Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-21
Interesting Rebel Account,,

New YORK, Feb. 20.--We have nothing
later this morning regarding Gen. Sher-
mans successes. The Richmond Examiner
of the 18th has some particulars of the re-
ported fight between Fitzpatrick and Wheel
er's cavalry on the 1lth inst, at Aiken, on
the railroad leading from Branchville to
Augusta, and about eighteen miles from the
latter place. The Examiner reterates pre-
vious rebel statements that Fitzpatrick was
driven distance of about five miles, and
gives as q reason for not continuing the
pursuit the exhaustion of ammunition. 1t
is claimed that number of Union soldiers
were captured in the affair. The Whig says
there was nothing at the War Department
to verify the defeat of Kilpatricla
The rebels now estimate the entire num-
Der Of Sherman's forces operating in the in
terror of South Carolina at only 10000.
The Richmond Whig of the 18th says all
it could learn on inquiring at the War De-
partmentwas that Sherman was somewhere,
but it was not known where. ..
The Columbia Guardian of the 18th an
nounces the burning of the village of AL
landale. ....
The Wilmington Carolinian in,imates
that an important movement is going on,
which is supposed to be evacuation. The
same paper says considerable Yankee
force landed in the vicinity of Little river,
its supposed object to break the Manches-
ter railroad.
The Richmond Examiner says the force
landed at Newbern is greatly exaggerated;
only few Yankees have landed there.
The Mobile Register says the Southern
people are not whipped, but cowed. Their
soul, and not their hands, are disarmed.
Our strength is not sapped, but our courage
is oozing out at our fingers ends.
The Columbia Is. c. Carolinian says the
appointment of Gen. Hampton to the COM
mand Of such divisions as those of Generals
Butler and Young is an earnest of success.
He is once more at the head of the men he
has so often led to victory on Virginia
fields, the men on whom both the country
and himself can depend ; and we may there
fore look for repetition of the gallantry
which has been bulletiEed from every bat
tie in which they have had place. With
Hampton in the saddle, and the co-opera-
tion of Gen. johnson, who, although for the
present behind the scenes, does not with
hold his skill and experience whenever de-
manded, together with scores OF other facts
of an encouraging character, which should
not be published, are events which may
well give our people great joy.
The Lynchburg Republican says the Vir-
ginia and Tennessee railroad it is thought
w
of March. Repairs are being pushed on
ward with unusual energy. Some idea of
the magnitude OF the work to be done may
be formed from the statement that all the
bridges, 80 or 60 in number, for distance
of So miles, have to be rebuilt and much of
the track relaid, beside other repairs to be
made of minor consequence.
: General w. Martin has assumed command
in place of General Gardner, of the Depart
ment of Mississippi and East Louisiana
with his headquarters at Jackson.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Richmond pa
pers of the 18th have the following: De-
serters state that Grant has sent 5000 men
to City Point recently, and it is supposed
they are to be sent to Newbern, to reinforce
Sherman or Terry.
A Kingston, IN. c. correspondent learns
that the Yankees are preparing an expedi-
tion against Weldon. Five locomotives
and railroad iron have certainly been land
ed at Morehead by the Yankees. Jones
City, N. c., was visited last week by Yam
kee raiders, and all the provisions car
ried Oft.
By the blowing up of the rebel truce boat
on the James, two negroes and five white
men were killed, and two soldiers drowned.
Two soldiers and eight Of the ambulance
committee were saved.
Moseby was in Lynchburg Wednesday,
and would soon join his command.
The Augusta Chronicle advises the citi-.
zens to resist the burning of cotton there.
The paper is denounced as Yankee con-
cern.
New YORK, Feb. 20.-The Richmond
Whig's East Tennessee correspondent says:
Many rebel soldiers are falling into the
hands Of the enemy's scouts. Sixty-seven
home guards were recently captured near
Taylorsville. No resistance was made
Rebel reserve forces along the mountains
the correspondent says, don't seem to
amount to much, as they are continually
gobbled up. Much dissatisfaction exists
among grain-growing shareholders at the
order conscripting so many of their ne
groes for service, and it seems cruel to de-
mand the few slaves left out of the number
they held two years since. Since this de-
mand was made, at least three-quarters of
the negroes have gone over to the enemy
Farmers are now without means of culti-
waiting their farms. The enforcement of the
conscription act placed 10000 fighting men
in the ranks of the Federal army, from
Tennessee. Probably 10000 men were drag
ged into the Confederate service, who have
generally proved nuisance to the Govern
ment. The negroes daily running away
will come back in a short time armed and
in the enemy's ranks. This is the policy of
our weak and silly Congress. To have
armed the negro should have been the poll
cy of the Government two years ago.