Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-05
THE NEWS.
FRon GEORGIA.

The Augusta 0hrO~ie!s and Sentinel. Of the lh
instant, contains the following PrAgrsNhs:
fslssrAphc Communication With Ailsn has been re-
opened.
Wheeler Vas still engaged In lighting the Tsdsrlk
on Wednesday. Rstults unknown.
lis reported that purity Of Sbsrman's scouts visit.
ID Dsman's Ferry on Sunday. They remained some
time in that vicinity taking observations. II IL thought
by many tha. Sherman will sndssvor TO Gross the S,.
VAnnah riVfF ct that p int.
Gentlemen from shermanS rear state that HE
line Of march 10 marked BY dead animals, broken va
CONS, bodies Of men, Straggers. ~.
When General Wheeler struck Kilpatrcls raiders al
Big creek, they killed over three hundred bead Of
horses 10 prevent them from falling into Wheeler
hands.
Yesterday morning the train the Georgia Rlilroad
brought down Gbou: hundred prisoners, sho we're
said to have been pursd somewhere in the nsiRhbor
hood Of WansntOn-
They are supposed to be portion Of shsrnans or.
ny that had Struggled away from the main body, and
fell IN easy prey to our force&
They we're oil hearty cooking rsn.
Trains run up the George road - fer 90 9rssusa.
boro'.
The work Of repairing the road to Atlanta vii be
com msncOd - soon - practicable.
1t is stated on reliable authority that the Yanhss.
appropriated ever two thousand horses and mules in
GlAScOek aud Warren counties.
The Ohro, ieIs. Of the 9olb, ssys:
gentleman from Newton county states the, ssysr.
Of Ihs large plAntstions.in that section we're CON.
ptSy destroyed by the FsderA sssp: CLAN of every
th T. and all the houses thereon burned exc ,pt those
occupied BY negroes.
Emory College, Oxford, vas slso destroyed, and al
the buildings connected With same together With theil
content. This college VAS tbs properly OF the Mstho
dat Church OF this S!As Several 6ne libraries be-
forging to the various college societies. besides the
one b,lorgiD TO the coll g ITSELF were among the
property burned Also large aud eIsenslse MinsTa.
j logical cabinet, ft chemical apparatus a..
A the FederAs approached the town they we're hrsd
upon, and one Of their party killed. The college vas
burned in retaliation.
l. Is estimated tina! the properly cost nearly half
million before The var
letter from the Mayor OF Greensboro desorbes lhe
arrival Of the Yankees in that town. and thelr conduct
Nhilst there. He sAys:
'dWslch DesVAn's circus and menlgs;ie core
alcnE, il tIld not have made Ms excitement snol
the negroes aud tbs boys; bat can say never saw
geCea bsLAye better and oh more indignant than
our negro population, ospc SNJ altar the Yanksts
robbsd them. They Gok from Chapman Norton tssnty-
100 three doarr Others ssFe robbed of coats and
VAteheA
regret 10 slate that DOR friends serofa ire river in
Morgan county IOs. heavily. Among them Ool Joshua
Hill Ana Thomas 6lnod.
LASBsI VlOH ssOSGIA
The only tssEpphie information II the War De-
PaFtnsnt last night tIospt dispatches relating 10 the
disposition Of troops, telegram from Macon, sta
ting that che Yankee force shieh had bssn operating
in the vicinity Of that city had bean Withdrawn, end
gone In the direction Of the main body.
The Indications era that Sherman sil direct his
coarse towards DSFion or BEunssick.
RBoM SOUTH CAROLINA!
me Ohs'lest0n A1eHy Of the lst sAya:
We have stirring ness from the coast Early yoe.
tefdsy HornirP the snemys transports llnied fofce
estim 81 to number about 900 men, OF yd's Lind.
ing, on B'rsdriver, shout ght miles from Grshan-
vile. nssntims Q Snslsr force, ascending Biss
creek ause ed the railroad near Cooss vh1ehie but
we're speedily rspulssd. They then returned, and
join ny the main body ct Boyds L,u5iDg, the sLtTe
roe sdvsnced towards 0rshAnVille, whore, in the
Aftennoon. q sy encountered our advance guard
Al last accounts, ysstsTdsy, fighting vas gong on
o. Gfshamville, but ss have particulars. There Ia
reason 10 believe however tia, fores 10 srss6y
sufficient 70 cope with the fos end is, besides hourly
receiving reinforcemebts.
We hs's puhIIshsa Ger, Hssdsss tslsgrsns sp-