The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-10
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New. fron m Rebel Sources.

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) News from Rebel Suurc~s.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Savanaah and OF
: er Georgia papers OF the 9TH and Ricbmon
, papers Of the LIST are received. from waic
. the following summary is digested:
It appears that an attack was made O
East Macon on Sunday the 20,b, the rebe
losing At Balty, which they 81 bsequen,l
recovered, with small loss on botn sides
Inc attack was expected to be yenewe
J on the 2lst, but it was not, and the rebel
came to the conclusion that the move o
sunday was q faint. It was p-obabi
made by small force Of SiOcual's cor
as the Augusta COnstitntioa1yist OF ts:a 2is
says that S!Ocufns entire corps went dow
l'the west side Of the Oconee river previou
TO the night Of the 22d, indicating their il
sPEticn 70 pass By Augusta between tha
place and Macon, and to make for the SCI
between Savannah and Brunswick.
Gov. Brown was in Macon, to where L,
nad removed all valuab.es from, Mi.iedge
vile. &
The C0ns:itutiolGiist states that the rebs
cavaiy are burning barns, corn cribs ART
everything that may he of use to Sherma.
10 front .. his main army on the Ocmu &c,
river.
! Tie Savannah Republican. Of the otti
and 18th ult., contains dispatches Stain:
| that on the oath ui.. there was fighting al
Cay at Oconee bridge, which was held by
the rebels.
In the evening the Federals turned thei,
guns in the opposite direction, indicating
An attack in their rear.
Wheeler was crossing IS miles below the
bridge 10 aid III its defense. Another dis
patch states that the Federa.s had thanked
Gen. Wayne at Oconee bridge, on the Cen.
ira! Railroad, compelling him to retreat,
and that the Federals had also crossed at
Balls Ferrr, four miles below the bridge.
LATER dispatch from Augusta. dated the
$50, to Gen. Hardee, at Savannah, states
the enemy had been driven back ac. COS the
Oconee. and General Wayne had returned
to the bridge. e
The Augusta Ccnstitutional,st Of tie cath
says apprehensiOns prevailed there or the
I'D, III consequence of a rumor that dis
patches had been received announcing the
passage OF the Oconee, near Mil!adgeville,
5y the enemy, who were reported advan.
cling in the direction Of Augusta.
Savannah and Augusta papers Of the 25th
state the force that captured Miiledgeville
remained there until the evening Of the
Gath. They burned the State House, Brens
ho;e. and Penitentiary, and captured q
smai quantity of ammunition.
The main body Of Sherman army was
reported on the oath, 20 be - miles west of
~.
rapidly spreading devastation.
The Richmond Wig OF the Is. inst, SAYS
news from Georgia yesterday, Both, shows
that Sherman is gradually apr reaching
the coast, bu. refrains from giving tie d.
rection. He had met with no serious op-
position since his repul-e at Ococee, bu. ef-
forts are making To head hitn of.
Wheeler had two victorious engagements
with Fitzpatrick, IL one o. which he CAP
turea hi pa.rick's cap.
Gen. Hardee telegraphs from Savannah
that be left Macon perfectly secure, and
was making certain dispositions in that
quarter.
has official Intelligence OF Gen. Sherman's
and present wherea bouts was
received yesterday, but does not mention
said whereabouts.
1; says that only II gunboa.s aud trans.
ports are at Port Royal.
TIE Charleston Mercury OF tie 2sth saws
The enemy have 40 pieces OF heavy ord
nance on Mcrris I.sand, bearing on sum
er and Sullivan's Island. TEey are busy
Mortars, and have buoys out
1t says they have q beet Of soMe dozen |
monitors ag Port Roya., and somewhere on |
he coast a dozen and half more. These
Indicate an attack on Charles-j
on. and tie advance OF Sherman towards |
Augusta warns US that no ;inle should be |
The issue OF the Savannah ReDtlbi.cry Of |
ne 2ith says large fleet is now assem- Died /
It Port Royal, Tlbe e and DCbore, in pre-
oaratlon for Sherman's arrival.
The Savannah Neus thinks that Shar-i
naA's destination is that city, tuniess his
lrnly IS either whipped. routed or Cap
ured, he will reach that Place.
A Hilton Head correspondent Of the
1e,oid says thatGen Foster proceeded up
Srcad River with an. expedition, landed
i've miles below Poco,aiiyO Bridge. march
& Oh and captured the bridge: after sharp
.gntiDy the rebels evacuate1 it. Large
quantities os cotton was found a1d de-
,royed.
Il is supposed the rebe, force aloag the
s,ast has been materially iesseued 20 con.
euirate force against Sherman.
The naval correspondent III the Herald
L Charleston states thar the blockade run.
er Beatrice is here, aud was destroyed on
be night o1 the .Itl. 80 oi her crew were
aptureo.
Admiral Dahlgren and Gen. Foster are
comm un;cat.Ou with Sherman. who il
uppos-d ID be marching on Savannah.
joint force has been organized to co.ope-
ate with him. while other ex petitions are
moving Oh other s;-aiegetic points.
1t IS reported on shore that Lee is march
IS aga;Es; Sherman.
Trembling In their shoes.
New IoRS, Dec. 3.-The following ia
4 extract o: letter Just received ia this
.ty by the owner OF the steamer Genera,
syon. dated below Savannah, Nov. 2!:-j
aerman is reported 10 be near Savannah.
I'd the rebels are srein bling in their shoes
tSignedJ GEO W. WaRs.
Capt. Steamer Glen. LYON.
Ab0ut the Tennessee Fight. y
NASHVILLE, Dec. 2-Geu. Wood sue
eeds Gen. Stanley III command OF The 4th
orps, Stanley being unable to take the
cid. His desperate bravery az the Frank
n fight mainly contributed to change what
to be u disastrous reDulse into
lorious victory. When part of his COM
land gave way before the enemy, he
ushed to the front, had his horse shot from
nder him, himself wounded, he still, led
n the charge, waving his hat and calling
n his mem to follow, he rallied his talter-