The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-24
FROM SAVANNAH.
Statement Of Boston Merchant.

The Boston Traveller says: From
wealthy and ent ryrising merchant OF
this CITY who arrived here yesterday
from Port Royal, which he left on the
sth inst, we have received some inter
sstiug particulars of the condition OF
affairs al Savannah, He fully confirms
the reports Of the immense quantities
Of cotton which our forces found IN the
city Not only are the store-houses
filled, but in many private residences
bales of cotton are concealed Port
Royal. which is only fourteen miles
from Savannah, was daily freQuented by
ladies from the latter city, who came
70 purchase goods
Having been well acquainted at Sa-
vannah before the war, he occasionally
met or heard Of those he had formerly
known; but most OF his male friends
he found were in the rebel army. de
reports that the stores at Port Royal
were doing splendid business, caused
by intercourse with the people OF "a
vannah. who appeared TO nave aounN
dance Of means, and bought largely
The confidence and enthusiasm OF
Sberman's army Is unbOuuded. They
worship their gallant leader, and be-
lieve ia, mselves invincible to any force
the rebel can bring against them, and
they are ready and eager for fight.
The, reached Savannah ia excellent
health. and the morale Of an army could
not have been better They had thriv-
en on the tat Of the land, and were
AL in fine health a distinguished of
Ger with Sherman told him that their
intention was 10 destroy Lees base OF
supplies, and this had been accomplish
60 ef-ctually that if q sand-crane pro-
posed 10 hy from Savannah TO Atlanta
be would never think Of starting with
out taking a haversack with him
The negroes which sherman collect
ed on his famous nsrch, are rapidly en-
letting in Uncle Sam service, and they
promise TO become good soldiers. They
all fully Apr Q &c tn 2 freedom, snd
would suffer any hardship rather than
return 10 bondage again.
Hardee when last heard from was at
Pocataiigo, with about 1900 men
Sherman has three corps, numbering
Ia the aggregate about seventy thous-
aud men Il was understood that he
would leave The corps known as the
Army Of Tennessee, to take care o.
Hardee. while with the rest Of the army
he marches upon Augusta, where ia.
rebels have an eZteBsiye mandatory
from which they obtain most Of their
percussion caps After capturing Au
gusta il is expected he viii swoop down
upon Charleston, al q after securing this
coveted prize will turn his attention
upon Wilmington.
Even the rebels n Savannah, since
they have seen his magnificent army
and felt its power, fear that no obsts-
cles osn be inUerposed TO stop his viclO
rious progress and prevent the fan Of
Charleston and Wilmington.
"Since sherman leig Savannah bis
men have considered = soldiers life
short, perhaps for The Hrst time since
they entered the army, and numb,r
Of them whose term Of service had exc
pired, expressed their determination to
8 az and E 3 the thing out
They are IN fine country, enduring
no p7ivatiors, IN the most exvDerant
spirits, and believing that, under Sher.
man, nothing could sand before them.
The gentleman who has given Us
this information says that when he left
Port Royal there were 10 reports there
concerning the recent peace move
nous in Georgia, and he has good rea-
son to believe thst the whole story is a
oanard, as be WAS in such apCsition that
any inGmatiOn of such q movement
would have been communicated to him
De also says that the accounts OF the
distress prevailing at Savannah are
greatly exaggerated