The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-05
GENERAL smNRMAN,s nnANn MARUm.

GENERAL sHERMAN's GRAND MARCH.
From ne Richmond wig
Drspptch from Georgia
a cavalry fight IN which we were victor Gus took
place m East Georgia Tuesday. The Yankee
cavalry, under KGLPArICK, wCro attempting to
oross the Savannah River. when thuy were attickod
by WHEELER, and, aitcr an obstinate fight drivon
back in tho direction OF Million, whore SHERMAN
has his hcadquarters loHna ve1y heavily. XII
PATRICK himself was Mt one time 20 co'ely pressed
as TO lose HE hat winch was recovered BY ono OF
our troopers hs trophy should be laid up in
lavender, with PoPE's coat WAsHBURNE's panta.
looms and DAHLGREN's wooden log.
LHtost from sherman.
sHERMAN's main army is moving toward, the
const. and battle Is expected soon.
from ne Richmond Eramner.
The War Department has allowed the fact to leak
out that a cavalry fight has taken place somewhere
m Georgia, probably IN the cinity OF bien result
ing IN the dc cat OF the enemy and capture of Gen.
KnPATRICK's hat Tins n oil the Information vouch.
saied in official circles, but outsiders, who to
have TO State sccros intimate 10 their less for
tunato ncquantanccs that tho doht ro errod to was
something more than a slight skirmish, though scarce
y to be rated q battle. They state further that Our
loss was about seventy killed, wounded aud mis,ing
whilst that Of The enemy is reported to have been
much greater.
Wo have stated everything that has been dcveoped
VIII neither derive information nor comfort from
this narration. We win add, however, that the
news OF the New York Rerald published yesterday
TO the effect that suTEMAS's advance had reached
Mien, is certainly untrue. None OF the enemy's
cavalry had reached Mi len Yesterday evening.
Perhaps the fight above alluded to, and loss Of Con
KuPArRGoK's 3 hat has had something to do with the
delay We have already iutimated our belief that
GRANT had sent forces to Port ROYAL with the in.
tenbou to march up into the country and relieve
SHERMAN from hs embarussmcnts. We are now
nearly certain that tins advance has been at-
tempted, and that it has resulted in n complete
failure.
Details will first be heard from the onemy's Jour
nals; in the meantime there st much reason for
us to hope that the last word has not been said in
Georgia on the question whether SHERMAN shall
reach the coast or not We are satisfied that Il will
be tfc cult il impossible Tor him to reach Beau
tort or Sayan nah, and aupposc now that he will aim
at some point more to the sOulhward
Further from Georgia.
We await with sohcitude, and yet with cheering
anticipation, for further tdings from Goo gia.
Georgia papers OF the 9th contain facts about
the raid through that state. SeCea hundred Dri-
SOHers hare been receiUGd at Auglistd, who were
cap ured while ioragng Tor SHERMAE's army
Escape of the Georgia Legislators.
The following IS an extract from letter IN tho
Augusta ChTonic'e from writer who fed with the
Legislature from Mil edgeyille. 1t shows now the
country is being devastated along the route Of the
invading army.
Leaving our baggage we took a hasty dinner do
termined to keep the road to Madison until our
Dickt should notify US OF the approach OF the Yam
KEGS. About three O'Clock a scout came oasih ng
down the road at gaopmg speed CRYING, 80 the
woods TO the wOOCs" and we wooded. Waiting
several hours in the rain under a rail pen mproyIsad
lor the OCCASION we determined to 20 out on the
road ana see what was gong on. We had not ira
yelcd hundred yards before pa ty oil coIuoan-
clad eqUestuans came dashing MP, and IN very DD-
lite and insinuating manner briefly requested us TO
halt
The request was accompanied with the most signi.
tcant cooking OF cal blncs aud pistols which, brought
10 a horizontal alti udo N ones 'front.' are very por-
suas'ye, especially TO an unarmed civilian, ana
halted. After biieI and hurried talk, in which we
were questioned very closely about the country
and troops IN the vicinity, &c, they drove on.
Ne gathered from their actions that they were the
adyal ce guard of force from Madison, and were
at the fork near by. Apprchending that our over
coats and small residue OF cash and other personal
effects would no: TO safe IN the motley crew
posing the Yankee army, we resolved to Keep the
WOODS until they should pass. We therefore re-
TUNED to our pen and stayed until morning We
then proceeded through the woods within hearing
dist nee of the road.
Late on SunCay Jner main column commenced
pass ng, and we found 1t worry dficut to avoid IA IN
They swalmed through the fields, shooting cattle
and punGering indiscr minaely, until late in the
nieht; We had more dread oi being shot as bush
WtaCkers than we had OF beng pundeIed and prO0a-
bly, should have kept the road but now had no
choice but to avoid them, If possible. Their wagons
Meio rumbhng along the Monticello road on our
lett and on the Madison road our right.
While they remained in the country between we
could hear them TAX and hear thor caps explode as
they passed within few teet OF us. The maht was
intensely cold and dark, sayO when the distant
gthm OF burning house Ugh ed the horizon,
Their moin columns were passing irOm about two
o'clock on Sunday afternoon until about O'Clock
al night Next day they were passing during tho
morning, and we continued in the woods. lhis was
our thd day out, during which time 1t had raned
col unuRlly, and we had subssted on paTcned corn.
On tuesday morning we determined to take the
road and push on. Gong TO CREDEL'R place, we
found ms tne house IN ashes, and ms gin house
burned aud every horse and mule gone In ms IOt
were about one hundred horses lying doad. They
looked like good stock, and evidently killed 10
deprive planters % them number OF CREDEL's
ufr va lpun Intrn
= antaiOn on the road similarly devastated, except
that no other dwelling houses were burned, until
we reached the fine arn OF the Hon. JOSHUA HILL,
This is a perfect wreck. large gn-hOuse, full of
cotton corn crits ana dwelLn"5 al smJudering
ruins His Oss was greater than that OF any planter
IN Tins section. Besides cotton, several thousand
bushels OF corn ana potatoes several hundred BUSH
els OF wheat and much other valuable property,
gone No farm on the road to this place, and as far
as we can hear towards Atlanta, escaped these bru-
The country below here to the Ocouee River roads
was stIewn with the debris OF their progress, dead
horses, cows sheep, hogs chc lens, corn, wheat,
cotton, books, paper, broken vehicles coffee mills,
and uagments OF nearly every species of property
that adorned the beautiful iarns of this country
strew the waysIdc as monuments of the meauness,
mpaCty ana hypocrisy OF the people VINO boast that
they are not robbers, aud do not interfere with pn-
In Madison they burned the depot ana one or two
old warehouses, with the Jail and market house
They gutteo every store and pundcred more less
tyeIy lot. They fired the drug store and several
other houses, and thCiT officers, with shO of mag
nan lnllys hlucu 10 put out llit names Many
lie, have not a pound OF meal or flour. Many ne
PrC0s entiCpd away IRON homes OF comfort 70
share the uncertain fortunes OF a winter march to
the coast and then freedom 10 starye. Famies OF
wealth have not house servant tent, and th lse who
were most trusted wcro often the first to leave.
There was prOYOcatOn for or these acts, for
everybody treated them cyilly and offered them all
they wanted TO eat. Their excuse Is that they
not control their men. MANY or them, including
their officers, behaved ciyllly and my humble dOmi-
cllo escaped any serious deprcdatons. ThOs, citi-
zens who remained nt home and wa ch ID their pre-
misses lost little huTscsl food and stock. Those
who, from any cause, chauced TO be away lost all.
lady on the E1tontOu Road whose father is in
the army, zee ing afraid TO stay at homo went TO
Ihe house OF nolgMh0r. and on ruLnrmlmg inmnd