New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-26

and it is not known as yet whether they VIII S'iiAe 'of
Eatoutown or Athens.
This gentleman saws that the view from the SUNNI"
NJ stope Mountain Of the oonfagration OF Atlanta was
ouf,, bevona description The Gate City looked IKE
an oosan ~ flame. az the fiery waves rose and ieli
throughout the whole extent.
Passengers Nv the Georgia Railroad last nghtrepor'
that ohout 100 Yankee cavalry made their appearance
, school Circle on Thursday and burned the railroad
,,,o,m II is not believed that they have come down
auv fnrther than the Crcc. Their infantry encaHpcd
ot o. near Old Sheffield on Wednesday night.
at is also reported that the Yankees have burned
Monticello and Hlsborongh which II irue clearly IN
lcatcs that they design tapping the Central halfoad
nj Gordon or some other point.
Passenger trains the Georgia Railroad yestef
dav. only came from Union Point
The Macon (Ga) T,lrsrapt OF Friday states TINT That
CITY On that day was considerably excited OWING 10
various reports IN regard 10 the enemy who are Known
70 be positively marching on this city
Gen Cobb has issued an order calling out every Inan
capabe Of bearing arms and all who do not respond ne
has ordered to be arrested.
The Tde9rGph further says:
There is no doubt tia; the military authorities VII
DO everything IN their power to stay the advance " e
enemy and we trust that they viii receive the coTdi'
support Of the entire community. We refrain from
giving any information concerning the movements or
the number Of our forces"
The Macon TelcRroph speaks thus OF matters AZ the
front: I've have Trustworthy information to The ell
feet that the Yankees advancing from Albania ID
this direction in two columns. one on the Mcpoh'ueh
road and the other via Jonesborough Our forces arc
at Griffin. More than this we deem II mprud"nt al
present TO state. gentleman who left Forsyth on
Thursday 18TH at o'clock, informs US that courier
arrived AT that place about half an hour before he ef
and reported there was some Yankee cavalry eight
miles north Of the town. All the bridges on this road
from Forsyth to Indian Springs were burned by our
forces"
III, T.nYigsrc,r publshe, tie annexed news about
afairs The latest trustworthy intelligence from the
front in Georgia is recey ed from gentleman who eit
Griffin on Wednesday night al TO O'Clock. ten
Wheeler fought the enemy who was advancing WIN
force estimated at from twenty-five 10 thirty thousand
in two columns one on the McDonoueh and tho other on
the Jopesborough roads at Bear Creek ten miles above
Griffin until late in the evening. when be fell back 70
Griffin and passing through that cry on US nsh'
when our informant left Our infantry iofoe' "er'
falling back to BaInesyille
Its probable that at the time write this that sHer
man occupied Griffin and viii rapidly demonstrate upon
Macon and perhaps Millcdgeyiile.
We learn from a Trustworthy source that Gov. Brown
residence in Canton. Cherokee County, embracing lis
commodious dwelling house kitchen, out houses, &C.
&c together with his Office and other buildings, were
oil burnt to the ground by Tie yendd foe few days
AGO. The officer in command Of the vandnls who were
sent to execute the work they ruihcssy snd success
fully performed allowed the family who were living on
the premises al the time ouly fifteen minutes To remove
their furniture from tie house. and all thai was not re
moved within that tine destroyed BY tie EanieS
The sans party burnt tie courthouse, academy. both
Of tie hotels Jail and about tvoihiTds VI tie pcs'
dwelling and business houses IN Canton.
force OF some :: 900 600 Nandnls were within
m;io OF two OF the tCen, while sumo seventy OF TIC
band were into the town under m officer with or
defs 10 burn the house Of Gov Brown, The public bud
nes aid house Of all who have been prominent South
ern ulon.
II is now evident that sherman has inangura'ed a
Winter campaign and that Georgia ID The Held which
he designs 10 desDaie terrible crisis i therefore
upon u.s. Every nan in the state able - bear arms
should rails TO tie rescue In the hands OF the military
authorities however the defense Of the state IL eii
We have no suggestion 10 make. WHAT we have long
looked for has come Al lsst We have eensuFo nov
to pass uJon any one. We now oarnestly urge upon
every man in the State the necessity Of doing what pa
trio,isIn and duty alike require Of lin.