The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06
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Rsbel Aeesunts-Datsls Rxpeetea viii
Shermaa-oepntEy Oevastated.
New York. Del s. r
The Richmond Dispatch Of Dec. 2d,
says: III Il +
A cavalry Sight, ip which We were vic-
torious., took place is Rast gGeoggis on
Tuesday. The Yankee cavalry under
K,ipstrick were attempting 70 cross the
Sayaupsh river, vhsn they wWs &tscked
BY Wheeler, aud after "a obstinates fight
dsissa back in the direction Of Nilien,
ieaiag sery heavy.
The Riohmsnd Dispatch Of The "a also
says Shsrnans main army il moving To-
wards the coakt and battle is expecled.
s. From the Richmond Whig Of Dec. I'd,
it does not seem that our aulhorities hayc
any suspicion Of the effect the movement
Of Hood would have, 1t least We Judge %
from the very feeble opposition whish has
thus far been made 10 the advance Of
Shermsn tis plain that be il moving
to the coast. and that thus far he has been
enabled 10 live upon the country. We
think it probable that Shsrmsn viii reach
the Atlantic 10 comparative safety. His
next move, in cur opinion, will be by sea
to Richmond. We do not believe ho can
succeed in taking either Augusta or Sa,
vAnnahs Adeed shoufd he succeed in cap.
turing the fret named plsoe II will do
him no good, since he will end nothing
he was seekisg- Attic las. nAssed place,
he will have 70 fight; that he is very well
aware Of and does not wish to do % be-
fore securing base upon the sea.
Charleston for the present, at least, ws
think 70 be entiaely out OF the question.
Should be determine to secure himself on
the sea and thence issue during the win
ter to ravsge The country or carry on
regular water campaign, he must be kept
in, as We suppose he can. 10 the mean
time he abandons an immense tract Of
oouo.ry in the interior. over which it 10
impossible that his army, situated on the
ocean and closely watched, can exercise
any infuenc. for good or evil.
We do not see that Sherman's last ex.
ploits will have any effect upon the issue
of the war, but aite. having been told by
the highest autLeiity in the Confederscy
that bis retreat from Atlanta was to ba
mere disastrous than the retreat OF Nspo-
leon from Moscow, it 10 little vexatious
to find him getting off so cheaply, burning
and numbering as he goes.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the I'd eays
seven hundred prisoners have been re-.
ceived at Augusta, who were capturedI
while forsging for Shermaa's army.
The governor has pardoned al the
cohvicts in the pebitsntiary. pat arms in
their hands and sent them 70 the front, cx.
cept those put in for.iife, whom be could
not repr'eve according to law.
Heavy cannonading Was heard all yes
terday p. m. in the direction VI Macoo. It
is believed to be a battle between Sher-
man aud our forces.
A letter in the Augusta Chronicle, from
membsr the Georgia legislature, Civ.
ing bis experience in escaping from Sber-
mans arny, he and Others having been
taken ACROSS the country, shevs the extent
Of the devastation Inflicted on the coun.
try. Hs says going 70 MeOreedda's place
We found his foe house in ashes and he
gin house burned and every horse and
mule gone. ID his lot were about loo
cattle lying dead. They looked ike good
stock and were evidently killed 10 deprive
planters of ihen. Prese sding on - found
every plantation on the road similarly de.
vastated except that 20 other dwelling
house was burned until we reached tie
6ae farm of Hon Joshua Hill. ThAs is i
perfect wreck. A large gin house full o.
cation. corn cribs and dwellings, all .
snoulderipg ruin. His loss was greater
than that of any planter in this section O
The country. Besides the cotton severa
thousand bushels Of .csrS and potatoes
several hundred bushels Of wbsss ane
much hervaluabl property,swith every
horse and mule and many Reerpes Iii
gone. M t,snal On she read 10 thies place
and as far as ne can learn towards Atian
Ia, escaped their brutal rsvages Tht,
ravaged the country below here to IN
Ocones river. The roads we're strcw,
with debris Of their progress. Deed hor
ses, COWS. sheep, hogs, chickens, corn
wheat, cotton, &c. Broken vessels, cof1s,
mills and fragments Of nearly every kim
lot property strown On the vayside. Il
Madison they burned the depot and tw'
Old warehouses with the jail aud marke
place, aud they gutsed esery store an,
plundered nors or less on every lot.A The
fred the drug store and several ofhe
houses, and their officers with chow 0
of maguauimity aided o put ont .h
flames. Many families have not poun
of meat or peck Of meal or fonr. Ma
ny negroes were cniioed sway from home
Of comfort to share the uncertain for
tunes Of . winter march 70 the coast an
then forced 10 starve. The families Of lh
wealthy have not house servant left, au
: those whom they most trusted we're oftc
the first 10 leave.
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