The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-01-14
tContinued /Jom FirG Page
Monday. Jan. %.
The War in the Southwest.
Important Movements In Progress.

Nashville correspondent Of the CT .caao
TunusE Dec list, sts.es that the whore.bou,. Of
HoodS army was uncertain and that Il was dou,t.
ful whether ii had re,lly crossed tie Tennessee
R!yor Doscrters were coming in by hundreds,
snd tho robol army had ceased n Ne power ="
Tho following account Ia gwen II the new Federal
movements now In progress;
An important expedition IL IN progress, Of which
You have heard iutmatinus, but Of which nothing
definite has been PUBLISHED. rcier 10 the fHid,
more properly, sty1ncc Of the force from Ni~ks.
bur While the rebels have b'cn raising hirious
CtS Tor moro men ~ defend M1,nlo against Gen
Granger, force haq cen moving ont from Nicks-
burg, i0 nWing the limo Of the railroad % MGR dian,
alter the manner at Sherman, destroying tNe
track ~ 10 goes, Nor 10 II Ia stop Al tie point
hamcd, u vii proceed to Cal aba aud rlniu, and
cut the eoiuuunications Ia that re Ion. II Is
Auihrienty strong for that purpose lis irnbcrs
will cuahle Il to meet Hu0l's culre army ~ A.
open icll aud dcioai It, If that relel mn rn
81 shpnlt succeed IN getting across ~ Tom s.ee
N tor Dck Tay lur's force, Il numbers but y u1O
men, and ~ih all tho militia which can 10 gatrer.
81 u cannoi lie uiAjs 10 exceed G,op0 AMI thsse
VIII every man Do required II Noble, 50 hist
Dapa's iOrcs from vioksburs, will have cioan
coast, uiloss he meets HOOD, M u that eouTnan3
or does ape and march lu That LIZ cti'r our
cavalry will follow bin q oaely aud form junction
with Dana. Important ~ the severance u rebe,
communication - Ia tie region q Central Aln-
bama, " b. not thu only object ~ the expedition
We hsye alarge number = prisoners there who
are 10 ~ r'irsbsI u possible. They were carried
there ~ iiHrreut periods AMI are sad g. number
shout 4. ~" mon.
icel CONVINCED that Il Will be Tie policy of TIE
Government b. mako two now " ater iasrs one N
The Tennessee, and one at Montgomery md g. uc
oomrlsh tlc hijc- No Aiahntni rive must ho
opened, and that involves the capt IRE ~ Mobile
There are no formidable batteries W the YER be-
tween hat place and Seiui,; aud few " Any o..
str,ctiops; and once &c; ,he mouth ~ tho river
open, and with tho cooperation q the land forces
Selma and Montgomery will fan ar sary vrry a.
Savannah. TIE Alabama Va r-vicpbic r. Soma, e
the lLrgcgt class u ho-'h all the year; and g. ne
mouth - Tho |DH, above MontgoinerH - ieaat
en- mouths. ) Iue VI bc heaviest rc' 81 guul.ai-
about Nnh'le were bun NJ or uesf lui1, and q cy
navigate TIC RIVER v1,hOa d ficulty. INu. not h.
uud'Trhtr the whole rclel force Of re- slIai,r.
IN Al the territory houudei Nv the ssvAruaI III,
Gull. the ~ suppi aud the 1cnues &c, BY ,s,ua.
ting 1t at 1900 Infantry snd l&@o cavalry. and o.
Tor the liua their late performances u Gcar.1s
shows how formidable they This InAl nun.
Der even csnn~ be concentrated, without 4 ia arst
Determined C. Ahauj o Noble ant q J ottrr imp5f-
TAFT Strategic points; sud then. II TIC retcls al
Sonrontrute, we eau.
", ba,c an iu.ucpsc % my here tnumLct, con.
HilcfcLy nni iLcsC is heavy .oIuo AZ VI, pturlH
another moving g. the Dire tou at selma roiu
Nckshur,, aud vet smother, under Gordon Gran..
81, hteAt,nu hpUile; aud Il is clear tGat oil THIS
array II men is not needed ia the West. What
then win he ,'c disroWton NJ the surplus thlu.
.anda Of veterans Tie rehca Lave ODE army
watch Is iuiu uauc; formidable, hot 90 much on
.gDu. ant ~ grHat numbers hut because # tho ALL
IS of it commander, the net # csrt works ~
which ID is borrowed, and the inpurtAncr OF N,
Justun 4 defends. AT ihat IL tEi .! tie rcl,.
lou Dc. N,trs,n the lauoSc and tic Ratpah .u-
iocl, aud 4 essential That 1t should s.,tiye Il
.fLs llL blow here. IL iB Que ot Sapu.sln's "a A.
uus Ilat Hl,1 $4,000 men Wcit r,I ..rrd g. accom-.
Ilgh auy ti.up, 1900 should b. tAkon md |
L1;c, ava have sou 'rr believing that this pol.
icy viii be- adapted 3 Lent. General Grant, when
the time arrives lur ,Acuhiyc oIcratlous tefnfo
K,cuu.ouI. she man 10 aro.l = moving 10 the re.
Lti GaWtAl aud wuut.tr lie Iue4 all TIC way l.,
land VI not, ,ci cn'1 VI '' circumstances but Ger.
TIM IL ir 81 Io.ng g. x hnoud B Irlr.dg, ,uu
c,.'H 'rckIaudEU, AMI prevent MN fruiu lnolc..-
en- either lc'.heshcu "a KENTUCKY aud some ol
/ Dr..a' mcu vii lc needed n ere aud then Tie
question, "WrM viii be- done with the s!rplu,
i,cu - viii uroI answering Therefore I've not sur.
Prise. u $1,000 ulvp IRON Ills Gt plitnout should
lie cent a. alI on tie work 81 cuptlr a. chn,oud,
fhc presumption Us reasonable, Rude from any
SHOWN hc,s upon win ch To- hsss At DuI 1 sm not
"iluo.t I~sts 81 t.at mature, C.gs .tc uluu.u.
.lr.usI g. Casttagou q, 20 l'tte d.l Hood damn B.,
.hc railroad they are also running ~ Duck K.ycr
~ the Iculrs'oc aud Alabama line ; AMI l,st ul,lt
we nat H." hrtt mil IN ten dn,s from the NJrth
,hc brids over NJlu Creek having been comp tey
NCIAiIOd.