New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-23
The f,ieht Of the legislators, ne


extreme. They little imagined the moyement OF our
left wing hearing first of te advance of Fitzpatrick on
the right toward Macon, and supposed tnatto
be another raid. What their opinion was when How
ards army appeared OF McDonnough IL would be diil
cult 80 say; and their estonishment must have sp
preached insanity when the other TWO columns were
heard fonone directed toward Augusta and the other
swiftly marching straight upon their devoted CITY,
II seemed as * they surrounded upon all SIDES
except toward The cas and that Their doom was seau
With the certain punishment for their crimes looming
M before them they sought every possible means Of
escape. Private effects household furniture. bookf
pictures everything VAS conveyed 70 tho depot and
loaded into the cars until they were filed and heaped
aud tie 1y inc people could not find standing room.
Any and every price was obtained for vehicle. =
thous md dollars was cheap for common buggy ana
rushed about tho streets IN agony OF lear lest they
should IS fall victims 20 tie ieToeity of the fankees
Several days ofperioct quiet passed. alter TINS exc
dus when bright, snnshiny morning, a regiment
entered the city, with band playing national are
which music had many day since been husned IN TIE
capitol of Georgia.
WHAT SHERMAN DID AT IuLLEDGEyHIE.
But few OF the troops marched through tc
civ some yo or three regiments detailed under
the orders of the sineeIs 20 destroy certain proper!
designated by tie general commanding. Inc mag"
Zines arsenais 6epIt buildings, factories OF one KIND
and another with fforehoases containing large amounts
Of government property and some LOO bales OF cotton
burned Private houses were respected eFe1yWhere--
even those OF noted Rebels end heard Of no instance
OF nj AGE or insult 20 The nhabrnts. One or two ~
The latter known having been in the Rebel army
made prisoners Of war bat the surgeons 81 the
ers expressed their gratitude that ouch perfect order
was maintained throughout the city.
Sen. sherman is at the Executive Mantion, It's for
mcr occupant having with extremely bad grace fed
from his dsting uished visitor taking with him the en-
tro furniture Of tho building AsGen Sherman tray els
with nlrags "a roll Of blankets and haversack iuil OF
harJtacf) which is as complete for a life out in tho
orcn air ~ in a palace this dsconrtesy Of Gov. Brown
Was not a serious inconvenience.
Gen Sherman's opening move IN tile present cam.
paign has been successful in the bighes, degree. At
Grt moving his Army In three columns, with column
Of Calvary his extreme right upon eccentric mes
he diverted the attention II the enemy that he con
centraed bis forces 40 extreme points Macon md Al
gusts leaving Hnmpcded tie progress of nc NAN body
In this cnDpag n--the end OF when does not We! ap
peAri is not the purpose Of The General 10 spend his
lime before fortified cities yet 20 incumbeT MS
Wagons with wounded men. His instructions 10 XII
patrick we're 70 demonstrate against Macon, getting
within I've miles Of the cry.
Tie roads each coomn were TO follow were carefully
designated the number o. miles each day TO be tray
eled aud tie points Of rendezvous were gwen at GER
tain date All Of these conditions were fulfilled to ihe
lIetter Socrm with tho Twentieth corps. arrived at
Miledgeve on the I'D instant preceding DAVIS, Win
The Fourteenth corps, one day. On the same dey hn'
patrick struck the Macon and Western r0ed destroy
fng tho brl5re ~ Walnut Greek. The dsy following.
Howard with tho Fifteenth and SeyenieeDia corps,
arrived at Gordon and began the obstruction OF inc
II vas near here that the most serious feht Of the
campaign occurred to this date Gen. oico', IN com
I1aud OF detachment OF cavalry and brigade u IN.
fqntry was thrown forward 10 Grswoldlllc, toward
aeon. Tor denonstra,ve purposes merely. Tie en-
oiay, some i've ih0asahd strong advanced upon our
troops, who had thrown up temporary breasIWorks'
with section OF battery III position; me ea,aHy
fell slowly back on either 1ank Of the brigade, protect
Ing them from attack in fonk md rear. The Rebels
ara composed Of militia chiefly, although portion 81
Hardees Old corps res present, having been brought
up from Savannah.
With that ignorance 81 danger common 10 new
troops the bes rushed upon our veterans with Tie
greatest fury They were received with e1npeshOt aud
mas etfy ct point blank our soldiers ming cooy
while shouting derisyey - he quiyerDR columns 10
come on o. they thought the whole thing nice Joke
Ihe Rebels resumed the attack but with the same fatal
results and were soon in iu fight leaving more than
three hundred cad on tie field. our loss was some forty
Killed ard wounded. while their killed. wounded ara
prisonors sro estimated 10 exceed two thousand five
Hundred pretty severe lesson they have received.
l. e. snd &c nssi gWt Il premier pas qua conG ms
first siep has been most expensive one and judging
from the fact that have not beard from tson since
they seem have Interpreted o proyeIb Otherwise
ihou ia Ibe recognized sense