, 1864-12-05
POSTSCRIPT.
4:m O'CLOCK, 4. II.
FROM NEW YORK.
0ur Midnight Observation-Disclosures
News Summary, dc.


New York, Sunday, Dec. 4.-11idnight.
The Sherman's Army correspondent Of tht
Augusta Chronicle gives an account Of Sher
mans march, He says the country through
which the Federal troops passed Is very gen.
orally desolated. Those citiz.ns who re
maiucd at home and watched their premises
lost little save horses, food and stock. From
Aliledgeyille the government has been re.
moved. The Governor has pardoned oil con
yicts In the prisons, put arms in their hands,
and sent them to fight, except those put in
for life, whom he could not :reprievc accord
The Sentt1el says Of Sherman: The situa.
tton Of the main force Is alleged to be particu-
larry mysterious. His movements seem to be
but teints OF fooleries, and with small bodies.
The supposit15u Is that these expeditions OF
his tanks are intended by Sherman to mask
his main army and to conceal the march
which he Is making on Savannah or Bruins,
wick. At the latter town are our forces, which
have come to the mouth Of the Oconee. They
are alleged to be very few in number, and
limited IN their operations to accommodating,
Meanwhile Sherman is supposed to be NOV.
ing down behind the 0conee, which he need
not cross at all if Brunswick be his goal. His
course in that case would be to cross the Oc-
mulgec near the mouth, and move down be-
l1I1u OF tQuLu OI LIE aiL4lQAua.
The IPorld has the following contents ol
A dispatch Of the I'd says seven hundred
prisoners have been received ut Augusta, who
were captured while forasing.
Gov. Watts, Of Alabama, in his message,
eays: No convention Of the States can be
called to settle the question peace States
cannot call conventions for the PURPOSE, nei-
ther have the President or Congress power to
make treaties. That, Of peace included, is
delegated by the State, through the Consti-
tuition, to tile President, with the advice and
consent Of the Senate. So long as the Legis-
latures of each State are bound By it, they
cannot by separate action make treaty or
assemble In convention to make treaties.
In reference to arming negroes, Governor
Watts says the idea of using negroes in the
utterly indetensible in principle, and the pol
icy to permit the blacks to acquire property,
and the ultimate emancipation of such as
faithfully perform service, would be as uncon-
stitutionel Us It would be destructive to the
interest Of the States. So far as Alabama Is
concerned, her Legislature is without power
to aid in the accomplishment Of such pur-
pose.
In the rebel Congress On the 25th discus.
sion took place Oh the bill proposing another
holding Of courts martial for the trial and
punishment Of derelict officials. The discus.
sion was quite sharp, and the Prevalence ol
drunkenness In the army proven. 1t was as
serted that apple brandy caused the revcrses
Nj. Or said Justice has not fallen on q
single officer for dereliction of duty. Since
the war7 began, while private soldiers have
officer has been court lnartia1ed or dismissed
for non performance Of duty.
Il Raleigh paper has an article on the peace
question, and says Georgia and North Ca1olfna
demand immediate efforts for peace By neso-
tiation.. It asserts that the rebel authorities
are anxious TO prevent negotiation, aud it
fears complete usnypatlon Of power. It
closes rs follows: sUnless the wisdom Of
Congress and Of our State Legislatures shall
devise some plan hF which the war may be
stopped ard peace restored, it does not re-
quile The sspjfit IT,, Of prophecy to see that We
BALTIMORE, Sunday, Dec. 4.-The An.eri-
yannah RepuAiean, of the G01h, says General
Shetman's forces were few miles beyond
A1illen, his cavalry having approached that
place, but returned without molesting it,
Sherman is resting his forces, preparatory to
his advance to the seaboard. The United
Foster, landed at Birds Neck, about twenty
miles up Broad River, on the 10th, and por-
t1on had marched toward the Savannah and
Charleston Railroad in the direction Of the
Great Swamp. but returned after skirmish.
It was supposed that an attenpt to burn d
bridge would be made on the S0th, and heavy
firing on that day Vas heard and heavy smoke
New YoRK, Sunday, Dec. 4ETho IFor1d rap-
lishes the following extracts from Southern
papers tc1egraphcd from Washingtcss:
The Richmond Dispatch Of tne "a says
cavalry fight in which ."e were victorious
took place in east e5oEen R,on On inesoay, lae
lem pttng to cross the Savannah River when
they were attacked by Wheeler. After an
obstinate fight they were driven back In the
direction Of Afillen, loosing very heavy.
sherman's main army is moving towards
the coast. 4 battle is expected.
was something worse than 4 slight slsirmtsh,
though scarcely to he rated as battfS: Our
loss was 10 Killed, wounded and missing.
That Of the enemy Is. represented Us much
greater.
We hayc already intinated our belief that
Grant had sent forces to Port Royal with tho
intention Of ofmasching up into the country to
relieve Shermnn from his embarrassments.
We are now nearly certain that this advance
has been attempted and resulted in a COM
pleto failure. The details will be first heard
FROM through the cnemy's journals. We are
sure 1t will be difficult If not impossible for
Sherman to reach Beaufort or Sa7annuh, and
suppose nov ne Will aim al Sou1e pC1nL 10 tQe
outward.
The Dispatch. Of the I'd, says: The follow.
Ing is m Official dispatch, received yesterday
MACON, Nov. a7.
General g. Cooper:
Gen. Roddy reports from Corinth, on the
2Gtt. that the enemy evacuated Dccatur,
burning bis storehouse filled with provisions
and ammunition, harness and pack saddles.
Fifteen pontoon boats were secured BY Col.
Wind. who pressed the enemy closely.
TIE RS Aty of the I'd says: ~ : An otiicial Dis
patch was received last night which states
that our forces had engaged and routed tue
Yankees ut GEahamsvif1e, $. G., driving them
five miles. The Yankees left their dead on
the field. Grahamsyiile is IN the road from
Savannah to Charleston, about so miles north
east from Savannah The party beaten were
evidently troops sent up from Port Royal. 4
rnure fighting On the picket line.
The shelliHg Of Dutch Gap still continues
It was reported some days ago that from
Hamlctt's battery steamer could be seen In
Buffers canal. -.
!. The Enquirer says that all was puiet in the
lines Of Richmcn ], but with strong indica-
tions Of approaching struggle on the right 'of
Petersburg, the old scene Of Grants ElVorite
BALTIMORE, Sunday, Nov. THE special
correspondent Of the d7serican telegraphs the
arrival Of the steamer Baltic in Annapolis
Roads, from Savannah, with SEQ officers 81
died on the passage, and more than two thirds
Of them II is thought will never recover.
The latest news from Sherman reports him
within forty miles Of Savannah. Ali Georgla
WAS in alarm. The Savannah papers Of the
Goth ult., while admitting this, sAy his pro-
-grees has been stopped.