, 1864-12-05
THE LATEST MILITARY
SITUATION.
From the South" "Vo Volunlinous and
Highly Important from
Gen. Sherman.
he is Certaiz>'7 7 Nearing the
Coast-0l : Fleet Al
ready There.
FROM NASHVILLE YESTERDAY
r mo BATTLE Yet.
IMPORTANT FROM PANANIA---
4 PIRATE SCHEME
TnWARTED,

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a PIRATE SCilEhE
TnW4RTED.
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atcst from 2ebe! and Other Sources--
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are unusually tubllant oyer news from Shcr-
man By means independent Of the Richmond
rapers. and more reliable for obtaining news
ofsba,mo,,a ,,roSExoss II :. ,Hneao.t,,
ua1osn.I..1s. 49, ~. 49, ~
"e,'a ~ Las not 'nts paAeo 'ne fcoei ueo-
efa1s out las so LUZ advanced as 10 have given
| every proof that he Is near success
Savannah and other Georgia papers of. the
9th, and Richmond papers Of the LIST, arc
received, Of which the following is sum-
mary: --.
| It appears IN nttack was made on East
| Macon m Sunday. e0th u,t tho rahc1e ,oe,ner
q ,,a++or,. ,.1;oh tho., c,,,.o,,,o1.,,, sae.5 -
", 80. Ivy su1s'4aeH'? .eeo'erea
WILL sina1' 4oss on ooen sioes' Inc attack
Has expected to be renewed on the 2Ist, but
| It was not. The rcbels carno IN fbc conc,n.
sim that the movement m Sunday n.as a
80 ~ se.t,N ~ e ""a
.s'a'' ~ "no ptoo1pis nlaoc ~ suan 1lum-
Ter OF Slocum's men.
The Augusta {Ga.) Co,asti.utionatis, Of the
~. ,ast 49, 80 49, ~ naa.'n;s sons "sAs uo"a
.ae "es. slae u LUZ Oco''ee n.se', PREVIOUS
to the night Of the I'D, Indicating their in
tcntion 10 pass by Aurusta. between that
mare md Macon md natc n, thc so, h..
''4~e "..o -""eoA' Aaa A'1Ne ~ t1' ee'1 W.
tween savannah anu 1s:ans"lck- -
The Augusta Constitutionalist OF the 26sh,
speaking Of the preparations to oppose Sher-
man, SAYS: The whereabouts Of this village
hnrner and common ni11oger will 1e soucht
T~aa-a 49, st,,1 eo..,... =: ~ 49, go
iioopS a's SUI c'ia'ns IL, ""u luz aeotg'"
| militia Will, together with veteran troops,
| already have presented tangible body to
| oncose the further nrorress Of the Yanknc
| ra;acr. We snan our tingers IN tho faro of tho
49,. sf,. ~. 80, e " wv
der in Augusta.
The Savannah Ners publishes Gen. Hardee's
| s-c+ ,rd,r ~, .esn,,,,a o,,An,ra - oo,-,,
nah a. orders Prnvost Maraha,s - ha;a
sn1il;ers and c;t;zp1s arriv;no in ~ .roinr fton
tfa liz mn md renorI tham Is, drtv ~ eoo' ''o1
t;ons nF shaTifan's arnv unv;n1 ,Tptr1 - III; fo;n
G.art 1' NA4''17 " 1'''A
60 p-o.r, .-,s {,, ,f.oo,, --h;,,,o. h h,a
re,norrd a1l ra,,,oh1ns f-orn St;11cdrex;1jc A''1
The I'M si;T;on1y;d savs thn rcf,c, csro,,v
ora hurn,nsr harne corn.c1;ha ~ ma "rerv.h;nyy
tha+ ,naV Ea ~ nsa' ~ shnr.nsn ~ f.9,a4 q
l;s hr man ' amy. an m the ocmnlaes River "
DA1 hn 1 s.van,;nh ~ nt1,35;s,n - iha Sat,, and
a:th shas 3isnatcbaz tl,at m the sir 1hare a
| wos f;nht;no oil div. nj oconeehrrw ,Th;cl,
wa~- 1,si; Sy tl.o res,e,e.-1n he ev1niag tho
Federals had turned their guns in the oppo-
site direction on the other Side Of the river,
Indicating an attack On their rear.
Wheeler was crossing eighteen miles below
j the bridge to aid In the defense.
"a later dispatch states that the Federa1s
i had flankcd Gen. Wayne at Oconce bridge on
| the Central compelling him to retreat. The
miles below lie bridge
4 later dispatch from Augusta, dated the
ed, to Gen, Hardec, at Savannah, states THAT
| the enemy had been driven back across the
Oconce, and Gen. Wayne had returned to the
| bridge. %
says aprTrhensions prevailed there on the
| 23d. in consequence of runor tlat dis
patch had been received announcing the pas
| snyc Of the Oconcc, near .Milcdgcvil'e, by the
enemy. who were reported advancing IN O
direct line on Apg9sta: % - .4..o o.,,..
| the force. that captured MI1ledgeville remained
there until the evening Of tue 24th. having
burned the State Honse, Browns Hotel, the
Penftentiary, and capturing small quantity
Of ammunition: The main body Of Shcrman's
army was reported on the 'Ath to he thirteen
Eiies west OF s, saunasrss,iie, comm coming towards
The Richmond IFhfg OF the 1st says: News
from Georgia yesterday t3oth) shows Sherman
gradually approaching the coast, but refrains
from giving the direction.
BE had met with no serious opposition
Since the repulse at Oconce, but efforts are
making to llcld him off.
Wheeler had two victorious ngagements
with hilpatrlck's cavalry, IN one of which he
captured Kilpatrick's hat.
Gen. Hardee tclegEaphs from Savannah that
he left that place perfectly secure, md was
making certain dispositions in TINT quarter.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 1st says ofiic-
ial intelligence Of 9hc11nan's movements md
present whes eabouts was received yesterday,
but does not mention said whereabouts. 1t
rays only IA gunboats and transports are near
| Fort Royal.
The Charleston Nercyru Of the 23lh says the
ELI mr. have 20 pieces Of heavy ordnance on
Morris Island bearing on Sumter and Snlli-
| vans Island. They arc busy mounting NOR
tars and hare t,uoyed out Bulls Bay. They
| Eayc fleet OF some dozen monitors at Port