New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-30

Proclamation Of Gov. Brown OF Georg'n-
Sherman in the Center OF the State
Great Panic i'm Augusta-Gov. Rcnhnrn
Calls out the South Caroiina Militia.
PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR JOS f. BROWN CT
GEORGIA.
From The Augusta (Gs.) Daily Conutionalist Nov r.
STATE OF CORGIA EXECUTIVE DEPAHTNENE
MILLEDGEvILLT, Nov. 10 1854.
The whole people understand how imminent
Is the danger threatening the state Our cites ore
being burned State laid waste and our wives ana
children mercilessly driven from Their homes ny a
powerful enemy. We must strike ike men for free
dom, or we must submit 10 suhjugaiion. 80
Death is to be preferred to the loss OF liberty Al!
must rally to the field for the present emergency or
the State is therefore by virtue 81 the au'
thority vested in nc by the statutes OF TINS stare
hereby order levy of the whole white male
population residing domiciled in the State between
sixteen and ffyve years of age, except such as are
physically unable 10 bear arms which physical defect
must be plain and indisputabe or they must be sent
80 camp for examination and except those eNfaged IN
the Legislative and Judicial Departments Of the GOV
eminent which are by the recent Gets OF the Lesisa.
ture declared exempt from compulsory service All
Others are absolutely required. and members o. We
Legislature and Judges arc invited TO report lnneGI'
ately to MeOr-General G.. A. Smith. at Macon, or
wherever else in Georgia his camp may be. for forty
days service under arms. unless the emergency IS
sooner passed ,
The statute declares that all persons hereby called
out shall be subject after this call 10 oil the rules ana
articles Of the Confederate states and on failure
report shall be subject to all the pains and penalties
OF the crime Of deserti0n.
Volunteer
talions regiments breades divisions will be &C.
cepted for forty DAYS if they approximate 10 the
number which is required in each organization by the
militia laws Of the State, which were IN force prior 10
All police companies formed in counties for home
defense will report, leaving at home for the time only
those over fyve years Of age; and al persons having
Confederate details exemptions, who, by the late
decision of the supreme Court Of this state are held 70
be liable 10 State militia service and bound 10 obey the
call Of the Governor. All such refusing 10 report VIII
be arrested by the police force. or by any aiddeeap
other officer OF this State aud carried Immediately
10 the 'front.'
The necessary employees Of railroads now actively en-
gagged and the necessary agents OF tie express company
and telegraph operators are from the necessity a yer r
dained ministers OF religion OF church OF synagogue
also excused.
persons applying for transportation 10 the 'front.' ana IN
case any one refuses its President. superintendent
agent and employees will be Immediately sent 10 'ne
front.
All adsdecamp and ether State officers are required
to active and vant in the execution OF the orders
CONTAINED IN TINS sGd an stotc ncnrs IN
their vicinity in sending forward all persons hereby
ordered to the front.
your State If every Georgian able to bear arms would
rally round him, he would never be able TO escape
JOSEPH Z. BROWN, Governor
BRIG. Gen. Ripley has been appointed to the COM
mand Of the military district Of South Carolina" 1t
will be remembered that Gen. Ripley was formerly
RArD ANTICIPATED.
The people of Jacksonville. at the last ac-
counts, were approaching another raid from Vicks
burg.
The following extracts ere from thearticle called
"The Situation" in the paper from winch the above
news Is copied
1.-THE only reliable information of the position and
movements Of the enemy up the Georgia road is that
the bridge over the Oconee has been burned by them
Their infantry force Is still the Atlanta side Of that
borough Up the river from 1t fourteen miles is the flat
ShoalsCrossing and below nine miles another bridge.
Greensborough is eighty miles from Augusta.
Gov Bonham has called out the militia OF the state OF
South Carolina and they ordered 10 assemble at
once az Hamburg The Reserves, aso, Of South Caro-
lima are ordered to rendezvous at the same place at
once"
In urging the people Of Georgia to place oil obstrne-
tons possible in Sherinans line Of advance, The ConHi
trtiOnali't says
"tis the duty OF the officers in command to see that
his road is made difficult and forage and provisions re-
moved and DESTROYED Squads Of men should be scour.
ing the country in front Of his advance with orders 70
urgAhe people first TO remove forage, and dsnantie
and secrete mill stores and machinery and If they fail
through unwingness 10 do It, then burn and destroy
what cannot be removed. The Russians destroyed the
grand army of Napoleon. OF Eve hundred thousand men,
by destroying the country about them; by the full use
OF fire applied to their cities houses and granares,
and in forcing his rapid and disastrous retreat from
their country give the first great blow 10 that master
in the art Of which conquered France and placed
the great leader prisoner In the island OF ST. Helena
IetGeOrgians initiate their unselfshness and love Of
coulry for few weeks and the army of Sherman will
have he fate of Napoleon"
The Conaitutonolist contains the following in the
shape Of late article. 1t viii be observed that
the news 10 as recent as Nov. 81:
PROM THE CENTRAL ROAD.
Passengers who came down on this road last
this road at Griswodsyile Ten miles fhs lido Of Ma
con. at three O'Clock on Sunday afternoon They con.
firm the report of the capture and destruction OF lum
Der train. Two freight trains going hence TO Macon
approached very TO the wreck before
the approach Of the enemy The lumber train captured
was set on fire. tho valve Of the engine reversed and
the train started down the track The freight trains
reversed and put back speedily as possible
short distance this side Of Gordon heavy
and rapid discharges Of small arms were heard 1t lie
supposed that the firing at Gordon, that Gen.
Wayne, who holding that position. had been at.
tackled. Others report that the firing was at Macon
The discharges Of artillery were very rapid The reg.
ular mail train to Macon turned back at Tenville.
Miedgevie Is supposed 10 be in the hands OF the en-
envy IL had been entirely evacuated Dy our forces.
Everything OF value had been brought OIL.
Gov. Brown is at Macon. so are Gems. Beaurcgard
and Dick Taylor. Everybody about Macon Is In the
trenches. The members Of the Legislature passing
through were arrested, and efforts made to put
them In the ranks but ali efforts failed, and they man.
aged to get of.
The track Of the enemy is illuminated by burning
homesteads.
PROM THE GEORGIA ROAD.
The up tsain on this road. Yesterday, did