Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-09

encroachments upon the liberties Of th
people Of United States.
REPAIRING.
The Savannah Republican ofthe Ist
gays:
The Central railroad company have gont
to work in earnest with large force C
repair their railroad, which is now in run
ing order from Macon to near Gordon
We learn that iti the purpose Of the com
pany TO go 10 work Immediately and re-
pair the West Point railroad, which it il
thought can be completed in a months
time. Etawah iren works Will also be re-
established at once.
DEVASTATION IN GEORGIA
A correspondent of the Memphis Ap-
peal, writing from Atlanta on the goth ult.,
describes the extent Of destruction by the
Yankee army. According to his statement,
all the buildings Of importance to the reb-
els were destroyed. The former inhsbit-
ants are slowly returning.
SHERMAN.
The Richmond Wing Q! the 5!h says, q
telegram from Macon says that the Yam
kee force which had been operating in the
vicinity of that city had been Withdrawn,
ard the general indications are that Sher-
man viii direct his course toward Darisn
and Brunswick.
Inc aussusts. .C>--iiI.aiia-oli-i ssyz that
Gen. Sherman with his artillery and in
fsntry went to Sanderville. His van ar
rived there on Saturday the 26th, at noon,
being on the road two days and half from
Milledgeville. At that rate it will take
seven days to reach Millen, from Sander
vile, and II days 10 reach Savannah.
From the best authority we learn that
General Fitzpatrick commanded the wing
of the enemy which passed along
the country road from Milledgeville
TO the shoals Of Ogeechee, where
they eamped Friday night. They burned
the gin-houses with number of b2les Of
cotton. They burned no cribs or dwell
ing houses, and we have noreliable inform
alton of the destruction of single mill or
factory in the country, though they passed
several. They took all the horses and
mules in the country, whether hid or not,
for they secured all the swamps, and cap
lured all the young negroes that were not
run of,
The enemy occupied Milledgeville from !
Sunday evening, goth, 10 Friday morning, |
25th. Their infantry and artillery made |
but little headway. They left Thursday |
morning, and General FergusOn's cavalry
drove out the rear guard of cavalry Friday |
The State House was not buried, but
much nutilated. The Penitentisry, Ar
.enal, &C., were burned. The Magazine
was blown up by the rear guard as they
left on Friday.
The Richmond Sentinel in long arti-
Gle on Shermsn's campaign says that in
stead of that bold dash into the State
which was expected to prove resistless by
its impetuosity, and to dispose of opposi-
ton before it could gather, we have eau
.ious Reconnaissance, timid feints and
slow movements. There has not been 60
nauob trouble to resist or avoid Sherman
IS to find him. BE left Atlanta DvveIribor
18th. He evacuated Millidgeville on the
Nth.
He was supposed to be at Garaerville
having travelled distance Of one hundred
and twenty-five miles in two weeks time.
Since leaving Atlanta he has not accom-
plished a single important object. His
care and caution has proved parent of
langer, and has given US time to concen-
rate our means of resistance and obstruct
MS path with obstacles.
Sherman had no pur pose when no start
ID, nor has he now, of abandoning his own
department.. 1t was not Sherman's object
10 make his way to the Atlantic to assist
Meade, leaving Thomas to his far higher
nonors and responsibilities in the West. If
be shall succeed in penetrating the circle
now surrounding him, and escaping to
Port Royal, his first anxiety, like .bat of
will be for ships to take him
away. Steam to Annapolis and steam to
Nashville If Nashville has not already
fallen, he will be all too slow to quiet this
importance and TO mollify his chsgrin.
We do not share in the idea expressed by
some, that Sherman's purpose was to make
a lodgment on the Atlantic to operate with
Grant.
The Augusta Register OF the 30th says
Wheeler has been fgrting the enemy's !
cavalry for SO hours. be commenced |
lighting them in Jefferson county, and has
been hammering them continually. |
Wheeler was in close pursuit of them
when they entered Waynesboro. SO close,
indeed. that he Yves enabled TO extinguish |
the fire before the town was much dam !
aged.
The bridge over Brier Creek has been
rebuilt, and trains will run through as
usual to Waynesboro.
General Wayne has occupied Millen |
The enemy have not crossed the Savan-
nah river. There has been no enemy !
within twelve miles of the Georgia Central
Rsilrosd, and trains will resume their !
schedule.
The Richmond Sentinel of the 9TH says:
Information from official and other sources,
seems to indicate that Sherman's objective
point is Darien, near the mouth Of the
Alabama river, fifty miles south of Savan-