The New York herald., 1864-11-28

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report highly exciting and moot important and
glorious should resolve itself into fact, reaches
US 10 regard TO General shermans approach towards
the Georgia coast The captain OF tho steamship Her.
man Livingston, which arrived at Annapolis yesier-
day, with paro.od Union soldiers from Savannah, re
prs thai when his vessel ien the Savanpan river
isst Friday, the exchange Of prisoners had
Topped, Sherman having cut on tho railroads
bsdias from Savannah, and, was thought,
eached all the balance OF confined ., Camp
Law,on, Miller, some twenty Thousand In number
When the who arrived In the Livingston er' their
robe prison, shornan's advance was reported be
distant from it only sir hours march. Though effort
being made BY the rebels to send all these captive
ynion soldiers OF TO Flordi i, could hardly succeed.
Notwithstanding the anxiety unmistakabiy evinced by
the rebel authorities and sspapers Of ichmond TO
sdvices OF sbermans movements, they cannot avoid
disclosing q great deal regard to ,hem but probs
by not the haI they know. Our extracts published this
morning give all thnt they willing tell up 70 last
Friday. An engagement the Richmond papers say,
lhs, Wednesday side OF the ocouee
river Toombsboso, where the Central Georgia Pail
read the river, between the rebels and large
force o. shermans cavalry, 10 which, or course, the
Union troops .'repuised ard driven back" They
arc said TO have been still on tie west side Of the
the following day The Augusta conssutionalls says
the railroad bridge the river burned " them
last sunday The report OF the burning Of Nlcdgcyle
said by tho Richmond editors 10 lock confirmation,
though II is believed that portion q shermau's force
has been there. But 10 the Savannah fe Of the 23d
inst despatch reerates that captured on last
Monday end that the state House. Governors mansion
ard pcneuiiary there we're burned and that the town
OF Gordon VIE sso captured ~ The Yankees. The
Governors Of south Carolina and Georgia have issued
procsmations calling al the males o. those States
between sixteen ard nityfvc. correspondent OF tho
Richmond D,pacs ssys the Yankee government can
well snord 10 pay million dollars per day 'or the To-
formation ch tho fchmond papers furnish 10 4 gratis
regarding the movements u sherman in Georgia. We
pqblsh tts morning iatuesng detailed r,s7tn,. or
shermaus march from tho time ot BIZ departure from
Atlanta up 70 ,bs period OF his reported arrival al Mi
iedseyue With map showing ,he q bis past and
prospective operations.
Our special Nashville despatch reports smart sklrmsh
ing between INC forces q Thomas aad HOOD for
the past few days, between fu7sk aud Columbia, Ten
nessee and ttat Tie maia Union amy hss fallen back
north Of Duck river ioest also crossed the rse
and Il essiyng % strike m nank md rear Hooss main
army Is thought 10 be moving horshcaesward towards
ebebyvnIe ana wartrace.
4 . loyal people Of Missouri have apparently bscom.
no Injured & d NE Of nghtng ard oontcntion by PAS,
-FOUR years q war 10 their mils,, that nov tue main
army of tie Common foc II driven far across Thor toF
aer hey must needs quarrel among Themselves. So, rs
obe o. ST. Louis correspondents informs Us, hf-c
var u vords uow going IN that State between ~
respective itsrds Of Generals Eosacraas, rleassnioo
Curtis AL Lane towlch Or these gentlemen L entitled
80 the mos, cted the driving Of Ptlces oxgedionary
force blfk INTO Arkansas ard IL anticipated that on'
impGtati rceat q tbs most ulsecnly ard ubtmel,
ssFulc vii Dc the removal q Eosecrsns from the hesC
a the Department, Of Missouri. The MIssoari Unonsts
tbey must quarrel among themselves, have taEer
sn entirely too early period Tor tho commeooemen,
tssr chickering's for, according 70 accounts, they
bsys ssoa rsssos W snte,PaA much future uoubl