The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-02-22


must expect to hear of Thomas in man
places until such time as his wherabou
are ds6nately known by battle. New
bern is near the mouth Of the Neuse riv
or, about one hundred and ten mile
southeast Of Raleigh.
RAID EXPECTED FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
From East Tennessee the repor
reached us yesterday thas stonelnan an
Bnrbridgs were preparing to make rsit
from Tennessee into North Carolina, will
the hope Of cooperating with the col
umn now said to be on foot to invade thu
State from the Atlantic coast. We giy'
this for what it may be worth.
sHERMAN's OPERATIONS
The examiner says the statement tina
Sherman's forces had probably cut the
Augusta branch of the South Carolins
Railroad at different points west OF Branch
vile is borne out by late Charleston pa
pers. which state that the Yankees had
reached and cut it at Midway, Blackyills
aud Brainberg. Branchville is about
midway between the three cities OF
Charleston, Augusta and Columbia, and
is the point at which the roads leading
to Columbia and Augusta separate. The
distance from Charleston to Columbia is
130 miles; from Charleston to Augutsa
1877 miles, and from Columbia to Angus
ia, via Branshville, is i43 miles The
distance from Branchville Charleston
is 81 miles, from Branchvllle to Colum
ba 68 miles, and from Branchville 10
Augusta 7j miles. Though the enemy
have obtained possession Of the road be
tween Brsnchville and Augusta, they
had not, up to the latest advices, struck
the line leading from Charleston to Col-
umbia. The possession Of the road at
Blackville will cut us from Georgia, and
al sections beyond, as long as the Yam
KEGS hold out. Sherman's objective
point is undoubtedly Branchville. AS
Itrategic point, it is Of great value. II
Sherman takes it, he cuts our great rail
way artery, and Gen. Lee will have to
get supplies from other quarters than the
rich storehouse of southwestern Georgia.
The capture of Branchville would not
cut us off from Charleston. There is
another line over the Northeastern and
roads, by which Charleston
can communicate with Richmond, and
aven with Columbia, but his permanent
possession of Branchville would undeubt-
edly lead to a maneuver upon Charleston.
As the situation stands at present, Sher-
man is in critical condition. His base
is now on the Savannah river at Spesr's
Ferry. He has a long line of communi-
Sation to guard, and he may send out
\ raiding party to destroy Columbia, if
possible, and lay waste the surrounding
country, but he will scarcely venture to
.byance further into the interior until he
shall have taken or burned Branchville,
t is hardly to be expected that he would
advance further into the interior in that
direction. In the event of such success
lis next movement would almost neees-
arily be upon Charleston, to secure there
base of operations, and if successful
hero, he might attempt march through
Carolina towards Wilmington. His
QUITE to Richmond lies naturally through
3ranchville Charleston and Wilmington,
long ard difficult one, which depends
lpon his success at each OF Its stages.
FROM CHARLESTON.
The following was received at the reb
War Department on the 1871:
CHARLESTON, Feb. 1.-THE enemy are
till in strong force on James Island, but
he movement is believed to be demon
tration.
There is an increase to day Of steam
RS off the bar. A barge attack made to-
light, upon battery Tompkins, was re-
,ulsed.