The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-07
SCHOFELD
Organising the City Govern
ment at Wilmington.
SnERMAN's CAVALRY At FLORENCE, s. G.
His Main Column Reported
Crossing Cape Fear River.
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Tho Rebel Privateer Chickamaaga Be-
\ tween Two Fires,
&e., &e., &e.
snERMAN's CAVALRY At FLORENCE, s. G.
Nr. james Q. Fitxpatrick's Despatch.
WnxSaros, N. O., Feb. 25, 1885,

me- Semee Os r1txpotr1ck's Despatchs
WILMINGTON, N. O., Feb. g. 1885,
CITY AUGMENTATION
The transition from rebel TO Union administration Of
affairs in Wilmington has been surprisingly quiet The
machinery Of the order Of things already begins 70
move along as smoothly the track old and wen
worm The stores not open yet however and for
the present considerable confusion prevails in private
households owing to the scarcity Of supplies But alb
this will be arranged In few days. when the market
men, storekeepers and hucksters receive the rcqui-
site authority to resume business It Is understood that
all citizens previously engaged In business who bring
proof Of their loyalty will be allowed to reopen their
stores the test merely based on the condition
Of their willingness to take the oath Of allegiance
at the present time all the stores would be- again doing
business But General Schoned Is determined that only
those who have been loyal, and not those who have
been convinced into loyalty by the capture Of the city
are entitled to such privileges
AS yet no orders have been issued regarding admins
terng the oath &C allegiance. The Provost Marshal,
Lieutenant Colonel Jordan, is overwhelmed with BUSH
ness pertaining the government Of the city, and nag
been unable to devote his attention 10 the matter Num-
bcrs Of the citizens have already waited upon him 70
subscribe the OATH and as far as we can estimate II
reasonable to believe that ninctenths Of the inhab
ants are willing TO give this proof Of their loyalty.
would in this connection state THAT prominent citizens,
embracing Mayor Dawson and the Commissioners u
body corresponding your Common Coupci arc assdu-
ously engaged with Colonel Jordan in regulating the
affairs Of the city When came in we found large
number OF fine looking houses deserted and the impress
sion was created that their inhabitants had evacuated
with Braggs troops now learn that these houses have
been unoccupied the early stages OF the war; When
their inmates fed to the interior to escape the demon
STATIONS along the coast which were then so generally
expected by the rebels Hence in considering tho status
fact ,fa
Very of the citizens left when we came-a sure sign
OF the loyalty of the community in general
THE BLOCKADE RUNNING TRADE.
Il seems curious after these remarks, to refer to
the blockade running business Of such loyal CITY,
The truth Is however, that this business was carried on
by wealthy spectators from Charleston, Richmond,
Savannah and other cities Of the South, and their en-
ployes were the poorer or mddng classes who were
compelled to Subsistence in the best way they
could After all the blockade runner, in his own es
nation considers himself much more loyal than your
shoddy contractors in New York, Boston and Pbila-
dephia, who venture their money without any risk,
while he hazards life and limb in endeavorng to escape
the Union cruisers IL not confinement in Northern pr-
sons Let us leave him to his philosophy and accept his
loyalty for the future.
In the FIRST attack on Fort Fisher fourteen steamers
were the wharves here, Of which made her escape
through the fleet Christmas The others ran out
and made return trips before the second assault and
escaped through Western inlet the night the fort wae
taken.
sHERMAN's MOVEMENTS. *
shcrman's cavalry reported ut Florence, s. q,
few days since, and rs rumorcd in town this morning,
as the ia leaving that sherman's main body u
crossing the northwest branch Of the Cape Fear sixty
miles from this place II So the Chckamauga, which
up the river will grief between two fires She 10
hemmed in between the forces q Sherman and schoeld
and will either be destroyed or captured.
THE EXCHANGED PRISONERS.
Some delay has occurred in the arrival OF the expected
ten thousand exchanged prisoners The steamer James
Christopher Captain Martini was to have gone up this
morning to receive the first nstamen but her trip has
been for some reason postponed.
severe rain storm has prevailing during the past
few DAVIS