The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-11-29
ARMY NEws

w. ~ lfhfs SHERMAN dem,
!, onsiraiioa towards Macon vas = lsin,
No attack bad bern made upon that
place az 10 Wednesday last. Bat whsn
sbof, distance fom II be uraed
not'hcauwsrd towards Mllcdsesile,
the capital Of the State, which town
, u Is reported, his cavalry captured last
Sunday night, subsequently burning
the Capitol building sad be Peniten.
'iary. IL Is also said that strong force
Of bis army made a demonstration on
Augusta within twenty miles Of which
his right was rcpul,ed with srea, lo.s.
This movement on Augusta i also
considered fem, to distract attention
from Sherman's real firs, objective
point, which Is said 10 be Savannah.
Il is thought he will move as directly
"a possible upon the latter city from
Milledgeyille, aud the belief sex.
pressed that the large Union feet in
the James river is destined FOR Sayan.
nah, and will meet Sherman there.
The Augusta Chronicle Of the Ig,h
inst.' stated that largo fee, Of Union
transports had already arrived of the
Georgia coast The same paper abus-
es in strong language JEFF Davis and
the other Richmond authorities, for NO.
send ng troops into the State to impede
Sberman's movements, crying ia de.
spair; lis Georgia to be left 10 take
care Of herself?"
The Richmond WAig, though, II noe
SO hopeful as its contemporary, and
says; I'VE cannot say that We feel an
absolute conviction, although indeed
our hopes are strong, that sherrnaa
will fail in achieving his iinal object"
IL says Sherman is man OF undoub,.
ed ability, aud he would never have
his march from Atlanta had
he not believed he could finally reach
the coast in safety.
baltimore, Nor. ~. The Amman.
oils correspondent of the Amerieo.
Telegraph, states as follows: Tho
steamer Herman Livingston and Wey.
'ossett, with LAG paroled prisoners
rom Savannah is here. The captain
u The Livingston reports that The ex.
'hange OF prisoners had ceased, IA
sherman had cut off The railroad Lend
ne from Savannah and had, il is thot
cached all the balance Of our men,
nd he was only about four hours
larch from the stockades when tho
len who arrived in The Livingston
TT there, though an offer was made
y the robels TO send our men to
'lorida.
The Savannah Daay Nems Of tho
sd has the following The Train
ON Dayisbore, reports that Miledce-
lie and Gordon was captured yesler-
~. The State House and Cover
1rs mansion, and The Pentenlnrv
ere burned. Gen. Wayne holds tho
conac bridge. Nothing from Macon
Nashville, Nov. 6.-Hood's army.
'mberiog probably 10000 men, have
en- for several days past concentrate
south Of Columbia, Tenn. Our
-ces in The meantime have cvacant-
Pulaski, Huntsville and Decatur,
hch places are now in the hands OF
, rebels. Our forces are near and
out Columbia in Hoods Ironar-
icy are commanded by Gen.. Vlom4
On the Oath insf., some severe
FINISHING occurred, resulting in a
5 TO the frderals Of Al killed and
unded. The rebel lss is eslimas-
at 2G4. Large bodies OF troops
being massed in Hoods front and
ne heavy fighting may be expected
hat direction in few days. Com
nicaIion by telegraph to Columbia
been interrupted since yesterday.
mors are in circulation that there
heavy fighting yesterday between
opposing armies, but no official adj
$ have yet been received. Hoods
in Tennessee have
far been fruilIess retrograde
'ements.
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fredericksburg has become 50 de-
ilated that ii Is estimated tha.