Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-02-24

FLAG SHIP Harvest MOON,
/ Rebellion Roads. Charleston Harbor, Fob
| 18th. VIA FosrREss MoNRos, Feb. %
To Hon, 9. WeLs'
7 Sir Jharlestoh was abandoned Jhi. MON
I ing hy the rebels. am on my way .rs
/ city. ...
haze the houor u c.
Ncr- -esue-tiu'
tOur ODedlent servant
J. \. DAHLGRFN
Tie following from Gen. Grant. give.
/ reports in the Richmond papers OF feh. DO
Cry PolSr, Feb oU
10 Hon. E. r. Stanton.
The following paragraphs are estrles.
from ;he Richmond uaUerg Of to-dsv
We knuv that Charleston was eyace.-
on Tueada7 las, and cha. or 'r;dr- che g.
envy .ooI 1J-ea.ou OF Columbia. l. is-
ported that o'r frccs, under Gen Belu-.-
gard, are mo.ias in the direction of Gear
llgtc.
Official intelligence wac received al-l .-..
an officer. last night, stating tha, Sfa-rs-
was YESTERDAY morning advancing ,.v-.
and was near HInluhoro. "a point on them.
road leading 20 Charlotte, ami tuifr- Miss
north Of Columbia.
Charlotte is thr9nTai vi-u refugee
Columbia, w-io report tb't sorc of W-..t.-.
cavalry plurdc-ed tho city before t.-...
alton.
" O. fue.t1r .cst e -5as inserts. -
er -0.umbia would come within Oh. ..-
diate range OF Sherman purposes. aa-. .-
a.
for sucu an early solution OF t5r question
The Government had. however. .1,-
weeks ago. aiken tE- prcriut.0n o. Gem.
It's specie deposited there, amOuuru. -.-
eral millions of dollars. and within ,s-
few days ali of the dies and plates he.r-
10 the Treasury Department, tuser.r--,
the supplies OF treasury nO,es c0 hars OIL.
safely conveyed away.
The encmy being IL preseason % --.
vile, lanzrturgn and kinEsyilis. u-gc.....
movements on the roads ieaiin. g. .-.-
Tom An unfortunate accI4eu. u1.-
Charlotte road from Columbia. -I-.,r-..
the authorities from making u-. a. tf4ts.-
emu, Co. save other valuable materials rr Ola.
city. A large quantity OF MEDICINE --.-,.
belonging c. the government. ono Bal.
which was saved aud jhc res- t- v.1-.t
time and transportation, were DESTROYED
The presses and fixtures iJr trE-a. ---.
ury nutes ia the establishment a. t.al-
C0gswell, and Healing S Bal, va-. r..,.
-ariiv abandoned, together w-b -.-
extensive machinery 90 tlCsc vel. -o.-
firms. The f.Ft 1ar.ea rstihlisamer.
iu2 printing presses. and Nas uugug--i.-.
the largest and best equipped D1ht-
house IN the South.
The tnemv's forces operating ives, OBJ. g.
umbia reached the banks OF the C.1--.
opposite the city. on Thursday evening.
threw in q number OF shells Co which
batteries responded. y portion ut Jar-
umn moved up the river during the u-
and crossed the Saluda and Brrai Rivers r
main tributaries OF the CongaIec. which m-
near Columbia few miles above the ri-
During the movement. Gen. Bcauregarl .
acuatet the city, and on Friday u0r-inF p
enemy entered and took possession withol
opposition Cur t-0Ous = ere withdrawn
position some twenty miles FROM Colum1n
where they remained on yesterday.
The enemys forces entering Columbia
sisted of Sherman main army, a large r--
ton of which Immediately moved ur
Charlotte road. while another to-r
moved down in the direction Of Chars..r
The latter city has doubtless ere I'm. -s-1
evacuated.
CHARLESTON, te1. .-
The enemys gEnb0ats and one NON
have been Smelling our picket lines co Jazz
lssud Ill day. All quiet in our sn,7eir
irant. Nothing definite FROM above T 4
enemy keers up = steady shelling Of
city
All Guie. along our lines The enemy
morning are reported % be moving DO
near Columbia on the Lexington r1aI. E-
reported that they crossed the Co0gsres O.
day
WILMINGTON, Feb. Is The eueuy.ta-t
Fort Anderson, turiOusly, YESTERDAY. s',s--
noon and nearly all night and this m1--.-7
IL Is reported that land force also l.2
our forces at Fort Anderson. hg, Ve- NJ
pulsed. Cannonadin- II gong %. i5s -.-
ternocn, We have no particu4-- Ads
patch has been received here Stain. tll-l
iorce Of the enemy. 1000 strong. 30Oo orr
cavalry, are advancing from knoxville, a-t
bad reached Greenville. which !. s. u..'
from Bristol. This expedition 5. slrr1~
to be another raid on the Virginia Tenn
see railroad.
The telegraph operator 40 Weldon rep
yesterday that raid from Was1iugll1
Ne" Berne, y C.. was in progress. che
posed destination Of the raiders being Roc
Mountain Station. on the Wilmington -
IN EdgecOmbe County.
The wires continued 60 work during De-
evening through 10 Wilmington, ho"e'e-
from which it would appear shat they h'.
not struck the roal.
movement Of the enemy was reported
Yesterday IN heavy force upon hins'on NJ
and 1t was supposed in cLhcial quarters that
Fosters force had been moved upon NeF
Berne. A cavalry raid was also reported Or
he direction of TareborJ' The force moy1;
rom New Berne has 81 OF 90 pieces ct ar'I.-
cry.
We shall hear more Of thc-em1yemenis
few day. We are quite certain that i't
IRE in process as we write.
L. ; GRANT, 10. Gen al
NEW BERNx. y. C.. Feb. D.
\ rebel paper says thar soon after hale
: garisoned by Federals the whole 81,
North Carolina will seceie from the On
raey, and majority Of the c1userv
arty will favor return 20 the mon.
ebels are removing supplies FROM WIN
on. IL l. estimated thar over Sl6OODr
forth Of cotton Is stored. from Nilmi1-
long the line Of railroads reaching
outh Carolina and the southern Esr'
orth Carolina the rebels have orie1'
urn 1t as fast as the Federals appear. z.
apers Of this State regard Sherman p .-
ents with alarm.
The Raleigh Standard and Progress ~
ay high tributes to Shermans u-.--
)llities
CHARLESTON, 5. c. Feb j.,
Via y. Y, Feb. y.