Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-28
OUR SPECIAL REPORT.
OPERATIONS NEAR RICHMOND
General Lee Gone South.
Rebels Talk Hopefully of
IL Sherman's Defeat.
LATE FROM CHARLESTON.
Federal Flag FIcats Over the City.
OPERATroHsEEAR RICHMOND
General Lee Gone South.
LATE FROM CHARLESTON.
Federal Flag rloat. over the City.


betatAs - ths Capture of W stAnain&ten
EEw YoEK, Feb. 2Ss--The Weird has
) latter from Wilmington, on The 22d
giving the particulars Of is capture Il
ssya the city has been gained without q
general engagement, and wiah slight
less- We have capsuFed over 30 pieces
Of artillery 700 prisoners, . coEsideEa-
bic hnount Of cotton end other stores,
and released 100 o. 500 Of onr starving
soldiers. Ths only stand made By lhe
rebels after TIE capture Of Fort Ander-
son vas attem pied IN entEenched lines
fnur miles bsiow Wilmington, extending
- right angles frona ahe river on either
side of The main land. 0nth GnoERing
Of the 20sh "a advance vas made % lhe
rsbsl r,Ge-piis ky Gen TerFy's farces
and RAine'a coIored troops, whe had
been ihrouu oar as administers, sup
ported b. Abhotts hrigade on the right.
and oa the left By Amess division. The.
movemept was entirely successful 0n
abe same day Gensral Coz crossed the
river and effected brilliant movement
lie found on the lsa OF. his line q single
approach through The swamp % the
creek, and having foand an old fatboat,
be eommesced 70 throw bis troops
across, while the rebels were resting 10
hncied security. He had not dreamed
Of the possibility Of our crossing, except
pndsr their Gre, aad il was not until a
large portion Of Cox's forces we're over
DE stream thai Ehs Eshela xars aware
that they were being banked.
The enemy on 4Ae moyernsng Of Cox
hssng known, commenced = retreat
General Coz succeeded in Getting Of
Tie Z rear, eapgnring three hundred and
seventy I've prisoners and three guns,
wisA loss 70 himsslf Of swo kilIeA aud
nine w0andea es ew
he kept mp shs pursuit, and had net
dark interfsrred the whole rebel force
on shss sids of tie river would have
been captured.
On Tuesday, The 2llth. General Terzy
asked Gsnsral seho6sld Tor reinforce
nents, be having heeE led 20 believe
nat The enemy IN his front bad received
largs reinforcemenls from Beanfegard's
command, and that be sAs about 70 be
attacked. W,
General Scho6sld then ordered Gen
eFaI Cox 10 tall back, bat the latter had
pressed on toward Wilmington, and was
log the sims being bsyond the reach OF
Communication.
When the order rssohed him, late 10
The atternoes, the brigadea ct Gen.
Case and Col. Henderson, hAyipg crossed
Brunswick Greek to Eagle Island. we're
in posssssion Of TIE railroad to Charles
son aud wishin range Of the city. These
troops effected crossing on captured
pontoon bridges. Gen. Cox followed,
confident, from appearances, that none
Of Beaufegards forces had come Up,
and that his advance would nscessitats
> retreat By the enemy IN front Of Terry
and hasten their srress from Wilmiag-
ton. Instead Of returning, be sent one
brigade and wrote to Gen. Scho6eld, in
forming him Of the Importance o. re-
taining hia position ana the reason whT
be aia so The order of Gen Schofead
approved his course and Barns brigade
was sent over in boats The latter we're
10 make . reconnoisancs 10 the left Of
bis line for the purpose Of ascertaining
the strength Of the enamy.aef .uea
Having reached she oui-skirEs, be was
met BY the Mayor and City Council
The Mayor expressed bis desire to fosn-
ally Surrender The city 20 o1r forces
After brief conversation Gen. Terry
vent in with bis troops, who costinned
their march through the town in pursuit
Of the enemy.
There we're decided manifestations OF
Union feeling among the inhabitants
These Manifestations Usually proceeded
from the less wealthy portion Of the pop
ulAtion
The Ist and ID brigades Of Ames's
division were sent under Col Dagrot.
They returned before daybreak and re-
ported the enemy apparently Ia strong
force. We lost one killed and eleven
wounded in the movement.
0u the morning Of the I'D General
Terry found that the enemy had fallen
back from the works in front, snd he or
dered sn Immediate advance. At the
same time the feet, which had during
the two pre- vious days bombArded lhe
fort below, proceeded up the river, past
the evaeuated fort
Terry's command, on nearing the
city, came up 70 the last line Of rebel
defenses Tkey are works Of immense
strength, snonnting hsasy siege-guns,
aud protected 10. front By long, narrow
ponds Terry's command passed into
this line over q narrow causewAy across
. pond, and was then massed preparato-
re 10 MARCHING throu~h aha eftv