The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-30

spirit Of the Rebel Press.
Richmond papers u the 2Jth inst contain ,ong |
r,por. from General HOoD, Of his military opera-
tons while IN command Of tho Tonnessee army.
Iloop attempts to eNculpate himself from censure
for tho disastrous conseguf noes q his campaign,
by throwing the responsibility on JonNsroS, his
predecessor who now comiua nds the relcl force
ia front Of snElMAS. Tie report is more properly
criticism upon JorssToaB retreat from Chat
tanoogS " Atlanta, than statement Of what suit
toqueuuy io.lIwed under HOOPS administra,ion.
|. begins with a resume Of tho military situation
~ the time suERNAs's advance commenced, and
states some facts N interest which have not Nere-
to'rrc teen known at The North JonNsr1, hal,
according to this document an effective force Of
seventy thousand men with which 10 confront
SHERMAN, aud ali the resources u tic Conc 81 acy
we're placed at bis dsposal, In the hope that he
uI.,ht take the offensive. invade Tennessee
and retrieve tho rebo fortunes In the
West. This shows that JonSsroS's force
vas much larger than was generally sup
3 sol At the North, and tho achievements % snEE.
s,T VA steadily pressing tins force tark unu! thc
goal Of Atlanta vas reached, arc greatly enhanced
| by this exp siiion. Tho loss slstslrod ~ the
v As nearly twenty three thousand men, about one.
iri Of the entire force and, in addition to this
the morale Of tie army was irrcparal ly injured.
| with regard to his own exploits in reuuo'scc,
| Hoop claims that his failure was the result u
| Unforeseen circumstances" md he makes his
oss appear much less than ihe rebel papers have
admitted Il to he. The report Ia important to tie
y rth, FROM tie TACT thath exhibits the exson. y!
Size ermty now mauif sting itself In the INNER
| circle Of rebellion. should Johnston Low favor
! "a with criticism upon HOOPS campaign to
| Nashville, We might learn the full extent Of
to damage done 10 the rebels ~ sntlNAs
! IA ls Western campaign. The Richmond
| EsQrruEE, however, by taxing up tie
| q ,rrcl for J IN Ton, docs something toward
owing up tie extent OF uoou's disaster, aat Ior-
pueuily eumarSs Sat "noI one victory, not ono
Nrc 90 captured tcrrt1ry cen he point T." /.
3lys, To-, that tho rcb,lI would he very glad to
believe that the oSs "a HONS campaign was az
small as no represents, Rui shows by his own &C.
count that n tie aggregate loss was only about ton
thousand, ~ iloop CLAIMS his Nash vile def At
lust have cot him only two or three hundred
MN, whereas the Uu'on commander officially 10.
ported it T. bo over ten thousand. The quarrel IL
| yery interesting ono, aud Is only smother owe
lcnco Of the rowing disaYection among the re, el
leaders.
The EXAMINER mskts IA desperate attempt to tea
cheerful o'cr tie prospect iu Sorih Caru,,n,. aud
tree harl 70 lelioyc that JonNstoN VII yct sue
ed in checking surnUAN Hoop, rcpor, O
Joussross rctrca, during scvcnty-,our days u
| NO direction Of Atlanta, h,'oro the same SuUGHA'
,h.t is now pressing A.u, Will hardly justly ~
E,AHiSEa hope.
| Tho NsrAIgu dscourses upon negro recruiting
and says atuaily accessons made t. tie uesr
brigade IN Richmond. Uu.css the said bri 'ade
u'ncutiug faster than u did tac frat few days
- Is organ zAiiou il viii not D., very formidable
, e"l.us Richmond. On It. first parade It nun
b,rcd only twenty mcn, and TIE EXAMINE sal
~ ,hcy we've "a'l rl,a from Tree fee. to * and
hp'f, and all oylors r. IN olive 80 q ony."
TIC pirAIoH aisl has an article On Gencr
sc'lI,in which II claims that the csursigu a. no
conducted by General GrASr s PRO 7c'y ~
MARKED ont by S,or1 u, The beginning Of thc va
Il couples this staten ont with tte fact hat sooTr
a V.rgrInn,and nsipua,rs that sncr a',u was v
. slrin brains hat planned 'hc only plan Of opor
q, ms That as proven successful against the rel e
MS ~ Fhastly attempt at consolation. Il
riwlf us ofN. OLD T,rtnn who was worstci iu
!" fg't N his SOW "Ah," sail tie old ic,lo
ne johnny isa god boy be- can whip his DADDY