Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-25
Capture OF the Georgia Legislature.


NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The Times special
Washington despatch says that Richmond pa
pers OF Monday contain kilograms from Ma
con, Georgia, dated on Saturday last. They
state that Sherman's advance had reached the
outskirts OF Macon, and that they had no hope
that Cobb's militia force will be able to hold
the place.
AtGriffin, Georgia, Sherman captured
portion Of the Georgia Legislature Sherman
in his march spread out his forces, and made a
wide swath Of devastation, and was creating
universal panic
Another of his columns was reported to be
moving on Augusta and Milledgeville.
We have received the Richmond Sentinel
and other Southern papers OF Monday, from
which we make the following summary of
news
The Sentinel says:-"The enemy are without
information as TO Gen. Sherman's movements,
and we have no intention ofenlightening them
On that subject"
A telegram to Gen. Grant, from City Point,
says:-.'The Richmond papers received here,
OF the 22d, are entirely barren of news
The "Tallahassee" Runs Aground.
We learn on authority just from Richmond
that the pirate Tallahassee on running up to
Cape Fear River the last time, was chased by
sand bar by her pilot, and her guns cargo &c,
were all taken off to tighten her in hopes OF
getting her off when the tide came up. but
without effect. and she was finally abandoned
She will probably prove total loss.
The War in Georgia.
From the Richmond Examiner, Nov 21I
press telegram informs that Sherman
was supposed 10 be at or near Griffin, Ga,
Friday last. Griffin is in Spaulding county,
Ga. sixty EIGHT miles west northwest of
milledeeville, where the Legislature of Geor-
gia is now in session. 1t is forty eight miles
from Atlanta and ffty-eight from Macon. The
population before the war was about two
thousand five hundred.
The Two Armies at the South.
From the Richmond Despatch, Novel;
There is not much TO be gathered from the
Georgia papers about the armies of Sherman
or Hood. The assault upon Atlanta on the 9Th
seems to have been under the mistake that the
city was weakly defended. This mistake being
set right by finding vigorous resistance, the
assault was given up. Our troops attacked,
under General IversOn, about sunrise, and
drove the enemy from a redoubt on the south
side OF the town, but were in turn forced back.
On the east side, General Lewis drove the
enemy into their Notifications; but as they
showed a good line. The assault was not
pressed. 1t turned out after the skirmishing
was over, that the enemy had about twenty
thousand men under General Slocum. The
Yankees were about evacuating the city prepa-
ratory TO Sherman's great march, and some of
the Yankees said they were going to Mont
gomsry.
CEREAL Hood was at Columbia. Tennessee,
on the I'd, with Thomas troops ninety-eight
miles in his rear. Forrest is said TO be at
Paducah.
From Sherman's army we have the inieln
gence that it is moving in two columns as the
report says, one upon Augusta, and the other
upon Macon. 1t is not likely that he is about
TO separate his columns for any length of time;
and his line OF march will probably be as fol-
lows:-The column marching on the Georgia
State road for Augusta, will go as far as Mad
lson, 60 miles, and there turning to the right,
march on Milledgeville, the capital OF Georgia.
The column marching on Macon will prOba.
bly, 20 TO Crawford's within Is miles Of the
town, and then turn Off TO Milledgeyille, and
form junction with the other body. By this
movement Macon falls, and the enemy are at
liberty TO move on Augusta by following the
Georgia Central Railroad to Brinsonv vile, and
tnen marching north, or on Savannah, by fol-
lowing the railroad TO its terminus there. We
shall soon hear Of their cavalry around Ma
Con, and very near, possibly, to Augusta.
sherman is moving rapidly, and is not much
several stations at the depots he has passed,
end is devastating the country generally in
foraging.
Sherman's Way.
lErom the Richmond Wing, Nov 1l
Some Time in the month of February last, we
ulnk 1t was, Gen. Sherman commenced one of
nose marvellous movements which the Yam
htts are so fond Of announcing to an astonlshed
Woriu. III was. indeed, marvellous in its con-
StPuon ano In the energy with which it was
paose soa up uU 70 certain point. 1t would
veloPed 10 me point of intended consumatlon
After the failure OF the movement and SHEER.
mans return 10 Icssonrs, the Northern NJ VS.
papers. seemingly forgetiul OF their recent nre
mentions, declared 1t TO be nothing mora fhan
grand reconnaissance, intended only IN effact
ne destruction OF the crops and the railroads
COME derate military authorities No one
however believed but that 1t was indeed
that IL hsd declared 10 be in advance-an an
acious NOV. meDt in volving vast and sub.
CT mbinaiion, looking to permanent sever
ance Of communications between the Atlantic
'atfs and g milf States, and the conquest CT all
Vhe territory lying between the Tennessee River
ID the O. H Of Mexico, go far east as the line
the Macon and Atlantic Railroad.
In order to effect this purpose, Sherman
start, d with movable column, intending to
raysrse rapidly the States OF MISSES ppi and
Alabama, urquestionabiy expecting to over.
=. helm or drive before him the comparati vsly
fAehe ansv On the .nI1 ., sna 70 e pss..
~. On Mobile Bay, where he would be
sushI.S n ,'siablish q secure base OF opera.
lions s.d vhs,' &c he could, after edecting the