Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-02-24
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Good ns9s from SolA Caroline Cap
tsrer Of Columbia by Sherman's Army
Probable Evacuation Of Charleston
Rebel Report Of he Evacuation Of VII
mington-Ges. Siocum Said to be OPe-
rating against Augusta, Ga.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WashiWgtOn, Feb. IS.
Msivr General Dix: i
The announcement Of the occupation OF
Columbia, 5. c., by Gen. sherman anu
tho nrohni,Ie evacuation Of Charleston has
been communicated to- the Department in
the iellowing telegrarhs just received from
Gen. Grant.
.fS;gncd] E. NJ. STANTON.
"a ~ Secretary Of War.
City-foint, Va Feb. ls---4:45 p. m.
To Hon. Il. NJ. Stanton
The Richmond Despatch of this morn
ng, says:
Gen. Sherman entered Columbia, s. c.
Yesterday morning. and its fall ucccssitatcs,
icprcsu,ncs, the fall Of Charleston, which
it thinks is already being evacuated.
&Signc.D u. s. CRANE.
80 Lieut.. General.
s4i. City point, Va, Feb. 10.
lion, = NJ. Sssntcn,
rho following is taken from to-day's
Richmond dispatch
Columbia has failan. Sherman march,
III into and took possession Of the city
Yesterday morning. The Intelligence was
communicated yesterday by Gen. Beaurc-
raud in an official despatch. :,
Columbia ia situated on the north bank
Of the Congaree river. just below the con-
Aucnce Of the Salutla and Broad rivers.
From Gen. Beaurcgard's despatch it ap-
pears that OF Thursday evening the enemy
Approached the south bank of the Congaree
aud threw number Of shells into the
city.
barring the night they moved up the
tyor, and yesterday morning forded the
Sslada and Broad rivers. While they
were crossing the rivers our troops under
Beaurcgard evacuated Columbia. The
enemy soon after took possession.
Through private sources we learn that
two DAYS ago when it was decided not to
attempt a defence of the city, a large
ouSntfty Of medical stores which it was
thought was impossible to remove was de-
str0yed.
The female employees in the Treasury
Department had been previously sent Oft
to Charleston, n. c..
The fall Of Columbia nccessitates, we
press,nc. tho evacuation Of Charleston,
witch va think likely is already in process
of evacuation.
It is impossible to say where next Sher
man will direct his columns. The general
opinion 10 that he will 60 to Charleston
SrI establish base there, but We confess
xe % SEQ what need he had Of base. 1t
is 60 BE presumed that he is subsisting on
the country, aud he has had no battle to
exhaust his ammunition.
Before leaving Savannah he declared
his intention to march to Columbia, thence
to Augusta and thence to Charleston.
This was uttered as boast and to hide
HE designs. -,
We are disposed to believe that he will
bext strike Charlotte, which il 100 miles
north Of Columbia, on the Charlotte and
Columbia Railroad or at Florence, 5. e.,
tlI7sunction of the Columbia and Whining
scAf Railroad, some 90 miles east Of Colum-
hia. I2-=
There was report yesterday that Au
fnsta had also been taken by the enemy
This We do not believe.
We have reason to feel assured that near
the whole Of Shcrman's army is ut Column
bia and that the report that Schofield was
advancing on Augusta was untrue.
The Richmond Wing has the follow
The Charleston Mercury Of Saturday
announces o brief suspension of that pa
per with view to its temporary removal
to another point. This is rendered necess-
sry by the progress of military events cnt-
ting It off from the mail facilities for dis
tributing its paper to large portion OF
its subscribers, while the lack of transpOrta-
ton renders its supply Of paper precar-
iOus.
Semmes has been made Rear Admiral
and will take command Of the James river
squadron.
(Signcd) US. GRANT.
~l.icut Gen.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
Richmond peppers Of the 10th have been
received. Tho Despatch contains the
following:
The enemy is quiet in his entertainments
1t Hatcher's Run.
1t was reported yesterday that our
troops were evacuating Wilmington. The
report is not confirmed, however, by Off
eial, despatchcs.
Our troops abandoned Branchvillc last
Sunday night.
Wheeler, on Friday last. attacked and
whipped Fitzpatrick At Aiken, Is miles
Aortheast Of Augusta, and drove him back
miles in the direction Of Branchville.
Augusta papers Of last Wednesday state
that at that time Slocum was at Windsor,
scn miles east Of Aiken's advancing on
Augusta, his right flank being protected by
he South Edisto and his left by kilpat-
rick's cavalry. Two days after this Kill
patrick was whipped by Wheeler.
Slocum has with him the 18th and 10th
corps. The 18th and Goth corps comprise
the force operating against Columbia and
Charleston.