Shreveport news., 1865-03-14

way to that city.
CITY, Point. Feb. so.-The follow
ing u from the Richmond papers
Ofato-day 4
Cha. lesion was evacuated last
Monday. Enemy took possession Of
Columbia, $. c.. on Friday. ,.
-. iOfiici;A Intelligence was received
at the VAR Department yesterday
that Sherman was yesterday morning
advancing towards, and was near
Winnsborro. Ia point on the railroad
leading to Charlotte. and 80 miles
north of Columbia). Charlotte is
full of refugees from Columbia. Up
to Tuesday last, it was uncertain
whether Columbia would come with
i'll immediate range of Sherman
! purposes I; consequently the public
+, mind is not prepared for sucha early
solution Of the question. The gov
eminent had. however, just two
weeks ago taken the prccaution TO
move all the specie deposits amount
ling to several millions, and within
the pas, few days all the dies and
plates of the Treasury Department,
with the surplus Treasury notes on
hand We're all safely conveyed away
Our troops were withdrawn to n
position twenty miles from Columbia
where they remained yesterday.
tFrotn the G.zrttr'E 1tra
From the y. -. ficAyune OF the l;h.
New York, Feb. Eth. H,ch,noud
Examiner of the Us, has AN article ui,ou
the situation. from which the following is
extracted
Their. is not 80 much a. this mnmcn, 10
alarm MS ia reality there WAS last Nav.
1t is tue We have not many troops. but
neither has our enemy. by - great deal On
that nccasiun TOO. whrn Butler could and
;! did land his turc-- "a, CitS Point without
any effort or loss bu; tins year sherman
has I" tight his way through swnnps. and
take on hun ma,y battles. and ir..v. many
hluc coated corpse h"hlud him ere he can
see a Virginia railroad 1t i. hoped ;ln'
the l'r",id"uI will not relieve Gen Is, aurr-
gard ~; III" very cri-l- OF his campaign and
appoint Gen. Icmb"rt"s IN his place. with
order to the latter /" >.ci, around sherman :
rear and march away to Mob L.. But bar
ring thu, or -"n" equally cn"rmon. blum
Ter ur 1>-rIr, ~ =. m evident that Sherman
has had much more. difficult and p"riipu-
part of the campaign !iau Butter had lh~I
year. In the iueIntim" hi- devastating
march through South Carolina i no NOR"
teonqucring that Stat" than his great raid
through Georgia. had converted th" Gr"r
gians into Un!ou ,n'u. Richmond l. safe
il all parties concerned do their duty.
tn. Richmond Examiner "i the twentieth
says that "" hay" distinct Information OF
the report ui movement on til" part 81
Thomas. consisting almost entirely of
mounted infantry aud cavalry. Ills work
j. to open the Alabama river from il
!. Ia
OF Mobile. selma and Montgomery.
/ I'll" Wig on armin. uesrurs SAYS tn.
I proposition ha- galu"I .h.ur TIpldlS ut
late. and PROMISES To- tie adopted Gar
, prisoners declare they AR. the best tIdci~
! oi the MON troop.
The r"hc! senate has passed "A Tin r.
/ ducIng the number OF exemptions.
! .>hrrinan's forces are estimated 1T fifty
| five Thousand
/ The TrIbune's special say. Advr..- from
! Grant headquarters Ar" TO tn" effect that
| the enemy are "vacut:inS Petersburg. and
manifest .i2us nj sending troops su"th nui
| whether it /. merely 20 reinforce ltraur--
gard. or 0-ans the reinforcement OF E,rh-
mond. will soon APPEAR. They ARE Inc"-
sanity watched toy an army great otttnum
bering them. and superior in every point OF
detail tina, zoe. to make up soldier,
New York. Feb. - The Posts Wash
iugton special says u letter from Grant. da-
ted the ,i,h, say that If >h.rrnaus -uccr.
>..s cuutinu" a lew day longer. III" country
can safely in!"lcr in sp"cuatlun-.
Washington. Feb -. = The Richmond
Wig of The 2.'rd says there was no con:ir
III a,i-u u, the War Department las, "yc,,in..
"f the rrImor current on the streets. TO I'll"
effect that u AIDE Hampton had encountered
the enemy. and administered "A sever.
whipping.
The fore. fIom Shcri4ans army sent in
purspi, OF the rebel cavalry. who last Tue :
day dashed into Cumberland. MARYLAND.
land captured Gem. Crook and Drnuy
returned TO Winchester Thur-day. havin !:
been unsuccessful in recovering these ON
Gers
! The Richmond Wing says. that nmong-i
III. return.d prisoner, who reached the
city yesterday was the veteran naval hero,
Admiral buchanan.
The Examiner, ailuiug to the "vacua-
ton of Columbia. says III The mere over
running Of a country were Congu"rIng it
the enemy might begin to boast Of tn. sub
jugaii"n Of South Carolina. but tn" only
real value of Sherrnnn- advance thus far
consists in it. being a step toward cn-opr-
rating with Grant IN tho investment Of
| Richmond. Shermau'- urcupa
tion is not conquering country. On the
contrary, it is making II uncunquerabis
There il reason - believe that Gen. Beau
Iegard is carrying ont "a deliberate design
and that Sherman il near the end of his
triumphs The litti. Contedcrat. army
may yet lead sherman such "a dance As
Greene led Cornwa!is over these sane
rivers and swamps.'
Washington. Feb. 23-The Gnvcrnmen t
has reliable advices to-day. that the pirate
ram Olindc had put into Cornnna for re
pairs. which, there is occasion TO believe.
she will no, be allowed TO receive. and
W tbuut viii h she " in not be dangerous L,
any port this side of the Atlantic.
| Washington. Feb. 24.-The fol-
lowing is from the Richmond Exam
liner:
We have confirmation OF the re-
port Of an expedition of the enemy
from Knox yilin In The direction Of