The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-04-23
From the Savannah Ne,cs
Evacuation Of Jacksonville. Florida
by the Yankees.

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Several gentlemen arr we'd in this CITY
Yesterday, who left Lake CITY on We'd.
nesday last They state that the Federal
troops evacuated jacksonville on ruesda,
night at 10 O'clock. taking n'l their guns,
ammunition aud provisions with ,hem.--
They had commenced TO throw up en
irenc chments on the north side nf he town
out An express arrived. and shortly after
wards all their tents were struck aud their
troops embarked on board three of their
vious to leaving the Federal troops r-por-
ted that they had been orderei to rein
force their army nt T, bee. to which poI,t
they had heen ordered |, 10 estimated
that the Federals bad 10 jacksonville from
1900 to 1000.
The Confederates, our informant SAWS,
had camp OF troops me ten miles from
Jacksonville, coLimauded hy Col. Davis.
and that An express train had arrived At
that point on Wednesday, bringing the
Information that the Federa!s had evacu-
sted Jacksonville. As soon as this WAS
known, the Jacksonville Light Infantry
and Florida cavalry corps occupied the
town.,
The Feders's, upon their departure from
Jacksonville, took With them oLe hun
lreG and twenty FIVE .oyaI Union men
from the town, and also number of ne.
groes Among the whites who left with
the enemy were Joseph Remington, Phil.
Lip Fraser, e. S. Emtry. J. W. Price, C.
l.. Rober s"n, and o. l.. Keen. The lat.
ter WAS the keeper of u.e Judsnn House.
and had heen loyal To lie South until
th", building was desrr", ed l., tie South.
errers, wnen he wen, over to the FEEDER.
ais.
Col. Titus, well known as having been
connected with the Lopez expedition al,
the capture OF CNrdenas, and Ia,t,llv con
nected with the unfortunate Gen. Walker.
IN his South American expedition, our
Informant SAYS. had gone over to the
Fsderals, aud had made All etlor, to re-
cru't n company in Jacksonville for the
LoncoIntes. Colonel Titus is a native of
New York, but has long resided in The
South, and some wears ago married A
lady Of Florida. connected with one OF
the best aud most influential families OF
that State.
While the Federals occupied Jackson.
vile their officers gave themselves up to
the grossest RIGHTEOUSNESS and dissipation.
Our Informant sayss there WAS no mean
ness to which they did not resort, and no
smoke house or hen roost within their
reach that they did not rob. They in.
duIged in every species OF vice, and visit
ed the negro bovols. where they eighty
held their disgusting orgies.
For ten days previous to the departure
OF the Federals, \ number Of the owners
Of escaped slaves wen. into the town un
der flag OF truce and claimed them. IN
every instance they were given up and
restored to their n,asters. A Mr. Bran.
ming went IN and demanded his negroes.
he VIA told tha, hn must take the o.t!,
Of allegiance TO the Union. but he sternly
refused TO do so, when. afiers pa-Iy. hi.
negroes were delivered up. aud assistance
rendered him TO lake them.
Two Yankees were captured, few
days since, a short distance from Jack
sonviIIe. They pretended to bs ds.erters,
but their story was not believed, aud
they were sent to Tallahassee. They re,
port that the male slaves were set 10
work on the foriifcaiion north Of th.
! town, and that the females had all been
placed in Jail.
A widow lady nsmsd Haddock, resi-.
ding some few miles from Jacksonville,
had all Of her property destroyed and all
her negroes stolen. The FsderaIs ascen
tanned that she had two sons in the Con.
federats army, and went TO her house
hoping to capture them. They failed ir
the Object, and while in her residence de,
stroyed s'I her furniture Some drunken
Federal soldiers ~iIh thsir knives killed