The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-06
More About Sherman.
Cavalry Fight Reported.
PeniieRiiary COaVlefs Released
and Enlisted.
The Damage Done by
Sherman.
The Rebel Congress and
the Florida.
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Meeting of Congress.
Gen. Stanley in Cincinnati.


Gen. Stanley in Cincinnati.
NEw YORK, Dec. 5.--The Richmond Dis
patch of the Cd says: ga cavalry fight in
which we were victorious took place in East
\ Georgia on Tuesday. The Yankee cavalry
I under Fitzpatrick were attempting to cross
the Savannah river when they were at
tackled by Wheeler and, after an obstinate
fight, were driven back in the direction Of
Millen losing very heavily. The Dispatch
of the I'd also says shormsn's army is NOV
ing towards the coast and battle is exPee-
ted"
The Riehmod Telegraph Of the ID says -
alt does not seem that our authorities have
any suspicion Of the effect that the move
Inent of Hood would have, at least we Judge
from the vs-y feeble opposition which has
thus far been made to the advance of sher-
man. It is plain that he is moving to the
coast, and that he has 50 far been enabled
to live upon the country. We think it
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lantie coast in comparative safety; his
next move in our opinion will be by sea to
Richmond. We don't believe he can sue
coed in taking either Augusta or Savannah.
Indeed, should no succeed in capturing the
/ first named place, it viii do him no good,
since he viii find nothing there he was
! seeking, At the last named place he viii
have to fight, and that he is very well
aware Of and does not wish TO do before Sc
/ curing base upon the sea.
Charleston for the present at least, we
/ think to be entirely out Of the question.
| Should be determine 70 secure himself on
the sea, and thence issue during winter to
ravage the country and carry on a regular
/ campaign, he must be kept on, as we sup
/ pose he can. In the meantime he abandons
an immense tract Of country on the in
terror over which it is impossible that his
army situated on the ocean and closely
/ watched can exercise any influence for good
/ or evil. We don't see that sherman's last
exploits viii have any effect upon the issue
Of the war; but after having been told by
/ the highest authority in the COnfederacy
/ that his retreat from Atlanta was TO be more
/ disastrous than the retreat of Napoleon
from Moscow, it is little vexing to find
him getting of SO eheaply, burning and
numbering as he goes.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the ID inst,
says that the sevep hundred prisoners
have been received at Augusta who were
captured while foraging for shermans
army.
The Governor has pardoned all the con-
victs in the penitentiary, put arms in their
hands, and sent them 70 the front, except
those put in for life, whom he could not
reprieve oceording to law.
Heavy cannonading was heard all yester-
day afternoon in toe direction Of Macon,
Beloved to be a battle between Sherman
and our forces.
A letter in the Augusta Chronicle from |
member of the Georgia Legislature, giving |
his experience in escaping from sherman'a
army. He and others having been taken
across the country, shows the extent Of the /
desolation inflicted on the country. He
says on going to MeCuddle's place found
his fine house in ashes and his gin house
bnrned, and every horse and mule gone.
In his lot were about 100 dead horses, they
looked like good stock and were evidently
killed to deprive planters Ofthsm. Proceed
ing on we found every plantation similarly
devastated, except that no other dwelling
houses we're burned until we reached the
fine farm Of Hon. Joshua Hill, this is per-
feet wreck. a large gin house full Of cotton,
corn cribs, buildings, all smOuldering ruins.
His loss was greater than that Of any planter
in this section. Besides the cotton, several
thousand bushels Of corn, potatoes, wheat
and muca other valuable property with ev-
cry hose aad mule and many negroes are
gone. 10 farm on the road % the place and
as far as we can hear towards Atlanta es-
capped their brutal ravages.
They ravaged the country below here to the
Oconoe river. The roads we're strewn with
the debris Of tbeis progress: dead horses,
goats, sheep, hogs, chickens, corn, wheat,
cotton, books, papers, broken vessels, eol-
fee mills and fragments, nearly every spe-
cies o. property strew the Wayside. In Madi-
son they burned the depot and one or two
old warehouses with the jail and market
house. They Quilted every store, and plum
dered more or less on every thing they
found. The Drug Store and several other
houses, their officers, with show Of mag
nanirnity, aided % pat out the Aames.
Many families have no. pound Of meat or
peek Of meal or -four. Many negroes were
taken away from homes Of comfort TO share
the uncertain fontun@ Of winter march
70 the coast, ard then Be forced 70 stsEve.
Families Of wealth have not house ser
want left, and those who we're the most
trusted, we're often Che first to leave.
Nav Yoak, Dec. s.--In the rebel senate
last Wednesday, resolutions 70 secure the !
FIorids we're introduced. They say It is the
duty Of the Brazilian government 70 protect
Confsdersta property while in is territory.
They demand the restoration Of the ship and
provide for the appointment Of a cosnmis-
sion 70 Brszil on the subject before laying
the fAsts before the European governments.
Mr. Foote, il the House, introduced
resolution that Congress cannot interfere
With references to smsneipation Of slaves as
suggested By Davis, and that although i'm
polite for states 70 act separately IN nego-
tiati0ns FOR peace, but the right 70 do % il
naturally inherent in each one, and provid-
ing foT a convention Of delegates from each {
state 10 devise means for the vigorous pros I
scution ofthe war in order 70 secures an ear
u cessation Of hosdlities
The Richmond Whig Of the I'd says:
Price with large army IL within striking
Of Little Rock.
wAsHlseTOS, Dec. s-Ths Republican Of
this city, Ia an extra, pdblishes The fonow-
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