East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-12-07

remained untouched. Another fight
is reported 10 have taken place be-
tween Wheeler and Kilpatricks cav
airy on Monday with unusual result,
the latter was decently thrashed and
driven back in the direction OF the
infantry. 1t is reliably reported that
a force of about 1000 landed yester-
day forenoon from the Yankee fleet at
Boyd's Landing, on Broad river, in
South Carolina, some eight miles dis
tant from the Savannah and Charles
ton Railroad. A portion of this COM
mand approached the railroad later
in tho day, but subsequently retired.
Preparations believed to be ample,
has been made to meet them, should
they attempt to cut the road which it
was believed they would do last night.
We still believe Sherman has no seri-
GUS thought of encountering Savan-
nah with his jaded columns, but will
attempt to make his way to the coast
by the most practicable route. He
will find it difficult to strike one that
has no lion in his path.
Pursuant to q resolution of the
General Assembly, Governor Brown,
before leaving Milledgeville, mado a
proposition to the convicts in the PEN
itentiary of pardon if they would vol
unteer, and prove themselves good
soldiers. Nearly all volunteered, but
few Of the VIGOROUSLY bad were re-
jectsd. The company organized is
one hundred strong, and the celebra-
ted DIR. Roberts has been elected cap
tam.
The enemy in their recent march
destroyed everything on Gen. Cobb's
plantation, with the exception OF his
negro cabins.
MILLRDGEvIILE, Ga, Dec. 25--To
Mr.. Collins, Mayor of Macon: Sir:
Our citizens have been utterly do
spoiled by the Yankee army. Send
us bread and meat or there will be
great suffering among us. We have
no mules OF horses. What you send
must be brought by wagon trains
Railroad bridge and bridge across the
Oconee have been burned. The State
House, Executive mansion and facto-
ry are still left us. Send us relief at
once.
(Signed) r. p. DEGRAFFORD.
The Baltimore american has Rich
mond papers Of Saturday, but they
do not appear to have as late news as
that received from Savannah by steam
ers, as the following from Gen. Bragg,
which refars to an engagement subse-
quent to the capture of Poeataligo
bridge by Gen. Fosters force.
Richmond papers say that tho YAM
KEGS who landed at Port Royal, and
moved into the interior with the ex-
pectaticn Of meeting Sherman's adj
vance, encountered a body of Confed-
crate troops at a place called Ora
Evansville. The enemy were badly
beaten and driven from the field, leav-
ing their dead on the ground.
LATER.-The following dispatch has
boen received. 1t is dated yesterday
at Savannah: 81 have just returned
from the front. The enemy was bad
ly whipped and driven to tho Coosa-
watchie. Another point on the rail-
road is threatened, but 1 do not ap-
preih.end any serious attack.
(Signed) BRAXTON BRAGG.
1t will be remembered that news
already published from Hilton Head
says, that Foster had captured Po-
entaligo Bridge. which is further in
land than Graha nasv,iio, soIng iorry-
nine miles from Savannah and fifty
five from Charleston.
A special to the Commercial, WASH
ington, 9Th, says the news from Sa-
vannah, received here to-day from
Southern sources, leaves no room for
doubt that Sherman has succeeded in
reaching the coast with his entire
army.