Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-12-03
SOUTHERN NEWS.
THE WARTN GEORGVA

The WAR In GEORGIA.
Rebel Admissions Concerning Shermsn's
Progress-Mevementss en- Jam es River
Message of Gov. Vance, Of North Care.
lina-He makes some Remarkable Ad.
missions.
We take the fol flowing from Richmond papers
Of the 30th:
The Transports.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Nov. 30.l
The transports Of the fleet lately assembled
at Fortress Monroe sailed southward some
days since, while the iron.c came mp the
James.
ward the Coast.
II was reported on the street yesterday that
tne detachment of cavalry sent by Sherman to
tne savannah river, with the supposed purpose
OF communicating with the fleet at Beaufort,
had been intercepted and dispersed good
many Of them had been Captured,
Shermans main foree Is still in the interior
Of Georgia, making slow progress towards the
The Situation and the Prospect.
The grand prize which was 70 be obtained In
case Augusta was captured has been removed.
The powder " works, arsenal and m aehine shops
located atthis place have been completely dis
mantled, and the valuable portion Of the ma
chinery has been removed to location Of
we understand, leaves to-day. The ma
chinery was sent away merely as matter Of
precaution.
ICor. Augusta Constltutionnlst, Nov. 25.1
MONDAY, s A. MA large number OF refu-
gees passed through from Putnam bringing in.
telligence Of The occupation OF Eatonton yes
terday morning by the Yankees. Several
scouts went out to reconnoitre, and were fired
upon. Young Dennis horse returned without
the rider, supposed to be killed. As our in
fcrmant left, the advance guard of 25 raiders
entered the town. and several cattle drivers for
the government arrived, who stated that our
scouts saw 800 Yankees at 10 o'clock yester-
DAY, on the road from Greensboro to Eaton
ton, probably those reported to have been in
Greensboro by the down train yesterday
morning. II SO, the raiders have turned their
vile or Macon.
Heavy cannonading was heard all yesterday
afternoon IN the direction of Macon, beIseued to
be battle betlceen Sherman and our forces.
From the Savannah News, Nov 26.I
We have no reliable information from the
front to-day of any movements that are going
on. We learn that the opinion prevails to some
extent In military circles that Sherman intends
yet TO fall on Macon, and not press on towards
the coast at present.
Our own forces are gathering and going to the
proper place. We are informed that over three
thousand rations were issued in this CITY this
morning to newly arrived veteran troops, and
we are also officially informed that four or five
thousand more will pass through here In two
or three days.
Governor Vance, of North Carolina, in his
message, makes the following remarkable ad-
missions:
TO raids and depredations from bands or law
less men, who swarm in the mountain frontier
and murder, burn and destroy with savage
cruelty. Some of the interior counties, also,
are infested by deserters representing nearly
every State In the Confederacy, who lurk in
the swamps and mountains, stealing, plunder-
ing, and in many instances numbering the IN
habitants. In some places they muster in such
force as almost to amount to a suspension of
the civil authority, aided and protected, as they
are, by their relatives and friends.
Gall OF my efforts to abate the nuisance by
offers OF pardon having proved fruitless, see
no remedy for the evil but to outlaw them
and drive them from the State by the strong
hand"
The Governor says that the blockade run
ming operations of the State are pretty nearly
suspended, and objects to the use Of a COM
mercial port like Wilmington as a resort tor
cruisers. He says:
"It has tripled the stringency of the block
ade, has already caused the loss OF many val
uable steamers, and will ultimately provoke
the utmost efforts Of the enemy to capture
Wilmin gton."