, 1864-12-28

troops. The Rebels rushed upon our veterans with
the creates iu-y. 1hcy Terc received With grape
shot aad n.askeEy 1t Rolnt blank tn1ss GaE s9l
The qulyer1ne columns to come On, AZ Il they
thorght the Whole thing nice joke The Rebels
resumed The attge h1, With ths same fatal resnlts
three Hundred dead On the field. 0nr loss was
some forty killed and wounded, while their Killed,
wounded and prisoner. are estimated to exceed
son thcy have received. Il Is sid, G. ntst Q1ss
h prkxutty p1s gi coHte. This first step has been
most expensive one. and Judging, from the fact
to have interpreted Tie prorerb Otherwise than in
the recognized Ecnse.
MARCHING Oh.
NEAR ToxN1ILE STATION, on TIE
GEORGIA CExTnAL RAILROAD, Nov. n.
Since writing tho above, the army has moved
have underftood. Int too late that It itweanot sher
mans intention to make serious att7ck upon Ma-
con. They hare, however, succeeded IN getting
railroad bridge. We first became aware o. taelr
presence In front by the destruction OF several
small bridges across Buffalo Crock. On TIE two
roads leading to 6nnderByi1e, oycr which were ad-
vancing the s0th and 18th corps.
We Wcre delayed hut few hours. The passage
was also contested by the rebel cavalry undcr
and into he Streets 81 sandcrsyille. TIE soth
corps had the advance, dcraoylng regiment as
ekifmishcrs, forming the remainder Of brig g,dc
movement was executed ii The laudaomest man
mnrch Of tho column In tic slightest degree, al
though .he roll Of uskctEy was anseasin @ i's UnF &
NOuudEd-
NEAR TEE ocosEE.
As the s0th Corps cntered the town they were
met by The 1ith, whose hcad q column aEriyod at
met with tht distractions above mentioned, the
ar1ny under Gen. Howard were attempting to throw
aponloon across the oconee at the Georgia Cen
der the command Of Gen. Wayne. which was COM
posed Of portion Of Nhcelcz's casalry, milltfa,
I'D hand Il sonvicts lad nac bsta,ed
The most Of these dcsperadoes haze bcea tazen
Ecs las tarned he 1pos beiieV
his Iii iiee1:,}t5 F r The 1esis I'D not nske M reaazS
uble to c1oss his army yesterday, and commenced
htealdng railroad again to-day. In fact all Of the
army, except one corps, are engaged in this eans
rcach this point when be met Gen. Marieo, who
has managed to get roInd here from Macon. o1r
troopa s,5nsk Tic railroad At this station 2 few
hours after tho frightened b1nd escapeh
THANKSGIVING DAT KErr.
We had been told that The country vas very
poor east OF tile Oconec, but our experience has
been delightful gastronomtc contradiction Of
the the 9Ss4 d19 sa sss ii arsn i iSs 5ns
Thanksgiving Day ":s very EcacrlilY observed In
The army, tic troops 6coruinE ct!icacas in the
r!en.itrdc Of turkeys, with which they l'are sup
j pliel themselves.
f SUPPLIES ABUNDANT.
Vegetables Of alt kinds and tn unlimited 9uantf-
ties we're at hand and the soldiers gave thanks as
soldiers may, md were rs merry as only eodiera
sam n,sc ps aaes H. ~ t,ouns ~ sre hrsin continn
savsI o1,s iIs1 fs@,r;nr. n.y. os's'' 1A~ pA'7S<e
IN addition 70 towls, vegetables and meats,
i,,, ,rh;c IL rr,tiv,ted IN Il, fhr n1nnt1t;nns
snd5, snd s,oSed .ar In iarc trouphs md n1.head.
s aus anu so Yc rar e or
.ha,5 ~ tsc :; t11at terTor n 1yent mast;caf3on
nrcr ,i,c ecet.u,a Of conn:ry istc1y trarnrsei
hands man ~ 15ayis annear 10 have I,een obcvei and
r rroa y cstt, are tnrna ni9h,r inte
tnc i;nE.nsc cs IL Of unoaterd corn fS cat teI
M Wills hs ri are crowded to overflow
III Il" 1a." a1ao rochei 1hc s,nd rec,on. an III,
tho I'll % ~ ra,n has m teTrort' tho Fo,d. are er
eeei. anq n Mogu rfse " n r1pcp. M M, hn
MeSi 1Si - a.oi orn,w rn-ns has ia ,,nntnan
Is Tne 1 LOT Gae4 ~ afy ny a, as s'sr M ~ ~
hoof'
HOWELL conEs PLANTATION.
Just before his entrance into Nillsdsville. Gcn
Howell Cobb. It vns coincidence tha: aiaeo1
paf,er, containing Cobb's addrcss to the Georgian
Is General commaudlns, was received Tho SAINT
daJ: inis riau.a%uom % "1s ~ ~ tr =. tt *,
ro sno srer s eismed apy crest peputation
81 Rsy snd ano hs
..r'se and defend taGlt ltbetues, homss, Ac., ron
the step Of TIE fnvadcf.to hasn anu de5tc2y cvery
hins II hS I1on assa nI %e, On a III ,h aa aad
at Mtta ~ ~ nMn ~, IT, 10y
conu1on u ~. His 1ud .i itas4 .;tt ~ ~,
We FOUND ms sfanaf1cs Me!! nilea Mtua coTn ~
wheat, part OF which was distributed anu eatsn y
6ut aais ena.i a 1r,i1h ,r bnI fan1d - ., aa4
On our Gar afcn2 was 81 etoFad m a. IN 4
oul-noase. !as Nas aso atsposeo ~ ~ IT ~ ~
dcrs aEd 10 the pos9 osi %13ca W. = sa3 "
II thls Place fey dass ase Besominf nj a,a1mGa oi
Eonn sent ~ oit " o1d s.ra III IT,
bodied mnlcs; ho1:es ~ c0"e aaa sl.Ees, nc lei
and enildren, Mitn G.Ghlns ecasce covering 1ae1
nakeohcss, WIN atsS o1 ~ W. i9oa NJ "Anuu
mcana ot procuring an5. me ,oona aaem eoWts
Mere tle Tlna Wileu .nsouEo ~ aan cseI,ee5 % O.
1Nesn tue lgss' ., ICY o+ o xxi f ~ 81
aankecs VINO toGy naa 1eea 3olu, ~, "9a1a e.
hainae nS = T nrger s sosg' ao' os0 @'' ~ nD''
General sherman aastl oatea e INC nesIoes VI.
hts Owl aahos 1ne ~ @ anu
them t1et we Wele ,hsl[ tt!en1s, ana ny nceun u
oe aao - L. % iet Eo,,,s 49,. o 1-,4 @ta n
co nm: pose ~ sou ~ 1 nag w .4.ta. ni1ss' ~
zen 20 IT, sa W.. nn1 eers Mt t;,.;, II T.
Fr1eesnous aqa 1sLa rom ue w9ie " ~ aa4, T. az M
su @ 49, 49, ~ f,i,h ~ =, a ,h;" ,,.n - " vi
) 1ot e"'e put nrpr1'1wS 1ur,u -, ~ ;" s,rnnars
tAn11 1Es ~ sIo"oeS'
This terrorism, which forms 60 ~ striking te
ture Of sl3ycry, has lad marked illustrations eyt
since we lett Atlanta. Tbs negroes were told tn
Ss eoen rs We got them into our clutches tlis
were put Into The Eoat Of tt: hattie, aad we kill
) nc1n lthey old not light; that We threw the VI
!, men end children into the cEatt1h oochfc, ar
when the buildings were burned In Atlanta, "
tlled them with negroes to be roasted and devon
ed Ey the flames. these stoftes4 which appear
ahsurd TO us, arc not too estrayassnt Tor the s'1
pic, untutored minds ot the negroes I!icy ?!
. cosi1y frightened, s.nd fui1 Of superstition.