The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-03

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Late rebel papers
give additional information regarding
Shermau's movements. They show the
seperate movements Of the respective
both of them It is admitted by rebel papers
are well across the Oc0nee river.
The report that Milledgeville has been
occupied 10 confirmed, and the destruction
of the charcoal works and foundries at
Griswoldville. 47@ss7
The panic created both in Georgia and
South Carolina by the march of the iFfisist-
IDLE cOnquerOr Is something which has had
no parallel during the war.
4 a levy en- NsllSSe of the Georgia and South
Carolina militia has been ordered, and des-
perate efforts were being made to concen-
trate at Augusta, an army sufficient to
present some opposition to Sherman's
advancing columns. VI
The Augusta C0nStitution0list Of the ed
says: a raiding party of the enemy tap
ped the road 10 miles east Of Macon, and
destroyed lumber train and freight traius
were turned back In haste. Heavy cannon
aiding and musketry fire were heard east
of Gordon.
It was supposed Gen. Wayne Gordon had
been attacked. Milledgeville had been en-
tirely evacuated by our forces before the
enemy entered, every thing Of value was
The Augusta Despatch Of the 2lstsays: The
movement Of Sherman on Milledgeville
was q feint for the purpose of concentrating
our forces there, aud the raid on the Central
Railroad was for the purpose Of keeping
them there, whilst the whole force Of the
enemy moves upon and captures Augusta
or Savannah.
The Augusta Constitutiomalist gives the
progress OF column under Slocum. About
lO, 900 cavalry visited Madison on the Geor-
gia State road and burned it. on the 10th,
and on the Goth, an engine was sent up the
road and found the enemy at Buckhead, II
miles nearer to Augnsta. On the 10th some
of our men were IS miles from Augusta
probably raiding party.
The Augusta Chronicle Of the Goth says:
A large cavalry force LEFT Greenville South
Carolina bound across the country in the
direction Of Atlanta with view to cut of
q Yankee column moving do wn the Geor-
gia road In this direction.
It 10 said Breckinridge was to leave Up
per East Tennessee with his troops on the
18th, for the Georgia line. With Hood in his
rear, Rreckinridge on his TANKS and So
600 veterans on his front, sherman cannot
escape.
write the glad and familiar shout OF the
veteran troops just arriving from South
streets. If Sherman's men retreat this why
they will hear the whistle Of bullets from
the trusty guns which have often been
pointed at the fanatics on the banks of the
Potomac and the James. Before our readers
see this other glad shouts will be heard in
our streets.
The Macon Confederate Of the 10th says:
Gen.. Hardee arrived here this morning,
Gen. Beauregard will probably be here TO-
morrow. Since the date Of the above, com.
municati0n with the east has been cut of
by Sherman, and both Hardee and Beau
regard are LEFT far In the rear Of Sherman.
Gov. Brown, Dick Taylor and Beaure-
gard are reported at Macon on the I'D.
Richmond papers of 18th and 18th, says
they have encouraging news from Georgia,
but will not print 1t. Still they assure their
gia are - favorable AZ they could expect.