, 1865-03-25

kh.ldten, old end Joung. wore shouting We1cono1
,naee e s f9sRs RRsan eSe III 9asa
lauchakie prts'ks, and making alt usnner Of joy
fa1 manifestations. Somn We5e drunk; aud tneso
tit coet many bloody nose, or IN unpleasant
conclusion t<FGo. ,.
General Logan selected the p .gtifc:nt resi-
Quarters; Measures w-rn At ouce ttken to protect
the citizen. md the city. fro1ost Nnsuhsi uls
appointed The gn.asd ws5s sns hy aqns
seemed cen.payatvcly quiet.
During ihe cvcn1ns troops tscan pouring In
Cd IN Violence, and burning cotton aakss wero ~:
tpg III ali dtrecttons Some houses took 1re from
tbete, AID others were fred By the TROOPS: The
ocfot I were mixing rapid hcadway. BY this
time Gres we're brenEin. Ont IN every direction.
Frequent attempts were made etocoaaue the flames
to certain district hy tearing away hon:cs. So
comp,ct1y built wts Tho business portion Of The
city. and 80 Etgandc. eEen nows tae dlnea;.
burning prairie: H1gher and higher rnsa the
wall ef nrr, cast. Hated here and there 4: i ross
More boilteroue and more terrible grew the damea,
Women and chI'drtn, chilled by the cuttiug wind,
a tremtllne @1th fright, stood sh1ve:sug in TBS
sonsns et nas' S'n
and lcaye Jon poor Indeed, know only how bitter
teatn or wrinetDg their hat d. In speeeh1ess ago-
| tie dre, darkness With the tepeed Of lightning
Eor hsse covered 81, A. ths heu5s pissed tos
circle Of Ore extended: ~ mld1tSat l stood At
tiruous vii of ilame enetreiing ,he whole cit7.
| The eceEes Witnessed ehuddcr now to recall
walked not square from this point when w,s
ene 1es 81 9Ssss Ss ta ne sif @ iSf's oas
some hed siel; relatives that they imp1o:e5
Of pra5srs and sappiissaons isat / could mol not
1staste% { RI a. s'adE to ca.y oa; ls!s
and begged my assistance in another direction.
On the main street thu terrible tnmu1: and coafu-
sion deaea description. The upper etor1es Of the
homes Buildings were being r,nssckcd by somo
q ss ;;'R selysoa i
seIea1sipe,, mourning, astos; ssa@ias ef dg6i,
Of both kr!cs. q whole city b!,x., and Ia th!a
particular locality the conllagration 70 fdrious as
|. mlnSle the confusion Of ths rtreet and tie roar
| Ct 1he flames In enc tudeselibsb1s pandemonium
Of sights sud SOUNDS, and 3oa have FAINT idea oi
! the spectacle.
IWo O'Clock q. m. came, rut with Il the senaa
| grafton had only gained ground and the hurricane
fcry. The 6Fe now reachcd to the stfe3t furthcI
east The flames from either side, meeting q:
areh. Tic i1sht sbipgles wsfped Up rom he roots q
buildings loated upward into the dariug, seethinG
HI lows, and borne od in the pitch black column
atoye ue. 1t WIS spectacle fit to npp.l the stout
| est Ali was consternatlon now, and people
hocked TO the center Of the city and tu the differ
Logan, will their respective Atads. were on, en-
d. avur,ne TO qn1et the feara otfthe people anf
Offering to ne houseIssE. a1i the REORGANIZATION
putsiLle to secure. The lnriu n1aza III up ever,
nook and corner, and co11d pick up pin o|
read newepapeE in any street ~ the rudoy lfgh
Ihaye erred in aseribing fear to all. did se
ahumher q The brter, vlndict!re girls aud won
en- Of the city laughing dsaantly, and thscascaln,
the rengsanre Of the Southern army, as the 2cr
element licked up their homes nod property.
l. TIE 17ru CORPS
Crossed the river to day, and eneam2cd In III
vicinity Of the city.
.AR,H OF TIE cuxBER1Axp,
Tbs 1i!h a1d 2oih co5ps moved to,dsy, the io,
Broad fe.r lie Trer Is 6sh and TIL the easrea @ e1
very twfit. The 14th corps find II difficult 10 n
pontoone: A. portion ct The ! tronp.s not engage
| TIE 15Tu coRra.
Fee 1a-;;The city Ia ettl burning. The nrs
however, can extend to no buildings not now
famee. Among the building. destroyed arc th
Government printing establishment, eontaiain
The plates Of the national currency. and tn1mens
Quantities Of material Of al kinds, and au aSsen:
stored With rifle ammunition and small arus. E,
p!os1ou' arc constantly gong On, mud como pc
eons have been lnju-ct ~ selturin:. too ue1r tn
a1stpal. 1he pF1neipal s5:enal and masazinss '.
stat. 1s engaged. with EartE, destroying stu
and ammunition. L terrible explosion occurre
to-day. occabloned by the c1teless ha ding
ammunition. hy which over twenty men vel
killed snd wounded. -I'he wounded Werc shoot
tne}y fsccEated.
Tho seene IN tho city begEass description A
the hc8squsrters srr hcsieaed BY hungry IN
houneles4 hundreds. Toe smoke hangs along tt
, | streets hulf manufng th& smoking fulue ar
'. crrmbling ua1ls. The efdewnlks arc cumbere
With helpIess children, ,tnAsu, old men and wome1
!, Warming their chilled bodies bs the suuu
j. 1er1ng ti1ts.
The deetituticn ia so great that comnttsari
tesGc rnttong 10 the people,. uurlreaa apply &
, permission to accompany tho nrmy. They ha'
; no dwellings, no ciothing rave what Is on the
i Howard directs corps commanders to make pr
= vision for taktug along as mAey as coutd be ca
a ritd IN our empty wagons. Citizens are motif,
= that NIL who can and conseysnces in add.tIon
those who are assigned to army wagons, will
!. ! permitted to accompany the column. The N IN
|. for refueeelug spreads through the city. Eve
; ! piece If harness Is cageTfy eeized. Every mu'
| horse and az 1a pressed Into earftce, and eve
piece Of leather pnd rope Is worked into kind
. | hasny8s.
The work Of destroying arms snd ammuniti.
= II completed to-day. So many parties were q
= gogco IL 1t, and so much IVES destroyed by uua
thor1zcd persons, or which we have no repol
thrt it il impossible 10 arrive at anything like
y Mitchell informs me that he destroyed euou:
= arms Of good quality to arm ten Thousand me
> Twenty thousand pounds Of powder vert throy
Z into the CoDgarce, and Ammunition enough Of ,
= kinds destroyed 10 supply III Amy Of thirty tho
= saud men for pitched battle.