The New York Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10317. SHERMAN. ert HE GALLOP THROUGH GEORGIA. Rebel Accounts of Sher- man’s Progress. Burns Atlanta, Jonesboro, Griffin, Stene Mountain, Hillsboro, Mon- ticello and Many Other Towns in Georgia, eported Capture and Burning of Macon and Milledgeville, he Victorious March as Yet Unopposed. VAMPEDE OF THE GEORGIA MILITIA, ppeals from Beauregard, Hil}, Cobb and the Rebel Secretary of War. wer People Urged to Destroy All Sup- plies in Sherman’s Pathway, BRIBLE PANIC IN GEORGIA, merry, ur Army Across the Ocmulgee River, am, ee. &e, Wastmseron, Noy. 20, 1964, ‘talelligenee révetved by the government, by tele from Fortress Movroe this morning, from the Sa- Republican, regaraed as bighly favorable to Programme which Genera) Sherman 1s consummating. moms probable, fi concurrent fi » bas Lee Gespaiched some of his troops to Georgia, DETAILS OF THE NEWS, ARATIONS TO EVACUATE ATLANTA. SRB REBELS ANTICIPATE SHERMAN’S ABTREAT, (From the Macca Intelligencer, Nov 10) our Iaet most reliable reports from At:anta wo learo Genera) Gcofleld was in command with about twenty Tho nd Yankees |p that bad been engaged duri al! articles and maveriais that they could uot carry them, The evyideaces thal \hey were evacuating place were very plain, aod there is little doubt u the present moment, the evemy ie mak:ng b as much rapidity and security as possibie, They there is no reaeon for their retaining the Gato Cy longer, the object of tts captare and the !cfuence of @ccupation having been only to affect the election, being secured there \s nothing further to be ga:ne ore the enemy wii] make good bis retreat and cou. rate at other points. 7 made a strong depot and fort:Jcations at der Springs, and exhibit io eome of the r movements osition to cecupy that point for a while; but oth jouvres indicate to shrowd miiitary o! motly that the real movement ls to col their late line of operations, other espec:al indication of this is that all the sym. izore who affliated with them havolaken their flight hward, Dunning, Schofield, Markham, Stone and the restof the mongrel curs took their departure ly last week, The curse of their traitorous presence nO more diegrace Atlanta, for ail of which we should outly thankful. Yankees bayve informed those from whom wo get foformation that they will biow up that part of tho y which they cannot burn, We cannot imagine how placo can be more effectually destroyed than it hus j for at the present it stands in its desolation and the most disastrous wreck that tho vandals bayo j@ on the continent, All that is wantiog to complete estruction te to sow its streets with salt. jON’S MISTAKEN ATTACK ON ATLANTA OF THB 8TH INST, {From the Macon Intelligencer, Nov, 10.) portion of the troops under General Iverson attacked ta at sunrise on the 8th inst, Colonel Banson, on soutb, skirmisbed heavily with the enemy, driving from aredoubdt. His loss ie one a ded and one missing, That of the enemy unknown; pomber of dead wore left on the field, The enemy largely reinforced, Colonel H. retired, Goneral i@ approached within four hundred yarde of the tworks on the east side and opened with art! ing the enemy inside, They showed a tolerabiy good long thojbreastworks, and it was not deemed prudent pash the attack. General Lewis sustained n0 lows, ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT ON THE OTH INBT. ndenee of the Augusta Chron} 4 Sentinel.) Nean Jonnsnono, Ga,, Nov, 10, 1804, Spirited engagement took place yesterday mora) ile southwest of Atiahta, between about a thousand eur cavalry, who fought on foot, and the enemy, vari. ly eetimated at froma thousand to fifteen hundred. Ys cavalry regiment, on eur side, was privcipally , Our troops were commanded by Colcne! Han- |, Soting as brigadier general, dreve;the enemy from,the!r first breastworks to the and then our troopr regiment, though many of Bad never been under Are, fought with great cool. and bravery. Their Colonel was the only one of tbe 4 on horseback, and was s conspicuous mark for @nemy, but was not harmed, His feariosanoas pro. ‘8 fine offect on bis mei Company H, Lioutenant Grace W. Alexander com. ing, received two paioful wounds, one in the right , the other on the right side of the face, Captain Beall, of the company, waa aot Qs major. Alexander ts highly complimented for his Maniry. Sergeant 0, Y. Scott, Corporal W. B. Morphy private G. 1, Bowden, of the same company are misa- ‘and are known to bave been wounded, In Company Briston Alford, of Upson county, Ga., wae killed, Gasualtios would have been much greater but for t! afforded by trees, houses and the enemy's ‘Twenty of tbe enemy were counted dead on the op last Thursday. 1 R. L, C. Norton, « noted scout, reports that enemy are evacuating Atlanta, 1 ane Oar. GA., PRSTROTED ON FB the"Anguste Chroniele and Sentinel, Nov. 18.) Yankees sent a detachment up to Canton, & few days since to burs it, They 90 remove and Ared It, snes two taan «tae NEW YORK, .SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1864. HE REBEL PANIC IN GEORGIA. Scene of Sherman’s Operations in Georgia---'The March on Macon and Milledgeville. f 1 SELEVELAND : NS HAT. Anoocal t N OM NSF monostrSuieviCts’ DALTONS --98rgiNG PLACE eo Io Se eben EC Fen “aan % GAENgU! —\none ss LUE on ERT town was destroyed, 1s was done in retaliation for the bang!ng of some tories in that section by our scouts, OPERATIONS ON WOVE! 10—HOWELL OBB DiIVING BHBRMAN, pFrom the Aug Chronicle and Sentinel, Noy. 18.) A gentleman who reached this city Friday afternoon. and who left the vicinity of Stone Mountata ov Thursday morning, November 10, reports that on Wednesday morning at daybreak, terrif'o explosions were beard in (he direction of Atlanta, and about daylight beavy and rapid artillery aod musketry firing was beard in the di- rection of Rough aod Ready, The firing continued up to Sweive M., gradually nearing Atlanta. Scouts who left Jonesboro on Wednesday moruing re- port that Gen, Howell) Cobb, with from six to e:gbs thou- sand militinand three brigades of cavalry, attacked the euemy and was steadily driving them ip, A soldier who bad been captured by the Yankees, and who succeeded Ip effecting his escape, reports that there were not over eight thourand troops In the city. Parties along tho line of (he State road, between Atlanta and Marietta, represent that thetrainy go up to Marietta daily, beavily inden and return empty, Two corps were at Powder Springs under marchiog orders, Tho Yankees were sending off the negroes avd prisoners to that point, Their movemonts are involved in mystery, GOVBRNOK BROWN'S HOUSE AT CANTON DRSTROYED, (From the Macon Intelligencer, Nov. 13.) We learn frogy 4 reliable source that Governor Prown’s residence {0 Canton, Cherokee county, emoracing his commodions dwelling heuse, kitchen, outhouses, &c., to- gether with his office avd other buildings, were all burned tog the grouva by tho Veudal foo a fow days ago, The officer in command of tho Van- dais who wero sent to execute the work they 80 «rutbleesly and successfully performed, allowed tho family, who were living on tho premises at the time, only fifteen minutes to remoyo their furaol- ture from their house, and al} tbat was not removed within that time was destroyed by tho Games, The same party burned the court hou demy , both of the hotels, jail, and about two-thirds of tho best dwelling and business houses in Canton, A force of some three thousand or four thousand Van- dale wore within @ mile or two of the town, while some seventy of the band were sent into the town onder an officer with orders 10 burp the house of Governor Brown, the public buildings, and bouses of al) who bave been prominent Southern men. TRE ADVANCE FROM ATLANTA. SHARMAN TAERS THR PRET STRF ON MOY. 12. [From the Augusta Chroniole and Sentinel, Nov, 16) A CHEERING RUMOR, It js rumored up the road that Atlonta has beon evacuated. It ts stated that scouts report thatthe federals loft the city on Saturday morning, November 12. One escaped Contederate prisoner aino reports the same etatement, We trust ibe rumor wil! prove correct THR ADVANCING ARMY REACHES JONREDORO NOV. 16, {From the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, Noy, 18.) Our city on yesterday wae fall of rumors, and as even- ing cameon a goveral buzx went through the whole community, The trath Is, the ramor comes ¢o direct positive that Sherman is marching from Atlanta on Macon and probably eo this city, in two columns and with four oF five corps, that by pine o’clock Jast night it was very generally believed. Our office was full of our staid ai cussing the pros and cons. The general delief is that Sherman was yesterday with part of bis army at Jonesbore and McDonough, and part near Covington; that he has burned Rome, Marietta, Atlan. ta, the bridge over the Chattaboocbee, and was tearing Up the railroad behind him, Our careful and thought/ul opinion of this whole mat. ter te that if General Sherman is advancing with even VWirty thousand men, bis ammunition end provision train, to put 18 at the lowext onlculation, will eo encumber him (bat @ force of ten thousand determined men can, before the army advances one hundred miles, make it a retreat. ing snd disorganized one, He cannot haye in bis train for ammunition alone less than three Dondred wagons, Sud at least three hundred more for daily forage amd provisions, allewing his men to carry all they oat, With this train he most, at ali ‘events, move slowly and very carefully, In the mean- time our troops seattered everywhere can be collected; Routh Caroline, who te threatened If anything ie throat ened, can send forward her reserves; Florida has troops to spare, and joining with our twelve or fourteen thous. ad Wweonp Delween Magon And Ie advageing aqamy, sturdy citizens, din. 7| =o Ss oe paren SVU o.| «CB - ‘snihiiae — Ne ss Ta SSCRIOERSON ya Chee 24 1 TONTOR RR _ SANE CERSVILL fox oh 2 SAODEVLLEG 9 icus ‘will make a force able to meet him tw the uelgbborbood of the last mamed city, or somewhere the Oconee river, It Ie desperation on tho part ef Sherman; and a despe- rate man is always readily evercome by calm and deter- mined acticn, We say, look at the situation without nervousness or alarm—pray to God, bus Keop your powder dry—make everything ready for the etorm, and meet it ike men If it comes. 16 je always darkest just before day, THR REBEL FORCES AT GRIPPIN—EBERMAN AT JON BSBORO, [From tho Macon Telegraph, Nov. 18.) Wo have reliable jeformation to the effect that the Yankees are anciog from Atlanta tn this direo tion tn two columes—ono on the McDonough road, and the other via Jonesbcro. Our forces are at Grifin, Moro than this we deem it imprudent at present to state. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF OPRRATIONS ON THE 1GTH—GENERAL WHEELBR OPP. 81NG THR ADVANCE ON GRIFFIN, (From the Maoon Intelligencer, Nov. 18.} Tho latest reliable information from the front, in Georgia, Is received from o gentieman who left Grifia oo Wedaesday vight, Noy. 6, at ten o'clock. General Wheeler fonght the e@ y, Who was advancing with a force estimated at from twenty-five to thirty thousand, in two columns, ove on tho McDonough and the other on the Jovesboro road, at Boar creok, ten miles above Grifin, wotll late tn ti ening, when be foll back to Griffin, and wag passing through (nat city on ite right when our Joformant left, Our tnfantry forces were falling back to Barnesville, WHRELBR’'S OFFICIAL REPORT OF SHERMAN’S AD: VANCR, {From the Charleston Courier, Nov. 18.) General Hardee bas received official faformation from Goveral Wheeler that General Sherman bas barnt and abandoned Atlanta, and wag advancing with cavalry, intantry, artillery sad wagons, towards Jonsboro, The enemy’s force was not fully ascertained, but prisoners teken report that Sherman bas three army corps, each supposed to contain ten thousand men, Our cavalry, under Generali Wheeler, bad fallen back before the ene my, who, at last accounts, wero marching on Grifin, devastating the wholo country behind them, burning bridges, ratlroads, Xo. Ap officta) despatch from General Wheeler, Thursday, November 17, states tbat be bad ebecked the onemy’s advance at Boar creck. 16TH INST. AT FOR- SYTM, BETWREN TOR RESKL TROOPS AT GHIFFIN AND MAOON. (From tho Macon Telegraph, Nov, 18.) A gentleman who left Forsyth on Thursday, the 181, at threo o’olock, informs us thats courier arrived at that place about half an hour before he left, and reported there was some Yankee cavalry eizbt miles north of the town, All the bridges on tbe road from Forsyth to Indian Springs were burned by our forces, The bospiiais ‘@t Lagrange havo beon ordered to Mississipp!. THB BURNING OF STONR MOUNTAIN AND ATLAW {From the Augasta Chronicle and Sentinel, Nov, 19.) We have this reliable nows from up the river:—A gen- tleman who arrived on Thureday evening, the 17th inst., from Stong Mountain, reports that a Yankee column moving down the Georgia Railroad divided at Decatur, one-half going down the Covington road and the other the Rocxbridge road, At Stone Mountaia they burned all the unoccupied houses, some two-tnirds of the town, avd wore laying waste the country es they progressed, They mareb ina hollow square, with their traina in the centre, They united at Bak Mill, near Covington, and jt is not koown es yot whether they will Strike for Fatontown or Athens, ‘This gonvieman says that the view from the summ!t of Stone Mountain of the cooflagration of Atlanta was awful beyond dorcription, The Gate City looked like an ocean of fame, the flery waves rose and foll throughout jie whole extent, ATLANTA, JONRSBORO AND M'DOMOUON DESTROYRD {From the Macow Intelligencer, Nov, 19,) Tt ta reported that Sherman bas applied the torch tos Jorge portion of Atlanta, and has bufhed Jonesboro, ana aleo MoDonough, It ie also reported that Re has destroyed the raitroad from Atlanta to the Chattahooshee, and Dorned the bridge at the river on that road, GRIFFIN REPORTED CAPTURED, {From the Auguste Chroniole and Sentinel, Nev. 19.) Among tho many war rumors on our streets this morn- Ing \s one that Griffin is captured by the Yankegs, As to the correctness ef the rumor we have nothing to say, THB LEPT WING AT BOCTAL OIROLR, BN ROUIA TO AUGUSTA, ON NOVEMBAR 17, [From tho Augusta Chronicle and feutiac!, Nov. 19.) Passengers hy the Georsla Ratiroad leas alahs ranorh —_* \spanranaure oj. ane AUGUSTANEE= \"R i R Se or a ea EN OL Yor v, ‘ ag, iN os hey UNIONVILLE ed = ~GHESTERY Rv dl AURFENS VILLE is Si TON " \ Nw ia ‘ONL A «2 XINGTON \S RY , OWASHINGTON KAIKEn ORANGES! SS. Cage \\ CAV NEBORO [COMBEFIL AND ry SpSRAMDINA ‘that about one bundred Yankee cavalry made their appear- ance at Socia: Circle op Thareday, Nov. 11,and burned the railroad piatform, It is not believed that they have come down avy further than the Circle Their infantry en- camped at or near Old Sheffield on Wednesday night, and from thelr movements, \i ts thought they are en route to, fatonton. {Social Circle in w station on the raliroad from Atiaote to Augusta, about fifty miles dietant from the former and one bundred and twenty five miles from the latier place,—Uo, HERALD.) MONTICELLO AND HILLSBORO BURNED. [From the Augusta Chronicle aud Sentinel, Nov. 19.] It te algo reporied that the Yankees bave turned Mon- ticello and boro, which, If true, clearly indicates that they design tapping the Centra) Railroad at Gordon or eome other point Pussenger (raine on the Georgia Railroad yeet only came from Union Point SBERMAN ACROSS THE OOMULGRE RIVER, aay THE PASSAGE BFFECTED NEAR INDIAN SPRING. Savannan, Nov. 21, 1864, A private despatch received in this city this morning, from the enemy crossed the Oomulgee in force yesterday at Planters’ Factory, eight miles cast of Indian Spring. They are reported to be from thirty to forty thousand etrong. This would seem to strengthen the bolief that Augusta ts their objegt. The Central Rail- road, near Griswoldville, wae cut at three P. M. on the 20th, The telegraph |3 also destroyed. Communication between Savanoah and Macon is destroyed. Wires bo tween Sherman and Milledgeville cut, aiso, DEMONSTRATIONS ON MACON AND MILLEDORVILER ANTICIPATED. (From the Macon Intelt!vencer, Nor, 18.) It te probabie that at the time we write this Sherman occupies Griffin, and will rapidly demonstrate upon Macon, and perbapa Milledgeville, PROGRESS OF MURRMAN’S MAROH, [From the Savannah News, Nov. 19.) We have authentic information.that the enemy bas Appeared before Macon, and another raiding party bas come down, probably from Covington on the track of the Btoveman raid, and had reachod the little town of Wal- Jace, im Jones county, a few miles north of the silledge- vitle and Gordon Railroad last night or early this morn- ing. 18 {8 reported that this party bas burned Mont! cello, the ounty feat of Jasper county, and the little town Hillsboro, in the south of that county. No doubt they are alming to strike the railroad at Gordon, and thus stop tbe pas tago ot the oars over either the Central or the Milledge. gille roads, and perhaps proceed on to Camp Lawton wo release the foderal prisoners, or do general damage in that direction. Wo have alko reports, apparently antheotic, that the enomy yesterday made an attack upon Forsyth, in Mon. roe county, on the Macon and Western Rajiroad wore sigoally repulsed. We learn that» good deal of excite. ment exists if Macon, aod that mber of women and children are leaving, It is evident, ffrom the appear: ance of the enemy at all these points, it is only a cavairy raid, aiming to strike and destroy all the railroad com- munications to Macon before the main army approaches, and porbaps to venture farther in the direction of this city or Augusta and doas much mischief as possibie, 11 in believed the force at Macoe ai Milledgeville i@ amp'e to protest thore places for the present. Whether the main ermy of fhorman will ever get that far down is a watier we cannot venture an opinion upon. Bince writing the foregoing we have received a privete despatch from Macon showing that up to this writin, past one P, M.) the enemy bad not struck the r doapatch states that no trains would leave Macon to day for this piace, S.-—-Threo P, M—The telegraph ts still working to Macon, from which we conclude the enemy have not struck the Coniral Ratiroad at any point. (From the Savannah News, Nov. 21.) Our latest and moat reliable advices are, that the enemy was | force in the vicinity of Monroe and Jones oountion, @ considerable body had orossed the (o- mailgee river at Pleater’s Factory, seven miles west of Indien Springs, toking & direction which would indicate his purpore to take Auguste in hie route to the seaboard, ‘The enemy may, and no @oubs will inflict much damage; but if the people of our noble Btate nerve thomeclven as ‘one man to the importance of the emergency, and, for. getting self, direct thelr incessans, uniced efforts against the foo aa advised by General Beauregard and our patrh Ng rovrenempatiyes in Coparass. tho wroat Yanko Army or COLUMS pat = We eadine F \ ih RS. 2 aque E ee x Se q AUUl.LEDGEVILLE A peels cur \ \g2084 PASIMONS fe a 3 Wt eee + WATERS) S7\ ie: Sot NY. ———— Of the Tennessee and ite Drutal and insolent leader will be appibiisted. THE CENTRAL QHORGTA ROAD CUT AT ORIEWOLDVILLE ON THe 19TH INSTANT, [rem the Savannab Republican, Noy. 21.} Information, entirely authont!o, was rece!ved here yes- Serday. tbat a force of Yankee cavalry struck the Central Rajircad about threo o’clook P. 1 or noar Griswold: ville, tore up the track and captured @ mmber train, They alec cut tbe telegraph line dostroying, for she time, our communications with Macon, No further particulars bave beep received We have an ample foree ‘0 the vicinity, and the raiders are likely to pay the penaity of their Impudence. ‘The wires petween Gordon and Milledgeville were also cut yesterday, though nothing ts sajd of damage to the railroad. [Sreswoldville §$ 9 station on the Macon and Milledge- Ville road, ten miles east of Macon, Ep. Human.) MILLEDORVILLE PROBABLY IN SABRMAN’S HANDS. [rom the Richmond Noquirer, Noy, 28.) The rayne having put a determiced slop to all ‘mmedi- ate military operations in Virginia, Georgia now concea- trates the common Interest upon herself. Until the prevent year tho people of that State knew nothing of the horrors of invasion, and uot unt!) the fall of Atianta wore they fully alive to tho realities which war had ip- troduced in thelr miist, As nothing, however, hes | occurred in the past history of the Stato, save the weak niterances of a few childish mon, to indicate that she will not bear up proudly, as other States have done ander the | heel of the in wo ean but expect that she wiil emu late her lot Hering sisters, now that the true hour of her trisi Is come, Sberman is marching into the heart Of the State; a8 yot his movements havo met with bot little resistance, a fact which may be explaned by tho necessity the situation demands of drawing him off, ‘as far an possible, from the only point to which he could reasonably look for succor, Fle may, unmolested, cap. ture some of tbe interior towns, as be captured others, in the northern part of the Stave, during th campaign, 1h Is not et al) tmproby that be may take the capital of tho State, and, perhaps, move thence upon Savannah or Augusta, with ad uliimate eye to Charles. ton, I was rumored yesterdsy toat be bad moved tp a single colump from Forsyth (towards Milledgeville; that hie cavairy had made descont npon the Macon and Miledgeville & road, at Gordon, and that erm the town of Milledgew was already in thew porsession, Although thig is not con. firmed by ang official information, \t ts hy no means un- tikely, for although Forsyth is nearer to Macon than to Milledgeviile, a detour to the left for the latter polot would boa very practicable siravegic move, would apparoutly give Aberman the advantage of the lend of Hood's arcoy, at a sate distance abead, wore that font after him, and were be forced to The probability of being pursued by other army bas acaroely entered his . tions, While keeping she Atlantic coast fp view, a9 the opject of bis expedition, with some convenient interior towns to give & caste to bis performance, be prefers to move upon « line which will give bim plenty of room in case of diMieulty, to moving direct from hie abandoned base and barardin thing Io case of & repulse, La case of the occupation of Milledgeville, therefore, Sacannad and Charlesion will be evidenily the ebjeotive points of the empelition, both or tilher. Thad combinations are in progress, bowever, to foil the porpowes of the enowy, there can be no doubt; and we may expect to bear ja a few days some defihite acconat of them. A decisive move canoot long de Geiayod A FIQNT AT GORDON, O4., OW THO WPM Iver, {V'rom the Richmond iWispatob, Nov. 23.) We have no ofMetal information from Georg’a. From such Injell'gonce as reaches us through what we deem trustworthy sources, we co@piude that Sherman's m: army la operating | the country embraced between the railroads rooning from Atianta to Augusta, from Atlante to Macon, and the Georgia Central railroad, He is in the very heart and centre of the Stata, his infantry columns: advancing on Milledgeville, While this is the direction of his main column, one body of hie cavalry bas ad- vanced to within a short distance of Augusta, and the other hes struck the Georgia Central road, leading from Macon to Savannah at two poinie—within a few miles of Macon, and at Gordon, the junction of the Georgia Cen- tral and Gordon and Milledgeville brarcb railroads. On Sunday a vody of our cavalry, under Wheeler, a! tacked-his cavatry at Gordon, bat with what remult we bave not been able 10 ascertain, Bhorman ip everywhere laying waste tho country with word, showing clearly that it bis to take no step backward. His force, cavalry tel Md thirty thousand men; aod tain that, if vigorous measures are taken he must be checked aud destroyed, It Impossible be should be able to eupport his army oo the Country—a fact which alove must very scom embar bim sorely. Most persone seem to have very jittle idea of the aitam Hon of the ratiroads to the country ip which Sherman i@ ‘BOW operating. We will endeavor to make It as clear ag we can:— Two railroads, beeldes tbe Chattanooga, which rond Rorth, baye thoir rise in Atlanta, The Georgia Railroad Pups pearly duo east, strikes the South Carolina boundary a: Hamburg, becomes thence the South Carole Railroad and termivates in Chareston. The Macou Railroad rund from Avianta due south to Barvey: theace, at right angles to iis former course, ta an eastrly direction to Macon, Thenee to Sayonnah, pu suiny » uearly south. e@esterd course, ruos the Central Railroad, At Gor don, on the Centra! Railroad, about Miteen miles east of Macon, a branch raliroad runs throdgh Milledgeville ta @ place calied E endoo This place is about Aftwen miles from Madicon, on the Georgia Kiiroad, It ia guid thate portion of Sherman's army went out as far as Madison, ow the Georgis Railroad, and leaying it, atruck across to Fatondoo, the jinmediate ovject being Milledgeville, the cxpital of the State, Jt 18 believed that Sherman bimselg pursued the Macou Railroad until he game to Griflu, sev- eral miles above Bai nevillé, and thence etruck across to Gordon, avoiding Macon aliogether, and by thia moves ment placing bis whole force iv the rear of it. The Goorgia Railroad terminates at Augusta, Hamburg, the South Carolina town, is on the opposite side of the river. We give these positions merely that tho reader may beeuabied to judge beiween the conflicting accounts be Will Sod io the oewspapers (HR REDOUBIABLE WHUELER ONE OP THB DEFEND- ERS OF MACON. {From the Angueta Const!tutionatist, Nov, 16.) Major General Wheeler was at Macon on the 1th. THE PANG IN GEORGIA, RD HASTENS TO JOIN THB GEORGIANS, Con:xt, Nov. 18, vin Bktma, Noy. 18, 1804, To 18 PEOPLE OF CMORGIs:— Arlee for tho defence of your native soll} Rally around your patriotic governor and gallant soldiers, Obstruct and destroy ali roads iv Shermas’s front, Gaui and r ‘od bis army will coon starve ip your midat, Be con! dent and resolute, Trust in our overruling Providence, tod euccess will crown your efforts. L hasten to join you ‘w defence of your homes aad fresides, G. T, BEACREGARD, APPEAL TO THR GEORGIANS FROM SKNATOR BILL— WHERE 19 GOVERNOR BROWN? [From ibe Augusta Chronicle, Nov, 19.) Ricamonp, Nov, 18, 1864, To rea Paorta o7 Grongia:— You have now the beet opportunity ever yet presented to you to destroy ihe enemy. Put everything at tha dieposa) ct our generais, Remove all provisions from (he path of the invaders and put ail the obstructs you can mm his way, Kvery citizen with his guo every cegro with bis spade and axo can do the work of BRAURE good soldier. You can destroy the eoemy by retarding bie march. Georgians, be Grm)} Act promptly and fear pot! ‘8. HW. BILL, 1 moet cordially approve of the above, JAMES A, SEDLON, Sceretary of War, THE GEORGIA CONGEESAIONAL DELEGATION 188UB A CALL TO THR PROPLE. Rucumoxp, Nov. 19, 1864. gy We bave bad a special conference with President Da- vis aud the Secretary of War, acd are able to assure you What they have dono, and are stil! doing, all thatcan be done to mee the emergency that presses upon you. Leg every wan tly to arms, Kemove your negroes, borseg, catile provisions away from Sherinae’s army, ev@ burp what you eacnod carry. Bura ali bridges ang bivck up’ the roads im bin route. Aessii the invader fw frout, (aoe and rear, By wight and by day let bia have a0 rest. JULIAN BARIRIDGE, W. & SMITH, MARK BLANDFORD, JOHN f, SHEWMARE, J 8. feHCIS, JAMES M. SMITH, GE LESTER, 4B. P. BELL. BOWELL COBB CALLING OUT KVBRYBODY TO DE- FEND MACON. {from the Macon Telegraph, Nov, 18.) The city to-day was cosiderably excited, owing ta various reports ‘n regard to the enemy, who waa koowg to be positively marching on that city. Generai Cobb bas issued an ordor calling out every man capable of bearing arms, and ai who do not respond be has ordered to be arrested, There is no dondt that the military authorities Wilk do everything !n the'r power to stuy the advance of the ebemy, and we trust that they will receive the cordiay support of the entire commucity. We re(raia from giving any information conceru.og (he movements or the umber of our forces, SVYAMPEDB OF THR GEORGIA LEGISLATURE PROM MILLEDGEVILLE. [From the Savannab Repubiican, Nov. 21.) asa general stampede of the members from Mik- 4 on Friday, November 18, and most of them ar@ Bow at home or wandoriug about, studying out the problem how they shall get there, It is a great pity th wc large and able-bodied a set of men, when s0 pear the fromt iu time of pabhe danger, did uot conciude to stay and holp protect their State, instead of ranoing off to their bomes, They would bave made a fine battalions And having just passed a reaoiution authoriaiug the Gov: nor to cali every able-bodied mau tn the State, from Of teen to fifty-five, into service for forty days, it would bave been far more gracefol for them to have remaived ond fort leas for (he Dew force. Ip addition te the above act, we jeara that all the ap- propriation bille were paseed before the adjourament, MAGON TO BB DEFENDED TO THE Last. Macow, Ga, Nov, 19, 1864. The military authorities are active aod vigilant, ang every man # coder arms, Confdonce is being rostored. The onemy are believed to be on our right, distant aboug Whitty miles ~The city will De defended vo the Jast, THY COMMISSABY 8TORZS BRING BEMOVED FROM MACON. {From the Angusts Chrouicle and Seatine!, Nov. 18.) The jateat romors brought by passengers from Macom report Sherman advancing oo that city ab tho head of five corps. He had burned Rome, Mariette and Avante, ‘and occupied Jonesboro on Wednesday, It ie further roported om the atrects that all the bem cars in ‘his city haws been ordered to Macon so bring of the commisnary stored, it ia reported that our State forces engaged the enemy near Jonesboro, Result anknown, It ts also rumored that Sherman before he left Atlanta destroyed several bridges on the Wosterm and Atiantiq Rojlroad, And that be ie also devastating the country aq he advances, laying waste and buroing everything, TAR PSBLINU [IX OKOROTA—ANXIOUS -TO @BT ON THR ONION TRAIN. (From the Anguata Chrooicle and Sentinel, Nov. 19.) Annexed fe an extract from e letter dated Madison, Ga, November t1— It Governer Brown tells the truth im bis message; * we live under @ worse tyranny than was posible in the of Onion, If, by the blessings of Providence, you can once get om the track, and the train atarted for peace, all the power fe Richmogd of Washington canast stop or throw 16 off Shaw wa how to negotiate; point out some leader, Lot Blum be open, frank and fearless, and tbe people will follow ag auee as the sun spines, Lot bim be ® map who com spire confidence and ewal & she au of sopping Ua adnens of e La a ae scrvae—1Ex00 Op TRS STATE and » 7O & PLACR OF GAPRTY. ar GnTILLB, Noy, 17, 1808. 1aNATR, ‘ A resolution was adopted to appoint @ joint committed to confer with the Governor im relation to an carly eda jourvment, owing to the threatened advance, of the ene my apon Macon ant thie city, ‘A resolution was adopted to auvhorine the State Trew surer to remove the pubilc funds to @ piace of safety. nova. In the House to-day a resolution was adopted ing the Troagurer to remove the public funds to a piace CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGR,