New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-22
Cu.RLEsTON-THE CAMPAIGN.

The official dispatches from Mr.. Stanton Pnd
the letters Of our special correspondents re-
ceiyed by the Fulton (Which unpublished yes.
ter1sy afternoon exclusively in an Extra) COM
mise all that is known touching the surrender
of Charleston end its occupation by our forces.
The rcr-guard of the Rebels disappeared on
Friday night aud possession of the city was
taken BY Gen. Gilmore, on the following morn
ing. lie found large part Of it in flames, the
cotton warehouses with several thousand bales
Of cotton. the arsenals, quartermaster's stores.
railway bridges. and two iron -clads having been
cred or otherwise destroyed by the enemy.
There occurred two terrific explosions os the
flames gained ground, and it cannot be doubted
that the retiring Rebels deliberately exposed the
remaining population to the awful death that
they knew must follow from the spread Of the
fire o.the powder stored in the heart of the city.
So thoroughly had the work of destruction been
planned that il was estimated when tho Fulton
left that fully two-thirds of the city would be
consumed. Ger. Sehimmepiennig was engaged
in wholly superluous efforts to check The contla-
grafton.
The military trophies Of the occupation are
two hundred guns and quantity of amnu'
milton. But that is a small matter. The rea.
trophies are Charleston itself and Stmter. No
loyal American can hear without o thrill OF
grateful emotion that the old flag floats again
on Fort Sumtcr-thc identical flag which was
hauled down when Major Anderson surrendered
the fort, and which ever since has been waiting
ills hour of retributiye triumph. Who supposes
there is q possibility it can ever again give
place to the ensign oil Rebellionl
We presume the garrison which evacuated
the city was Insignificant in numbers. One
| dispatch says the movement to the rear began
| three weeks ago. However that may I've, u Is
inconoeivable that IIardee or any other General
with an ounce of brains shAld have kept large
force in the city after it was known that Sher-
man was approaching Branchville. and when it
had been decided the place was not TO be de-
Tended. We cannot suppose therefore that
Hardee with his fifteen Thousand men has
been cut off from Beaurcgard by the advance
of Sherman upon Florence. The latter was at
BrancLville Oh the 9Th, and his cavalry at Flor
ence-or reported there by ayet uneoniirDied
statement in the Rebel papers--on the 18th or
lsth Tie nominal evacuation of Charleston
was not til the 18th, at which time there was
70 possibility of transferring 1900 men or
anything like that number to North Carolina
But to suppose they we're then in position to be
cut off is 10 suppose that Hardcc had been
asleep or lapsed into idocy while Sherman
vas marching from Savannah. il Bcauregard
has really allowed such gigantic folly to be
perpctroted, tie Rebels might as well give up at
once and own themselves whipped.
There is no additional news from Sherman, or
FROM the cooperating forces at Newbern and
Wilmin ron. But il ia clear from yesterday
account that Shermans main army ia pushing
steadily northward toward Charlotte or Fayette-
vile, and that an expedition Of no it'll" n'"sni-
tude is striking at the railways near the coast.
The campain advances with marvellous re-
niditv