, 1865-02-26

away ,han to have been taken In Tie deail,
breach. Ahead Was Fort Ripley, it's flar-sta]
ornamented by sailor's decaycd shirt. 81
tho 1telst shote again, and near Charleston
we're Other massive batteries, one of them ,
square NoEk, will parupcts OF pure whit,
sand. For miles on the right and left til,
shores rGEc lined with works, insuring con
vezecnt fire, the tcrIors OF which our nny,
has done well not to encounter. No one Wht
gazss. even from dlstancc, can feel surprisI
that Charleston has dctled all attack Fl om tb,
water side for nearly four years.
But the tye did not dwell long uDon the
network Of deienses which line both shore.
Of the harbor above Fort Sumter. or on tht
burning wreck Of rebel tug beacled above
Moultrie. It wandered back to the city lyina
quiet, and, save the column Of smoke, llseIess
in the calm afternoon sunshine, With its i've
or si1 white steeples, its empty piers, and sl
city Itself, from distance, reminded one Wv.
idly, in miniature, Of New York, from 4 like
lookout, which, like Charleston, as need
hardly say, Is cempactly built on narrow
strip at the confluence Of two rivera. We
soon pasaed the obstrn.tlons which, 80 far al
We could tec, arc simply piles driven partially
ample rou1n LIFT In the channel remaining
open to admit two or three ships abreast, We
saw our 1Rg-a small one-luttesine fron
the c9po1a Of the old postoGicc. At one oi
aIe piels were t"o OF our smaller tugs ; at an.
olnel, one o. our l,eht' draft gunboats, and at
na.a., nnuGno.i, sn9IL Instance from the dock, waa
the fifth vessel to reach Chnrlcston. sxn ~
beside crazy CID pier, to reach which tIrsf'
two Of the officers Of the Colt had rlayir]
seutne, ss re Tesnls o. which verified the max
ILL., ~ enae tas uatIle Is nor always to the strong.
tie, ny I9egS ~ crowd o. one hundred on the pier
so,, .ae avsa WIZ Iastenea, seeing hand
S.ls On t Meiq q one hying at the iacksta
rn,;di*, . ~ Itts sls ana tne Admiral and
3 .nta3 .AIue ~ ce.oIT 70 lne pier at which we
Ioae. a lot q afelins, IN worn out rebel
3uTekets' nT tt' ~ele 'ae sktmishers then negroes,
1r;tI' ~ Iu e,,af - & mnu ausnea 70 snake hands
then tsn o ~ fcen ~ Ms5e afGaoy ashoEe
,non ~ fin,u " AKA rhn, a,'; az 15i;n or Ger
faii in4o ar Nv hans 9rgsl army VINO 1ad hidden to
darnnns, w nanas, 19a looked on without
1e,,n,! 1aS;ao unu, Astly, squad OF tive
y1r.m S,assaS 4se, ~ "a %csnan eAtlaction, pretty
nf th.. ~ i,e1no .T rnat. twenty gcr cent
and al1 moi the iensf afEaid r gnoo 5' 7ookinE'
1ion ~ n n,h.rad mehea. ofes committee Of reccp
ccmrnsod 81 hnrn my a;otc ~ nunuFea, and W9s
1irn .,ts 49, ,St ~ t ntuu. Aions Inc whole
sare 80 ~ a,n mve anoeaer EPIC Has visible,
dn.r,, 1h,cI oua ~. n,'9s su91eIs. Inc streets
~ 1"rso en r. ne i; I1aa !ook we're deserted,
arose f9om u H. 'enrre f In s'gnt. 40 smoke
13tIt Ian
..1nnrn1,t toio - S.aa nu piGas to1a the most
,,"~iaetn3 'a.s ~ ~ useay. lney were crazy,
iraf11c r. -4 aaa~ oety t9!o.6uphe todeparted
s]lrl,fcst cvidrnce fhot 49, va o .uele tAe
been carried on there in tho noesnnr4. ~ .s nua
The piles were awry. the nIanEin1r - watnad rani
tnd ditmantlcd, aud ID places removed SI afto.
ge,hcr: Even tnc t1ngs worn on the stan-
enlona by thc old"tine cablcs were no longer
VISIBLE VISIBLE. Mound the piles, md for short
half consumed cottnn con+ o1 a"a.os tause VI
every innn,sc of thn fnnJ +:Sa user ers Sl'otG "
MI ietrnrt,nr frorn 4he nsnact ~ t aua aios ~
ruin; Ds''D'
1arfief3 f1he nicr .rns at t'o f1et,a 49, msn r.
Of t1,c c1tv1 Woa hcnrr ho+to,r om r. es1tlsmty ~
errcfci ~ III rorr has5s - -: ~ wv Eunes
and olmost h;d;nG,, sS fxo, -. .,l, ~" " Aoases,
~ nm wh,tc saSd ~ III 4Im. ha.o, - W. WIS pnllt
mant1ea thn chsnnai t',1o,,s., oS1n, ~, aua soM'
t,"-,s ,rh;ni, T., ..;a.T - r4.uuSn tue opgtTnc-
enn fnnit-,a R;niar i-m =! p, tu.s sumtGr, Jonn-
eon;ir,,nms he+tn t,Rs, rancsney, ana MUGS OF
a ;1,n1ncd ,,nn.o ,ns,. "as ttuhsonng th Mater On
mia ~ ~ TX T.; ~ oas % auseeionltns oi
t.'n ,1,e1sna - ~ SoopcE river, lay tAe
ned across ne har nv pae,,1 Wn,cn nc naa sIp
ta3,4 XII nnS ,,re Nc ns Try neatsy tae preceding
VIZ VI ner assosted
=. Mas nah rnhen e.1a. ~ ouaa oy %caltny
.i ~ nnn ea' ns. asa Aaen1ent tuau Her
po, 1apta'n H. hnns.s!pat's;ns: sne Is roomy sue.
mas h,d ~ "'n enca"sS,;i1 sn H. ana
nainte mi I :3u,; Ind coior conSc not enU ssoae u
s!s NJ ny ,zpi," ~s moi, Esen
II is harfiiv noasb'c thct hcr con.1mnndS,. mgru,
failed 10 iea,ii ar 1bc cvocraf;on n nmnia
tim. IN hrrn l,cr Ind 1,o i,aon 81 5;.,,a.aa p'o
That nnrsicn ~ Ghnr,osta+, 81 e,it1nt ~ H.,
swamp. Angcl'e fayors. lav nnnosItc Whcrc vi e
s,ir T..n, ~ da.,a ~ ~ W. ~; NV ~ 70
snac;,no,, ~ ~ ho1oa ouo ooaa;a 1s ~ ~ an
Ee,oe ,4nrs. ..,s;i,i -, ~ ~ tuen.
tt,n, w. - ane mnts VI u!ach uUuscs
LIZ. a1as ns4 ~ u s;oa o.ss sas eatt any
ROOFS aiong Inc P!cr were perforated by a
smasning oolt. mating an opening large
enough 1nf pnotog1aphic sky.ught, aud tho
pie.s ~ .aemseases ~, hao oecn hastenea N their
neglecl ana . also7ocf ny stray she1l.fracsufcs,
nS% G"ne3o1 anu 'R ,11nore scnt onoro, sc,;,oo,
pIeinn'g, Who W., w. Mas M .ns nrst Gcne'M QUEER to
airaye M ID tne city, and from hlm be obtained
the 1acts Of INC occupation. The evacuation
was 9seoee'ea al tort Monltrie, which vas
found deserted early In tic morning: The
smoke rom the upper cnd OF the city (which
Was cansed from tue coniiagntion cent Of six thou
sand hales ct cotton piled IL the yard adjoin.
Ing the Wilmington depot, had already set
the Earrisons on Morris and james Islands on
the gu ts.e, and skilmSshers went forward at
nn carly hour. on the latter islam ], tOwnrd,
and into, Fort johnson, which was. Of course,
uektltcus GoMe 0S!Iy ncCulEeN III EGtttoS
small boats ready, which, however. was ut
length accomplished, and the boats filled
with both white and colorcd troops, the
whole under command Of Lieutenant Colonel
A. g. Bennett, Of the 21st United States col
o,cd troops. The boats first pushed over to
Sumter and found that empty; they then
head,d towu1d Charleston, for which the
crews pulled heartily. At half past IL tho
boats grated on the beach at Charicston. and
Lieutenont Colonel Bennett was the first to
lump ashore, though Ills detachment closely
contested that honor with him. Vcry few
citizens were on tie tiers while our boats
were approaching, and no demonstration fol-
lowed lie landing. Mayor McBeth was close
ut hand, who made tfc usual plca for pro.