, 1864-12-28

crouched in tue corner Of the fireplace, she hssed
ont: '.What for you at darf sou spose Waltsizty
f'se follow my child-I not stay. Ye5 nudder day
goes long wid dese people, yes 9s Mak7 aeah1 ~
with it except Charlotte Cushm1n's Meg Mertlies.
Rembrandt only could hare painted the scene.
with Its drnmatic surroundings.
1t was this place that several factories We1e
burned. It was odd 10 see the delight Of tho ne-
Erocs at the destruction OF places known only to
them as ta+k-houscs, where thoy had sroaned un-
ACROSS TUE ooEEonEE.
STATION or GEORGIA CESrRA1i
KA1LEeAn, Nov. 81, 1854.
army is across tic Oscc:hcc, and without fghtlag
hattie. This river Is line OF great strength to
the Kebcla, and they might have mado its passage
and outmaucuytrcd. l um more convinced than
ever that II Gen. Sherman Intends taking his army
H I @ Il sy e iii Ii a:a9 4y @ hYS e
sappes i
and # The same tine destroy ali the lii, nes Of COM
ciues 50 that thcy will be Us much isolated rs II
these slrongholds were III our hands, he will hare
II TIC g5easit sats gst115 " Tue
Macon, Augusta. Savannah or Charleston ure OF no
special value to u.s. except that either one Ut The
latter be nss 9f o9o
the rebels, a. the source ftom or through which
they et Their stores or anHanftie9 and the largest
w We II have ave heafd to-dsy from Kilpatricl and from
Milten. Nlpatrick made splendid E,arch, Gsht-.
ing Wheeler all the way to WaJneshorongh, Do.
Eat rte e Was uaabe 10 aeeopss g tas
Lease Of our prisoners. It appears that for some
dS ,nd M T.; naVS rp en- to
somewhere Oh the Gulf 1sa1lroad.
THE fAssAo. Or TIE oukEchEE'
had ss6 tte difficulty 9 9or the
covered @ the riser 1t this point vhero ca lisht
bridge was only partially destroyed. 1t was easi;
pass over 1t, while The wagons and artillery used
The Eontoons; The ogeeehee Is about sixty Tar1a
IN width at this point i Is anProachsa on the
would be inpossidle wore it not for the sandy soil
which packs solid when the water covers theroads
although in places there nro trcachcro7z qu.ck
| sands which Ne arc Obliged To- corduroy.
| IyAFoa.
Som the foe. which settles like a blanket oy.r
river bot sna nf s
little use, md men we're directed here aad tiers
| "Yes. AM lerc1' Is the impatient answer.
"Weil, then 20 straight aheai''
"straisht ahead: where In thunder Is straight
! ahealf''
.++.,e s+,t,o, ,~o c.|,c ec-,.s ~, t,,,,
Wells. Who was he most original characteT oycr
me! r,r, H ~ds hes H. = II usgs III Mnen @ 1nc,e a
sacmrd ia nn1esstani lie merits or the var Gnes
tt tton petieeiy' iS '''" |' A''6t.' tu' w." aass
e.-cno.st soEt y n retreat sve- s,w yVbr SnS
hIte fHe1n. the newsnaners have been 1yfn@ n tfis
yay aIi aloac. Thsy alless are wilippi1. tas FcI-
@ sas }hat ar iae t6st tst nn.Dsa
mr M onr army 1eas al]eTs whinn;na the FeJs
md We a,le1s fe b,cE. ai!ers tod 81 it waa ia
. ~ ma III Hon Woi;a, II ur 1'Eee [
iatoes ror1 and fenccs u1I cone. I don't ind M
fau1t. expectcd It all"
about sniittinr tae Union. Why, II South Caro-
| 1inn ha3 rone out by herseM she yould have henn
| aplit in four picccs by this time. Splitting tha
i,einn sn1it r{.it thrnnuh from end tn end It II
thcts rfeh fcilowa Who ore making this war, and
Iccping their precious bodies ont Of harms way.
other DIV. running away from yonr afmy. could
hsxc niayed domi1oes On bis coat-tsiis. There
ny poos @ brother, sick with smallpox at Macon
,rorl:jn. for S1I q muDth, aud hasn't eoi cent o
the III stutf fnr yeaf 'Leyen dollsra 4 montb
md II. go bullets minute, ion't bclieTe Ia it
Sir
nv wife ramc from C,n,da. ana I kin5 y
| tlonrkt wun1I so;netime m therc n Ifvn hn
Vas ailsrs afraid of tie ice MD coll Int csn tel
you I'ls country is getting too cusss1 hot fr NJ
csr cvpA s,and ~ III H. ~ rni1 hctrr' ''1A
II heard rs row thcy cut down the trees ac.oa
do f ie te,r irs ope t or yon on Yaaass W. W.
iS isSs m ~ tree md carry # oG top, and ali mi
thcres tat i1id.c yoa nut across tlc riyes il les
osetehee e che ~ you YanteeS' "'' ''' " 1''p III
7sTie b1nrsicI rascais 1yho burnt th1a ycrn hr;dr
fhou"ht thcv aid a liz thing: uatur,1 barn fan
Of t1,em. y" 'l''0 '- l''''' s''' az
mi take ths hsln Of DyiDs rroyideac @ sa1,
asasu." s,ir.,,As.s x.sruvxas.
scAnsonoren, ca, D,e a.-ri:oted upon Mile,
n III ~ T. n fnaa "pon 1s saaee
nora1lrt rna,1s nnrar Hill ec;tossIav upu M
.@psssi6!o = issids , whethsr u ri i " asa.
E;inatr;rI. hal Isstrnyad III hrio h,a
hnrn nnd fasSn~ a h.r h,a o1,{n ,pencaa ,Ss s,1
z ths M orS Army GoEPs under oe5
us: 94a 4a 3i ILLS caTu, s3 mgstnS sass"asd
rsanJsd hv Gov Sioc"1n VI fre.So. snats ~
Sesenth c9rp Gen B1a1F IL command iallqSe
nna snnth ~ III f19eaShce he EFtoanth coros
Zen nsteri,ans in ins1ciiate con,m,1d Int IKE
@ tne eye ID aen' ho"atd' las moFeo Ii 1"o col
u'Tnsi 47st;, ,,o,r 1,,r,s md rr1,,,tr,c,- 7,- 1
cover md slicld to Tic rea % movements. @ An
INV serious nhttab}n to fs ayanee q; the XII
1 body Of our army, Tor our lcfI wing La algay
. bcef, strong arm thrust ont In advance. rcaiy
pat IN ehapeery any force which might attempt t
The rebel coancia of was appear to have bee,
completely deceived, far wc hear It 1eportea tia
, Bragg and Longstrest are st Augasta, with tcl
ions Legion, sent there for one month. It Is po
!. eiblc, now that the curtain has been Withdrawn
for Sayannah. tbcir general. Win Their fe1 thnns
nnd, may attempt to harass cur fear, sui theY ca
t accomplish nothing but tue loss OF q few lives
/ ,Arfo
VIM So far as It ol,i.ed te rshels n orr T froa e
conetapt]y to retreat, by threatening their rcaI
! low becomes the Office OF the 15tI Coeps on
5 right wing, on The right bank Of the river. It
two columns arc noTing one days march IN I'D
!, ~ te eon ,,or;nsn,o otyocn % ~ a9,s ~
:. GOWN NC pen1nsn1na netMecn !ne savannah ~
t%ssc INK arst oT a. ri@t ~ sna M
AalnatrM1esa M easaasy' YEP o. Da'1s Is, ana A.paseis
pn sne dc ana nov o. nowara On oae ssgns ~
e &c IL ~ Georgia. rhay eoud
@ momSnt stand before thls army upon any ord1n.
battle ground, nat Ssss small laseS ot iaiants
nr nnd 9rans onocr ami ~ oar so,dier4 % hay
. got tired or chickens, sweet potatoes, sorghum
: Sc. and have been promised oyateTa on the ha
9 she'll oysters roasted. steWed. &s'' In short' oy
i TEE GEORGIA EAt{zEoAD.
? The railroad which has besh receiving our In
a baqe wien sasn IL ss
+ gusta and Atlanta road. The rail on tho Georgl
Central + partially lala With Il t1e q and port5o
II strngerp, which are ngain fixed to the ties. Th
station houses are generally built Of brick, IN th
Z most substantial manner. The very large dcpe
q and admfrably made. 1t made the biggest fire
haye gecn since We left Atlanta, and delighted th
aoldlcrs amazingly Tho taste for conaasratioz
r tho "nv snail sfalr rttracis ycry ttlc ttentio1