Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-11-24

consisting Of rs persons. six guns. and the
residne armed with sticks. walked from
Ackworth to Calhoun, fifty miles. At
Adairsville We barely escaped the rebel
cavalry
We were the last to leave the expedi-
ton. and know more Of the CONDITION of
affairs than wild rumor indicates, aud here
You have it.
New YonK. Nov. 21-The New York
Times Washington special says: at is
not contrabsnd now to say that Sherman
will tonclf at Macon. He has the 14th.
10Th. 18th. 10th an 18th corps. making
over $4,000 men besides 5000 picked
cavalry under Fitzpatrick. with rations for
30 days for man and beast. His scout
system AMI courier lines are complete
After arriving at Macon, prshably he will
go to Milledgeville. where he will divide
his army. sending part to Savannah and
part TO Augusta. which he will for,ify
and receive supplies mp the Savannah riv-
err. so as to move on Columbia or Charles
ton. This programme will destroy the
railroa.l system of Georgia. also AL the
manuiaci cries for shot, shell, fixed am
munirion. etc. 1t is impossible for
Beaurcga,d to intercept Sherman"
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 2l-The Inquirer
Of this city has spcci Al report, taken from
the Richmond papers OF Friday. that the
Augusta. (Ga } Chronile says: "Sconts
who left Juncsboro on Wednss iay morn
ing. report that General Howell Cobb.
with from 5000 to 500 militia and
three brigalcs of cavalry. attacked the
enemy and was steadily driving them in"
Sherman's probable route from North
western Georgis to the sea coast is attract
ing great attention. a contemporary
gives some of the distances and q few
observations on its topography.
Atlanta to Augusta, by railroad, is III
miles
Augusta to Charleston, 137 miles.
Atlanta To Macon. lu3 miles.
Macon To Savannah 100 miles.
Augusta TO Savannah 1872 miles.
The country from Atlanta towarl
Augusta is qniie rolling. and in places
rocky, with plenty Of small streams and
springs. and an abundance Of wood and
forage for an army. 1t is really a we'll
settled farming country. There are but
few swamp>. aud the roads generally arc
good. The only scIious Instructions that
| the Inhabitants could place in the way of
an army would bc in the destruction OF the
bridges over the Savannah at Angusta
/ If they do Thar the army could turn its
attention first upDn Savannah instead of
/ Charleston. or il could rchri,,gc the river
without any scri"ns DELAY. The country
! between Augusta ani Charleston is not a
good as toward Atlanta. Part of it i
inhabited ly poor "sand-hillrrs." AMI
Part cf it is very sparsely inhabited.
From BranchviIle-the point where the
railroads from Augusta and Columbia
umiie--to Charleston. sixty.two miles, the
country is very fiat. with good deal of
swamp. and in summer time is so MAS
matte that settlements are sparse, though
there are some large plantations, and when
cotton was king there were great many
slaves kept at work upon all the dry spots
OF this swamp region. 1t l. not had one
10 march through in cool weather 1t
would he deadly in SIMMER. Immediate
" around Char lesion the land is very fiat,
sandy. or swamp.
The road from Augusta to Columbia.
the capital of the South Carolina, is
"acrcss the ridges" which are generally
low sandy hills. and over small streams.
the borders of which are cultiva ted by
small cotton planters AMI farmers. who
keep good deal of stock. and have plenty
OF grain AMI sweet potatoes. The Corga-
rec river. at Columbis i. a respectable siz
ed mill stream. n thrg more. and so is the
Wateree. east warh of it. and so are the twn
HEDGES. anil. If an army ever has to march
from Augusta To Wilmington. it will find
70 e ious o. ,trn, tions in the way, except
in time of high water. when every small
stream ove,hnws its low banks and covers
broad swamp. The whole wav is COOL
coaHtry for an army to march AMI suh>ist
in. The distance from August to Col
umbia is abont eighty miles. and from
Columbia to Wilmington. n. a.. about
two hundred miles. Some of the richest
cotton planters of South Carolina arc
found along the rivers which such a march
would cross.