three days |
etapeed before he received any answer but as hts
army had but limited rations, tya rapid movement,
tewsrd Aberdeen and Colu1nhns, In the richest part
Of Eastern Missfseippi, where bis artny was SURE
to lind abundance Of prnvistons.. BIZ this move
marched townrd Logan, who had already advanced
to meet him, and, By su audacious stroke of atrat-
ffom aa 'Johneton's flank, now menaced By lis ad.
vance, The dispatch eays that ahe rum9r spread
concerning the attsek upon Mobile and Selma by |
tion from the resi- object Of the expedition, which
aims at inyaeion OF Georgia, somewhere between |
Trenton and Lafayette. |
REnE1 ACCOUNT.
From Richmond papess. Feb. 22d to Fob soth,
We gather the following interesting Items relative
to Gen. 6nerman's expedition:
sHEnnAn's ToncKs RsrnEAT1xo TO y1oKs1rAo. {
From the Richmond Examiner, Fab 74.]
We hare Important news this morning from
she1man's expedition. An Official dispatch was
Ca ref sizing thst Ss ssocs Ed eTse. na@
uated Meridian and were retreatiug tn two columns
II the direction oi Vleksbu1g t Is supposed that
Mobile thwaztcd, and his cavalry rctnforceaents ri f
Intercepted, and being in distress for supplies,
wss f9zcea t. m abandon his esgsaloa and
M Vsste by lii asa1ee Whether be eaR
R1tth retreat With aucsess 1s4sns = be seen
to be devastated Il IL eaid thai in Ray1nond. Gin
ton Brandon and jackson .,ot Single house ls lett
ssgE s gs ;s eui1dns 9a ss shs
The ienees destroyed and residences given to the
Games. The Yankcs commando: I. 1sPvf1od 70 =.
have heasted u speech before be LEFT Memphis,
M Mieaiestpni b. system system of bsrbafites ne1eT beofe
T. uRoa thss Ga{lty sqthe: I spd E; Ii retreat
rnx SITUATION IN THE eouruwEsr.
From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 971 :
Our Southern exchanges bring NJ but litt1a na to
the situation Of affair II Mississippi The &C
ssy r. St
patch from De Soto 10 the Mobile Registtr says:
A. Of eex fa1 80 H.
opinion that the entire army viii move toward
VickBburgh.
the Pubic baiSinss and soms prSate 6onses ii he
town the enemy returned to Enterprise.
Yesterday morning the whole force at Entefp'ase
Another despatch from De Soto says:
"A person from Enterprise today states that PAT
i!ss no hase &c {ass a1 nq 90 oo
Dxxoro11s.- Tuesday, Feb. 2. The enemy's
King retroerade movement In the direction of the
Mississippi River. Their mounted infantry In North
Misslssippl aro also retiring, being closely pressed
DrsoPoiss. Ala Sunday, Feb. e1.-Ths main
column Of the enemy ia still At Meridian. 4 de-
nd 6bie Res Psaa q oum1 e1S y
mounted in fantry have occupied Aberdeen.
[From the Montgomery Nail, Feb. 1871
The enemy, on ARRIVING at Meridian. appears to
on bis .edps III
Meanwhile our army IL reported to have crossed
thc Tombgbee ri,ef at Moseogy, and At present ito to
! enemy are stu shrouded in mystery. EVeEyth3n~
I 10 mere conjecture az to his probable noSen~ ts'
| THE ENEHF STILL ADVANCING Fno1 xkr-p1As.
t tFrom the Richmond Examiner. lab, a31
Meridian, but The aeeeamts n. conflicting Il thIs
! statement. onc rumor r--presente the enemy ia
hase ..ucacd Cuba etss.don, twenty miles east o1
xeridian, but the Aststsstppian eontEadiets this
% Ut e cs..a,n however, that Sherman has n9t ID
dian ii be had bis ttay won9d be snor tnsee e :, ~
.eS1s sp + but n.e Or beaat The enemy DO
% of W yenturins into the unprodnstlye sn, ant
dss,,, -unt.S lying Between Mc11u,n4 cee pemop
ssy S1g se%saog sses' q e.
Esmss psipsps, ,ward Selma. Having met viii
nnsu Pm .,, adsenfe T. dr. Sherman concluded tt
pnei on for Selma and nfSrsrsnta % Xom aoms
At Meridian to obtain Ee '''e''''''' s''''' E'D4'
4 d{spateh from Enterprise saF J.,
"Theie baa BEEN no movement q tce eaems a!sa11 II
R'a inia@cG peatons roe fhe Taty q tho
s tsxs! ssP5 xhsTs ,esy s,,ss 1ss
Per eonfra, the Nstiippaan Of lass date ssys ~
We learn from persons hom pemopoae n s1as o6a tan
niles miles beloyT pcmopolia, With bis asny-with the
c4ccption Of Gen. French's division. which y = q
Il M 'aa aaa + 6.tis
take place there IN Day 1E tvo. 1hs fides,an
Tombtgbee lnrn!sh excellent natural iot1ncsuon
se see soana nGt petey to allow the enemy sss u,
Tombeese he Is permitted to do 80, his destsqs ~;
ZION sbsolute,T certain 4 1nr e 6s ofes & n
!afEsr ,han the telegrsph makes Il there = no e
cape or him except 1hrough tho supness o. ne PEG
rle aud soldtcry, or the nost extraordinary ~ans
! ekill in orr commanders.
TIE EVACUATION or NEE1p1AN.
/, from the Mobile Regf.ter.l
! Ap.iyate dispatch from Enterprise, dated las
! ereuioe states that our fortes eTscuated Aet1a1a
sunday %o,an tn 1ot 4. e. Rsahinszy
sad olda. IN IL difecsn oft6e Tonbigbss IiSeE
1ss. tsa!n abexe on tse Ao1ae o. ~ lad qapo
Cd ths enemy in full View. inst entering inc to*I
The train vas not tired On. ano no eAos' "0s "ao
to stop CT delay 1t.
i Iron the Selma Mieslseippfan-1
1 Sunday forenoon Lee entered the place With 20
). ton Of hts cavalry, and destroyed everything =
+ could not cary Oh that would Be Of any seTsiee
e az sasss tex fes dPoss t9"l ID
back 10 ahg infan.J enpro.t, and that eyentng Ne
idian WA given TO them, cleared Of al the Cover
Hyee. Lee va. compelled to burn sorae Of tic 10
Ing stock that could not b. got away
IEtom the Mobile Regster,]
Everything Nas saSed 1t Atztdlsn, .d instaai! esl
hundred hogaheads Of snsaz. inasasnse @ snppllss
| Com.nIsta1y. Qua1tefnas{sr and cat1nancc s1ote
rm E7TEzr or snxBxAss xAHcH.
- From the Atlanta ApFcal1
Es Acentleman who was with Polk's comma.
wheR + tsA 0fek ~
r. h shroaeh siseissiPp de 4 earring out his III,
q Jackson except ths ppbIs builainss Brad,
na .e. he s Ioae .ay
he stSoycd he desires TO make the people depsnae
31 government be proposes to establish. noecss'
Tho Yankee. burned about nsnS5S stafSS s ana =
hoas ,ns y, s6oat a' S III
ISL mules and drivers with pistols.
ne fFrora the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 81
iah We learn that in the evacuation q Aetiolan
our tscops there was no loes OF pao,s,e a ssoae :;
In sununltton, these having removed II eooo Il
Or The M!sfissippiaa rays thst he bsss ct estmet
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