Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-12-07
WAR NEWS.


From Richmond and p.,..
Gen. Jos. E. Johnston ,rr;,.a e'er.bur..
the seth ult e' at Richmond
Journal arrived there also on tn. n LOUISVILLE
ul'' on visit to his son, who is in tS a' Of The
army, by permission of .uthoriti.. 'ns conedsr,
All else is now quiet At po..
some .oss.y in the camps of the snsny there
along our extreme right but the last
= The Dutch Gap Canal !, A.. ="
nearly finished "ought to bs,.
There has yet been no teeor.mo
ter made public From the CAron ao% this qu,
OF the 18th ult, We learn that W. 70 Ssat,.,
ra'dlng party Of Yankees tapped tn. sunday last
Augnsta rai road, ut Waynesboro, oaVann,h ~
burned were Captured a
Snermans Destination is still in do,,.
vioing MS forces IN two columns and ,n"N By a.
taneousiy on Macon and Augusta sn moving sipul.
out rAding parties cutting the ro;,s aa s.udas
graph wires, be has so mysti6ed u:N and hl.
that the main body of his army is ~. ' Movement,
located At one time it seemed as f. ~ yet certap,
Tor the seacoast At the nearest point were maxim,
that se is advancing on Savannah alon INV SEEM
railroad, which forms junction At VIZ Toe Macon
Augusta and Savannah railroad. M;I II,,sa With Ii.
from Savannah, and So from Aupns,. SIC" Is 70 miles
On Sunday last there was rey;ss ..,
at Augusta From the obscure hints Of ,s Se troop,
an attack was also expected that dsn zoe pap.a
dee is present in front of Augusta /, l.. uen. Hs.
US that sufficient time has now elans.1 Seem to
concentrate men enough, if we had then .0r US to
Sherman's further progress, or at le,st oppose
offensive on small scale. There s assume the
Wheelers cavalry thrasbed Yankee ,, ;anor that
under Fitzpatrick. We hope it is so lung .;A party
that Macon is safe, Sherman havin. also said
been repuised; and therefore pruden,la aeked and
press seige that might delay his advsoo osened 70
The interruption Of communicated w..
two sections OF Georgia, East and West h wee The
vented the concentration of her militia y, ns pre-
combinations as might hsrass both tbs s sssa Such
rear OF Shernan's army at the same tn,a "o1. and
ofthe two armies at Macon or Augusta e h3ns
still in our possession, is too weak to ,,k. macon b.
alone United they might effect SOMETIME .s nsld
At Tenlle on the Macon railroad 1sa m!
Savannah Yankee Geographic operator ss, IRON
the Augusta operator before the raid At T
ooro cut OH communication, and desired >. luss'
the Whereabouts Of our army. The rinse = =. AuSs
tected and the proper answers returned Tha r ae'
kee made nothing tt at time. 1'' Ian
1t was also rumOred in Augusta on the OOH d. :.
portion Of the Yankee main BODY was m n"m ''
rapidly towards the Savannah river intsn% Sans
seize the two ferries in Scriven conntv o0.
Savannah river, midway between the forms, , 'as
and Augusta Also that 600 Yankee c.vsl,Y p ~,
already crossed into South Carolina at She'll p us'
feegrsphc communication had been reonensd D "S
Waynesboro. '''1 WIN
From the North.
The Washington Chronicle of Sunday ,ec.i,.,
by the Richmond Wing. ''''''''
A Nashville telegram, 18th, saws Hood, Arm,
10000 strong have been for several DAVIS Gomez,
trating south of Columbia, Tennessee. Our forss
have evacuated Pulaski, Huntsville and Dec,m,
which places the rebels occupy. Some heavv 6rb
ing Is expected in few days.
Nashville is filled with thieves and murderer
Iae river is twelve feet high and rising.
The application of the St Altan's raiders to d
patch 4 messenger to Richmond to obtain evid.p
and material for the defence has been rejected
the Canadian government
The attempt to destroy the hotels in New Yc
caused great excitement.
D'x's order requiring Southernsrs to recist
their names will be enforced
Nothing else of importance. go.