Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-28

NEW IOkK, NOV. ZC--AccOFdlng TO
the latest rebel papers ShermaRs dem
onstrations towards Macon was a feint
NoatEaek had been made on that place
as 20 Wednesday last, bat when short
distance from It he turned northeast
ward towards MilledgeviIls, the capital
Of the State, which town, il Is reported,
his cavalry captured last Sunday night,
subsequently Burning the Capitol build
Ing and the Penitentiary.
It is also said airoug force Of bis
esmy made a demonstration on Augusta,
within 20 miles OF which place bis right
was repuised with severe loss This
movement on Augusta - also considered
feius 20 distract attention from Sher.
mans frat real objective point, which is
surmised 20 Be Savannah Il is sop
posed that be will move as directly as
possible toward the latter city from Mil.
ledgevile, aud the belief 10 expressed
that the large Union feet which has bsen
collected in James river is designed for
savannah, AID will meet Sherman there.
The Augusta Chroniels Of the 10Th
inst, stated that large feet Of river
transports has already arrived Of The
Georgia coast This paper abuses JED
Davis and the osherRichmond anihoriiis 9
for not ssnding troops into the Stale to
impede Sherman ;, mogeu ents, IS ying.
l. Georgia to be len totAks care OF her
self7
The Richmond Examiaer tanks The
ruthless eonducs Of The great National
Army will tend 10 cement Georgians in
support Of the rebel Governments and
cause the lukewarm and hating 70 i'm.
medizteiy take up arms aad become its
most Incorporating defenders, aud
that the State, after passing through to
ordeal Of fire, win come forth purified
And purged Of It's love for the old Union.
The Richmond WAig, though, Is not 90
hopeful as its contemporary, and says,
we cannot say that we feel so absolute
/ conviction, aithongh indeed, our hopes
/ are strong that Sherman will fail IN
achieving his hnal object IL says that
| sherman IL nan Of undoubted ability,
aud be would never have commenced
his march from Atlanta bad be not be-
lieved be could finally reach the coast
in safety
The papers show the division Of senti
ment in the South, the direction and the
panic which sherman's operations have
created in tbs Seush, and authorize N
ia anticipating the most decisive and
glorious results from them.
Late rebel papers are tillsd with nrti
elea illustrating the feelings Of different
factions OF the chivalry towards one an
other, and their denanciations of JEFF
DAVIS, the rebel Congress, and the wholl
mushroom government Al Riehmsud
JEFF wholesale couscription has stir
red up storm Of Indignation He i
accused OF g design to make himsel
Dictator, and it is propheeied that err
long be viii Feapihe whiEl-siud A con
vention Of editexs is called for 20 pFotes
against his attempts TO muzzle the press
Condem nation Of the secret session O
the rebsl Congress IS expressed in thl
strongest mannsr
IL IS declared that there can be n,
excuse for them, and that the5 bode Il
good fer the rights and liberty Of To
| peonie q ara n
Foote Of Tennessee, in the rebe
House Of Representatives., q few day
ago denounced jeff Davis for grautin
exemption 10 rebel Iffshman name
Mcmahon, and had 10 take il back
DAY or two Afterwards He challenge
, she whole rebsl House OF Represents
tives, AID got laughed at for his pains
The Richmond Examiner called biz
n reconstructionis,, on account OF hi
Monroe Doctrine aud Macmillan Uuio
: resolution, and he challenges the saI
posed writer, John Mitchell, and &c
under arrest on the 23d inst
Fooie bad fight with Wm. g. Swa,
member from Teunsssse, whom be d
. nounced as no gentleman; and she tri
Feote, Swan, and Mitchell, 6gured ]
the Richmond police court on The san
day, much TO the amusement Of Il
rebel Congress, which appears 10 ha'
adjourned for the purpose
The Richmond Eza-iaev Of the IA
gives dispatch from Gen. Lee regar
, ing the late Reconnaissance op the SD
nzudoah VALLEY Of Powell's and Cusiar
cavalry, and their engagement wi
Early's army at Rcod's Hill, on Ia
Tuesday. or course il was rebel 50
cess. The two divisions Of UEi
. troops, according to this official doc
ment, as well IS some unofficial D,
ticulars, were pursned b. one brigade
rebel cavalry for eight or ten mics a
compelled to leave behind al their b
ed and wounded
L The Herdlds Nee Orleans correspC
a dent, dated 18th, says: Brig. Gen. NJ,
. gan l. Smith has succeeded Major GO
y. Dana in the command Of the Natior
troops at and around Vicksburg.
- The rebel cotton burning suerril
and plundsrers generally have been
- mort cleared out OF the district Of Bat
= Rcaxs, La, and cur lines have been
dy tended in that region. Ii is said /
rebel scouts who were for some lime
active in LoaisiAns, are being ordel
to Hoods army The men mutiaied q
went home -@ - s+A+ y q
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