, 1864-11-30
SHERMAN'S EXPEDITION.
LATEST. NEWS FROM REBEL
SOURCES.
Progress of His March--OcCupa-
tton Of MilledgeYille.
OPERATIONS ON NOVEMBER 10-HowELL COBB
DRIVING SHERMAN.
lFrom the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, No.
.1nr1 i

daybrrak, terrific explosions Wcro heard II
the direction, Of Atlanta, and about daylight
heavy and rapid artillery and mneketry firing
Tas heard in tho direction oi Rough ane
gradually nearing Atlanta
r. Scouts who left Jonesboro on Wednesday
morning report that Gen. Howell Cobb, with
! from, SIX to eight thousand militia md three
| brigades Of cavalry, attacked the enemy and
! was steadily driving them IN
A soldier who had been captured by the
| Yankees, md who succeeded In cf1ecting his
! escape, reports that there we're not over eight
! thousand troops in the city Parties along
the line Of the State road, between Atlanta
! and Marietta, represent that the trains 20 up
to Marietta daily, heavily laden and return
empty. Two corps wore ct Powder sprians .
under marching orders. The Yankees were
sending off the negroes and prisoners to that
point. Their movements. are involved IN
mystery.
GOVERNOR BRowE's HOUSE AT CANTON pEs-
TRo1ED.
From the Macon lntel1iscncer, Nov. 1871
We learn from q reliable source that Cover
county, embracing his commodious dwelling
house. kitchen, outhouses, &C., together With
his office and other buildings, were all burned
to the ground BY the Vandal foe, few days
ago. The officer in command Of the Vandals'
WHO were sent to'execute the work they 80
f9thlessly and successfully performed, allow
e9 the family, who were living on the preni-
ses ut the time, only fifteen minutes. to re-
move their furniture from their house, md all
TINT waa not removed within that time was
destroyed by the flames. The same party
burned the court house, academy, both Of
the hotels. Jail, and about two-thirds Of the
best dwelling and business houses In Canton,
). A force Of some three thousand or four
thousand Vandals were within a mile or two
town 1f - Hak knu3
were sent into the town under IN officer, with
orders to burn the house Of Governor Brown.
the public buildings, and houses Of all who
have been prominent Southern men.
TIE ADVANCING ARMY REACHES JoSEspoRo,
Nor1AnER 18th.
From the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, Nov 1851
Our city on yesterday WAS full Of rumors
and rs evening came on, a general buzz went
through the whole community. The truth
Sherman is marching from Atlanta to Macon.
and probably. on this city, In two columns.
and with four our five corps, that by Q o'clock
last night it Was very generally believed.
Our office was full Of etaid and sturdy clti-
zens, discussing the pros and cons.
The general belief is that Sherman WAS yes
terday with part Of bis army al Jones6oro and
has burned Rome, Marietta, Atlanta, the
bridge over the Chattahoochee, and was tear
ing up the railroad behind him.
Our careful and thoughtful opinion Of the
Whole matter is, that if Gen, Sherman is ad-
vancing with even 80 900 men. his ammunI-
tfon and proyisiuR train, to put it at the
lowest calculation, will so cucumber him that
force Of II, 600 determined men Gun, before
the army advances 100 miles, make it re-
treating and disorganized one. He cannot
have in his train for ammunition alone less
than 800 wagons, and af>least 800 more for
daily forage and provisions, allowing his men
10 carry I'LL they cat. With this train he
must, ut all events, move very slowly and
carefully.
In the meantime our troops scattered CT.
erywierc can be collected; South Carolina
who is threatened If anything is threatened,
can send forward her reserves Florida has
troops to spare, and joining with our twelve
or: fourteen Thousand troops between Macon
and the advancing enemy, will make force
able to meet lin in the neighborhood of the
last named city, Or somewhere on the Oconce
river.
It is desperation On the part of Sherman
and desperate man is always readily over
come by calm and determined action.
We say, look at the situation without ner-
yousncss or alarm-pr1y. to God, but keen
your powder dry-makc everything ready for
the storm, and meet it like men # It comes.
It is always darkest just before day.
M1LIEpGEyI11E PROBABLY IN snEnAAS'5
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