The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-01-06
Jan. 6.

~ ''i CIV 'iii"ii'iy y, upon an exped,
ton, whose destination can onlt p'1''
guessed at from the direction in =, Ne
it has moved. These Troons a., "",ca
ported to have gone toward tbo Az ~
maha River, and we shall. no don ,Is
next hear that they have crossed ' a ',
stream, and are moving 10 so~ MA
western Georgia in quest of tbo n "'','
oners of war, who were supposed f. u ~
at Andersonville. W oe
Sherman's programme for his or.. /,
campaign northward seems to 5o ~
secret. He will start from Port po. ~
and move straight for Brancbyillo Ml
point of junction between the Gu ,u'
ian and Carolinian railroads x
then proposes to follow the main ling
of railroad toward Virginia steaGs
and numbering as much as he can Is
the way. All very fine but il Sba.
man proposes Lee disposes."
A private letter received at Wasb;r,
ton from the feet before Wilmin,,tts
says that refugees from Cbarles,ou
and other points in South Caron.
state that all the inhabitants a%
could do so have removed ir,.
the country. Great distress prevail.
among them. Scarcely any four ,r5
other necessaries can be obtained y.
any price. Sherman's success ooos
sions general alarm. Severalblool.J.
runners in Charleston harborare wo;,
ing an opportunity to escape Many
passengers for Nassau shave alre.l,
engaged berths. There is little bp5
ness in Charleston other than that oor
nected with blockade running and va,
matters.
The recent raiding party under
Fitzpatrick, sent out by Sherman. ba
returned to Savannah. The result
of the expedition have not vet been
developed, but our prisoners were s
found. They went as far as the A.
maha bridge on the Gulf railroad.
The government will sell the Gotta
taken at Savannah, and consider b
private claims made to portions Of
afterwards.
The Augusta Sentinel gives 500
interesting items about the fall Of
vannah. The residents did not eug
that the city would be captured III
were unprepared for such resi-
But very few of them succeeded q
getting away. Those who did 10
obliged to leave most of their ef.s !
behind. The confederate goyenng
succeeded i'll removing most Of
stores. The main loss sustained n
was the loss of the siege guns and
gunboats. Editor Sdead of The al
publican left several DAYS before
surrender with the government ina |
of which he is the custodian.
The Richmond Examiner Of TabI |
re-affirms the departure Of Poast
feet from Wilmington, and SAYS III
three steamers with confederate a
plies have entered the port since
suggests that the Yankees On
blockaders must have been ass
Richmond papers of Saturday ccls
the congratulatory order Of ca
Bragg to the troops, for the gaIr
manner in which they defended T
Fisher in the recent attack by Pnt
and Batter upon that work.
The Wilmington Journal SAYS
the works around Wilmington add
the mouth of the river are BELIEVED
be strong, and 10 great fears AT
tertaned concerning the naval oEf
tons of the enemy. Great conaia
IS felt that any land force en- bta
checked and driven back.
Gov. Vance issued a proclaEa
on the 2Sth ult., calling ever
bodied man to hurry with his B.-l
to Wilmington, where arms aud
tons would be supplied
The Union expedition from Pc
outh, N. c., has returned after p
ceeding rs far as Raintoa Bluff Wle
the rebels, under Hoke, wege found
force. The gunbots were unable
cooperate on the Roanoke river oVi
to torpedoes.