The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-11-30
WAR NEWS.
rom uonernl shelmnn.. amy

From Gonernl Sherman's Army.
New YoRk, Nov 23.-The feraisgs
Washington epecial says advices received
horo to-day from Hornsln's army show
that no was on Tie 18th inst, within 80
miles OF Macon, andit Ia supposed that hy
this time ho has posscssion of the place
He thus far met with little opposition, and
his campaign IL progressing with all the
success that could he desired
The Times Washington special ,saya tlrc
ldtcst intelligence from Sherman reports
him within 20 milos of Macon. IIis march
was unopposod. We may therefore look
ior tho announcement of tho capture Of
that place ut any hour. Macon is l0I miles
from Atlanta aud one Of tho centers of the
great railroad system Of Georgia. talso
contains mn extensive arsennl aud CAP fac.
tory. Its capture will form the first OF the
serios Of brilliant rosulte TO lie hoped for
from Shornmus grand campaign.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 2tst,
says Sherman 10 moving two columns, one
on Augusta and tho other on Macon. The
column marching Oh tho Georgia Stale
Road for August will probably go ~ far
rs Madison, and then march Oh MilIcdgc-
vile; tho column marching on Macon viii
probably 60 10 Crawford, within fifteen
miles Of the town, and then turn off to Mil
ledgevllo and form a junction with the
Othor body. BY this movement Macon
falls, and tho oneny are at liberty To move
on Augusta, via tho Georgia Central Il. u. to
l|rinsonvillc. aiid thon march north or
south ON Savannah Sherman Is moving
rapidly, and is not mitch troubled with
transportation. lie has burned several
stations. aud is devastating the country
generally in foraging. tG1H
Tho Enquirer, of the 21st, franlically in.
sists on tho repeal Of the exemption laws,
and tho conscription of tho exolnpt, in or.
der to meet Sherman.
Tclcgrupho communication was opon
froul Richmond only to Miledgevilo, ow.
ing, to doubt, to it's destruction by Sbcr-
man.
EEw YoRk. November 2Gth. Tho Rel
.nond EHJnii er, of Nov. 23d says: "Sher.
man "a marching into tho hoart OF Georgia.
Az yot his NOV oments have mot with but
litlo resistance, q fact explained by the
necessity for drawing him ~ far as possi-
bio from the only point ho could look for
succor. 1t IL not Improbable that he may
capture the Capital of tho State, and per
haps move thence TO Savannah. or Augusta.
with au. ultimate cyo on Charlcston II
wos rumored yesterday that no had Mil-
lodgyillc already, aud tlongh not officially
confirmed, It is not unlikely. III case OF
The occupation Of Millcdgevillc, Savannah,
and Charleston will bo evidently tho oh
joctivo points of tho expedition. Combina.
tious being IN progress to foil his purpose,
we may expect to hear in fow days some
definite account Of them"
The LcSpdfch of the 23d, says body Of
cavalry under Wheeler attacked Shernan's
cavalry at Gordon on S Sunday, with what
result is not known.
An engagement, the Richmond papers
say, occurred last Wednesday on tho west
side of tho Oc0noo Ryor. near 'Ecoiasboro,
whore tho Central Georgia II. H. CROSSES
the river, between the rebels aud " large
lOrCo of Shcrman's cavalry, in whicis, OF.
course, the Union troops were rcpulsed.
They are said to have hcen still on tho
west side of tho OConee on the following
day. st.. f...,.
Tho Augusta C9aSHutiomaliS says the
II, X, bridge over tho river was burned by
them on last Sunday. ...
Tho report OF tho burning of Millelgc-
Vile is said by the Richmond editors to
lack confirmation, though it il believed
portion of Shcrman's troops has been there;
but in the Savannah Noes, of the 23l inst,
a dispatch roiteratcs that il was captured
Gu last Monday, ami that tho Slate lIonse,
Guvornor's mansion aud Ponitentiary there
were burned, and that tho town Of Cor
don was also captured by tho Yankees. 4,
Tho Governors of South Carolina and
Georgia have issued proclamation calling
out all the males Of these States between
lG and So.
A correspondent Of the Richmond Dis
pdtcb says tho Yankee government can
well afford 10 pay ono million dollars per
day for tho Information which the, Rich
moud papers furnish to il gratis regarding
tho movements o. Sherman in Georgia.
BtLrlNoRE, Nov, 27.-Tho Annapolis
correspondent of tho Baltimore Americcu,
telegraphs this evening as follows:
Tho steamers Herman Livingston and
Weybossct have arrived with | ,2l6 pa
rolled prisoners from Savannah. The Cap
tain of tho Herman Livingston reports that
whom ho sailed on tho 10Th, tho exchange.
of prisoners had ceased as Sherman had
cut oil tho RAILROAD leading from Savannah,
1t was thought ho had reached all the bal.
anco of our mon, as ho was only about ak
hours march from the stoclIades when tho
men, who arrived on tho Herman Living
ston left thom, though an effort was Icing
being madp by tho rebels to send our men
to Florida"
Now YOnK, Nov 25,--Tn debate in the