Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-18
Rebel Accounts.

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New YoKk, Feb. 17.--Late rebel papers
present some very curious and interesting
disclosures regarding financial and militia
ry matters In JEFF. Davis dominions. The
| new currency Is now considered of less val
ue than the old. There is no money than
of this worthless character in the treasury
to settle the immense outstanding accounts,
and taxation is declared to be as heavy as
the people can stand.
Inc proposal to Nconscript negroes by
| wholesale having received al. adverse decis-
| ion in the rebel Congress, the scheme OF
calling on them to volunteer is now being
warmly discussed.
Gen. Hardee telegraphs from Charleston.
February llth, that the rebel pickets were
driven in on James Island on the night of
the 10TH but that the lines were re-estab-
lished next day. The Yankees are still in
strong force on the Island, however,, with
an increase of eighteen steamers off the bar.
The barge attack on the night of the 1lth,
on battery Tompkins, was repulsed.
The Richmond Dispatch reporLs the land
ing of 10000 men at Newborn, and believes
their object to be an immediate advance ON
Raleigh or on the railroad lines. Grant
visited Newbern lately. Hd
The Richmond Dispatch of the 18th says
all communication with Charleston and
Augusta is cut of, and nothing is known
of the situation of those places.
The Enquirer OF the 18th says Grant APP
pears to be preparing to push forward his
lines still further, having by his recent
movement advanced them three miles west
ward of Petersburg. The soldiers agree in
the practicability of introducing negroes
to aid in solving the difficulties before them.
d. The Richmond Examiner of the 18th says:
If Sherman takes Branchvillc he cuts our
great railroad artery, and Gen. Lee will
have to go and gather his supplies from
other quarters than the rich pastures OF
Southwestern Georgia.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-THE Bulletins
special Washington dispatch has the fol-
lowing:
The Richmond Dispatch of the 18th has
the following: We have for some days been
In doubt as to what force Sherman had sent
in the direction of Augusta. This doubt
has at length been solved. 1t seems that
while his main army advanced toward
Branchville and Charleston, he sent Kill
patrick and his cavalry to demonstrate
against Augusta and to break up the Charles
ton and Augusta railroad. From official
dispatches received at the War Department,
we learn that last Friday Gen. Wheeler at
tackled Fitzpatrick at Akin, Oh the Charles
IoH anu Augusta roau, twenty niles nOrCn-
east of Augusta, and after considerable
engagement drove him five miles in the di-
rectiOn of Branchville. Our troops have by
this time, no doubt, fallen back to the Con-
garee river. If our troops fall behind the
Congaree, the enemy will be able to shell
Columbia from the south bank. We also
learn that the Congaree and its tributary,
Saluda, are both easily fordable above the
city. This disposes us to believe that our
troops will seek to give battle before cross
ing the Congaree.
The Richmond Wing says: We learn,
upon good authority, that our forces are
falling back before Sherman's advancing
columns, in the direction of Columbia, S.
c., and will probably make stand on the
Santee.
We learn that naval force, consisting of
twelve officers and one hundred men, under
command of Lieut.. Tacony Read, were
recently captured by the Yankees near
Smithfeld Island, Wight county, Virginia.
Among the party was Assistant Engineer
Tomlinson, of the James river fleet, who was
married the night before his departure.
A heavy fire occurred at Danville, Vir-
ginia. The estimated loss exceeds $200,0O0.
Gen. BraNton Bragg is at present in
Richmond .