The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-01

great deal i'll regard to them, but probably
not half they know. We have all they
were willing to tell us up to last Friday.
A fight occurred last Wednesday, On the
west side of the Oconee river, between the
rebels and a large force of Sherman's cav
airy, in which Of course, the Union troops
were repulsed. They are said to have been
still on the west side of the Oconee on the
| following day.
The Augusta ConstitutionaIist says The
railroad bridge over the river was burned
by them on last Sunday The report of the
burning of Milledgeyille is said by the Rich
nlond editors to lack confirmation, tho it is
believed that a portion of Sherman's army
has been there (; but in the Savannah Meas
Of the 29d instant a dispatch reiterates that
it was captured on last Monday, and that
the State house, Governors mansion and
Penitentiary there were burned, and that
the town of Gordon was also captured by
the Yankees.
| The Governors of South Carolina and
Georgia have issued proclamation calling
out all the males of those States between
sixteen and and fifty-fve.
A correspondent of the Richmond Dis
patch says: The Yankee Government can
well afford to pay one million of dollars per
day for the information which the Richmond
papers furnish to it free gratis regarding the
movements of Sherman in Georgia.
Late rebel papers, in giving accounts of
the appearance of Early's army in front of
Sheridan's lines on the 18th inst, and its
sudden flight with the Union cavalry at it's
heels, furnish the same explanation of his
movements on that occasion as our CORES
pondent gave at the time. Early had un-
derstood that considerable portion of the
Union army had left the valley. He found
out his mistake and was glad to get back
up the valley as expeditiously as possible
| Richmond papers of Saturday are receiv-
ed but contain little news. The Enquirer
says, according to agreement it abstains
from giving the Yankees any information
about Sherman, but it closes by saying,
''We guess one column of Sher.nans army
met such formidable resistance near Ger
tain Southern city, that it turned off and
took another direction, aud we guess he has
not got Macon. The inference | draw from
the hquirer's editorial is, that Sherman has
already captured Augusta.
The following is taken from the Angus
ia Sentinel of the 10Th ''We have this re-
liable news frorc up the river: a gentle-
man who arrived on Thursday evening
from Stone Mountain reports that Yankee
column moving down the Georgia railroad
divided at Decatur-half going down the
Covington road and the other the Rock
bridge road. At Stone Mountain they
burned all the unoccupied houses some
two thirds of the town, and were LAYING
waste the, country as they progressed.
EThey march in hollow square, with their
train in the centre. They united at Bakers
Mill, near Coyington, and it is not known
as yet whether they Will strike for Eaton
town or Athens.
''This gentleman says that the view from
the summit of Stone Mountain, of the con
aagration of Atlanta was awful beyond de-
scription. The Gate City looked like an
ocean of flame as the fiery waves rose and
fell throughout its whole extent.
"About 100 Yankee cavalry made their
appearance at School Circle on Thursday.
and burned tn railroad platform. 1t is not
believed that they have come down anv
further than the Circle. Their infantry en-
camped at or near Old Sheffield on We'd
nesday night.
sit is also. reported that the Yankees
have burned Monticello and Hilsboro, which
if true, clearly indicates that they design
tapping the Central Railroad at Gordon or
some other point. Passenger trains on the
Georgia Railroad yesterday only came from
Union Point.
''The Macon Telegraph of Friday says
that that city, on that day, was considera-
bly, excited owing to various reports in re-
gard to the enemy, who are known to be
positively marching on the city. General
Cobb had issued an order calling every man
capable of bearing arms, ard all who do
not respond he has ordered to be arrested.
The Telegraph speaks thus of matters at
the front: We have reliable information to
the eject that the Yankees were advan-
cling from Atlanta in this direction ia two
columns-one on the McDonough road, and
the other UlG Jonesboro. Our forces are at
Griffin. More than this we dee IN it I'M
prudent at present to state. ..s
"a gentleman who left FORSYTH on
Thursday, the 18th, at 8 O'Clock informs us
that courier arrive'I at that place about
half an hour before he left, and reported
that there were some Yankee cavalry eight
miles out of the town. All the bridges on
the road, from Forsyth to Indian Springs
were bp,rned by our forces.
Inc Macon Intelllgencer publishes the
annexed news: The latest reliable intelli
gence from the front in Georgia is received
from a gentleman who left Griffin on We'd
nesday at 10 o'clock in the evening. Gen
eral Wheeler fought the enemy. who was
advancing with force estimated at from
1000 to 10000, in two columns-one on
the McDonongh, and the other on the
Jonesboro road, at Bear Creek, ten miles
above Griffin, until late. in the evening,
when he fell back to Griffin, and was pass
ing that city on the night when our inform
ant left. Our infan try forces were falling
back to GAINESVILLE. 1t is probable that, at
the time We write tlais, Sherman occupies
Griffin, and will rapidly demonstrate upon
Macon, and perhaps Milledgevile.
eve learn from reliable source that
Governor Browns residence in Canton,
cherokee county embracing his commodi- |
'us dwelling house, kitchen, out-houses etc,
With his office aud other buildings, were
Ill burned to the ground by the vandal foe, |
! few days ago. The officer in command of
he vandals who were sent to execute the |
work they SO ruthlessly and successfully |
reformed, allowed the family who were
wing on the premises only fifteen minutes
o remove their furniture from the house
md all that was not removed within that