The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS of CANDIDATES.
CharIestOn Under Shells.
A correspondent of the S. c. Advoo
cate writes:

A correspondent OF the 5. Z. AdVo"
cate writes:
These messengers Of death have been
passing thick and fast among the in
habitants of the city, tearing up the
streets, cutting gaspipes and plunging
us into darkness; laundering against
churches and dwellings,; and creating
generally a great tumult; but how few
of the citizens have been harmed in
their persons. Yet what hair-breadth
escapes have been made.
| saw, but few days since, the ins
terror of a gentleman's residence which
shell had entered, cutting the tester
and passing through the pavilion of his
bed, it penetrated the opposite wall
aud lodged in the adjoining room Both
himself and his wife were in the house
at the same time, and he remains there
still. In another instance q similar
missile entered chamber, and passing
between the slabs and the bed clothes
of a crib in which an infant was lying,
left the little creature unhurt, but lost
in the convolutlons of its bedding
Some months ago whilst our intrepid
hremen were making every exertion to
subdue the fast spreading flames in one
of the lower wards, the Yankees open
ed as usual upon the locality. A shell,
in its parabolic descent entered an en-
CINE which a number of fremen were
working, and which was surrounded by
large concourse of others. The mute
friend of our homes was blown to atoms,
the men were dashed to the ground,
and, with the exception of a negro who
had just taken the place of a white man,
and who lost an arm, resulting after
ward in his death, and 8 very slight
wound inflicted on one or two others,
none were injured Meeting our Wor-
thy Mayor some tinesubsequently, and
in conversation with him in reference
to this circumstance, and the general
cleliverance of our citizens from CHASTITY
wounds and horrid deaths, he threw up
his hands and exclaimed: 1T is the
work Of God The history of Charles
ton for months past has most wonder
fully illustrated Divine Providence
There never was anything like it. :
And this at that time was a very gen.
eral sentiment 1t is hoped thatit may
yet be said to be the case.
Passing through the lower wards Of
the city, you would be particularly
struck with two things: First, the sad
desolation. The elegant mansions and
familiar thoroughfares, once rejoicing
in wealth and refinement, and the
theatre of busy hfe-the well known
and fondly cherished churches--some
of. them ancient ADMINISTRATORS
large assemblies were won't 70 bow at
holy affairs, and spacious halls that once
blazed with light and rang with festsl
songs, are all deserted, sombre and
cherries; and this is enhanced by the
forbidding aspect of that vast district
of the city which was laid in ashes
three years ago, and which remains in
unmolested ruins as the monument of
Charleston's long and dreary pause in
the grand march Of Improvement Here
you perceive her humiliation. Bot
move on, and from her beautiful
whcrves and once beautiful White
Point Garden you see her head lifted in
proud defiance, as she every day chal-
Ienges her Wanting foes to attempt the
dissertation Of her sacred soil with their
polluting tread This is her glory.