The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-31
1City aad Miseellanesu. News.
GENERAL SHERMAN.
The New Campaign.


General Sherman has at last taken the fold with
his veteran troops reorganizod and ucwly equip
ped. Fresh troops from the North having tAlcu
the place Of the trained soldiers who accornpan d
him from Atlanta. General Geary has taken his dc.
p1rturc with the old army, to the great regret Of
ihe citizens OF savsansh, who appreciated his nd.
tnrsble executive ability IN mnntAiains order aud
discipline in tho city.
General slernan's comma and now cuhr,ce- sn
!, She Department in tho South including the Caro-
'inas- 6 orgia and Florida. The last Of his troops
feft Savannah on the goth. A portion Of the
right wing went by sea b. Cape Fear
River It Is not known whether
be viii move dir"c, on Charleston. NJ one knows
6hernans rians which are always studiou.ly de-
vsed to haAle both 'rlcndr aud eucmi"s II 10 ex-
p'csl that Charleston vii he evAcustcd, aud it ls
positively stated by persons who arc in a position
b. know, tho. preparations ior ibis purpose have
r'ea in progrc,s f,r sor'c time A large portion Of
'hc machinery, arter. nd stores is said g. have
bsen alreadv removed, and al lhc ncighto-ing
townf swarm with refugees from ths, city, flying
from the wrath 80 come. The reasons ass ynod for
the evacuation Of this important stronghold which
thought to 10 scarcely less formidable than Rich
r1ond inall are, that the twenty or thirty thous-
and men necessary for IT'S defence can he better
employed elsewhere, and that Il they are cooped
M in the city, the result will be surrender tho
came as at Vicksburg 1t is generally expected,
bowevor, that great baltic viii take place. Beau-
ro- ard has b1en busy FOR a couple Of mouths plan
ulng over tho ground, and calculating all the placer
svailable Tor resistance
Notwithstanding the presence Of such vast
nurnher Of armed men. there was no tls.o, confl-
son or disorder, ard LIE and property was never
moro secure IN 6avlpnau. t. city councils ten
dored him vote Of thanks for the manner in which
be adm'nis'ereA the aHairs n bis office. Three
slips had arrived a, savannah FROM New York and
Boston, with supplies Of food and clothing for the
, poor. The distribuuon took plGco in the public
usrkc,, ty means Of tickets, issued TO oil nges
trIes and coors.
Tho authorities have been busy removing tho
oosiructions sunk iu the channels By the rebels.
and the main hip channel Is now clear. Tsc work
Is progressing on all the otter chanuela The port
has not yet tcen opened, and t Ia not probable
that 1t will be very sonp unless General sherman
should he oycr.ulcl. lie is opposed to the whole
rvs,em Of trading with tie rebels. The spocula.
tors aad cotton broker, that swG7ncd from the
, North into Savannah, found General Sherman
lmmoyallc on H. po.nt. lie told ueu To
ealst IN ,he army, - fight as that was now
. lne rropcr hu-inosi q .ho country. Tho
respectable New Y.rl. spd northern gent'o-
men VINO went Iown ~ b1y cotton ho irrcvcrcntly
character zcd as cotton sharks" ana lis only
spprehuunon was that they would pouuco on oyery
hing when be went away.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Parties from he interior Of Georgia report that q
great reaction has taken place in that state, In re-
iatioa to the war II is openly stsed that tho at
enpt 10 form q Southern Conf deracy 10 a ps.
4; pss failure, and that proongsuon Of the war is
useless, and can only invove the country In more
ruin. Meetings. i. favor Of peace have been he'll,
lnd the rnovelopt is only restrained from q feeling
nv, ro.o decided measures would comproms ~
he h5n-r Of tie state, under existing -reun-
starees and lay 1t open 20 tho charre oi a Sc hsh
isre ard to the interests Of the existing states IL
he hour Of feG'reu.iIy.
q neral sherman bad completed oil his rrenara
eons ANA waato leave Savannah on the eed, tc
Eou bis army in tie Geld. l. Is expected that HI,
camp-ir Will he as rillinnt and successful ns thu
lAst one. General Foster has Icon appointed tc
no corrnaad Of s,vannah and ts dependencies
General errl,n saws ttNt Il the people In y,
So-rh vi. provide she necessary men and money
20 carry On the war for four yo.rs, ii will mol
ssi four months LONGER tut Il they tan to Do SO
here Is % elHuS how loos j, 'osy te prolan 90