The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-17

TOR RrISTORCrNLNrs-r -rlTE DAMAGE DONE
ru wr RAILROADS. rrtArErD-H. RNISo Or
uW rovS or DAWrS ry '.r rDrr'Es--
1usinirS U-ERrlSC UIE RrrCr s-hrlANrA
ro NE DrPESnEp TO rr 1Jsr DNrEEvvTy,
Tr"., ETC,
r.. fHs Ttl Ho7i F,a,.. ..e..ss.
MILITARY NTrUBs IN etoEe.a
The war scarcely furnishes an lnsiau. in which
the press ana people OF u State have displayed
more patriotic devotion 20 tho cause Than both
are now doing la ieorgl. The militia
are responding 20 General Hoods call 10.
reirilrccments sn maSSf, and With IN a,a,rity
the papers u every shade Of Opinon arc calling
upon abs'ntecs and shulkers rom The regular
army u return at once to their posts.
We thus behold The energy OF tho p1lscver.us
and gallant commander backed " tle pla.ti,al
patriotism Of an uncomfortable 251lle. can
sherman by strategy or brute fo-oe cves orCr-
come snch combination
urr RAILROADS F-rs-rU0.
The limage lone to the railroad 10 yArOls
quarters Of the state by the raiders 8, We lean
from the Georgia papers, being rsl aire- With N
energy Characteristic ut the Empire tate.
BURNING or rHE Town 1r uARsEy.
4 party Of Yankee raiders We regrs. 20 learn.
burned the town OF Drien, in Mcintosh county.
lie. Early remember this when he reaches some
guict and iiourishing village in the valley Of tho
Cumhprl1nl.
VI. Crowley, second lieutenant, AM i've Other
Irishmen, pri,atcs Of the 22d Georgia Battalion,
desert,d from Savannah, Gnl went over o. the
enemy last week. This has % rclsiJn5d deep regret
among the many brave lrishWen on duty -l5rc.
One OF them, Captain Hussey, dCpCras {. ir o.
card, which he publishes in the Nslr.
The large number )f prisoners captured Uy gs
recently has increased the blue devils No Anlsr-
,OnvillC 10 thirty thousand, aud the cry IS suU
they come. The Macon Jsf.grdTE lsqrus rEnt d.
least thousand arrive daily, Whatl mis- s0r:UU.
that these creatures eat bread and meat.
noon IIArpn AT lrs srr,Ts-.
The news which reaches MS from this interest
ing point, through the papers Of .h Htl ns.., IS
neither exciting nor stirring. ]. is stated that
General H)ol Feels much elated 10 the success
which has attended she effort 60 thwlrs and
break up .ho enemy, raidne parties. It is now
thought that he viii not be troubled by lhcm
aglin-for some time at least. So complete las
been the work Of our cavalry thu Genera.
Wheeler has 'omplimcnted them ia q go0Frltu-
latJry order.
Cu>SGE on ooN,NANDEus.
The unavoidable absence OF some of our gone
rails, in consequence OF wounds received, has made
some temporary changes in commanders ne res-
sary 20 some extent. General Ste warts Corps Is
now commanded by General CheathGm, and
General Muury is IN command Of the division o.
the latter. Lorings Division is commanded by
Featherstone. Cllytonleads Stewards old Diy'-
sion. Major ratt1n Anlersc- is ct the
head Of Hindmans Division,
slBRTtN's OPERATIONS.
sherman continues ms WOr-lnC op9rat uS
towards our lcir. This indicates th & he wi. en-
dtayor to throw his main line across the railroad
between Atlanta and East Point. General l0d,
We know, s not idle, Int will be ready for hs
willy adversary.
The Army OF the West understands that it has
got 20 fight, and every man and OH ec ID animated
by the stern resolve 70 defend Atlanta to The last
extremity. The Atlanta correspondent Of the
Augusta Sentinel OF the 9th says -
Our army has been streDgthcne1 to a consider
able extent OF late. How May thousands Of
State troops have arrived cannot mention, bat
this much I can say General Smith Is at the
head Of large and splendid body Of men, AMI
they are daily increasing In numbers. And, n
addition 10 these rcinforcements, the old ish.inc
material has been increased by putting guns IN
the hands of the working details. Negroes are
now performing this service for the men in the
trenches An effort il now being made to secure
negro drivers, which, ii 1t succeeds, will add
three thOusund more TO the ranks. From all
sources there has been an addition to the army
that greatly increases general confidence IN ulti-
mate success.
The Savannah Republican, IN relation % recent
movements in Upper Georgia, is ioyful. "We
hold our position At Atlanta. TO crown the glory
of our victory, The famous General S.on1man,
the pet Of the Yankees, has been yanquished
lie himself and five hundred Of his OIL. GERS and
men have arrived az Macon. This is glorious
news enough Tor \ campaign.
'The sudden appearance Of RJldy lt Newman,
and his signal victory over the Yankees a. that
point, were Is much unexpected us gratifying.
He Is now in ShermGn's rear with large veteran
force, and we shall soon h9c- from him again