Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-07
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FROM GEORGIA.

onemy'6 man oooy hau PAoseo AhAeDb W WV A0' ~
coast or destruction. In paragraph previously writ
ten, il says:
GsbsImn, from I'll reliable source, seems 10 have
halted recently in order to g ind cord As he tend
towards the barren counties of the South, it became
necessary to make the proper provision. His foraginl
parties are constantly driven in BY cavalry, aDF
compelled 10 hug the main body. forage 10 reported
to be short"
THE YANKREs AT MILLEDaEVlLLE.
letter in the COnshtl!iOHalist, iIom hlsdgevller
gives some account OF the OurSges papstrated BY the
Yankees in that city. An indiEerminsts plumber Of
houses was inAusurAtsd Gold watches, silver plate,
cO,hinS-anythirg ard eyeythng that could tempt
oppIdty vas stolen Ia their lust for gold they fire.
oususy marsattd persons Of both sexes, thinking to
extort BY torture. Cows, chickens and horses were
,lauRhtsr, mos. wantonly. The magazine was blown
nm. The State House Was-much deiAced; carpets and
ssaL, we're hacked to pieces, and books sre"n broad
c.ss. Dat of the cArpe they made horse blankets.
The most dread ul thing was their viOlercs to the
lSiss A. sas, s1 or seven suffered the last CItremy
Doe Young girl became CrsSsd in consequelc and hes
hesp sent 10 the Aaylum. her ladies' we're stripped
of thei- gamsnts, and, in luoh plight compelled 10
NAV The piano and, in the event Of refusal switched
npmerci,uy L,t GeorgiAns remember ID 20 things 10
The day Cf battle
The Y.nke, ssre admirably clothed and appointed.
81 nan had siRh n ids OF ammunition, while their
Sons contained liked Iteris without stint RAtiOns
for forty days had been prepared and they suffered icf
nothirg.
. "a ds,p,rstsy afraid Of their "absrs;Ors," and
sypcs no desre 20 subns ihsmsslTes TO their tender
maFeiss.
s..er "ftem the irOss, 10 !hs CoH'tutiOaaiilt OF
.As "a, says
A lsay fen NlladgSViils rsPe5is grand bail the
sss nlsht tie Yankees TtmEnS1 tGsre, Most Of the
nesto venehes IN IoNn attended bni not Whito fe.
n.ls Of sly class. General sloeum persuaded oil a
likely srl bJDsb 70 this lazy, promising her fort!
dolsrs MONTH that she should ride 30 Savannah In
carriage and be sent to Ne" York, "hero she should
be free.
We have from ssVoIAl reliable sources acc )uuts Of
the violation Of respectable males at different points
nv these brutss yOurg LADY Of - WAS stripped
naked der clothing bel torn violently en- because OF
Information given by her maid that she bad concealed
isverV about her person. 0ne lady, the wife Of Oun.
fdsr.te a ser was Left maniac. But We sicksn at
the rehearsal such atrocities, and We OILY put them
on record to heghttn il possible the indignation Of
our soldiers and unite people 10 obtaining IL
dependerce.
TIE SPIRIT OF The PIoPLI.
The same writer says TIA. tbs spirit Of the people
has not been 6emorslEsd by the raid. On the con-
Tsry, be says:
"Oar people are more defiant and more united than
ever Some admit OF faint Of reconsuuot;ou here
,ofore bu. COW they raise the cry OF independence
deI,h. Our women. especially, are more nsrVed than
ever 20 work. 10 suffer, aud to pray for our cause. 10
this sense the march of Sherman through Georgia will
acc6nrlsh good. Another good sign: the people are
not depressed "A when DlDOlsOn and Vicksburg fell,
but more hopeful OF ila results than thSJ have here.
toforc been under rsVerses.
rHu ATTGIR AT GALS, oLDVrLLI.
General Anderson of the 3 brigade q lorgA Militia
sas wounded at the battle Of GrisWod'ie. HIS bri.
vsde suffered heavy losg and while he acted galanty
il i, CHARGED that no ac'ed rashly in attempting 10
s.orm breastvorks over an open hed, viii morsss
in srVsning without reasonable prospect of rsfus.
PRoM SOUTH CAROLINA.
The bloody check given to the enemJs column at
Hopey Hill, near GrAhamVlle, seems to have consde
ably c1oled his enthusiasm. We get fur hsr &C.
counts OF any Yankee advance in that quarter. The
Charleston Mercury Of the ! inst. mentions a Tumor
that the enemy certifying his present position, close
under the over OF his gunboAts II this be true il s
doubtless his intention attempt renewal OF lis
demonstration against Zines until he shall have
learned definitely that Sherman is within striking dis
taucs Of the coast
The Mercury has few additional particulars of Gen.
smishs rep Use OF tho enemy on Wednesday The in
anry that participated in the stack consisted of four
,glmeuts Of While and four regiments of ntgto
troops The slaughter of the sssalants was far great
or than at frat reported. An officer in whom the ed
tor Of the Mercury has full confidence Wrtes that he
himpelf counted two hundred Yynkee dead and be
tween eleven and twelve hurd lied Yankee wouud3d
loft On the 6eld. Well may the gallSnt Georgisns
and Others, who took part IN the cond!os be proud
of their success.
Foster has been sending up balloons, sky rockets,
aud calcium lights appended TO balloons, for some
days past, supposed to be sigcSls to the enemy.
FROM IRE TRANs-NIsIssIPPL.
The Mobile Regisis' has osived Houston papers to
the 22i ult 1t learns from the gentleman who brought
them that there was nothing Of stirring interes. in
Louisiana or Texas. There is 10 difficulty in crossing
the Mississippi; sharp lookout for gunboats bsng the
AMY necessary pr, caution. 7 land Ia thoroughly
pstroled By Scott and Logan on this sde and by Iss
on the other. This last hoard OF scion Of the I've
family is guerrilla chief Who doss for tho west bank
OF the Mississippi what MOEbJ is doing for the south
DanE OF the Potomac He is youns; in heigh, several
inches over six feet, and every one OF them soldier
General Smith has been irying to pu. him down or
bresk him up by cOnscribiUg hlAnen some Of whom
oelongO other commands, bu. be sWears that he will
not submit to it. but il he cinnot have his way, will
declare himself pablo enemy and cross the lines.
As It is be keeps all the kie plantations stripped
from opposite Voksburg Red River, aud ID the only
protection OF the loyal people, Wto are understood to
have petitioned Gen. Smith TO lot him alone.
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED STATES.
We fad ihe following aed tiona nsWs of interest in
cur Narlhsrn files Of D; Gambler 81
TioM BUrLAR's ARMY.