Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-12-02
SECOND EDITION.
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RICHMOND DATES OF TUESDAY.

lie Penetrat1nS the tefy heart OF
the ConiederaCy-Sherm an Rushing Like
Steam Epgine-Hood's Army Switched
Off on q Side Track.
BY the subioined extracts from Richmond
papers OF Tuesday it will be seen that while
some CT them claim that Sherman is "fiounder-
lng' in central Georgia others admit that he IS
crushing like steam engine along the rail-
eoads of Georgia penetrating the very heart of
the Confederacy.'
From Georgia.
From the Richmond Wing, Nov. 30.
The Augusta Sentinel of the 22d, states that
intelligence reached Augusta the evening be-
lore, by the passenger train on the Georgia
Railroad, that our authorities had burned the
bridge over the Oconee River, and that the
Yankee column, moving down the road, had
diverged from it, and was Fastening to Join the
main body.
1t is stated that the Yankees had large
wagon train with them, which was divided
after leaving the Georgia road in order to
sweep all supplies from the section within
reach of the two routes taken. Scouts report
them five brigades strong.
LATER.
We received late last night, copy OF the
Augusta Constitutionalist of the 18th, which
states that Gen. Wayne has whipped kilpat.
rick's cavalry division at Oconee Bridge,
driving them headlong and In confusion. He
telegraphs that he is perfectly able to take care
of himself.
Wheeler, with many thousand men, has in
teIcerted the enemy at point at present un-
mentionable, and Is giving them no rest n ght
or day.
The main body OF the enemy is moving down
the western side Of the Oconee, and has shown
no disposition thus tar to attempt it's passage
The Constitutionalist adds that 300 prisoners
arrived last evening from up the Georgia Road,
and 400 more are to arrive to-day. These pris
airy has followed them all the way, dashing
upon them constantly, picking up stragglers
and capturing wagons.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. %.
n late rot ffnl.r a
urday from Palmetto, point on the West Poiut
and La Grange railroad, stating that Kilpat-
rick, with 5000 Yankees, was advancing down
the country on The Alabama side Of the Chat
tahoochee, burning and destroying every
thing.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. 80
Sherman may get through to the seacoast ana
embark for Grants army, but as for doing the
Confederate cause any serious injury, there is
now no danger whatever.
But without sustaining any physical injury
from Shermans successful march to the coast
our cause cannot escape great moral defeat
by triumphant raid through the heart of the
Contederacy. While Hoods army is switched
off on side track, at Tuscumbia, Sherman is
rushing like a steam engine along the railroads
OF Georgia. penetrating the very heart OF the
Contederacy.
The following is from the Richmond Sentinel,
(Jef. Davis's organ,) Of the Doth, and evidently
tries to put good face on the Confederate con-
dltion OF affairs in Georgia;
''The fact that Sherman has been baftted thus
far in his attempts to penetrate Georgia has
been well known in this city for several days,
and further reticenee on that score is unneces-
sary. He is fioundering about now between
the rapidly concentrating maneuyers OF the
State troops and such portions OF the regular
army rs were not otherwise more advan.
tugeousIy employed, it having been deemed
irnprudent and perhaps unnecessary to draw
off troops from any Of our frontier armies. In
te ligence from Augusta on the 10Th instant
states that the Macon train arrived on The pre-
vinus night at the usual time, and the runor
q Dat that the Central road had been cut was
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