The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-05

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The sd - HohDsd paDsss of.ths
jlss, - Bss~ised - Uhjoh the follow.
isg snnaasy = 1I6s11od:
i appes fkst @ a1tAok - mads ou
ssst Hssoo g 6ssd1y, 3hs 4oth, he reb
ele losing > battery vhich they ssbss-
| qusnsly recovered wish suall loss On
both 3D.. The attack vas sxpessed 70
be rsssusd - ths 2lsk bat it uas not,
aad he rebsl6 esns - the conclusion the
movsms1t % Me6dsy ~ fsist. Il
was probsbly nale y small foroe Of
HowasdS sefpA
The Asgssta Conssitationalist Of the
24th ays:
6locsm's entire eosps west down The
vest side of the Ooosss River, pfssioas
70 the night Of The ED, isdiessisg The is-
'ention TO pass BY Augusta between tkss
place and Macos snd|msks for ihs.sss be-.
tween Savannah an Brownsville.
Gov Brown was ID Macon whore be
had removed Al valsablss from Milledgs.
vile.
The Consisutiooslist states rsbsl cav
airy are burning barns. corn cribs and
everything that nsy b. Of nee 20 Sbsr-
mas 10 ffost Of bio naia army o. ths %
mulgse river.
The Savannah Repsbiisaa oi the 24th
and S5th contains dispatohss stating on
the 44th vas Sighting I'll day o. ths Geo.
nee bridge, which vas hsla b The rsDels.
Ia the evening the Federsls had turned
thsir gun. ia the opposite direction on
The other side of tho rivss, iHdisssi4g %
attack on their rear.
Wheeler vas crossing l8 miles below
the bridge to aid 10 its defense. A moth
er Dispatch states the fedsrsls have hauk.
cd Gen. Wayne at Ocoase Bridge d the
Central R. B. compelling him % rstrsss,
and that the fedenls hsd also crossed q
Balls Ferry, fosr uilss below The B}idge
later dispatch from Augusta, dated
the Esd, 70 General Hardee Il Savhash,
states the enemy had been drives back
across the Oeonee ssd General Wsype has
returned to the bridge. 8
The Aagusts ConstitnsionaIist OF the
a4th says apprsheosioss prevailed there
on ths Isl in ccOscqus0cs of rumort that
dsspatches had been received announcisg
tbs passage of tho Ocosee near AiIledg.
vile BY the enemy, Who vsre reported
advancing in the directioa Of Augusta
savannah anl Augusta papers Of the 18th
state the force thsslcaptased NilledgAviIle
renained there till the evening of the
Gath, having burned the State House,
Brum's Hotel and the peeiteatisry| cap
turing sm.lI quantity Of amnunftion.
The oais body Of SAsrmsa's army i re-
ported . b Is miles vest Of Saunders
viiIs, eoaisg towards Savanoah, rapidly
sprssding dsvsststios.
The Risamend Wing Of the lst says
the .sevs trsm Geosgfs yesterday TIE
10th, shoss Sherman grsdasliy approach.
ing the coast, but rcfnins from giving
the di1sctions. He had met with 90 -
rioss sppositioe siacs shs repsise st 0oo-1
mes, bat efforts are making to head him
OF Wheeler hsd two sietosioss eakAee-
'ueots With Kilpa,rieks cavalry, in one Of
which be espsassd K,lpssriek's hat
Gen. Hsrdeo felegrsphs from Saw {nnAh
thst be left Macon erfectly secure and
sAs making certain his positions ia that
quarter.
The Richmond Dispatch Of Tho iG
says otialsl intelligence Of Sherhan's
movements and present whereabouts vas
received yesterday, but DOES not mdnsion
said whereabouts. II says only IL gun
boats aud transports are near Port Roy
a.
e. The Charleston Mercury Of the 22d
.ays the enemy have 80 pieces Of heavy
ordnance on Morris Island, bearing on
Snnter aad SaiivAn Islasd They are
oosy moon,isg asorsas snd have buoys
,ns on Bslfs Bay. They hare ) Afes Of
some dessa noaisoss q Port Roy4 and
sonsehsrs on tie ccssl : dsssa dnd .
ealf uoss. Thsss pseparssioss ishtes.s
IN attaok o Charlsssos asd tAs advancs
o. Shseiaa aouardb Asgasta safas bs 20
in~ i = ~ iost iD psepssins y mjstth
isea4.
~ 6avsDsAk Rspsblisaa Of ~ 43d
says al1see 1ses y aos AsssmbIed x Port
Royal asd u preparation kr 8hernsa.s
srrival.
Tho savsuosh Nsxs thinfs Shsrman's
dsstinaaion thAGSi,y. Unless his army is
either whipped. routed or captured be
win reach that place.
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