The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-12-09

The News from Georgia.
Ii lieu Of any somarks ofsout swn We copy !
rom our exchanges. The Angsta Ehroni- |
10, Of the 26th alss gives as thslatest news
rom that We gite the following extracts
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Sherman has been trying h'rd to mystify
our military authorities. Tdthis end his
forcesshAve been divided, and laYe been me-.
nacing Macon and Augusta simultaneously,
while bodies of his caTalry haze been dash
ing about, cutting railroads AMI Doing what
mischief they could. His O5jct has been,
and will continue to be, TO conceal the point
Of destination at which he is aiming, SO as to
prevent the concentration Of ourforces' against
him. lys sitiss NJ S. ~ 81 :
This Rame may succeed for atime, but his
real purpose must soon become fgident. His
advance will make It clear befoH many days;
and wethirlk ia time to enAbieas tUrfOrm the
necessary combinations Our authorities are
wide awake, and Sherman VII likely find
his deeply laid, rand. carefully concealed
scheme penetrated and anticipated.
III Amidst all his tortuous m0veDents the pur-
pose to reach the coast as speedily as possi-
BILE, is clearly discernable, though the point
aimed atis still in doubts IT. MOT unlikely
that his course will be determined BY the in.
Formations he may get OF she disposition Of
our forces; and itmay be that he has been
making all these feintstto dists1sto our atten-
ton, and enable him; 10 select some route, BY
which he amay withiaast opposition reach q
port on our Atlantic coast. lsssl9 rjtississi
i .Itmust be confessed that for Tia past.week
he has been very successfully asth8 thepars
Of an, artful dodger, iconfo bonding MI calcula-
tons, and exciting general apprehension B!
his eccentric movements He has not, how
ever, found his march through Georgia quite
Stree from oppositioR as be expscted. e Be
sides the force at Macon which made him
deem it prudent to avoid that ely. and those
assembled here, which doubtless caused the
sudden DETECTION, at the Oconestiver, of the
Column. which was. apparently marching on
this t;ity, W heeler,s cavalry havS rather un-
expeetedly turned up in his way. The latter
have been doing god services hanging on
Shsrman's tanks karassing his amy. thwart
ing its movements, and retarding gifts advances.
The latest reports indicate that's Sherman IS
moving towards the SavannahErirer. But
there is little reliance to be PLACID in any in.
dication of Mtentionss as yet.s uhtil he shall
get out OF the triangle in which, he has been
nanearering since he left Athnta we can
infer nothing with certainty from any of his
movements, as to his ultimate course. lie
may turn, upon Augusta, aud SEX bsforce
his way through South.C Carolina; or he may
push, on 0rSasannah or Nfhnswtk.
ss,ssx FRox BEaew.
4 A party Of Yankees made theirnppearance
at Waynesboto; oniSaturday nig1.g Ii ID said
that, they captured q Observation-Disclosures they
burned, and that they Also burn ifhe place.
The passenger train which left th.snight pre-
vious was turned back. k.s,.sl ,4sl;i 81
We are informed that interchangeable
operator undertook to gai, information Of the
number Of forces in this viciliy, and the
whereabouts Of the same from thA0perafor 10
this city, But the operator intsrrqkated, knew
at once that there was 9 new ss.tand at the
machine" at the first, touch, and of course
shaped his.replies accordingly. $50
It ia reported that the commando of the
party is Fitzpatrick, and that a fgit occurred
between him and our forces und.r General
Wheeler. on Sunday. sAftera severe fight the
AduASCp WcIc Utu ~ UC9bcu Auu suHSCu Vd0n.
AN ExcirIHe SABBArH Dsy.
Sunday last will long be remembered BY
the citizens of Augusta and those sojourning
here at the time. From early dawn till late
in the evening the streets were eilivened by
the sound of martial music. The soul stir:
ring drum and life as their notes were heard
in every direction, gave indications of active
military movements, and told u that .sgrin,
3yisaged war, with his wrihkled front, was
somewhere near the city. i
The local Etrsops assembled with promrtness
and proceeded to the appointed rendezvous,
where they were inspected by the General in
commando
u Every citizen capable Of beahng arms OF
doing military duty was under arms. and the
determination depicted upon the sountenances
Of all, showed their intention Of doing good
service, provided occasion presented ITSELF
FRoM NEWTON CoUNrY, I. 1
A gentleman from Newton County states
that several large plantations il that section
were completely destroyed BY The Federais,
swept clean Of every thing, and III the houses
thereon burned except those occupied BY
negroes. 49, !. 81
Emory College, Oxford. was al,o destroyed,
and ali the buildings connected with the same,
together. with their contents. This college
was the property of the Metbodist church Of
this State. Several fine libraries belonging
to the various college societies, besides the
one belonging tot the college itself. were among
the property burned. Also large and extern,
sive Neurological cabinet, fne chemical ap
paratus, &c.
As the Federals approached the town they
we're fred upon and one Of their party killed