Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-12-10

~ Before reaching Panama the leader q
~ ~ the gang made full confession 'l0''I.
~ =, The names ofthe pirates are ss foffows
~ 81 ., ~ Hegg, Of Baltimore, Captain.
- T. 4 Swain, Executive bficefs
?, J.'L Black Paymaster. s.. ~,
y X y Lyon, Sailing Master.
le u. Hiddle, Chief Engineer. p
y T. j. Grady Assistant sEn1iucsr
: ,J. Higgins Paymester Clerk 1900, 's'ncss
Hogg was recently captured In the Tr;ss
ran Sbahdy. while fuhniog The blockade
= \, The New York HersId's. Washiuktou
= special tf Dec 81, says; a., i, g.r-s
e dosernment officials ere apasaaIIy iabi
!. liant over news from Sherman.
e Government possessss means independent
d OF Richmond papers aud more reliable N
! obtaining ointelligencesof Sherman's move.
n1entss iss y'a esgit---. Gsa.i 1zrfaT :"
I bai Iiis confidently believed that Sherman
4 rot only bsfiedn generals bot has
a SO feri dEpiceda beyond serious ,interrup.
non as 70 leave no doubt Of bis triumphant
| t1NlieISiss't aB' 40 zcssmeufk. 70 ss1,sL
, sissitai o. bsa,,s, NEwi YoRK, Dec. A
.. Savannah and other G Georgia papers of
the 27lb, and Richmond. papers of Dec.
~ have been 5eceivet, from which The
following a. summary is digested
IL appears thatan attack was made on
East Macon on Subday The 2Oih, Tie losing
a batterys which they subsequently feeoy.
4 cred, with a ali'loss bn both SIDES. g1eT
4 Ihe attack was expected1to be renewed
on the 2lst. bat it was mot nd, .thevrahsls
came to the conclusionathe .moEemsR, on
|, Sunday was q feint., t,.s.. =. t..'I-.,
II was probably made BY smell force, of
Siocnm's corps as the Augusta Constitu.
tionalist of the Oath SAYS that SlocSunmn's
Rentsre eori $ weiit down the westside Hof fhe
Oeonee'riverprevious TO the night iofSs aga.
indicating the intention to pass BY Augusta.
oetSeen that place and Macon, and make
Tor the sea between Savannah. and Bruns.
wick e'' :,
Gov. Brown was in Macon. where he
had removed oil valuables frcm Milledee.
wiley gmc7 bas g0Bfsj b8Jsief i1077~
aa The Consttutionalist ssys the rrsbel
cavalry are bur ming barns, cornacsibs. saad
everything that may be of usefo Sherman.
IN gisont ofhsm main army Onn the Ocmolgse
river. ts-.--. q
The Savannah Republican .of, the, 24th
ana 20 h contain dispatches. stating. that
on the 24th there was fighting all day ss
Oconee' bridge, which was held by The
rebels in the evening. The Federais hati
turned their guns in the opposite difec-
tion,sou the o, her side oEtbe river sindicst.
Ing an attack in the rearaz Wkeelery1vss
crossing Is miles below.the bridge to1 aid
its defence. ..,....-, -
Another dispatch states that the FEEDER.
ats had fanked Gen. Wayne at Oconee;
bridge, on the sCepirals. .R iR s,- compelling
nm to gelreat, and the Federals also cross.
bridge. 't YEA '.'o4 y ~ ''''S
A la'er dispatch fion Augusta y,sta dated
the %, to Gen. Aatdee at Savannah
states hit the enemy had bssEsIn driven
back across the Oeonee, and GeutaFsynsI
has returleito the bri4ge.F .Is@rRn 'sas'
The Augusta Constitttionalists of the
24tn so Us apprehensions prevailed there
on the 2Si III consequence OF fumersT that
diSpa'chfs had been received announcing the
passage OF the Ocopee. near .Miledgey,lle
by the enemy, who were reported, ~to. be
advancing in the direction Of Augusta.
The Savannah and ,Augusts papers of
me 23'h state the force that captured
MIlledgevilie remained there till the even.
ing OF The 24lh, having burned the. State
House, Browns Hotel aud the Penitenti,,
airy and c9pinred small qaap,ity af.,. am.
'nr,,lsion..aa ~, eyed sl.ge3 tadJ din anoilal
The main body efShern,aa's armyswa
reported, on the CATO be L miles westioe
oaundersville, coming towards. Savannah
rapidly. spreading desolatiou.
Inc Richmond Whig Of the Ist says news
iom Georgia Of the 30th shows that Sber..
nan Is gradually approaching the coast.
but refralns from giving the direction.
lie has met with no serious oopposjtjon'
lnce the rcpulse at Oeonee, but efforts are,
making TO head him oif.e1 isssli 5iISss0'lli
Wheeler had two victorious eSaao4.s.
rents with Kilpatrick's cavalry. ft ona ~
'hich he captured Kilpatrick's hat.
Geo. Hlrdee ,elegraphs from Savannah
nat be left Macon perfectly secure, and
as making certain dispositions insithat.
uarter. dl. oria .f.1,,s L.t; szs,lsi,,,i -.
The Richmond Dispatch of tho Est ,con,L
lins official Intelligence of Sherassn,ss
Iovements, and his present whereaBouts)
as asreceiyed es,orday. but does not men,
on said whereabonrs. Ii says sonlyf4
auooais mi aud transpots, were near Port
= ~ ,sg,,a.e ssA = iphaa 1asnfr= 40 sai,aqosa
. " " iou. elsL Lii oiIemglqib boa ~ IN
His Instructions, from Mallory. show hs1
IS rebel eommitsions and sailed, ffom4
lilmingtoo for Hasansg where. no made
J, his gang.S sdi lC sbgm nsso egad sisssI3he
They has correspondents all alone iheds
'ast who 'weteto JOIN them Hoggs s.ins.a
ruc'1ons ln5 were, sitter getting possession or
e steamer, 10 capture q Galifqrnib sl sara,.
with lis tfeaure. and ifnot able 10 GET
e treasure across the islbmas. deposit
With reliable EpGIish house 1ia ~ alpar.s
soaoe seadiit 70 Europe by9a Frsusgn
an o''war.- aOh,f'sr go ,EeiN ElsoD ava
The steaper Guatemala, which easclvedu
tck sat fauama on the l5th, reports sesssd
many suspicious looking persons anxods- 70
Y yeplng 'pe afflyat of The 4 sspls slssner Al
llebertades and Adgllls lndoubl edlye ea. q,
mpiiees Of Tie pirate, These. ,laitsf hsdeRR 49,
ne across the copptry via Ouoa, fIoa
fhey have probably been ar.tt
sted before this. as the governmuns ogs,