The New York herald., 1865-01-01
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The stationing OF thirty thousand men u tieksh.,.
where they became o. . sss sps%y ss sOe
sn we presume more N the Of sacrifice 70 fisnd
plan Ns- .Aceived, than the result Of sysssmsaass
: peated After Hood had been moved out Of the
say and the door left open for sherman 70 20
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enemy, emboldened BY the ama.ng msn1uvis wn,cn sa
be the crowning glory proclaimed IN advance
the destruction only OF Hardee but Of Beanregard
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carried with them all their men and MaSsrtek savannah
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even thus much
Savannah has been captured in every -a, The. has
taken place this continent from the Revolution ncu
sve II taken by ths British IN I57s from FLORIDA
the paths through the swamps having bee. betrayed b
combined French and American force land and naval.
General Lincoln commanded the Amsrean. army, and
made to storm the works Il failed and Ce0ns PuaSki
was killed. The French and American csmmandsTs
back to The West indies while the AmeTicsns marched
back Charleston, where months later they
the British to the close OF the war Al ne commence.
msht Of the Of 1872 IL was again taken BY the
British
In military point Of view Savannah Of value
to us whatever As port had been blockaded for two
years. The moral effect is all that the enemy have
gained, and that is not much
Gen. Sherman About to Oblige Lee BY
Moving Richmond.
From the Richmond Whig, Dec. 27.1
Sherman has consented 70 CRAFTY General Lee Hs
announces, in his own inimitablo manner that 'the
goes North on the 2lst and by that time shall North
too.n This Is playing Joshua with slight variation
The stood s, at the Hebrew chieftain's bidding
but the Yankee WARRIOR complainant and perhaps
less potent consents 70 follow the SUM- Well let hm
come. He is e pery ge'si4s desire q ~ and no
whose mctte desire to test for Grant has with him
only thousand veterans and the rest the
rn-rar Of creation TO defeat whom Is no honor. Let
Sherman, then, with his host Of Occidental
invncbles; we will 500 have him IN the position he
claimed Hood vas, Just where we want him.
He does not tell his programme or what cities he
intends conquer before he up with Leo ~ bon
bouche Doubtless he will not leave Charleston behind
sion is an incentive powerful wthstood by thu
doughty warrior As for Wilmington he will leave that
right of conques, providing Beast ind Bragg ha.
10 crack His main column, therefore, will march
within cooperative distance Of the feet Noshing more
easy than this to the omnipotcnt Sherman.
spartan little State Of south Carolina He Win desacn
column pay his respects to Columbia just as he did TO
prisoners and %
brace Of the Union. An easy job, this, 70 master Of
his friend Holden. In fact would be doing him great
Injustice suppose that he VIII be wanting In courtesy
any considerable town in the interior Of North Caro-
lima Far too polite gentleman for that is General
sherman While his hand is In he will capture all the
towns between Savannah and Richmond Why nots
Nothing Is more easy 10 the redoubtabe Sherman
He promised devastate and deBOate he advances
and 10 leave behind him blackcned waste extending
from Chattanooga the capital OF the Southern con.
rodc,aJ proof Of this he delays his departure from
Savannah for ae@ days In order that he may destroy
the Albany Rairoad-a piece Of pure wantonness and
vandalism. All this will the remarkable General 6her
man do ard that win brief space OF time; for what
resist the irresistible Sherman and what the use
Of prolons.ng the war into another campaign Why not
close II up by the 4ih OF next Marchthe blessed ami
versary OF the inauguration Of Abraham7
Such IN all probability are the schemes OF this
bilious creature who is perhaps his march
in this direction. Unfortunatcly-f0r oxceedngl
impatient 10 celebrate in the good city Of Richmond o.
advent Of the conqueIing hero--there many mi
and many streams Of water between this goal Of his
bton and the point of his departure Also, there ie
soldier OF the of Hnrdee and another Of tho mar
Sherman's triumphal progress. Last Of all, WHOM -
reaches Richmond he Will lind nj It's portal man
has never been run over well known - 0e0p
eral Robert f. Lee. Even II no bring With him
his army uninjured by Beauregard and Hardes,
and add the--~.ny of Th0ma s"sO HE own army,
the combination will not be formidable IN numbers
Than that which arrayed against Richmond las1
spring Lee able 10 resist the one combinatl0n;
what there doubt that he will Be able Teeist
the other? We very much fear that the reception Of
Sherman ut the gates Of Richmond win be, say tho
least, uncivii. Nay We apprchensive that le %
treatment Of him will be rough as TO compel him 20
continuing his journey still further northward and 0f
leaving Richmond In the lurch Which would be dis
appointment 10 ~ and chagrn TO the wonderful 6ber-
man.