New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-23
MARCHING on.
NEAE ToNSIIIr STATION, on TUE

Since writing the above the army has moved
forward all along the line The Rebels seem 10 have
understood but too late that IL not ShetnaDs IN
tertlou 10 make a serious attack upon Macon. They
have. however succeeded IN getting Wheeler across
The Oconee al a point below tho railroad bridge: We
first became of their IEotence in our mont Dy me
destructiop OF several small bridges across Bufao
Creek on the two roads leading TO SaDdersylle over
which were advancing The Twentieth and louIltehth
Ne were DELAYED but few hours. The passage was
also cOntested ~ hc Rebel cavalry under Wheeler aud
they fought front ell tie way and irt2 Tue streets OF
Sanders, ils The Twentieth Corps hsd the 0dvnnce
deo0ying "a regiment os slrmshcGs forming the re-.
manaer Of brigade in line 81 battle on either side OF
ths road yhs movement was executed IN the hand
somCgt manner and wac efeciua as not TO impede
be march Of the column 10 the slightest degree although
lie roI OF muskelry was uucoasog Our loss was not
serious twenty odd billed and WounCed'
MAR THE ocONTE.
A. Tho Twentieth Corpq entered the town they were
met by the Fourteenth whose head o! column arrived Of
me same moment, While these two corps had net with
tie distinctions above mentioned the army under ten
Howard attempting 20 throw pODioOn hcross INC
Ocopee az TIE Georgia Central Railroad bridge. Here
tbey met q force under the command Of Gen. Wayne
which composed Of portion Of Wheeiers cavalry;
militia and n band OF conyiots who had been liberated
from tho penientiaIy upon ths condition that they
would Join The army
Tho most OF these iespersdoes have been taken prs
onoys dressed in their State prison clothing. Gen.
sherman los turned them loose, believing that Gov.
Brown had not go, the foil benefits OF bis nbeTafy
Tho Rebels did not MT ke remarkably stern defense OF
The bridge for Howard able 70 cross his army yes
.erday and commenced hreeking railroad again today
In fact all o. he army except one corps are engaged
able 10 reach this point when he met Gen. Hnrdee, who
has managed 70 get around here from hacOD. Our
troops struck the railroad Ut this station few hours
after the frightened band escaped.
THANKSGIVING DAY KEPT.
We had been told that the country was very poor east
~ The Oconee but experience has been delightful
eaetronoic contradiction OF the statement Inc cite
trains are getting so large that We una dihcny IN
D = sol III a. yer
orally observed in the army. the troops scoring chick
ems in the penttude OF iurleys with when they nave
supplied themselves.
sUrPIILs ABUNDANT.
Vegetables OF all kinds and in unlimited quantities,
az hand and the soldiers gave thaDks hs suieis
NAV and were merry ns only soldiers can be. In truth
20 far as tho qualification OF the stomach goes ihe
troops are pursung q continuous thanksgiving
! In addition to fowls vegetables and meats, many
obtain delicious sirupmadc from sorghum, whlch is
cultivated on all the plantations and stored away IN
large troughs and hogsheods The mills here and there
furnish fresh supplies Of -four and meal and we hear
little nothing Of hard tack that terror TO weak
mascatiOn. Orer the sections Of country lately ira
yersed 1 fDd very little cultivation of cotton. The
commands OF Davis app ar to have been obeyed and
large droves OF eeie are turned nightly into inc
immense fields Of ungnhered corn 90 ca, their fill while
the eranaries are crowded to overfowing with both
We have s!so reaol ed he sand regions 80 that the
fall Of rain hes terror. the roads are excellent and
would become frmer from a liberal weting. The rise
OF the rivers will not bother much for each army
corps has its pcntoon and The launching Of AIS bots
matter Of Oh hour.
Just before his entrance into Miiledgyins-General
sherman csmped on one OF the plantations OF Lowell
Cobb 10 was a coincidence that Macon paper, con-
tanning Cobbs address TO the Georgians as General
commanding, was received the same day. This panta
ton was the properly OF Cob5s WIFE, who was Demar
repHtat ION man OF piety and many Yirtnes, but
corld not holp contrasting the ca his fellow cit
lcns 10 "T.as and defend their hberie, homes @e''