Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-01
THE NEWS.
TRtM GEORGIA.

We Rave received Augusta papers OF tbs 27th.--
From tho Esysr We learn that there eOntinuedru-
mors lHa ,n Wayne s engaging the enemy al OSOasr
aud Is amply sbls 10 hold them In check. His men
hg veli efp- ally the cadets, Who SCI with all the
bravery Of tried veterans.
The enemy made anAttempt to turn is position by
crossing the river at HIrs Ferry, distance below
tbs brds,; but the movement anticipated b. Gen.
wlynss vigilance, and be Ssute6 detachment which
prevented the enemy from crossing aod captured about
one hundred and atty Of them.
gentleman, direct from lanta, states that all the
business houses on four N the principal streets
d,stSoyei. fhs Atlanta Hotel VAS burned.
Toe dHsliag houses outside Of their forti6clilops
are no. destroyed any further than the tea1g 4, Of
ths boards to build quarters.
The enemy, In order to busa she passenger depo!
Piled 10 i, all their old wagons sad whaeVsr pandr
thsy had that they Wished 10 destroy ID 6re to IT,
The City Park is = osmsteIy Of Yankee graves nov.
Toe city Is entirely deserted by the enemy. Not one
Fsmalrs la the y.o.uity,
LIS thtueht b. MS that Sherman msht attempt
the plrs OF AugusA, Ia order to destroy the pow
d, works ArsslAl, anIrls4 al machine shops Loo
ted A. ira, Plaos. We l,asn that as matter of pre-
olu.iop all the soiki have been dsmanhed, aud Il
valuable poiuoh OF thcSf hhchlhtiJ ieuOFeu "
caiOu Of safety not thrsstened.
Tho CIrosicIi s:A,es that on. the 20 gaRtlemsn
rsssbsd Au. u,ti rom Msesu. via Southwest Georgia
aud TlaEab, Gays that On Sunday last tho FedsrSls
as eksi ,st Neon AID succeeded In capturing one
Of Gus bl.tsrsS but T. ~as Immediately rsaksH by
aye soldiers, and he enemy signslly repalsd.
reassa al u the attack anticipated on MOI day,
bat tie FsdsrAls id not make their appsarshos It
was Supposed that tds iorO1 making the attack But
DIV vas not very large, and that the movement was
fsn'.
The loss on both tidss Was small.
Governor Brown tad removed AL the vauIblss from
Hlle5gsvil.s TO Macon and in the city
The miliisry authariias Of that pbos much
nya.ihsi sbou; the movements OF shsrmsn's Amy, as
thols in this section. TIE general opinion WAS ths,
Augusta vas S-ermsb's Stj &C i've plint.
There was ~ Fl I'm, forcsin Macon, under the Lad
O. gallant 1fRSsr, to holi The enemy 1t bay.
Tho Savannah Mo-, is Of The opinion that Sherman,
instead Of attempting reach The oOss. At Beaufort is
shining for vlnnsh d sdis OF course cannot tell
With any degree Of certainty at Via, point he desigos
70 rssoh the coast, till bic plans ere fully d.
vsoped but to our mind slI bis movements thus fAF,
indicate Savannah as his point of destination, and
less bis arr ls VII p5ed routed, 6sEOrafzsd or cap
tured be viii resch here. The, however and will
be prevented II the men of the State rally in rSsboJss
to the cal OF ,vsTnOr Bsosn, they ssond. There
lie no neessiiy for us 10 say What forces amount
nor uhere shey are. sufi ie it, that if the sill
left al home Wn rOE up and lend ,hsir help, va
have euough.
The Charleston Mercury Sss theory that neither
B,auf1r nor wanna bis tue haven for which Sherman
is aiming, but that be dssiEus ng Charleston,
and z vss the fJlio~inR a. It's reasons;
Tuey ere busy in mortar mounting and perpetrators,
aud have bris aie L. They bAv1 buoyed out Bufs
BY not far TO the nOrthWsrd. Th'y bays h,st Of
soms dozen monitors al Port r gal, snd somewhere on
the Atlantic coast J. sad half more, including
ships ike the IJn'i5es and Dioat5I; ttess prepare
tons indicate al attack Charleston by the water
approao Toe sisns are confirmed by The stSiemI nts
Of Northern pspsrs that Ohsl lie point desired
and ain a.
The Ms.e,ry thinks tfs, be 1ill come via AuEu'ts
l. cal up,c the ,u'hnii to make dae prepars IN
20 gi,e him dtr reception
Oolousl Wm. B,owae, late Of the Psesidents staff
Ia. b,eu paced in command Of brigade composed CT
tbs i,flrtiy AID local troops Of Augusta.
rImorsd thA. our cavalry are busy In destroy
. b,ras. orSs and sny,Lrg shst may be OF use 10
AsSsrm,u in front Of bis main army on the ocmulsee
|EF
Gae Ausulls CoHsti'utisHIl'si rays:
Sueatssls s:a-e Of iga1,snco seems to exist as to
N.easeu,s Of SAt N ana usain hosy. IL app ara
rsli.ble rooS fr' m Gtsnsboi Q, pF ssuders
nc k.os sousib'ng about it Wa hope our
ye 20 tue importance OF suel knoH'
.Fssd thsms lsss to SECURE it
i, 1itb email detsobmsDtF, 1t enc
Napiu away. We do not want
nSily. Ater such hsrSuleaD
ag, IL would DO pity TO
d rally SHOULD
eesOn that
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