Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-06
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RebeI News.

NKw YORK, December 5-The Rchmond
Dispatch Of the "a says: cavalry light in
which we were victorious, took place in,,East
Georgia Tuesday.
The Yankee cavalry, under Fitzpatrick we're
attempting to cross the Savannah river when they
were attacked By Wheeler, and after az obsii-
nate fight, we're driven back n the direction OF
Millen, losing very heavily.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 2d also says:
Sherman's main army II moving towards the
coast, aud a battle is expected
From the Richmond Whig OF the 2i, il does
not seem that our authorities have any suspicion
OF the effect the movement OF Hood would have,
at least we Judge from the very feeble opposition
which has thus far been made TO The advauce Of
Sherman.
IL Is plain that he is moving to the coast. and
that, SO far, lie has been enabled 20 live upon
the country. We think it probable that Sher-
man will Ieacn the Atlantic in comparative
safety. His next move. in our opinion will be by
the 20 Richmond.
We don't believe he can succeed In taking
either Augusta or Savannah. Indeed should ne
succeed in capturing the first named place. It
will do him 40 good since lie will find there
nothing he was seeking A5 the last named
place he viii have 20 fight and OF that he il yery
well aware and docs not wish 10 do before
securing base upon The sea Charleston, for
the present, AZ least. ihiuk Ia be entirely ou;
Of the question
Should he determine 10 secure himself on the
sea aud theEce issue during tue winter 10 ravaGe
the country and carry ON 4 regular winter cam
paign ne must be kept III a. We suppose he can
Ia he meantime be sbandons IN immense TRACK
ot country in the interior, over which II l. im-
possible that his army situated on the Ocouee
and closely watched, can exercise any influence
For good or evil, We don't see that Shermsn's :
lat loft Iav otto fto
of the war. But after having been told by the
highest authority in the C0nieleraey that hi, e
treat from Atlanta was TO be more disastrous
than the retreat OF Napoleon from Moscow, il
s little ve1atious To iind him getting Of so
cheaply, burning and numbering he goes
From the Richmond Dispatch of the 2i, we
learn that seven hundred prisoners have been re
ceived at Augusta, who were captured while for
aging for Sherman's army
The Governor has pardoued all the convicts in
the Penitentisry put arms in their hands and
seut them 10 the front. except those put in for
life, whom he could not Teprieve according to the
law.
HEAVY firing was heard all of Yesterday
Afternoon in the direction of Macon. lt is be
licved 20 be battle between Sherman and our
forces
A letter in the Augusta Chronicle from .
member OF the Louisiana Legislature giving his
experience IN escaping from SHERMAN army, ne
aud Others having been taken across the country,
shows tbe extent OF desolation inflicted OF the
country. He says:
Going 10 McCreddles place We found his fine
house IN ashes and his gin house burned. every
horse and mule gone and in his lot about 100
horses dead. They looked like coed stock aud
were evidently killed to deprive the planters Of
them.
Proceeding on We found every plantation on
the road similarly devastated. Except McCred
dies no other dwelling houses were burned until
We reached the fine farm OF Hon. Joshua Hill
This Is perfect wreck, large gin house full OF
cotton. corn cribs and buildings, all shoulder
ing ruin His loss Was greater than that OF any
other planter in this section. Besides the cotton
several thousand bushels of potatoes. several
hundred bushels OF wheat aud mucn other yalu
able property with every horse and many mules
and many negroes gone.
No farm OF the road 20 this place and as iar
AZ we can hear towards Atlanta escaped their
brutal Tayages. They ravaged the country be
low here to the Oconee river. The roads were
sirewn with the debris OF their progress. Dead
horses, cows, sheep, hogs, chickens, corn, wheat,
cotton. books paper, broken vessels coffee mills,
and fragments of nearly every species of proper
" were strewn along the wayside.
In Madison they burned the depot and one OF
two old warehouses with the Jail aud market
house and quilted every store and plundeTed
more or less OF every hand; they fired a drug
store and several other houses, and their officers
with show OF magnanlmity, aided 10 put out
the flames Many families have not pound OF
meat or peck of meal or -four.
Many negroes we're enticei away from houses
of comfort 10 share the uncertain fortunes of a
winter march 10 the coas; aul then forced 10
starve
Families of wealth have not = house servant
left aud those who were the most trusted we're
often the first to leave
In The rebel Senate Ia, Wednesday resolutions
denouuoing the seizure q tho FioriGs were intro
duced
They say II IS t',e duty ot the Brazilian Gov
eminent 10 protect Confederate property within
is territory
They demand the restoration Of the ship ard
provide for the appointment Of = commissioner
20 Brazil on ,he subject, also for laying tho facts
before the European government
Mr. FoOte, IN the House, introduced a re,oll-
lion thst Congress calnot interfere with refer
ence to emancipation. a. suggested by Davis, ard
that though lmpolitc tor States TO act sep4-
ralely IN negotiations for peace, lie right 70 10
50 i naturally inherent in each one. and Yrovi-
ding for q convention Of delegates from each
Stste 10 devise means ioI che vigorous pfOsecu-
lion OF the war IN order to eocuFe an early cessa
ton of hostilities
The Richmond Whis OF Ihe ~ say: Price
with large army i within striking distince o.
Little Rock
The Times' Nashville special OF tbe 23d says:
the euemy', llue of battle j. Just two miles from
the city
Murfreesb0to Bridgeport sud Chattanooga
are deemed safe
Commander Fitch has aeet of gunoOst-
here
g .,h.,t,. ~. - az. A.l..,
st the house of Mr.. Ednonson. tie Murfrees
borO pike, four miles from the city he told ne
that Gen Hood had orders 10 90 10 Nashville or
10 hell.
The situation of our forces i. considered per
lsstly satisfactory.