Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-11
[FrOm The Macon lpislissncsr Of August 50 ]
RIDE THROUGH THE RAIDERS.

a hlUE 1hhOUuh IhE hAlOSno'
A. the request Of number of gentlsmen, write
for your columns the following sketch Of wnAs LA
heard Of she operations Of herAders around Macon auo
Mledgevile;
ISt Macon Saturday night at 10 o'clock 10 the midst
o. dreachng shower, wish special insuue'Ions ITO"
tbe Governor 10 the ofaars commlnaing A. Srs"0iu
vile and n lledgeSle. fall h Walnn Ceeek rom a
stumbling horse aud the swapping Of musket by an
srhlyatsd picket without commanding Shalt, brought
ma 10 Gross KEYS" There took the ROAD 70 TINS
vadVile with which / was totally unscqaanted, and
v,,Ioh was kindly informed was infested with fanks
h, ssending a hui some Two miles further on, was
aroused ftom lonesome reVere by the sound OF voices
a,dIn few moments / heard the noies Of that old
0sChAnslian so7g,
awe won't 20 hons tll morning, 80
Irslued nv horse suddenly intOA oopse cese Of band,
zen twenty i've halt drunk cerulsans passed bsWug
4 I'll top Of their lungs,
"Hs ls jolly good fellow, 80"
Thsy passed on and go did l. Tee last fork OF the
Fosd reached about three minutes alter fifteen 1snks
ned Ielt he houss ard gone on toward MlledgeVe.
I reached GrisWOlGyle At ! o'clock, fading IT, ss
ought in q blaze Toe 6Ie proved 10 DO tEaa o.
cars which were hrsd by The fsnss two N les ABOVE
here in The AFTERNOON. A train Of oars loaded vita
reug a. eod their ivTptuTe, LET'S IN the morning for
Aason but was htl;ed three niles ehor OF The latter
u.es Another train imm sdaiely followed Whicn also
stepped when Il reached the hrst ore. TO This the
EAnks set are the passengers Jumping cut and saving
~
e fred taey unfstened the engine aud started back
towslds GfisWoidVe When Tie train was under good
hcadway they Stopped the engine bu. the train kept
cu--,t being dowa graie-beEag and snsPpirg in
fearful MINER.
arriving at G blocks we're ia. the track which
sOon oppsd r. without firing the place as the enemy
intended The cars 90 far consumed that NJ e!'
fore we're made 70 rave them, The englne was next
frcd With dry pine and the throttle opened, when II
started With a fearful momentum towards the train
.bich vas standing on TIE track loaded with women
AID ohidrsa. ProVidsatiAly, the iet two cars wers
unoceuped. Ga came tbs engine at the rats OF nifty
niles Per hour dsshing Into 80 train, spill: the rst car
10 tWO pieces tom end to end throwing i seyersl feet
On Zach side Of the road, and passing hall way INTO the
mex. car Three Other thrown of the track,
on: not p-rsoa bJard vas Injured. had toe real
cars been filed, how awful would have beeu she
ssers
The enemy had been all around GrisWo dVlls, bI.
an that large force was there they declined TO
AJAX.
From G started for MilIedgeville, through byWays
and plantatio s. where arrived at o'clock, p II. Ga
be way met Mr.. 0hoate, who piloted the Tanks to
rdoa. De gsntlsman OF wealth aud intelligence.
Here is his story: At 7 ocloCk p the enemy
rived At his house st the junction Of the Gordon wagon
road with the Macon FSey numbered 2A, and haVi1g
forced him and Ne. Wood 70 mount their horses 70
lci as pols started tor Gordon, having just deprived
Choa,e OF 81 his h0Eses Gni mules.. Wood made bis
escape followed by nine pistol balls bu! OhoaSe they
olOsey guarded
they moved rapidly brteauGou.ly; not Word spoken
ncr an aCoOu rem mt ratified Tney arrived at 40 Id
hsd close 70 Gordon as Gen. Wayne5 tran Of soldier
assed IN. Taere hey remained, still as death, uuul'
Gen Wayne pas. ed on TO Mlledgeye and the passen.
ger tran 10 Macon, when they dashed In setting IRE 20
tle depot shed aud trains If the freight traio which
arrived before Gen. Wayne, passed through there
rot more than forty and two engines destr yed
bus if il JAILED there about sixty cars and three
engines destroyed About thirty Of these aud
engine belonged TO tee road; engine and eight
cars 70 the Mle5gsVle iOid; ana engine aud tbs
remainder Of the ears 70 the Central road Toe cars
we're fred ana the engines chopped with axes.
At Fd0a the parry divided; one detachment going
down tho cad towards the 0copee the other towards
Mledgeville. hF. OhOste taken towards The 0:o
nee, but rs released a. No. l6,
From el,'z3ns, prisoners aud negroes derived the
following facts which carefully weighed, and which, I
think may be considered entirely reliable
From Gordon they rode rapidly towards AiledgeVlle.
Arriving in sight Of the lights Of the cigy they de-
taehed scou ing party, W-ich went coso to Fishisg
Greek. This party then detached two men dressed in
james, who went into the city on foot and up 10 the
Veiy biVouso OF cur men, engaging in stOn
with them. From our men tney learned facts which
prevented an attack The enemy iBmediat " rita
drew from AilledgeVie, marching to~ards Grisvold-
vile. Here lost that party, reports beyt Id there
we're too confused aud UNRELIABLE
Here, then, vas tie programme. They we're to have
burro Gordon before troops could be sent THROUGH 70
Mil degyils. living done shat one party vas to
marOl towards Usouee bridge, the other 20 Miledge-
vile, aud destroy both placer. ProYideAtially thsy
reached Gordon BALI sn hour too late,
Had they been one hall hour sooner they would have
lcuud Aisdgsvns delencelrss aud at this moment oar
capital would have been in ashes sboEer OF rain
captured Napoleon, hslf hours delay eSVed the capital
OF Georgia.
The force at hluedgevlls captured eight Yanss ard
two Negroes.