The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-02-24
WAR NEWS.

mington, N. c., states that the Union forces
afternoon and nearly all that night and that up
to O'Clock on Saturday afternoon cannonading
was still going on. No particulars are given
A force of Union troops, 1900 strong, the South
ern papers say, are advancing from Knoxville,
Tenn, and had reached Greenville, which is 81
miles from Bristol. 1t is supposed to be another
raid on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
A movement by the Union troops on Kingston,
N. O., in heavy force is reported to be in prog
ress, and also cavalry raid in the direction of
Tarboro', N. G. Besides these demonstration
for the purpose of destroying the Wilmington
Railroad at Rocky Mount Station, in Edge coun-
ty, it is stated, is being made by body of Union
troops from Newbern.
The Washington Star says A squad of lac
rebel deserters arrived here yesterday from City
Point, including one offcer-Lieut W. II. Niles,
OF the 9TH Georgia regiment. Owing to the large
number of deserters now coming into our lines,
the Provost Marshal at City Point is unable to
administer the oath to them, and consequently
the duty has to be performed by Captain Russell,
at Col. Ingraham's Office, in this city.
The evacuation of Charleston by the enemy is
announced in Richmond papers of Monday
morning, extracts of which were forwarded to
the War Department by Gen. Grant and are
contained in an official bulletin. despatch
from Admit Dahlgren to the Secretary of the
Navy, dated on Saturday, says the rebels were
abandoning Charleston that morning, and he
was on his way to the city. General Sherman's
army, according to the Southern accounts, was
near Wnnsboro', Fairfield district, S. c., last
Sunday morning, point on the railroad lead
ing to Charlotte, N. c., about thirty miles north
of Columbia.
The rebel authorities commenced the removal
OF government property, specie, &C., from Co.
lumbia about two weeks previous to its evacua-
ton but for the want of railroad transportation
and time they destroyed large quantity of medi-
cal stores, and abandoned the establishments for
the printing of treasury notes. One establish
menl it is stated, contained lO2 presses, and was
the largest in the South Gen. Beauregard evac-
uated the city on Friday morning. and the Union
troops took possession without any opposition.
Information was received by the Navy Depart
ment yesterday of the destruction on the Oath
nit. of the schooner Delphina, blockade-runner,
with $50 bales of cotton, by one of the United
States steamers belonging to the West Gulf block
aiding squadron.
1t is stated that Secretary Stanton has official
ly notified the members of Congress from Illinois
who called upon him in reference to the draft, that
the call was for three hundred thousand new
men, and not years of service, and hence that no
present credit would be allowed for three years
recruits over one years, recruits. Claims for
credits for the longer term would, he said be al
lowed next year, in case of another draft
The N. Y. Herald says General Blunt, super
visor and chairman, paymaster of bounty to new
recruits, is turning out from the headquarters of
the committee about two regiments every week
This is good work, and if the same rate is con-
tinued, five or six weeks more will finish our
quota.
correspondent offs New York paper states
that party of Gen. Sheridan's cavalry went I'D
the valley of the Shenandoah the other day on a
scouting expedition and on arriving at Piedmont
SoP tuieu uulhper VI MOSeDyS men, besides q
commssary train and over one hundred horses
and mules. On their return, however, they fell
into an ambuscade pref AIRED by Moseby's men.
A desperate fight ensued, but the guerillas were
30 numerous and so strongly posted that the
Union cavalry were roughly handled, and only
mace good their retreat after losing number of
killed and wounded, and sixty taken prisoners
All the property captured at Piedmont was reta
ken by the enemy, and Captain Gibson, of the
Union cavalry, slightly wounded, but made his
escape. The expedition consisted of one hundred
and twenty-five men. Lieut.. Baker was taken
prisoner, as was also Lieut.. Hagar, and Captain
Duff, either killed or wounded. Lieut.. Nesmith
was also wounded.
A telegram from Wheeling announces that a
party Of Confederate cavalry dashed into Cum
berland, Md, on Tuesday morning before day.
light, and captured Generals Crook and Kelly,
whom they carried off as prisoners. A force oe
Federal cavalry was sent in pursuit No dam
age ofany kind was done to the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.