Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-05
The NEWS
FROM GEORGIA


We received, by this nins5 mail cur AugSstA
exchanges Of the so u laO, and SA'aonah RsVs q
th. 20 n They throw very itls Tight UPon the sitnA-
ton Of fairs st she das OF their ubiicAiiOn. Tue
Mass says;
fisherman sssm5 to b, mailing 40 progress in bic In
vason # the State. Re Is Hs1sr The eOas! thas he
Gas ssgsral rvs ago. he sPpsars 20 DO hesAsng, aud
aching altogether as though be we're caught 10 bad
b aud don't know hos get OuI AFRAID to go for
ward and ca nOI go back bis msn aud AoinAlH tired
and hungry, With our forces rapidly closing in around
hm-an these things excite the lVslsst hops Of his
utter destruction"
Tbs Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel SayI;
ct, must be confessed that for the past week ShsE
man has basn very successfully &C cE he part Of an
artul dOdger oonfoundug all calculations and exciting
general apprehension by his eccentric movements.
"The latest reports indicate that he IL moving to-
wards the savannah river. Blu there is Hls reliance
10 he Tleed in any indication OF intentions yet -
Unt he shall get cut Of che triangle in Vhish be has
bssn ma, elTeFirg since be left lAnt0 can inlsr
nothing with certainty from ary Of his movements as
to bis Ultimate course &c may turn upon Augusta and
seek TO lOrcs lis way through South Carolina; or he
may push for Savannah or BrunsWioL.n
The Conui,ulionaliy, Of The 80 sSys:
I. svery generally CO cCded that sherman avoiding
both gasJ. aud Neon has gone on hs Vl'oing Say
either 10 Savannah, Brunswick or FoFs Royal. To
reaca euer Brunswick Savannah be has 10 traverse
q barren waste Of a1dtO meet as DO ApproseheG Biz
destination ssapps impenetrab5 20 an army, by
oaussW9ys which could easily b. destroyed beicES him.
o good road, indeed, is - bis OptOn bus then he
may md npOn that read opposition Shch lie httle
dreamed Of, and Wh CT may enag bis march. ShOGlt
he atteu Dc 60 reach Pr Royal he sil probably
q haF n tha n
side IN nedatsly opposite this ferry the soil il porous
and mushy. fHsTe. TOO, may possibly encounter
masked batteries sud other oosaoel too Numerous 70
mention.
Us, strongly o. the op,niOn Ina, SheTn1n aud bis
r. bbers aee marching 10 doom. We kusW some very
good usas g. see some very xosllsBt sigus. Be p4-
Pet; lEe fruit is not YET ripe
INA BlFlLS or ssIsV LDULLs
We hsvs already copied from tue G0oTgia PApsEa
some particulars OF she battle with HOUsEds eoIPS At
GIswoldvills, nine niles eos, OF BSsOD, on tbs OsE'
tral Rlilrcsd. Tho Confederate force consisted Of
three srglds5 Of militia two F'gnsnlS 81 Safe line
troops AID the hens and AuyvstA b'tAlionR-sl un.
der thu command Of General Phil Pl rs S,ticksd
the enemy ebout IL O'Clock Ihs z2l fhs enemy
fell back ono mile the Central rllrOlt. tOUArSs SA
vanush where they had esscled three Inca Of TO- IL
clhcnI.
Gea. Philips pursued th'm to tleir hFsSs'ss'hFr
wien he ord,ssd charge, driVas th' 0D' M rem hi'
dsfenees. Tbs sne1 msd, several dsfpr4ts 'nofs'
70 reesptnrs toe work bat were rspalsea cash tins
vi,b heavy loss Gen. Philips hl4 his position. fs'
emmy vithdfsE during the ght Tho aseoa zs''
Graph Ssys;
AZ, l,,rn that the nilitis foFos behaved With as
tipEu.sSei gallantFy, advancing ueon the erenyl
brsa7.voks in psrlfo. order, and 9Th no st'sgghcg
They charged through an oPsa hs'd 70 SnI'u M
-, N m, Y.pkse works, sBd maintained iAsi
jgrou 4 til. ordered 20 withdraw.
The Athens Ba.tslion, commando b. J'F JOCK
aud The Augusta Battalion under AAjsf Jackson, Dos
uadsr the immediate orders Of ths fern sAeeF SeT
Distinguished for the cool aud steady @asnS N NaO
theV bore themselves IN the bsstls RhssS tFoePs,
well a. the militia forces, agisd AAs vs,erAnA ~
laced tie desEuefEQ Gre II the pnsng ~ g @a'