The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-14

Later from America most anxously awaited
In England account Of the doubt which existed to
Shorman's operations at Savannah, and the state OF
affairs in regard to the st. Adams raiders. Tho Con-
Tolerate continued fat at decline of about per
the receipt Of the by the Hansa At the
Close however, 1t was Armer.
Shermnn's g Unprecedented" strategy
and Victory-His Motives Now Under.
stood I'm Enginnd. @Fn
from tho London Post tgovernment organ). Dec SOL
Whether the Of the fall Of Savannah Ia founded
fact not Sherman has already done enough TO
establish his fame a skiiful original and above all
successful general However the may terminate and
singular may be tho episodes which IL will yet fur
heart Of Georgia IN Ae oi,sy 1894 mast eyr ossss an
Utmost paramount claim TO remembrance Viewed strategy
ceLntcd the annals of Wortare because in the only
instance OF parallel nature which can be discovered the
motives debating so hazardous movement were die-
rent II Sherinan's communications had been out on
when no In occupation Of Atlanta and II any serious
obstacles had opposed themselves to his retracing his
steps through Tennessee then sel defence he might,
chance OF saving his army have pushed his way
southwards towards the But this not Hood,
Il Ii true was chabied at times with the forces under his
command In Tennessee threaten the federal line OF
communications; but Tor all practical purposes the
Northern general was always able to obtain
everything OF which he stood in need, and
srce to move his army in any direction he
pleased Hts advance through Georgia was therefore
TO judse dictated by The hopes Of capturig TIE principal
his line If march, Of Devastating the country
and finally If being able, pit the sea as base Of opera-
lions, TO employ has army TO better advantage than he
could have dime by remcining in Northern Geor
gia The risks which he incurred
siderable, and, indeed such as would haze de-
TERED most from undertaking such enterprise.
Abandoning his base OF opcrat ons, he was OBLIGED
to provide his army with suppcs sufficient for u
marc Of probably six weeks and was compelled to guard
best he could against any OF those thousand contngen
cics which might compel him to abandon his under
taking and more turn his face towards the North
Ignorant OF the country he 10 traverse and OF the
force which his opponents might be enabled 70 employ
against him, he had to trust principally TO the supposed
superiority OF his army and u the good fortune which
proverbally attends the enteprsing His ancpations
and his aspirations have both been realized and nov,
ator march occupying Just four weeks and II would
seem, without having encountered any serious oppos
tion he has established the much desired Communication
between bis army and the federal feet
The details OF Shcrmans late operations are now be-
fore and disnssing unreliable he report Of Ue fan
i4th Of the present month the federal army had taken
ny strong position on tho southwest OF the town. and
had captured important fort on the Ogeechec river six
miles from the point where IL falls into the Ad
vancng along the lett bank OF the rver Sherman was
enabled apparently without opposition 70 extend the lett
wing Of HE army until must have closely approached
TO the Savannah rver and by this means secured the
command OF all the communications with the town
from the north and west Three lines OF railway leave
Savannah one passing In westerly direction to Albany,
and crossing tn, Ogocchee river at Fort McAlstcr The
second is the Central Georgian Railway which follows
tho len bank OF the Ogeechce till II reaches Men and
the third Is that which leads TO Charleston. The first
two OF these lines in the hands of Sherman and as
the third pursuee northerly course for miles on
the Georgian bank OF the Savannah before crossing that
river II IL not improbable that the left wing Of his army
may have taken possession Of II The approaches TO
Savannah from the Georgian side are, therefore,
in the command OF the federal general The
efforts made by Foster 10 intercept the commu-
nications between Savannah and Charleston have,
however faiied and, so far ms We gather from the
intelligence brought by the last mail, the Conlederates
will not be precluded from sending endorsements TO
Savannah they fortunate enough to have them mt
their disposal The fate Of that town not already de-
cided will dspcnt chiefly on the force which the Confede
rates will be enabled TO employ in its defence Although
Wi il
would be great mistake 10 suppose that the Confederate
government have taken precautions against attack
from the land side Strong Notifications have been
raised since the beginning OF the and II only re
mans 70 be seen whether those fortacetions be
manned with troops sufficiently 10 Withstand
the asoauls OF the army before whose prowess Atlanta
fell