The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-12-03

emergency, anu loISeltiuS SeH, uiiect
their incessant, united efforts against the
foe as advised by General Beaureglrd
and our patriotic representatives in Con-
gress, the great Yankee army of the Ten
nessee, and its brutal and insoleut leader
will be annihilated.
THE CENTRAL GEORGIA RotD CUT AT GRIs-
woLDv1LLE ON THE 18th INST.
From the Savannah Republican, Nov.2l.
Information, entirely authentic. was
received here yesterday, that force of
Yankee cavalry struck the Central road
about three o'clock P. NJ, at or near
Griswoldville, tore up the track and cap
tured lumber train. They also cut the
telegraph line, destroying, for the time,
our communications with 'Macor. No
urther particulars have been received.
We have an ample force in the vicinity,
and the raiders are likely to pay the pen
alty of their impudence.
The wires between Gordon and Mil
lideeville were also cut yesterday, though
nothing is said of damage to the road.
[Griswoldville is station on the Ma
con and Milledgeville road, ten miles
east of Macon']
From the Richmand Enquirer, Nov. 3d.
The rains have put determined stop
on all immediate military operations in
Virginia, Georgia now concentrates the
common interest upon herself. Until the
present year the people of that state
knew nothing of the horrors of invasion,
and not until the fall of Atlanta were
they full alive to the realities which war
had introduced into their midst. As
nothing, however. has occurred in the
past history of the state, save the weak
ntterances of few childish men, to indi-
cate that she will not bear up proudly, as
other states have done under the heel of
the invader, we can bit expect that she
will emulate her long suffering sisters.
now that the true hour of her tria; has
come. Sherman is marching into the
heart of the state and as yet movements
have met with but little resistance, l fact
which may be explained by the necessity
the situation demands of drawing him
off. as far as possible, from the only
point to which he could reaSona bly, hope
for succor He may, unmolested, cap
ture some of the interior towns, as he
captured others in the northern part 'ofs
the stste, during the summer campaign,
1t is not at all improbable that he will
take the capital of the state, and perhaps
move thence upon Savannah or Augusta,
with an ultimate eye to Charleston. 1t
was rumored yesterday that he had
moved in single column from Forsyth
towards Milledgeville that his cavalry
had made descent upon the Macon aud
Milledgeville Railroad, ut Gordon, and
that even the town of Milledgeville was
already in their possession. Although
this is not confirmed by any official intor-
nation, it is by no means unlikely, for
although Forsyth is nearer to Macon
than to Milledgeville, detour to the left
for the latter point would be a very praC-
ticablc strategic move, and would appar-
emily give Sherman the advantage of tho
lead Of Hoods army, at n safe distance
ahead, were that army sent after him,
and were he forced to retreat. The pro-
liability of being pursued by any other
army has scarcely entered his calcula-
tions. While keeping the Atlantic coast
i'll view, rs the object of his expedition.
with some convenient interior town to
give caste to his performance, he pre-
fers to move upon line which will give
him plenty of room in case of difficulty,
to moving direct from his abandoned
base and hazarding everything in case Of
Il repulse. In case of the occupation OF
Milledgeville, therefore, Savannah and
Charleston will be evidently the objective
points of the expedition, both or either.
That combinations are in progress, how