The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-02-22
WAN NEWS.


,Nrw YoHE. Fsb. I7l- ,sdyicts fsorn uon,
aliow tI.ht hia left wing was ON
NioinIay | q milos north "A Branoirville and
Within 90 miles Of ColunIlia, the Cepital;
whilo his right wing was ~ fr,upl ri the
city of Charleston only two miles dhtanty
aud threNteni1g H. On the nest day Crhes.
day iast) Il was indicated by the Ricmnond
papers that his Cavalry had Teachod the
Northeastern Ilailroad and .tIIBs severed
tho last romaining link beiweep Cbarlesiop
aud the robcl capitai. 1lib trooys wee
believed 10 be also in tho vicinity " FLOR
encc the imbottaht p5tnt OF couvevgence
Of the Railroads cDbneetins sbetwccH Nir-
GINA. NUftb Carolina. iSdnih GarOliba and
Georgia, and near which town were receipt
ly confined u large number Of captured UW
ion soldiers. Tho rebel papers admit that
thore was nothing to stop Sherman's army,
aud they expect that the National Aag will
soon boalualing over Charleston, augusta,
COumbaand lhheigh H19l -
"Co,umbia has EnI,eu,,l-I Probable Evac.
unciioR OF Charles,Op = sticuiaTs
from Richmond Dispatch. q 20 SIS
WAN D6rARrpENr, WASHINGTON,
Ea~ February is, 1865. ( !
To Mojr General Dx; .-... n
The announcement II tho occupation uf
Columbia, Suntha Carolina, by General
Sherman mEl the Propable evacuation of
Charleston. has been communicated TO
the Department IL the following kilograms
Just received from lieutenant teEcral
Grant. r., ~. L.. Il, VI. STANTON, =
Secretary Of War.
City Point, 5:l5 2. ", Feb Is, 1865.
i. 10. Stanton, War Department.:
The Richmond Dispdeh Of this morning
says Sherman entered Columbia yesterday
morning, aud its fall neccssitatcs, 1t pre-.
snmcs, tho fall oi Charleston, which IL
thinks is already bc;hg evacuated.
US. GRANT.
lt.ss Lieutenant ticBora).
City Point, Va, February 49,
To lion, r. N, Stantog q 80.
The following Is taken from to.day 4
Rcbmond Dispdfch: -.z.~ a. .,-.ri
THE FAIL gOF COLUMBIA Columbia has
fallen, Sherman marched into and took
possession of tho city yesterday morning
Tho intt lligenco was communicated yes
terd;y by General lIeaurcgard in an ofiicia
dispatch. f,s -sar- .,,rss q ssF f-.G
Colnmha ia situated on tho north bank
ofsthe C,aga River, inst below she con
From General Beauregard's dispatch
it appears that, on Thursday evoning, th,
enemy approached the sauth bank OF III,
Cong; and throw number Of thelli
into the city during the night, aud tl,ei
moved up tho rivor, and yesterday morn
ing thoy forde,l the S.tlnd, and Broad Riv
era. Whilst thcy were crossing thes,
rivers, our troops, under General Beanre
...,rl ,,,,,o,,n to.i ',l,,rnh;a ho Ann,.,,
noon after took possession. ,..s-, -...-
Through private sources wo learn tina
two .lays ago when il was decided not I,
attempt the dcfense Of Columbia, larg,
quantity Of medical stOTcs winch 1t war
thought impossible to remove were destroy
| cd. The female employees of the Treasur,
/ Department had been previously sent off L
Charlotte 100 miles south OF Columbia
We presume the Treasury Iithographi'
establishment was also removed, although
as To this we have no positive Information
I Tho fall of Columbia necessitates, we pre-
snIne, tho cvseustioil of Charleston, whiol
w6 think likely is already III process 0
evacuation.
Ii is impossible to say whero Sherman
will next direct his steps. Tho genera
opinion is that he will go To- Charleston an,
/ Y
dn not see what need he has OF a base. a
il 4is presumed he is suhsiNing on tn
country aud he has had no battle to ex' ,au
4 hi, ammunition. ,.B,torc lcaviug Sayaltd
he declared his intention to march 10 &c
\ unlbia. thence to Augusta and theme I
ECharlcston. This was intended ~ o boaS
and 10 hide his dcrixns. We are disposc'
to believed that he will next strike nj ChaI
lotte. which is one hundred miles narlh {
Columbia, on the Columbia and Cha lpti
Railroad. or ut Florence. south Carolina. .
the junction of the Columbia AMI Whining
ton aud tue Charleston and Wilmingio
Railroad, some ninety miles east Of Coln:'
b'a. -. ses ~ y. ~. ....
There was a report yesterday that a,
usta had also been taken by tho entm.
This We do not believe. We have rcaSu
to feel assured that nearly tho whole I
Sherman army Is at Columbia, and that til
4 report that Srholicld WAS advancing on Az
gnsta was untrue. ~, gra ..t
Tbe Charleston Msrcury Of Saturday AZ
nounccs a brief suspousioa OF that pape
with a view to itss temporary removal
another point, This is rendered nccessar
by the progress ofmilitary events cutting
oil from the mail facilities for distributir
its paper to large portion of its subscri
t, crs, while the lack OF transportation rel
+, dcrs its supply Of paper precarions.s
Capt. Semmss has hoen nude Roar A.
miral aud will take cJIl.lnand of the JAM
/ River Squadron. fss. +-. go
i (Sished) 49, L, S, GRAsr,s
Il. -, t..... i. 4 Lieutenant General
Ngw YnEK. Feb. lS.--All doubts rogar
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