Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-23
CHARLESTON.
Further details of its Capture.

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CHARLESTON.
Further details of its Capture
Correspondence New York Times
CHARLRsToN CITY. =. c., Saturday, D. m.
February 1s, 1s65.-The city Of Charleston is
in possession of the Union forces.
The last OF the rebel troops, consisting OF
about one brigade, left at O'Clock this morn
ing:
volume OF smoke rising over the city. The
smoke was caused by the burning OF the Cen.
buildings, and quantity of cotton. supposed
to be 1000 bales. The railroad building con-
tanned - considerable cor side Quantity OF rice and
early, while the citizens were inside, gathering
the rice and corn, a rebel soldier entered and
ignitet the powder The result was a terrific
explosion, and the killing and woundihg of 100
Of the people.
At daylight the rebels blew up four rams
which lay in the inner harbor, near the city.
noticed only one private house in flames /
was told that the ov ner applied the torch
few minutes before tAe rebels left the city.
General Hardee was in command, and by his
order two l3.inch Blakely guns, ON wharf
six in number mounted on the wharf batteries,
were spiked, and the carriages disabled.
Ihe first one Of our men who entered the city
was Lieutenant Colonel A. G. Bennett, 21st
United States colored troops, who arrived
about halt an hour after the last OF the rebel
force had left. He was followed by Colonel
Ames, OF the Sd Rhode Island artillery. The
city is now held by troops sent over from James
and Morris Island.
Major General Gilmore left Hilton Head for
Bulls Bay at O'clock this morning. On see-
ing the smoke over the city, he Immediately
ordered his boat to proceed up the channel.
Heitouched the pier At p. m. Admiral Dahl.
gren preceded him by about IN hour.
Captain H. M. Bragg, OF General Gillmore's
stan, went over to Fort Sumter in q small boat
and planted the American colors on the para
~ q ~ ,oiro Err, ~,
and five howitzers. Captain Bragg brought
away with him a tattered secesh flag which he
found in the corner of the fort.
a blOckade.runner with an assorted cargo,
which run up to Charleston in the night, was
taken possession OF by the navy. The citizens
tell me that three other blockade-runners are
expected in TO- night.
HThe rebels retreated in the direction of vii.
mngton.
Sherman is not in the immediate vicinity.
He holds Branchville, Orangeburg, Columbia
and Lexington. The rebels say that Gillmore's
movements at the north and south of the city
caused the evacuation.
The city is In terribly dilapidated cond.
tfon. The effect OF our shells on the buildings
was spch as 10 shatter and break down the
walls OF nearly all OF them in the lower part
Of the place
But few of the inhabitants remain. When
General Gilmore reached the pier In his flag
boat, the W. w. Colt, he was greeted by about
fifty whites and blacks. All day long the peo-
pie have been begging for provisions.
All the hotels are closed, with the windows
and doors fastened.
The citizens say that the harbor, from Sum-
none Of them have exploded as yet. The
arsenal in the city is filled with ammunition.
THE TRIAL OF THE NEW YORK BOUNTY
BROKBRs.-The New York Express says
"Another commission has Just been appointed
by the War Department., to try the cases of
the bounty brokers and others who were en-.
gagged in the business of forging army enlist
ments in this city and Brooklyn. Col. Chip.
| man, OF Washington, is to be Judge Advocate
OF the commission, which will commence its
have engaged eminent counsel to defend them.
They have retained Mr.. James T. Brady, ex-
Judge Beebee, Charles S. Spencer, and other
lawyers, but the evidence against some Of
them is so positive that 1t adm iss OF no pallia.
ton. The prisoners are now In the Old Capt.
tol Jail awaiting their trial.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT The
President has made the following military
nominations 10 the Senate:
TO be Major General-Brig. Gen Gershan
Mott
To be Brigadier Generals-Brevet Brig Gen.
Raum Brevet Brig. Gen. &. A. Pennypacker; ;
Major Charles J. Stolbrand.
To be Major General by brevet-Brlg. Gen.
= TO be Brigaaier GeneralS sv erevet-Uol.
Wrght, j. S. Littell, A. Alden, r. Daggett, ].
B. Moore.
Rebei offeer who kept the prison at Ander-
sonville, Georgia, and treated the Union pris.
Oners In very lnhuman manner, passed
through this city yesterday on his way to Fort
Delaware. He was confined in the guard
mouse in w Wilmington during Sunday night-
1t will be remembered that DAVIS was recog-
nized in Cine innati by returned Union prison.
ers, convicted and sentenced to be hung The
President commuted the sentence to imprisop.
ment, and his future home is to be at Fort Del.
aware Wilmington Journal, 21st.
civilian Conway, scissors grinder OF
Manchester, N. H., who died a day or two
and the City Marshal was called to make ar.
rangements for his burial, when a bank book
was discovered among his effects, showing
that he had deposits to the amount of three
thousand dollars.
gives the following as sOne OF the prices in
that market: Flour had advanced from $3.50 to
$500 per barrel; sugar 4S to SO per pound:
corn. Sc to 81 per bushel; lard 80 SO to So rs;
butter, very scarce,) IS to &S so per pound:
fresh beef, 81 to 81 so; pork, 81 so to 81 IS and
other articles in like proportion.
"The case OF the st. Albans raiders still
occupies the attention Of the Montreal court.
On Monday one Eof the counsel for the prison.
ers made a long speech in opposition to the de.
mand for extradition, and violently assailed
the Government for giving up Burley, the al
legged Lake E,te pirate.
A MILLION DOLLARS A MINUrr.-On Sat
nrday, about three O'Clock, the orders by tele
graph from various parts Of the country. and
from Philadelphia, TO Mr.. Jay Cooke for the
new loan, In tthe space Of q single minute,
exeeedea one million dollars.-ThG, IBq