The New York herald., 1864-11-26
sEERnAy Across THE 0CMULGEE RWEa,

THE PASSAGE EFFECTED NEAR INDIAN sraIro.
SlvLSsAH, Nov. 2I, 1864.
private despatch received this city shis morn ng
from Macon, says the enemy crossed the 0cmuigee
force yesterday at Planters Factory, eight miles Of
Indian Spring. They reported to be from thirty 70
forty thousand strong. This would TO strengthen
the belief that Augusta Il their object The Central Rail-
road, near Grswodvile, at three ?. NJ on the
2oih. The telegraph "a also destroyed Communication
between savannah and Macon is destroyed. Wires be
tween sherman and Mliedgeville cut also.
DENoSsTRATIoss ON MACON AND MILLEDeEvILLE
ANTICIPATED.
From The Macon InielIigencer Nov. Isl
nm probable that AZ the time we write this sherman
occupies GrfiD. and VIII rapidly demonstrate upon
Macon, and perhaps Nllsdgevine.
PROGRESS or sHEaaASs MARCH.
from the Savannah News. Nov. Isl
We have authentic information that the enemy has
appeared before Macon and another rading party has
come down. probably from Coving,op the track of The
s,oneman raid and had cached the little Of Wal
lace In Jones county, few miles north OF the Mnsdge.
vile and Gordon Railroad last night early this
Ing II Is reported that this party has burned Monii.
cello. the county scat OF Jasper county, and
,he little town OF Hillsboro, In the south Of
that county No doubt they are aiming 10
srlse the railroad Al Gordon and thus stop ths pas.
sage Of the oars over either the Central the Medge
vile roads, and perhaps proceed to Camp Lavion TO
release the federal prisoners do general damage In
that direction.
We have also reports apparently authentic that the
enemy yesterday made attack upon Forsyth p Mon.
roe county on the Macon Western Railroad aud were
ssualy rcpuIscd. We learn that good deal OF excite.
meni exists Macon, and that number Of women and
children are leaving II 10 evident, from the sppesr.
ance OF The enemy u all these points, 10 10 only cavalry
raid aiming to strike and destroy all The railroad com.
munioatons Macon before the main army approaches
and perhaps 10 venture farther In the direction OF this city
or Augusta and do ~ much mischief a. possible ia
belisved the force Macon and MledgeviDs ample TO
protect those places for the present whether the main
army Of Sherman viii ever get that far down matter
we cannot venture an opinion upon.
snce writing the foregoing We have received private
despatch from Macon showing that up TO this writing ha
pact one r. ny the enemy had struck the road The
despatch states that trains would leave Macon to day
for this place.
p. S--Thrss P. M.-rbe telegraph s stiil working 10
Macon, from which We conclude The enemy have no,
slrueh the Central Railroad At any point.
(trom tho Savannah News, Nov al
Our latest and mosl reliable sdvices are, that the
enemy was 10 force in the vicinity OF Monroe and Jones
counties and considerable body had crossed the oc-
mulges river At Panlcrs Factory seven miles west Of
his purpose 10 take Augusta IN bis route The ssaboard
Tho enemy may and no doubt VIII innot much damage;
bu. tbs people Of noble state nerve themselves
sns 10 the mporaros Of the emergency, and, for
getting se direct their incessau united efforts aganst
tho advised BY General Beauregard and part
oue reUrssspIasycs IN vQsgSs tho great yenssO ARMY