, 1865-02-28

rrctrd IN his store and dwelling house about
30i1 halrs of cotton and over 375, 900 worth of
fobaecoe This. to use his own expression, he
nation .,au % " The event that had Just occurred
that morning. Two or three straggglers at
tempted to burn hts cotton half an hour be-
fore onr troops reached the quay, but were
frightened OF without accomplishing their
object. He said there was q considerable
quantity Of cotton and tobacco secteted u the
city, which had been 80 Tei! nuaen tit - sn5
ofilciais knew not9ng o. H. anu h 9satt oIo aad LA
e.caped through bribery. no d9u9t 1;nh. eooo
'sf fhfs IS sea!eman e1 info!msa ne tnas als5 The
capture OF savan1an inc peop1e o. enalles.on
C nsidered the fan q theT own sly ss
thing accomplished; inc in1Ntaly enosssos-
ed to maintain polo iIont, ana tue neEsPaa
pers displayed porten1onsiy cam conn-
denee but nobody aeceasea; aof ha @Gosn bosn
going on. Citizens sent ph their valuaoles
and families, under one pretext or another,
always receiving with vittuous indignation
any hint that connected their departure with
a military crisis. They had been contenplat-
Ing doing this and that for two years they
II it touched them on the raw-which It may
have done. Everybody was very rhetorical,
but singular to say It was very hard to get
the flow Of rhetoric plugged BY The simulated
process Of biting cartridges, which number
81 drill sergeants were ready to Impart-loss
Of teeth immaterial: Everybody who was
rich fell to putting hts house in order, and,
strange to relate, found his neignbors on
each Side and across the way, doing the game
and with energy, It was coincidence
nofhinr more. Evacuated pooh blow that,
THEY Were only carving out l0ng-cherished
deejen.
ana ~ in np7snance of aesirns Of remark-
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~ ,ntsnt,n1s - a. nnt qec,r t.
lonsa9seeIco tnlsne9n VI" nus aeas' s "
~ conrs h,1f not in the snc;ent Ge e1d
enouoa co4e' oa9 o no' !" onnth e1 sns VIZ III
o. Ga anto a, gn. w"9 bodIs as
astsn, ao%GSsr, @ A e. ~ lom aen gomsuan naa ~,
sn1h,e9+e %s ~ ~ I'M haordn d anea ~ hnn+ w. o
sor nothinr ~ u,ost d1streaan ~ cn1d ~
say + H. 1or,otrs Sss u 111t,;1e. - sns
nspon},s nspu a. mantiom ~ saia % o ~ II ~
nronerty,man fannd # ,mnnss,h,e r. amaes
pIa,F,;os nnmcrofs enourh tn nnrchose ,e the
rrhemicajs tint TIME watcr inin thcafr;co1
c,crf Of The weather ha1 tnrned hear a.
if the ca1l.boy. debauchedlbY moi getting his
money. Ind 1lsanpearei:i WITH fhe eo4ery.
day wardrobe of thafcGripany. Ala fEIt
them to 70 home In tEsScostunics Orfhnny
people Generally. belonping to The ssTcn-
teenth century.
During fo1r or five days preceding the
evncuation the mask was THROWN off shcr.
mo1l's doripr yos tcrr'fyIuc. and his rate of
snsed. M d{e1n. mi tbe nn6jest overare iayss
march through Georgia, The mantle Of dir
nity fell Of fhe sham. and The gkedailalc II
don't like the word, but It is good euougb for
Charleston rapidiy eliminated. q
ones 81 not % tanped d by VS. SHERMAN, were thlonged.
All hone Of letting OF any furf&lsr chattels
was abando1ed. The situation had become
h,uhly nersonal. and among the guilty burgh-
ere, arose the CIV sauw Qui tes4t, and they van.
tshed to happy hunting {for food grounds,
further north.
The military evacuation commenced in ear.
tured Columbia 3iflftfa WINS thrown over In
to the forts, and the regular troops With.
drnWn and sent to Wilmington. 1he Fire
mans Brigade, numbering three or four hun
drtd, was! sent to james Island. All this
time General Gilmore was worrying them at
half dozen different points. General aa,ch,
with his coast division, WAS making mischief
south Of The city, OF Combahee River. Gene.
raj Potter, with i strong detachment, made
liz enemy nnpaaiiv anxious concerning Bull's
Ray M % north Of the cjtT. General Scbimmel.
nfcnnir seemed hir with dfsouie.ude on james
fsiauds All these operations by forces OF un-
known strength, With sher,nan yery decided.
b}v during The last. days Of Charleston
nnnt,cr Cnnfederate rn]e. Gonfnston became
an1,arcnt When the orerations at Bnll's
EERh Rag hecsn the Firemnn,s 31ipade was oriered
from eI James Island to that region: They re.
1u ursa ~ trm a " so,e thar tenn13 ~ ~ Rn1Is
longer. LIZ sH9!G Lucy mou.on ~ pna I'LL!
oay, auu lney uuu = ,N,y ,y "11 ai1n5's mn H.
nllesteo put' tooo ~ uUotJ ~ ~ saai. ~
te 70 40 Il. ~ 1Ea ~ VIZ ,nG [ed coai
' eam nd 9ne " ~ ~ thoae s,i i tortnr;ae
anu os1 anu oas - H. ,"g fn.,. ,,atas ~ h1,i
hats, WaH1 ptotect Ine neau !, ilo4 "ases, 1 ~.
eInan t1e aGme ;a q eae4 ~ - s}R {Ps
OF me ooys, olant appeaI ~ oD9ecL 70 lat ny
municipal transfer Just enected ana e7ei
anon ne tnfneo Ms gaze 70 me eola.3n 5 "
smoke q mAe away, as IL ne nao ncSer orueIeo
any BODY Oh dem nose OF rescued 1eW nats
whose 1901 Was N names, Ae nao oeen ton
ming, and pufnng, and 9rcaking ner GoWn
boys, elnce Tonth, nut tn1s paftlGuiar colomn
o. smokel lhe suin9 70 ouls ohJ, y sonE
on Wlth the reoei army, vas not II ms puf
view. Inc sensation OF seeing Wnole roh
onln, and DONG noLmng, Mas no.el. Inefs sis
was sonetalng e4c1e'ng III aests1lng LUG osu
impulse. ,.z.,.. oz
delman aesertes WIN WnVn. ~ e sonveIeeo y
was c1leny eonce1aso apoue sae prvspect T.
9akng monEy 9nue a4e INV a, 'sl5Ms. t - ~
dWclt upon o. ~ dae iaet tnat week oe1ote W, mt
sneessu, Se ~ 49, TSa-s - oP'.s1a1a
99Y nallea ~ nou. ,aaa mae ~ elire ahi1dse
.e,,a. .uu ~ :, ~ -ori5 r. Iow ~ tWentvlf, f,vx
cents hav,nr aeerninelv eacaned her mind
NH.w mnch ia lhIs g1 would be folloWet
! WITH ;sHow mueh viii II buy f'' If dieap
Do;ntment resulted whcu the first guestioI
Vas answered, the revulsion was great when
IN return to the second, she asesftained h,1. TIM
two twenty-five cent pieces would buy 61eae
enough 70 give DON heIsen ana chnae!
en.ugh and to spare lor one meaI. pIoviaee
per mmils .as - nos 1T, mole numerous a .nah y
had rg9t 10 De- even LOT III lnEoserlanee
Irish iemaie. , -. .,ou ,n.o .,o ,..,.+,
"heu 1own ~ s ~ ol tp tparn tae ~ esG ~,
anu gAnceL ~ W. 80 uoH h,,,.,aS e,ro1 t11,. ~.
psIn w ol. e9G ~; '1i H.. ~ ~ W., a.t
tse1lo' ss.sSns ,A ~. saa5aS+ aa-t arr ~
oeao aar saa s,nns ,ha rahs,,fnn nn
sy1oed 10y da'S sarannoh % ia Psrfs hesidn Il % h
sneu lsa 49, sg,ai1o 1;oa H. "a atrsats urha.e +
III 9'1 AT Erar1 s,., ,rhere 1tsoren, haS st,ncl
- is. 1s;hio os No 1av m rShich IL uaa made
% tir5 I1 ~ ~ H. " n,tv %.a an naatei
diatrct NJ nna dared efeen there and ever
nba. *, ,,,.s "" ~ Mae-Is Tsf,nd Hora .,1nnt
wnsn III N .s,tn ncea1a,a4a5 no;t md thai
aa,s nrictad The domooa to atlanta frnn
shai15 10 ;nocn.idesoh hss;de That r. Charles
fnn n'' 40 '~00'~1 '~'S>>~ ''-''' ~ ~'''' '~'
WI. H.fo-. sv,nr +bo ano,ov f,aa savora1 ar
po4S a.ft' ~ ara .+n-e ho,,ses ~; ~;
sena.s sn anu tl;1tv h"nsss H. ~" ~
eoi and Iii X, u dsatrnye 1b The ~ Are ~
nave oHen, ano WI oe, IT, t 70 Io1ne M,e
th;a iat+as a. ssra +, mo s .,iece snJ Ibere Il
% tns iee!er, I,ss snse u one p'AeS' anu t'eto ~
g19Wmg snasret % a5Ea, lass. ex fro,n tha ,,,au H.
4hse H. att onda "a 4to ona ~ t ~
W4siie y. tno ~o. staao a. apa ~ ~ aFaa sy
! pe'lea - 5:.'ass 1nS, aaS;n. ~" = wv " ~
groes on the torecaete athp.s IS employment O.
The boat. One Of them, nddle-nge
negro, is as hsrbor pilot, Pnot, as ~ bis ma ma,
coat sleeves He has not handled wheel
however, for over YER, and knows noth1n
of the locality Of torpcdoes. All 60 ashore
the Captain wants none for the present-pu
whistle blows and we head down the harbo,
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