Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-11-23

'RKTILIE, SOUTH Carol
Wednesday was generally observed by the
troopsscf this army Many were IN attsn-
dance upon divine servioein the city, while
service was held in many, if not most ofthe
eoampsbya the several chaplaihs, or other
iministcrsappointed to preach. Eaprsss. /
<, <, sas6Es THE. SITUATION. So -
Some uneasiness and unnecessary alarm
has been occasioned BY the many wild ru-
moors in circulation for che past two days,
the majority Of which grew ont ofthe state.
ment contained in the, Chicago Tribune, Of
the 9th, to the effect that Sherman was 'ad
vancing into the.interior Of Georgia with
FIVE army corps. sf. ;.,., S.,555,s<s.yf
- y But after careful survey Of; the topog-
1raphy of the country lying before him, the
distance he must travel before he can strike
any vital part, and the difficulties that nat.
uraliy environ an iincursiye army Of the kind
we apprehend no serious result from the
movement. -. (. .J5s,..., 80 i I
The distance from Atlanta to augusta i
III miles by railroad from Atlanta to
Macon 1O1 miles; and from Atlanta to Sar
yannah POI miles, and as we stated yester-
day, no sS army Of rs, 600 men, and We have
good authority for stating Sherman has no
more than this number Of effective, men,
can mage more than ten miles 9 day at the
farthest, and very frequently not go far !
: According to this calculation it would re-
-quire seventeen days to reach Augusta, or
ten to reach Macon, and twenty.nine 70
reach Savannah, allowing no obstrucions
in his march.
Should it be his purpose to- embrace Ell.
their Of these points in his present move
.ment, prompt vigilance on the part ofSour
authorities in making the properld ldistribu-
ton of our forces, Of which We have snfi.
cient number ntstriking distance, can, in
less than ten days; SO obstruct his march as
to destroy the army. SO s--1sEsss3. -
v Weidonob believe, however,, it is hispur-
pose to visit either Of those places, but thai
he has been driven to his present movement
by force Of circumstances, a glance at the
position Of the two armies for the last few
weeks will explain.
Il is a we'll known fact, that the Army Of
Tennessee has been lurking ID his rear for
sometime without any apparent definite OBJ
ject, so far as we have been aware Of, rem
.dering Sherman sretreat impossible without
hazarding the loss s'of his army with all he
hadrecently accomplished. %E5E"
His position in Atlanta becoming peril
.ous, his ability to hold it long by force ex-
tremely doubtful, he resolves,l in a moment
of desperation, upon one of the :boldest and
most daring movements Of the var, that of
marching bis army through the heart of our
icountry to point,of security, Pensacola or
Brunswick most probably: -
aH he does notsanticipate fe!racing hisatsps,
hence he proclaims the devastation and de-
ISOLATION of the country over which he pass
es.-G Gonstitutioaalist, 18th. sf,s;;, ~ r.
{ - {',tl @5a4 MACON, 80 :. .is.i3,.a@
The Macon Telegraph Of Friday states
that the city on that day was considerably
excited, oWingt to various reports Of the enc
my, who are known to be positively march
ing on the city. Gen. Cobb has issued an
order calling out every man capable Of bear
ing arms, and all who do not respond, he
has ordered to be arrested. The Telegraph
further says: ~ :
There is no doubt that the military au-
thorities will do everything in their power
to stay the advance of The enemy and we
trust they viii receive the cordial support
sof the entire community. - Z. f;szEs
( RELIABLE NEWS FROM UP THE Road
A gentleman who arrived on Thursday
evening from Stone Mountain reports that
the Yankee column moving downttKe Geor-
gia Railroad, divided at Decatur, one.half
going down the Goviington road and the
other the Rockbridge road. AT Stone
Mountain they burned all the unoccupied
houses, compromising some two thirds Of
the town, and were laying waste the couu-
try as they progressed. They march in
hollow squares, their trainsin centre: They
united at Bakers Mill, near Covington, and
it was not known whether they would strike
for Eatonton or Athens.
g 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 was ian ocean
Of flame" as as the fiery waves rose and fell
throughout its whole extent. go. -.
Passengers on the Georgia Railroad last
night reported that about one hundred Fed.
eral cavalry made their appearance at So.
cial Circle on Thursday and burned the
Railroad platform. 1t isnat believed that
they have come down any farther than the
Circle. :s,'s2 ''s.5.E go
Their infantry encamped at Or near Old
shefields on Wednesday night, and from
their movements it is thought they are en-
route to Eatonton.
1t is also reported that they have burned
Monticello and Hillsboro, which, if true,
indicates clearly that they design tapping
the Central Railroad at Gordon, or some
other point: =.
The passenger train on the Georgia Road
yesterday, only came from Union Point:
E., A GRAND OPPORTUNITY.
(For the Daily Press of the State Of Georgia,
- RICHMOND, Nov. 1S.
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