The New York herald., 1864-12-05
vsnnah and suppose that he soiu aim al psi
more 20 tie southuard
TIE DEVASTATION OF GEORGIA.
rnS DESTRUCTION AT nILLED8EvILLE.
From the Augusta Sentinel. Nov 25l

1
From the Augusta Seutinel, Nov. 25.l
The enemys destruction at Milledgsvle is said to
brace the State House. Executive msnsion peutentary
ana depot and other buildings The report that the
asylum was destroyed Is contradicted ibe rumor Ia
town that Sherman captured lot OF amui4at at
iedgeviiie incorrect All the ordnance stores were
Three car loads OF the powder passed through
this city aud are now at place OF safety.
DEsoLArioS OF GEORGIA by sagRMAN's TROOPS.
(From the Richmond Sentinel, Dec. 81
DcDoIsG TIN YASKxE TRACK OF sHxRxAS's ARMY
| We take the following from lively letter TO the
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel describing the
experience and observations In his trip homo tho
hurried closing OF the Georgia Legislature. The s
laid 10 the country between the Ocouee and Ocmugee
| rivers
/ MADISON. Nov. "a, 1864
In company With a few residents Of this section tool
the train from Gordon to Eatonion. In avoiding scy
we soon found ourselves running upon Chary dds for
when within mile Of Eatonton a courier came gsllop-
Ing out to stop the tran and that the enemy
we're within few miles OF town. and expected
every moment. number OF took to the woods, sup
posing that the train would go no further; but after
little delay. to our SURPRISE il started for town. We
determined to the fields woods several
| miles to tho Madison road and having In the party
native OF the county, who .knew every patch he
took the lead After several hours very heavy march
Ing we sal down TO rest and deliberate the sua.
tion. wacgish. member Of the party declared
| that be felt perfectly secure II tho Yam.
KEGS did get him, as hc had a copy Of
| the peace resolutions in his pocket Another, a
country squire consoed himself with belonging to the
judiciary ana thought neither the Governor nor the
Yankees would hurt him The member OF the Legsla-
aturo felt that body had done nothing especially
offensive to any Yankee who sonabe.
While each thus deiberating loosely Of bts pro.
bable fate should fall into
on. and after tuggug valse, trunks ana buudles FOR
several miles more found ourselves tho railroad
a m,e Letop ohsye lett il. SO much for pilot who
knew the country.
Disgused with the or this rs flank move.
mont, moved on TO Eatonon to prepare for another,
which, as the sequel will show bril,nt
We found Eatonton afitsed The streets
tbropged with horsenlen. moving out to look
for the enemy aud some p~nLn,iy .mriaa me
other gos The windows and p,azzas lined with
ladies und children many OF the former and Ill tbc latter
very pretty and oil dreadng the advent of The vile van
dals whose dospicabe character best illustrated in the
fact that they a terror 10 The helpless. village
waiting for the Yankees Is picture worthy a Hogartb
Leaving our baggage, we took hasty dinner, deter
mined TO keep the road to Madison until rickets
should notify Of the approach OF the YANKEES About
three O'Clock scout dashing down the road Q
epin speed, crying "To woods to the woods" ana
Wocded
After waiting seversl hours In the rain. under raj,
psn improvised for the occasion, determined to 60
out on the road aud what going We had
travelled q hundFed yards before party OF cerulean
clad equestraus came dashng snd IN vory polite
briefly requested to halt The request ac
companed with nest significant cooking Of carouss and
pistoh, which, brought hcrzon.al attitude in onc's
front, are very persuasive especially to au unamed
Civilian and halted. After brief and hurried talk,
in which We were questioned worry closely about the
country troops In the vicinity. &C., they drove on we
gathered from sher actions that they the advance
guard Of the force from Madison and were expecting
meet another from Monticello at the forw
by. Approhendng th,s our ovcrcoats and small 70.
sdue Of cash, and other personal effects, would
not be safe In t,e. motley comprising
the Yankee army, W. resolved to keep the woods
until they should We therefore returned TO
and staid I'll morning.. We then proceeded through
the ~oods within hearing distance OF tho road Late
Sunday ther main COLUMN commepceo passing and we
found II very dflouIt TO avoid tbem They swsrmed
through Aelds shooting cattle piundcrng indis
criminAely until lato Ia tho night. We were more In
dread OF being shot as hush whscKsrs had OF
being plunGsred, and probably should have kept the
road; but nov bad choice but to avoid thom II
possible Tbsir wagons wcro rumbrDg along tho Month
colo road lott and tho Madison road on the
right, while shey swarmed in the country between We
could talk and theF caps explode they
passed within few ioss Of The night was
intensely cold, wot and dark. save when-
the distant gieam Of burning house
lighted up lrs hsvizou TJor mAiu columns pass.
Ing from ABOUT two O'Clock Sunday afternoon until
about nine O'Clock at night Tho next dry they wsse
passing during the msrnng, and we continued in tho
woods. This the third day out, during which
had rained continually. aoa had subsiste3'
parched corn On Tuesday morning we determined to
take the road and push Going TO McCredes pnce, We
found his nne house n ashes and bis Rn house burned
and cury horse ID mule In bis lot we're about oSs
hundred horses lying dad they looked like good s,ocx,
and evidently killed to cepsvo planters OF Mem.
number of Mccredel's negroes were gone Proceeding
on, found esery yiaa.d.ios on the rcad ssai-
iariy d.raxacd, except that no other dwelling
houses were burned until reached tho 5ns fagn Of
Hon. J.shua HhL Probably the Hill who ran against
Brown. for Govanor OF Georsia-ED. HSRiLp.l Tts Is
perfect wrccs q large yin house full os.cottoD, corn
cr,bs, dwelling, all sinouidorng ruin. His lass
greater than that OF any planter 10 this eac;'oa Besides
the cotton isserdi hoasand buAeb Of corn, pxdtoes,
sevra hundred or whsat, and much oAsr sabk pro
pcyiy every horse ard mule and lny oon
No farm ~ ,se road 10 a, place and far hear
.oseards .tiania esdp,d hesy trual raca3a. They
raraqd Toe country be,ow here 10 ms OcoHA The
roads ware strewu wan the debris Of Their progress.
Dead horses, eows sh,ep, hoos eacters. corn, wheat
cotton soots paper, broken vess, coffee ~Ib, aud frag
nearly every species OF property that adorned
the beautiful fss1s OF tbs country, sew the waysiie
monuments Of tse anfrapscny Of the peoss
who boast that they not rsbbsrs and do not
fare with private property.
In Madison they burued tho depot and two old
warehouses;, with the jail sni market house rhoy gatrd
every store and punderea more or sss svosy lot
They fred the drug and sevsra other houses and
their officers, With show Of magnauimty, aided "a pu,
oct the osmes. Many fa~ho haue not pound Of meat
peek sf meal -four. Many xsoroes wsrs e'eef
/ from homes Of comfort 70 share that uncertain
| fortunes ot q winter march 70 the coast aud
i then forced TO Btasve Famil,a OF Wsaha hrrs
| no, house servant tr, and tho. Wao n<
trusted ofsn The frat 10 eiw The YANKEES
tered the house my next door neshsor old