New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-06

force OF the enemy that was collecting near the
sippi river General Smith met and defeated this force
near Lake Ohicot on the 9th Of June. Our loss was
about 20 killed and 10 wounded.
In the latter part of July General Candy sent haIo,
General Gordon Granger with suc! forces 20 be couio
collect, to cooperate with Admiral FaTsgut against
the deences OF Mobile bay. On the Sth Of August for
Gaines surrendered TO the combined naval ana iahd
forces Fort Powell blown up and abandoned.
On the 9th Fort Morgan was invested ana sI'gr r
severe bombardment surrendered on the Zoo. in ~,
total captures amounted to liGi prisoners, ana io'
pieces of artillery. -,
About the last of August, II being reported that the
rebel General Price, with force OF about lVWU mei
had reached ksOnpolt his way 10 invade missouri
General A. j. Smiths commando then en- roule IRON
Memphis 10 JOIN Sherman was ordered 70 Mnsou,: II
cavalry force also, at the same time sent rom Me
phis, Ger command of Colonel Winsiow ms ,nade
General R.escrsnss forces superior 10 tho.e OF iree
and doubt entertained he would be aue " cHeoh
Price and drive him back, while the forces unueI "e
eral Steele in Arkansas, would cut OIL MS retreat oh
the 18th day September Price attacked ihoi hhop
and forced the garrison 10 retreat and thence moved
north to the sour river ana up ma mr. %
towards Kansas. General Curtis, conmandhg 'ee DE-
parmcnt OF Kansas, Immediately collected such forces
he could repcl the Invasion OF Kansas whe 1eh-
eral kosecraas's cavalry was operahn IN his rear
The enemy WAS brought TO battle Oh the Big Blue and
defeated with the loss of nearly all his artillery and
! trains and n large number Of prisoners. lie made
prccip tate retreat 10 northern Arkansas The impunty
with which Price enabled TO roam over the state OF
Missouri for long time aid me lDracuiaoe mi.chei
force may be used There il no reason why General
Rosecrans should not have concentrated his forces and
beaten and driven Price before the latter reached fol
Knob.
September 20 the eneny's cavalry, under Forrest,
crossed near Waterloo Alabama and on the sd attack
ed the garrison at Athens, consisting Of Elk hundred
men, which capitulated on the Ath. Soon after the
surrender regiments Of endorsements arrived, and
alter a 1gnt were compelled 10 surrender For
rest DESTROYED he railroad Westward captured the gar
rison Sulphur Branch ire-tle, skrmsbed win the
garrison at Pulaski the 9th, and on the same day
cut The Nashville and Chattanooga railroad near luila
homa and Dechari On the morning OF the 3Oth one
A BufOrt. appeared
before Huntsville, and summoned the surrender Oh Tue
gairod. Receiving an answer In The negative, lie re-
NAMED in the vicinity Of the place until next morning.
when he sa,an summoned lis surrender and received
the same roply on the night before He withdrew IN
the direction OF Athens which place had been regar
risoncd, and attacked IL on the afternoon OF the ls OF
October, but without success On the morning OF the
81 he renewed hs attack but handsomely repulsed
Another column under Forrest appeared before 90
lunbia the morning Of the lst but did not make an
attack On the morning Of the 80 he removed towards
Mount Pleasant While these operations were gong on
every exertion made by General Thomas TO destroy
he forces under Forrest before lie could recro-s the
Tennessee bat wac unable TO prevent bis escape 10
Corinth, Mississippi.
| In September an expedition under General Burbrdge
sent destroy the satworks n, Saville, Virginia
He met tho enemy on the % OF October about three
miles and half from satville and drove him into hl'
strongly intreached position around the sa works, from
VIII ch he unable 10 dslodge him During the night
he withdrew h- command and returned 10 Kentucky
&c era Sherman, Immediately after the fail Of Allan
ta put his armies IN camp In and about the place, snd
made all preparations for refttng and supplying then
for future service. The great lengh Of road from Al
lata 10 Cumberland river however, which had TO b.
guarded, allowed the troops but little rest.
During this time Jefferson DAVIS made speech II
Macon, Georgia, which WAS reported In the papers o
the SOUTH and soon became known 10 the whole coun
try, disclosing the plans of The enemy hus ensont
General Sherman 10 fully meet them He exhibited th'
weakness of supporting that all army that had beer
beaten and fearfuliy declmated in vain attempt th'
defensive could successfully undertake the offensive
a,ains; the army that had 90 often defeated IL.
In execution Of tbis Plan Hood, with bis array, wal
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to shermans right he succeeded In reaching the rail-
road about Big shanty, and moved north on It, .
General sherman leaving force TO hold Atlsnta WIZ
tie remainder of hs army fell upon I'm and drove MIN
20 Gad>ton, Alabama. Zee ng the constant annoyance
he would have with the roads TO his rear II we attempted
10 hold Atlanta, General Sherman proposed the abandon
and destruction Of that pace with oil the railroad'
leading 10 t. aud ,eleeraphed me az follows
| "CYsTRgvIlE, GA, October Io-noon.
"DCspaich about Wilson just received. Hood ID nov
crossing Coosa river, II miles below Rome, bound wes
IL he passes the Mobile and Ohio road, lad no'
better the plan Of letter sent by Colonel For
ter and leave General Thomas, with The troops now u
Tennessee 10 defend the State He will have an ample
force when the retnforceenis ordered reach Nashville
Nv. r. SHERMAN, Maj General.
Lent, Gen. GRANT
For full understanding OF the plan referred TO IN
tls despatch quote from the letter cent by Colonel
mum that, after you get Wilmington, you strike fo'
Savannah and the river; that Candy be Instructed
to hold the Mississippi river, and send force to gel
Columbus Georgia either by the way Of the Aabarns
or the AppaIaehcoa and TIA, l keep Hood employed
and put my army in final order for n march on Augusta
Columbia, and CbarlcstoD, TO be ready soon n
Wilmington Is sealed a. 10 commerce, and the city o
Savannah is n Our possession" This was In reply 10
letter of mine Of date September ~ In answer to dee
patch Of his containing substantially the same propos
lion and IN which informed him Of proposed move
ment sgains. Wilmington, and Of the situation Ia Virg
nis, sc. . ~
"Your despatch Of October 10 received. Docs II NOT
look IS II Hood was going to attempt the Invasion q
! Middle Tennessee, using the Mobile and Ohto and
Memphis and Charleston roads TO supply his base on
the Tennessee river about Florence or Decatur he
does is he Snght 10 be me, and prevented from gs,s
! | do not believe you would meet Hoods army, but
would he bushwhacked by all the old men, huIa boys
and such railroad guards It'll len a, home Hood
would probably strike for Nashville, thinking that BY
goiug north DC could infct greater damage upon n'
than could upon the rebels by going south II there
il any way Of getting st Hoods army would prefer
tina, but mus, trust 10 your Own judgment md !
shall not he able 20 send force from here 20 act witt
you Savannah. Your movements therefore, VIII et
Independent Of mine NJ leaet until the fall Of Rich
| mond takes place. l am AFRAID Thomas, with sucf
lines Of road he has TO protect could not prevent
| Hood from going north. With Wilson turned lOose
with all your cavalry, you will fnd the rebels put much
"U. S. GRANT, Lieut. General.
"Maj.. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN"
| "KrSGsTos Ga, October I'LL AN
"Hood moved bis army from Palmetto Station scros
by Dallas and Cedsrtown, and 10 now on the Coos
river south of Rome. He threw one corps On my road
AZ AcWorth ana Wi.s Iofcei 10 ioiio~ hoN nNhh''
with the 2Oth corps and have strong deachmeDs sons
my line This reduces my active force To comparative
| ly,mall army. We cannot remain hero on the defen
sve With the 5000 men, and the bold cavalry be has
| he can constantly break my roads ] would infntel,
prefer 20 make wreck Of the road and Of the country
feorn Chattanooga 70 Atlanta including the latter city
send back all my wounded and worthless, and, with Ioy
effective army, through Georgia, smashng things
| TO the sea. Hood may turn into Tennessee and Ken
lucky, but believe he will DO forced TO follow nae
Instead Of my being the defensive. would lie on th
offensive instead Of guessing at what he means 10 do
he would have 10 guess at my plans The difference II
war IL full twenty 6vc per cent. can make Savannah
Cbarlc.ton or the mouth of the Charlottesville
"Answer quick, as l know we will not have thu
telegraph long.