, 1864-11-28

Gordon and Milledgeyi1lc Branch. sherma,
is everywhere laying waste the country wit
fire and sword, and showing clearly It is his d.
Termination to take no step backward. ),
| The Enquirer, 2f the PC, says Of Sherman
This only he has gained, md 1t is no small gain
when, with his. plans for the winter. tina
Hood Is far OFT to the west, only feebly threat
enlng his rear and flank, and with hosti1,
amy nnacr Thomas between him and At
!nnla- IT mny be that this is the positio1
| winch Sherman had in view when be boastei
him. "a1'e'
NEW YORK, Nov. ee.-The Aususta c,a.,,
faioha!ixf states that atShc1man's advance to,
| Eard Mllledgeville stampeded a Methodist
Contetense th1 ne winch was preparing to assemble
The Richmond Di,paeh says that Macon is
cut Oh from communication eastward. and the
announcement Of its capture cannot reach
Kichmond. At Gordon Sherman was attack
e ps Whceler's cavalry without SUCCESS.
From Gordon, Lelon and Eatonton the Fed.
eral columns were moving On AGllcdccyille in
conjunction, leaving no avenue of fscape for
1.s me citizens and otiers, except on not cast
Il, Gold j. Is quoted at twenty-siz dollars for
one at Richmond.
The cossamtonali$ says: We understand
tain portion Of the slares In The counties Of
Richmond, Burke, Jefferson, Glascock, War
rcn, Columbia and Cowetn. The slaves to bc
used for the purpose Of working in the fortia-
cations ut Augusta. ~
The same paper states that it would
require General Sherman seventeen days
to reach Augusta from Atlanta, or 10 to Ma
con and ~ to Savannah. Allowing no OBJ
s.rnction6, it Is certain his pursuit hns been
nothing bnt q sc1iss' Of feints, aad that the
door to West Tennessee was purposely left
open =, to "a, a.!u5s ths eager looks OF onr gsllant
possess himself first Of Macon. He could thus
obtain command Of the railroad which leads
from Macon eastward to !Augusta md the seat
OF ofGoVernment, and westward to Mississippi,
thus efectually destroying our communica-
tions with the trans Mississippi. BE would
operations and supplies, and the means Of
comforting with the sent Of Government.
In these respects the move is formida-
Bile, and II is no Use to shut our
eyes willfully to the danger. It Is better to
.2 look i in the 1ase and prepare for resistance
the last bitter cup that has so long been at
our lips but her revenge is Mt hand and the
opportunity to show her loyalty, for Sher-
man will place himself in the most pesilous
situation TINT can be conceived. He has cut
himself from his communications and a ycry
It Is announced that recent floods have Sc.
rioukly damaged the Montgomery and Mo
bile Railroad below Pollard SO as to render
resumption Of tr=ycl over it impossible for
e)me time.
NEW YoRK, Saturday, Nov. e6,-The Rich
marching into the heart Of Gcorgia. As get
his movements have met with but little re-
eistance-a fact explained By the necessity
for drawing him as tar as possible from the
only point he could look to for succor. 1t is
not improbable he may capture the capital Of
nah or Augusta, with an eye on Charleston.
1t was rllmored yesterday that he had NIL
ledgeyine a1ready, aud though not officially
confirmed, it is not unlikely. In case Of the
occupation Of Milledgevilie, Savannah and
points Of The s e4pedition ID co5inaoas 1 be-
ing IN progress to foil his purpose, We may
expect to hear, in few days, some definite
account Of them.
The Richmond Dispatch of the Esd says
body Of cavalry, under Wheeler, attacked
Sherman's cavalry at Gordon on Sunday. with
what result it does not know.
The Savannah .Ne,cs Of the 21st says: Our.
most reliable adyices are that the enemy are
IN force in the vicinity Of Monroe and Jones
c0hnty, and considerable body has crossed
the Ocmulgee river, at Planters Factory, sew
en- miles west Of 1ndian Springs, taking the
n
take Anguish in the route to the seaboard.
There is no doubt they will in1ict much dam
age, but If the people Of our noble State
nerve themselves as one man to the impor
lance Of the occasion, forgetting self and di-
recftng their incessant. unitSd efforts against
and their brutal and insolent leader viii be
nQnihilated.
The Augusta Cossa1utionalia of the 10th,
soys: Ailer careful survey Of the topogra- t
ply Of the country lying before Sherman, and |
the distance he must travel before he can
no serious result from the movement. The |
editor docs not believe It is Sherman's pur-
pose to yisit Macon, Augusta and Savannah,
but that he has been driven to the present |
movement by the force Of circumstances;
that he does not anticipate retracipQ his
steps, and hence he proclaims the devastation
and desolation Of the country over which he !
passes. The destruction Of Rome. Atlanta. /
and Marietta have been announced. and he |
has nov taken his line of march more with q |
View Of saving the remnants Of his army than |
capturing fortified cities. A firm. unfal{er-
ing heart and determined resolution arc all |
We want at present. A few weeks will serve l.
to drive the last yandal from the soil or (;eor. +
ss1a- True, many may return where homes /
once stood, but find them smoulderine ashes. /
fct, better that as freemen than under The /
hated rule of the myading foe,
The Savannah Republican Of the 2fst. savs. |!
The telegraph brings no information Of The i
and intentions Of the enemy-
Passengers who arrived from Macon and l.
points on the line Of the road thi{ morning: /
says the cnemy's cavalry force encamped last
hat the main body Of Sherman's army Tcre,
at point twcnty-three miles distant from
It is also reported that lie
place ts being evacuated by tile citizens,
The Legislature adjourned on Friday hight,
and the members left with some degree Of
W1sans1os, Nov. 25-The Savannah
AeTs Of the 18th says: We have authentic
information that the enemy has appeared bel
orc Macon, md another raidIng party has
come down probably from Corington on the
rack Of Stoneman'a raid, and sacked The
title town OF Wallace, IN Jones county. few
ailroad last night: It is reported this party
las burned Monticello. the county seat Of
Jasper county, and the little town Of Hillsboro
n the southern part Of that county, There
S no doubt they will strike the railroad at
;ordon and thus stop the Passage Of cars over
'crhaps, proceed on TO Camp Lawtou TO. Re.
case the Federal prisoners or do general |
amaee in that direction. We have 91so re-
orts. apparently authentic, that the enemy.
esecrday, made an attack on Forsythe, Mon
ocrounty, On the Macon and Western Rail.
oad, and we're signally rcpulsed- We learn
llat good deal Of excitement exists at Ma
on, and numbers Of women and children are
,ayfng. It is evident, from the appearance
( the enemy at an these points, that It is
nly IL cavalry raid. aiming to strike and de-
troy all railrpad communications to Macon
cforo the main army approaches, and, per
aps, 60 further in tho direction Of this city
r Augusta, and do as much mischief as pos
bic: Il is believed that the forces at Macon |
"a Milledgeville arc ample to protect those