The New York herald., 1864-12-05
Augusta and Atlanta Railroad writes from Greensboro.

There is enemy norih Of the l,ns Of the Georgia Ra
road any this side or saa of the Oconse riuer.
party Of Yankees passed through Green county on sun
day. This is the greatest number that has ever bee
seen on this side Of the Ocones
The rumor that the enrolling officer In Green count
was Killed is not correct.
About thousand Yankee cavalry have been encampe
for the past few days at Reds Mill, between Eatonto
walers ferry Negro scouts report that they spes
OF moving to another section Much property has bse
destroyed in Jaspar aud Putnam, such as mills, gil
houses ana some corn cribs and dwelling houses.
1t was thought In Sparta on Wednesday that ths
enemy's cavalry and infantry were moving down tn
Ocouee towards the coast It Is the current opinion
the road that shermans army Is moving down between
the ocooee and 0cmulgee rivers
OUR ARTILLERY AND INF ANrRY ACROSS fHB ocoNEI
RIVER.
GFrom the Augusta Constitutiouast, Nov. 26l
We have information that the enemy's cavalry, siy
hundred to ono thousand strong, 10 moving Sparta
They encamped at near Devereu's last Thursday
night, about seven miles west Of Sparta
Another column is moving from A,lledeeri'le DitA
artillery passed he Oeonee aud, pursuing the road
leading through Washington county, by the way Of San
dersvie, wiu strike The Central Railroad about station No
IL. This is direct line TO Savannah from Miledgsvis
IMien is the twelfth station from Augusta. and only
eleven miles from Herndon, Inc fourteenth station
alluded to.-ED. HERALD.l
column, supposed to be Slocus, numbering from t,rc
to three thousand infantry. reported to be movino
junction ,ith the cauary aCc.e mentioned Sparta. A,
Sparta there are two roadsoue leading to Augusta via
May field, another to Sandersvie. It is probable thA,
after ravaging the country about Sparta II viii combine
on the column moving on the road TO Savannah.
sHERMAN's SUCCESS ALREADY sEcuRED-HR MEETS
WITH FEEBLE OPPOSITION, AND WILL REACH rHE
from the Richmond Whig, Dec. al
We are told by contemporary "who ought To know
that President Davis had nothing whatever do with
the movement uf General Hood upon the OF Shcr
man. Let him, therefore, stand acquitted before all
men and in the sight OF Heaven Far be II from us TO
accuse any one unjustly or even to hint unjust
picon The plan, 1t seems General Hoods
cepton, approved by both General Beauressrd and
General Johnston. may be We shal not venture
to deny II. When the friends OF General Johnston con
tended that this plan his that he entertained
similar one, they meant more suspect than that
General Johnston designed get Sherman deep into the
country, and then get into his rear cutting him or from
his supplies and forcing him fight adv an ageous
ground They never imagined that General Johnston
meant TO travel OF At The speed and with
yond shermans reach as to lose all influence
over his movements II Sherman, instead or fighting 10
restore his communications, thought proper msrck
into Georgia. General johnston his friends thought
would always be short distance In his rear, watching
every motion. cutting Off supplies capturing straggers
rousng the country in front Of the enemy Ind incom
modng bis march in every conceivable manner II was
under lhe belief that Hood do the same tn they
gave bis movement to the their unqualified appro
baton They thought It such as General
Johnson had designed, and dreamed Of TIE grand
and ending nothing. The friends Of Johnston do not
believe that be would have politely stepped out
of the and handed Sherman the whole State
with the command or all the railroads. II Sherman
has not been successful n this part OF bis enterprise
Toes not that bis failure 10 the smallest degree
attributable 10 any virtue In General Hoods plan.
indeed ws are told mat the success Of that plan
he principal motive that impeet him upon this expedi
on u appears that he rendered desperate by the
successful interruption and destruction OF his supplies
and communicatiops and that o. OF desperation be
made for the Atlantic.
We hops may zoe saa'l no. hare caas. 10
regret that Ae made desperate. does not that
bur authorities bad any suspicion Of the effect the
ment or Hood would have Al least Judge from the
very feeble opposition ,ohiea has thus for been made to the
sdpance Of Sherman 1t plain thas he 10 moving the
,oast, and tns< far ks has enabled upon the
ountyy. WsM;nk probable that Sherman wtn reach the
4tianhc in comparative Safy. His next move. In
pin,on will be- By sss to Richmond ws DO not believe
bat he succeed In taking other Augusta Savan-
an Indeed, should he succeed in capturing the arss
aMed place. iii do him GOOD since no wiil nnd tbers
othing no seekng Al the Last named he will have
hght, and that he s very we'll aware Of and does NOT
do before securing base upon tho Charies
on for the present ct least We take 10 bs entirely out
II be question. Should deter mine himself
and thence issue during the winter to
he country carry Q regular winter campaign he
must be kept TO- suppose becan In The meantime
abandons immense tract OF country IN the INTERIOR
,ver which il Is impossible that his army, situated ou
he ocean, and closely watched, exercise any iau
,nce good evil We do NOT that Sbermans last
exploits will have effect upon tho Issue OF tho war;
nat, after hccin9 be-n told 6y the highest authority in the
onfederocy Mai his retrea. from atlanta TO D;
iisast,ou Aan the retreat Of Napol.sa from Moseov
,inie r.zaous to find him getting y 50 ehsary, cunning
and numbering ashe goes.
rHE oRoRGtA CoNvICTs PUT m rHE RKBBL RANKS.
From the Richmond Dispatch, DC. 81
Tho Georgia papers Of toe 27sh contain some facts
about the raid through that state seven hundred prs
have received Augusta who wsrs captured
lie foraeng for snermans army.
From Miedgevllo We isasn that the goyernmest has
been removed. Tho Governor has pardonod all the con
victs the pepsutiary pot arms 10 their bsads and
them 10 the 'front.' except those put nIor HE, whom
be could no, reprieve according to law.
THE CITIZENS or AUGUSTA RrouEsrDDvo N CALM.
MAYORS Oy7ics, ArcrsIA, Ga, Nov %, 1so<
70 fnE Pkopis OF ArGUsrA'-
have received telegram from Gsosral Brasg inform.
ing that be s his way to Augusta with reinforce
ments Other rcinorcements expected within lew
hours exrec. the people 10 be calm, TO resolve 10 tho
defence OF Their bones and their property, ana to req
uron their saa The vaior q hose wbs are haren
to relief A few days perhaps bours, msy Ind a.
redeemed from ias proxmny Of the foe.
r n NAY, Mayor.
exnEaAL oARrRKLL ssrs sAsourSR.
General Gastren has recensy arrived cur city With
his zoe brigade Of troops. Bs SPEAKS sang ulnsy Of our
ability to anaihiate shermass afmg before escapes
tho bounds OF Georgia the psope viii rally promptly
10 the rescue.
From the Rionm ond Examiner.1