The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-30
The Advance Towards Macon:

On Sunday night intelligence reached this city that
and near Columbus in force Report says the fort at
West Point and all in it were captured" Also that II
thought the enemy would march lin full force upon
later despatch received here on yesterday morning
about ten O'Clock, says that the enemy were then
s'within seven miles of Lagrange"
Verbal accounts given by passengers the West Point
train which reached here yesterday afternoon state that
the defence West Point by the few troops at that
point against the Yankee raiders was most gallant one
We are without particulars as to the result
In Judgment, the enemy will dverge from La
grange, perhaps from Newman to Griffin or Barnes
vie SO TO cut off communication by railroad to
Macon; perhaps TO Thomason so as to cut OIL com.
munication with Macon and Columbus; but we are not
sufficiently advised to- with any certainty point out
their course. They may advance upon this city
LATER STILL.
upon Lagrange but fell back to West Point and proba-
bly, beyond that place.
Il win DO seen in our columns that Governor Brown
has ordered out the militia of the State. They are to
report to Columbus which we have good reason to be-
ieve is threatened with capture by the enemy We
trust in sufficient force they will, from the adjacent
countless assemble at that point, to repcl the radlng
party that threatens to enter our State at least at that
point and if SO repeed have confidence it Will not
be permitted to pass any section Of Georgia without
being met by force sufficient to drive 1t back or
capture it. At the time we write reports reach US which
we refrain until late hour in the day referring to-
and to which we will refer to In another article
Painful and dsgracefu reports reach us connected with
the fall Of Montgomery into the enemys hands Gallant
oGcers-and especially Of them, who many bat
tic field has covered himself with glory, bearing now
too upon his person many marx made Dy the vandal
foe when darngly confronting themare represented to
have been by King Alcohol that they were
incapable Of dschargng the responsibilities devovng
upon them that trying emergency Is possible that
this is so-that gallant gentlemen entrusted with i'm
portant commands and the defence of such post rs
Montgomery, could in the hour of danger far forget
the cause the city and the country they bound to
defend to become nebriaesto lose their reason and
power Of actonp Among all the other disgraceful cir
cumstances connected with the enemys raid upon
Montgomery, reported to uscspecially the conduct
Of the Alabama militia-the report of the inebriate
commanders is the notifying. We trust
that it is not true We trust, If the militia Of our sister
State did refuse to give to the gallant Forrest the aid he
had right to expect; that If they did not rally to his
tho standard of some other command In order TO
their capital and defend their homes that the OIL
TO whom much entrusted by the Confederate
prove equal the emergency, and that
the Notifying reports which have reached us In regard
TO their condition in the hour Of trial not true. IT.
however, they true then let Mr. Davis say to him or
to them-to the guilty party, be he whom he may-as
did Othelo to Cassie, henceforth 'be officer OF mine
In painful state of suspense await what trust
will prove a contradiction of tho reports.
We have boen advised by reliable gentleman that
Montgomery evacuated by order of General Taylor
II the current reports which have obtained wide cir
Culation reflective upon the gallant officer, General
p W. Adams who had command Of the forces there,
Are without foundation trust and believe all others
are