Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-21
The bEWS.
FaOM GEORGIA.

hhOA dEOsdiAs
A press tsb ram informs Us that Sherman was sup-
posed 10 be q. or usar Griffin, Ga, on Friday last
Gnisl il in sPlulding county, Ga, 6S miles west north.
yes, of AlledgeVul,, where the Legislature Of GeOrgiE
Is now IA session. II 10 As miles from Atlanta aud IS
from Macon. The population beiOre the war was about
, 500. .
TIA TXuHANaE OF PRIsoNERs AT SAVANNAH.
The Savannah Ne1os OF the l6.h states that on the
evening before, about dArk, our boats returned with
about eleven hundred OF our men on beard, completing
The reception Of our prisoners 30 far a. the exchange
has been Sgseed upon at this point. Ali Of these were
sick or wounded. Large plumbers are unable TO walk.
Many are on %crutches, and none able to move Cd
oriskly. TAsy we're met At the wharf by an immense
throng OF our citizens, including a large number of the
good ladies' Of Savannah. The VeFAndAhs next the
fiyer we're crowded. B5nhres Illuminated the whole
scene. The military, Sith 4 fine band, was out, and
gave the suffering men . hearty welcome. Those Whs
SeFe able TO walk we're furnished with Refreshments By
the Ladies' Relief Committee in South Broad street,
before being assigned to their proper quarters.
The NeCs states that about 10 900 will be delivered
20 Capt. Hatch as rapidly as possible.
Our prisoners all speak in the highest terms Of Col
MILFORD, the Federal Agent Of Exchange, for his kind
ness to them while under his charge; also OF Dr.. W.
A.. Smith, Who hsd charge Of them as medical officer
on board the George LsMy.
Caps Hatch ia aided in his asdRous duties by OPP.
OBdeu, Surgeon Joseph B, Brock and the Richmond
Ambulance Committee.
Qua INDIAN ALLIEsI
We ara gTstided 10 learn, from the very best authori.
~, that the Indian nations located vest Of Arkansas
are nov trus and devoted to our cause, and that they
are slmost entirely freq from Yankee invasion or moles,
atiou. The Greeks, Ohsrokees, UhoctsEs and ssmi-
noles arc al in e5rdisl alliance with the South and give
our cause a hearty support.
CESSATION or TIE SHILLING OF PETERssURG-IETER-
EsTING ESTIMATES.
Toe CRrist;aR Sun. published Ia Petersburg, says in
is last issue;
Our cruel and bsIbsrous foes seem TO have Tired in
their effort 70 destroy tee lives OF haipless women and
Oh Idren In Petersburg. For three or four weeks asst
scarcely q shell has been throTa directly into tho city,
The number Of shells thrown into the city during the
irs thu sheling was progressing was truly astonishing.
S,mo approximation 20 the number msy be arrived at,
0asn We ss.e tLst six hundred thousand pounds Of
Yankee shel have been collected by plrlHs In the city
and vicinity and toll 20 the q. dnance Department.
The department. has already paid cut .0r;y-sight thou-
ard dollars TOR these shells. kany OF the shslig buried
themselves III The grouud 500 deep to be resurreoted.
nd have rot bsen found. We may safely put doSp
.~euty thousand shells as The number poured up,n toe
bslolecs non contestants of Petersburg, snd YET.
s,rspge to ssy, onlY four white pessons have been killed,
AID Lot more then teu or Twelve coiered persons and
tyTce az many of each race wounded,
We look back upon the scenes Of The pst aud
Weighing ali the facts and circumstances in our mind,
car o1iy ascribs tbs snail numrer CT ca~eaalGies TO the
sueaial 7. ovidence Of Gal. We have bsen saved In
arsrsr TO pyaysr, earnest ana ferven.
II ever . people had cause for gratitude-if ever G
rrcple should trust IN the Lord, confidently and IN
aavsripgly, /; skoull 90 tue people Of toe city of p
.ersburg. Every hsaEs should overflow with gratitude
| 10 Goa Ter his goodness ana mercy.