Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-26

RICHMOND, Nov. 18th.
To the People Of Georgia.:
You have now the best opportunity eve]
yet presented to you to destroy the enemy
Put everything at the disposal of our Ge6
erals; remove all provisions from the patti
OF the invaders, and put all the obstruction
you can in his way. Every citizen will
his gun and every negro with his spad,
and Ak can do the work Of good soldier
You can destroy the enemy by retardine
his march. Ceorgians, be firm, act prompt.
ly and fear not.
| (Signed) r. II. HILL.
most cordially approve OF the above.
(Signed) JAS. A. SEDDoN.
Secretary of War.
The following il also from the Augusts
Chronicle Of the 10th: Among the many
war rumors on our streets this morning L
one that Griffin is captured by the Yankees
As to the correctness of the rumor we have
nothing to say.
| The following is taken from the Augusta
Sentinel Of the 18th: We have this reliable
news from up the river: A gentleman who
arrived OH Thursday evening from Stone
Mountain reports that q Yankee column
moving down the Georgia railroad divided
at Decatur. half going down the Covingtor
road and the other the Rockbridge road. Al
Stone Mountain they burned all the unoc-
cupied houses, some two-thirds of the
! town, and were laying waste the country
as they progressed They march in hol-
| low square, with their trains in the center
| They united at Boxers Mill, near Coving-
ton, and it is not known as yet whether
they will strike for Eatontown or Athens
! This gentleman says that the view from the
summit of Stone Mountain of the confla-
| sntt of Mt tt.no attyf, Il hnx,n 1o
scription. The Gate City looked like an
ocean of flame as the fiery waves rose and
fell throughout its whole extent.
Passengers by the Georgia railroad re-
port that about one hundred Yankee cav
airy made their appearance at School Circle
on Thursday, and burned the railroad plat
form. 1t is not believed they have come
down any further than the Circle. Their
| infantry encamped at or near Old Sheffield
on Wednesday night. 1t is also reported
that the Yankees have burned Monticello
and Ilillsboro, which if true clearly indi-
Gates that they design tapping the Central
railroad at Gordon, or some other point
Passenger trains on the Georgia railroad
yesterday only came from Union Point.
| The Macon Telegraph of Friday says that
city on that day was considerably excited,
owing to various reports in regard to the
enemy, who are known to be positively
marching on this city. Gen. Cobb has issued
an order calling out every man capable OF
| bearing arms, and all who do not respond
he has ordered to be arrested.
The Telegraph further says: There il
no doubt that the military authorities will
| do everything in their power to stay the
advance of the enemy. and we trust they
will receive the cordial support Of the en-
tire community. We refrain from giving
any information concerning the movemLuts
or the number of olr forces.
The Macon Telegraph speaks thus OF
matters at the front:
We have reliable information to the effect
| that the Yankees are advancing from At
| lanta in this direction in two columns. one
on the McDOnough road and the other via
Jonesboro. Our forces are at Griffin
More than this we deem imprudent at pres
ent to state.
A gentleman who left Forsythe on Thurs
day, 18th, ut 3 o'clock, informs us that @
courier arrived at that place about half an
hour before he left and reported that there
was some Yankee cavalry eight miles north
Of the town. All the bridges on the road
from FOrsythey TO Indian Springs were
burned by our forces.
The Intelligencer publishes the annexed
news about affairs: The latest reliable in
telligence from the front in Georgia is re-
ceived from gentleman who left Griffin
Wednesday at 10 2. NJ. Gen. Wheeler
| fought the enemy, who was advancing with
force estimated at from $4,000 to 100000 in
two columns one on the McDonough and
the other on the Jonesboro road, at Bear
Creek, ten miles above Griffin, until late in
the evening, when he fell back to Griffin
and was passing that city OH its right when
our informant left. Our infantry forces
were following to Barnesville. 1t is prob
able that at the time we write this Sherman
occupies Griffin, and will rapidly demon
strate upon Macon, and perhaps Milledge-
vile.
We learn from reliable source that Gov.
Browns residence in Canton, Cherokee
county, embracing his commodous dwell
ing house, kitchen, out houses, etc. with
his office and other buildings, were all burn
ed to the ground by the vandal foe few
days ago. The officer in command OF the
vandals who were sent to execute the work
they so ruthlessly and successfully per-
formed, allowed the family who were living
on the premises only fifteen minutes to re-
move their furniture from the house, and
all that was not removed within that time
was destroyed by the flames. The same
party burned the Court House, Academy,
both hotels, the Jail and about two-thirds
of the best dwelling and business houses In
Canton.
A force of some 5000 or 1000 vandals
were within mile or two of the town
while some seventy of the band were sent
into the town under an officer, with orders
to burn the house of Governor Brown, the
public buildings and houses of all who
have been prominent Southern men.
1t is now evident that Sherman has in
a N n yxki inn ax,l klak
Georgia is the field he intends to desolate.
terrible crisis, there 'ore, is upon us. Ev-
cry man in the State able to bear arms
should rally to the rescue. In the hands of
the military authorities, however, the de-
fense of the State is left. We have no sug-
gestions to make. What we have long
looked for has come at last.
FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. 24.-The steam
ers Atlantic and Blackstone arrived here
this morning with one thousand two hun
dred and twenty-five prisoners. Ten were
lost on the voyage. They left Savannah
river on the 22d inst. The Baltic was load
ing. When she left the exchange of pris-
oners was going on well. Capt. Gray SAYS
just before he left there il was reported
that Macon and Milledgeville were burned.
The legislature was in session at Milledge-
vile, but was dissolved. The members had
scattered in every direction,
The following is taken from the Savannah
Republican of the 2lst inst:
CoRINTH, Nov. Is, VIA SELMA, Nov. 20.
To the People of.Georgia:
Arm for the defense of your native soil,
rally around your patriotic Governor and
gallant soldiers, obstruct and destroy all the
roads in Sherman's rear, and his army will
soon starve In your midst. Be confident,