, 1864-12-28
FROM SAVANNAH.
Incidents of TFartleess EgccGntfon and
Slter1u nnss Qccupation-Tile CITY fui"
II in Our HandSe

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a,esmc5 Cs};foruin arriycd 3ere 1t iafc hour lat
evening in fifty-eirht honrs from Fort Pulaskt.
f1rinriH- imnortsnt iispatchcs from Gen, SAcl-
n r. ana ,ne n ts inst
On the s0th. Sherman having nearly completed
The investment Of he civ, and captured Fort Lee
dintc vic3nity Of ne nrincina intrenchmeat 1f-
POUNDING the citT, md planting hls eeige batteries
In s1ch closc proSminiiy to tic rebel lines as to
forccs undcr lie 1 Command Of Gen, nardec, sent
summons hy GaT Of truce to tho effect that If the
placc Tas not In q certain time surrendered, q
bombardment and assault would at once com
"g1efb "a fffs summons The military rebcl General
ecnt back Tcpiy 1hat as biz communications were
rcf oncn and XIX men fnlly supn1icd with sustc-
nancI ofeYery yer Sind. lie vas entitled to withstand
a long seize. and WIS determined to hold tho city
to he refT iast moment, md defend the citIzons
iioHp nntti hIs forces werc over oyerpowcrcd and com
pcljcd to surrender.
ErcrT ~ nTnnoraf1on had becn made by Sherman
tS r.. ns e
taincd hat The enemy had evacuated their intrench-
ments, Several regiments Of infantry were In
and ahor3y afterwards Sherman entered The ; city;
at Tic head Of his body guard, aud received from
the hands OF 4 dcputa1on Of citizens the surrender
Il appears that Gen. Hardec, On the night Of tho
sGth seeing the impossibility OF holding the city,
and fearing that the only means Of escape left
II any moment, determined to ayall himself Of This
route for his retreat- His troops were set to work
to partially destroy the navy yard and government
property, and at midnight under tho protection Of
Two -clad6, succeeded in crossing the Savannah
River, over thc canaewny 70 thc north siao intend
Ing to push forward to Charleston. Thirty two
thousand bales OF cotton we're stored in the city,
which the rebels In their haste, neglected to de-
stroy. The two iron.c1ad rams we're sunk, and all
could moi carry oif With them they burned
or threw into tic river -Four small stcamers, on9
gunboat, were captured, which. together with
tlie cotton, and large amount Of rebel munitions
torious army.
NEW YoEK, Tuesday, Dec e7..The HOrEd's
special from Fortress Monroe, Dec. a8th, learns
from Major Gtny, Of Gen, Shesnan'e staff, pa1tic-
Tie surrender % vas 81 nade by TIC Mayor and Coun-
eli, SAerman'e and Slocumss q headquarters are in
The CITY. The demand for the surrender Tas made
on the 10th, and Sherman closed his dispatch with
Hoods words to the negro troops at Dalton, to
The effect that Ifhis dc1naud was lot complied with
be woujl take no prfspnere, Uardee replied be
could md would hold the city. Sherman proceel-
ed to complete his investment Of the Ctr, but
owing to de sSamps on Tue north side could
not at once extend his lines in that direc-
ton. General Hatch's division Of Fosters
force held tbe left Of our line Occupying the upper
uarto Of TutclIn's Island, completely blockadiup
fncrces or errcss over The river. below which q
and Union causeway. Thfs was Tho holc through
wbichIardce rot out. Our prisoners are increased
i,y constantly Gndin. them secrct:d, The clty is
eo full Of ctizcns. refccccs and others that many
e hare n e,eceee r. 7casng onF ines TRs ien
prisoners me- supnoscd to be forty miles south oi
Savannah.
The ncws from, Thomas Is a,so glorious, uc has
tennessee liver. It hcinc impossible. >~ '-@
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