Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-12-07
The War.

We are still unable to give the exact
position of General Sherman. A Wash
ington dispatch states that information
had been received there that Sherman's
advance had captured Millen, town in
Georgia, sixty miles southwest of Au-
qusta. This occurred on November 29th.
Two days previously, Sherman sent
force of cavalry in advance of him with
orders to reach the sea-coast at Port
ROYAL, the nearest point. The cavalry
crossed the Augusta and Savannah Rail
road at Waynesboro, thirtysix miles south
of Augusta. 1t is reported that they
captured Confederate passenger train,
| but after remaining at Waynesboro a
very short time, the Confederate attacked
them The cavalry were dispersed and
many captured. Some, however, sue
ceeded in reaching the sea-coast, and no
doubt communicated the intelligence,
which was brought to New York by the
steamer from Port Royal, on Saturday,
and sent thence to Washington. At Port
Royal, when the steamer left, there was
great excitement The publication of the
newspapers was prohibited in order to
prevent any news from Sherman being
made known. All the troops were col
lected in an expedition which was sent off
to some unknown point, where Sherman
would be met. Sherman will pass far
! south of Augusta. When he was at
Millen, on November 29th, he was slxty
miles southwest Of Augusta seventy
miles east of Macon; and about one
hundred miles northwest of Savannah
and Port Royal These two places are
but thirty miles from each other
! We print this morning a great amount
| of Southern news, which, however, sheds
| but little light upon the situation in
| Georgia, beyond the intelligence of Sher-
mans gradual march southeast, toward
! the coast 1t is uncertain whether Sher-
man intends 10 march TO Port Royal or
! Savannah. The latest information we
have is report that on Nov. 3Oth, Sher-
mans advance was forty miles from Port
Royal, but whether marching toward that
place or Savannah, is not stated. Admi-
raj Dahl"ren and Gen. Foster are at Port
Royal, and are said to have opened COM
munication with Sherman. They have
sent ont expeditions which are co-opera-
ting with his column. If these reports
are true, General Sherman has virtually
reached the coast, though, unless he at
tacks Savannah, what use it il, EXCEPT as
means of getting his army away from
Atlanta, is difficult TO tell
The reports of the recent battle at
Franklin, Tennessee, now state The Fed
eral loss at fifteen hundred. The Federal
troops have retreated all the way to
Nashville and occupy the defenscs Of the
city, forming a line, each end of which
rests on the Cumberland River, above and
below the city. the Confederate cavalry
have followed the Federal retreat, and are
in PLAN view from high buildings in the
town. No infantry are seen, however
General Hood, no doubt, is engaged in
destroying the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad. This road is cut and the w:rcs
are down, so that no news can be had of
his operations. On Saturday an order
was issued to send the rolling stock of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad to
Louisville, for fear of raid, but the or
der was afterwards countermandcd. The
Confedcrates have already sent raiding
party to Gallatin, on this railroad, twenty
miles southeast of Nashville, which cap
tured two hundred head of cattle
From Panama we have news of
Confederate plot TO capture one of the
California steamers. The plot was dis
covered, and the party, seven in u.,IDbe
were, on November 10th, seized on board
the steamer Salvador. outside the harbor
OF Panama. They were put on board
the United States frigate Lancaster, which
returned with the prisoners to Panama.
Application was made on the 18th to the
President of Granada, for permission to
pass them over the ISthmus This was
refused, and it was supposed they would
be sent across on the responsibility of the
American Consul.
Everything is quiet in front of Peters
burg. General Lee reports recent ar
tlllery duel between the gunboats on the
James, near Dutch Gap, in which no
damage was done, however. Geueral
Butler has made new corps in his army
under General Weitzel. 1t is to be ex- |
clusively composed of negroes. General !
Pope is said TO have been already given |
command in Grants army. He is now
in Washington.
Captain Semmes' new privateer is now
at Madeira. She was the ssSea King" |
but is now called the Shenandoah.
She is represented as having an armament
equal to that of the Florida.
George d. Prentice, of the Louisville
Journal, was in Richmond on November
80. He went there to visit his son. bv
permission of TIE authorities on ho.L