New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-23
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both Of them over 60 years old In the tolk which en-.
sued nothing was said which led me 70 suppose that
either OF them anxious 10 leave their mistress VINO
by the way was sullep, cruel.ookng woman when
al at tho old ncgress Strengthened herself up ana
her face, which moment before was almost stnpd Ia
It's expression assumed O fierce. Almost de'uikn'
aspect.
crouched IN the ofthe fireplace she hssed Oct
hat for you sit dar; you spose wait SIXTY years ior
nuttonf Don't yer see de door open. lse follow my
child !; l not stay. Yes nodder day j goes long wid
desc people; yes snr walks ill drop ia my tracks
A more terrible sight never behed. i can think OF
nothing TO compare with H. except Charlotte Cnshinans
Meg Morriies. Rembrandt only could have painted
the scene. with its dramatic surroundings.
IL was near this place that several factories were
burned 1t odd TO the delight OF the negroes at
the destruction Of places known only to them as task
houses, where they had groaned under the Iash.
ACROSS THg OGgBCHEE.
STATION or GEOEGIA CENTRAL RAILROAD, !
November 30.
With the exception of the Fifteenth corps, our
army "a tho Ogeebee, and without fighting bst'
tie This river ia line Of great strength 10 the henes
and they might have made its passage costly enort
for us. but they have been outwitted and optma
neuyered am more convinced than ever that u Ten
sherman intends taking his army TO tho seaooaIa
which win delay him in the establishment OF rev
base Of operations and supplies; If he Is able TO es'aD
lsh this new base and at the same time destroy an e
lines Of nupioaton from the Rebel armies VIII the
great cities that they will be as much isoleted az
thoso stronghods were In our hands. he Wh nave 40
lOfnuishci
and all the moro welcome because bloodess Macon;
Augusta, Savannah or Charleston are OF no spec,n
value u.s. except that either one OF the latter may De
useful base Of supplies. ono ara all OF theu gre %.
tho most vital importance TO the Rebels ns the sonrcs
from or through which they draw their stores OF am
munition and the largest part Of their supplies
We have heard to-day from Fitzpatrick and nom
Million. KipotrIck made a splendid march, fighting
Wheeler all the way 10 WaynesboroDgh. destroying the
railroad bridge crossing Briar Creek between Augusta
and Millon. It's with real grcf that write no was
IIa tnplte tha ~
appears that for some time past the Rebels nave peen
removing our soldiers from Millen the ohcera have
been sent 10 Columbia. B. g.. and tho prlVaies iu'h"T
south, somewhere on the Gull Railroad
THE PASSAGE OF THE oGFEcHEE.
We have had very little difficulty In crossing the
Ogeechee. The Twentieth corps moysd down me raw
road destroying IL 10 the bridge. The Seventeenth
corps covered the river at this point, where night
bridge was only partially destroyed. IL was easily
repaired that the infantry and cavalry eonld pass
over H. while the wagons end artillery used the pom
toons The Ogeechee Is about sixty yards ~ width at
this point II Is approached on the northern or west
ern side through swamP. which would ne ppiss hns
were il for the sandy soil which PACKS soma wheh
tho water the roads although IN thee are
treacherous quicisands which We are obliged to cor
duroy.
Soon the fog which settles Ike blanket over the
swamps end forests OF tho river bottoms. shut down
upon the scene. and 80 dense and DARK was IL thai
torches Of very little use and men were difeeteo
here and there by the voice
Jim are you there = shouts one.
"Yes. ds here,"i the impatient answer
well then. 20 straight ahead"
Straight shesdi where IA ihlndef 'bNhgH'
cleadf"
AN ORIGINAL CHARACTER.
At this station We came across an on man naIoeu
Wells who was the most original character ever met
lie depot master IN the days hen there Nas TAN
road here. lie Is "A srcwd old man, ana scche1 W IN
derstAnd the merits Of the war question perfectly. no
ssdi .,...,
sort Of retreat Why. dog bite ITEM. the
heva besn
They nidrs are whipping the Federal armies and they
hlofs fall back ofeT tho baltic is over Ii was That ar
dee that first opened my eyes. Our army was a,eIe
tod EN- 1. was q id humbug and now, by =,
know it, for here you are. rght on ola John Gus
place. hogs potatoes corn ana fences Ill s0h'' 90"
I'm, Davis and the rest" he continued. "talk
about splitting the Union. Why il south Carolina had
pieces by this time Splitting the Unioni Why, d-n
II, the State Of Georgia is being spn right through
from end 10 end II these rich fellows who are max
Ing tbs war and keeping tLeir precious bodies ont OF
harms way There's John Franklin went through
here tic other day. running away from your army.
could hayo played dominoes on has coat'tals There
nv poor brother, sick with smallpox at Macon, work
ing Tor eli month and hasn't got cent OF the d--n
stnh for a year. Ieyeu dollars month and ll.00O
bullets minute. don't believe In II, Sir.
"My wife came from Canada, and kind o. thought
would sometime go there 10 live. but was alters
afraid Of the ice and cold but can tell you this coun
Try 10 getting too cussed hot for me LOOK at my fence
Il heard .. how they Gu, down the trees your
road up country and burn the Bridges why dog bite
heir hides Of Jon Yankees can takeup tree and
carry IL off tops and all; and there's tina. bridge you
put the river 10 less than two hoaTsthey might
as well try 10 stop the Ogeechce as yon Yankees.
The blasted rascas Who burnt this zero bridge
thought they did big thing natural born fool cut In
two had more sense In either end than any OF them.
To bring back the good Old times. be said, i'm
take the help Of Divine Providence, heap OF rain aud
n Do al OF elbow gTease, TO liz things up again..
snrRMAN's MANEUvBRs.
SCARBOROUGH. Ga, Dec. 3, 1854
Piyotod upon Millen the army has SWING
slowly ronnd from its eastern course and now moving
In sI columns upon parallel roads southw0rd. Until
,esterlsy il was impossible for the Rebels TO decide
hetler or not il waseu Shermans intention 10 march
upon Augusta Fitzpatrick lad Destroyed the bridge
above Wauesborongh, aud falling back had again al
ynnced supported by the Fourteenth Army Corps uRdeI
Gen DAVIS south Of this colnmn moving eastward
through Brlsyie. was the Twentieth Corps, com
maned by Gen. Slocum. Yet further south tie Seven
tcenh Corps Gen. Blair in command followed the ran,
road deptroying il az he advanced West and south OF
tie Ogesehee tho Fifteenth Corps Gen. Osterhaus IN
Immediate command but under the eye OF Gen. Howard.
has moved in two coiuInns
nd shield to the real movements. Al no time has Il
been possible for Hardee TO nerpose any serious obsa
Gle the advance VI the main body " our army Tor our
left wing has AWAY been strong arm thrust out IN nj
vance ready to put In ehanccy any force which might
attempt 10 got with In It's guard.
The Rebel councils Of appear 10 have bscn com
pctsy deceived for hear reported that Bragg and
Ionrstreet are ct Augusta. with ten thousand men,
made ~ OF militia. two or three South Carolina ieg
mens and portion OF Ismptons Legion, sent there
for month. It's possible nov tha tue curtain mas
been Withdrawn, and 40 II may appear that We ere
marching straight for Savannah, theif generals, VIII
their ten thousand, may attempt 10 harass our rear but
they accomplish nothing buthe loss oil new ives
without checking our progress.
Tho work 40 admirably performed by our lch wing,
80 FAR a. il obliged the Rebels In font constantly TO