The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-07
WAR NEWS.

SHERMAN's MOVEMENTS.-All the movements
of the enemy indicate Augusta and BranchVilIe as
their points of destination The TW enteth Army
Corps occupy Robertville. The Fourteenth Army
Corps crossed Sisters Ferry Monday Our scouts
report heavy force of infantry, artillery and
cavalry encamped Monday night near the junction
of Salkehatchie and Old Union roads. This force
is believed to be the Fifteenth and Seventeenth
Army Corps. They had crossed McLee's Mill
creek, and were engaged in repairing bridge at
that point
About ten o'clock Monday morning the enemy
advanced with considerable force of Infantry and
artillery from White Point, and drove in our
skirmish line three miles to Kings Greek. At
three p. m: troops advanced and drove them
back to White Point, rc-establishing our picket
line where it was in the morning.
Tuesday the enemy made demonstration on
our position at the pontoon bridge across the
Salkehatchie, but retired without effectng any
thing.
The enemy, it is reported, burnt McPhersonville
on Monday night They are also reported erecting
a battery near Salkehatche for the purpose, as is
supposed, of Smelling the railroad at that point
Charleston Courier.
CHARLESTON, Feb. "a dispatch from Brax-
toms BRIDGE at 40 last night, says the enemy ad
vanced to-day across the swamps, driving in our
cavalry on our left within six miles Of that place.
They are supposed to be in heavy force. There is
q column Of cavalry on the Augusta road moving
rapidly for some unknown point At p. m !,
yesterday, the enemy had possession of McBride's
bridge, and skirmishing was going in front Of
Braxton's bridge, The enemy are certainly NOV
ing on Branehvile.
From the commencement of the bonbardment
to the 1st of January, II, 252 shells were thrown
into Charleston:
tn A ho %
have falsely reported the Tallahassee as captured
She ran into New Iulet just after the capture of
Fort Fisher, when discovering that some important
change, he knew not then what had occurred in
the military situation, her commander, Captain
Mafht) put to sea, and made good his escape lie
touched the South Carolina coast and put ashore
messenger with dispatches, who has reached Rich
mond. The news if any, brought by this messen-
ger has not been made public
DEpLoRABLE CONDITION OF KEhrucKY-A
recent issue of the Louisville Journal (Yankee
paper says: "The sad condition of our State is
now object of much solicitude. Society is fear
fully disorganizod, and we no longer appeal to the
statutes for the redress of a wrong Lawless bands
roam at will, and the peaceable citizen is hunted
down with the greatest eagerness, and robbed aud
murdered in the coolest manner possible The
desperadoes bid defiance to all authority, and they
mock at all attempts to bring them into subjeetion
A ruthless warfare is waged The knife is red
with the blood Of innocent victims, and the fire
brand of the bold incendiary is applied with feel
ngs of exultation and the blackened ruins Of many
homes attest how we'll the work is and has been
done. Trade is destroyed. But few signs of
prosperity are to be seen in many portions of the
State The inland towns are no longer full of the
hustle of business. Stores are closed, aud
an air of desolation rcigns every side. Men are
forced to flee for their lives, end whole families are
abandoning pleasant homes and moving to other
States. The outlaws preying upon her vitals,
aud if aremedy is not applied the disease will
become hopeless"
Kentucky remained in the old Government so
as to have peace in her borders, but she missed it
badly.