The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-03-25

shcriaan,s Occupation of Charlottesville.

private lester from Charlottesville, Va, pub.
lishsd In tho Richmond ESQUIREB, OF N snday,
gives the following particulars OF sherdan's oceu'
patton Of that place;
The Yankee army, five Thousand strong, entered
this place on Friday, about O'Clock T. NJ, the "a
Instant unopposed. The Ma, aud ciyh sulhor.ties
OF the porNion met the enemy on the hll solth-
west Of The University rotundA- where the town
surrendered b. the Mayor aud protection 10 priyas
property guaranteed by the 1Ankoes g. the etiz Ms
and 20 The author tios OF the University Al inst i've
horseuIeu gi.h drawn pistols rode up 10 the hAr 1t
truce, aud then inmeliaieY HaloppeG 70 town th'n
ronplsJ Ir dozen VI t.entv men h.srinr Coniceer.
ate hags cap'ureu from the defeated anu routed to-
OF Gene Al Early; then followed the enu column
through the main s;ieet 70 the frent Of the B.ps
Fense Insutase, Al the stores ~ere closet, "rd
aud out iSl Che TaLblc Of negroes and mesa lost ID
White .cwen on ths streets, ever, 'n'nt lndosIo1
iRVsdetA guards placed At eveY street cToriuk
along tho line Of march. -Four hundred hnsLe!' of
To- h,sn', ,a! and low SupdIea ta.Y 10 Of Wheat
bcOni ing 20 private ptrons- we're .ouui anu a. "a
vile were covered win cavalry y. tstnf.nS $40 =
TUE 70 the eyes Of eur citizens IN = ~ "a. 80
vailed during she nisht, oEcop the morse OF pa
tIOops ~ new detachments ainyei. ecouNnt ANh
robng parties sent out ~ an % es'ls On Hh-
urdnv Rpd Sunds,. plunterng ~ tle} vent Ihs
slave, rsie MOI tSsnpt from p unteGin,s. Wnen-
ever had gold OF rN' IL Nah sure 70 pc to'n
bv thoss n otenaei negro ,sh!ppers. on saturday
ed into 100 Yankee sef,l'e TO eettioy me non
tfesfeSork "a these bridges sss burned,
and thev are nov a heap of NUNS, The cou4trY
f'es f,idre Nyaa bu!ut or MONDAY mofAlns, Ao IL
cello 6uld have cen but me bad not ne Se OIL ths
rr..ept occupant teeu sck. The Vanuas threatened
u iesrcy / 90 their next Whit a.aln phtE mat
LAM down 81 within Two .le' Of tha Hon. W. &.
RiHC "a III catered 10 burn HE hoGse Al. IN sun
g.. g.. enine, acme OF the Yankee arm ,O,m;ued
"a lish papar, and went 10 the nElStcLg o.'ics
IN efT ct the, design; but port one OF he nsd
Geen reuioy,su ith the l. and theY wee unable 70
do 90 They then took poss s-lJu o. the oklFE4s
VA. office, ana commenced OPERATIONS; and, aucr
progresslnr for awhile, suddenly qai, say e thy
Fut su me heir object ueIt .ay' lu' Oft.c 70 lad
Ie.u Fsuri 10 move on by ia O'Clock mex lAr, AID
no rther Oh .uton tor the .ssuo 0 thor paper wee
Te.uucd GA MOn-gy morning, rom after i. M, the
drunt weV heard, and tru. p We. marched Iowu
the main street tyscuat,ns ,ic town. lAipe auA-
le's Ut Legro'a mount on stolen horses suie zen
goius on th tie ank c.; women ia little en.lG.
rem N tHelr RrLs f3C.-el a. taTe' 10 be of tho
men GA leaving the town thcr separated IN o tour
colunus taking c. many difiereu directions O4s
of the columns went 10 ScOtte0e, destroying tua
factOry .hcIo and the canal.
"rfE THIRD oAvAISY DIVISION cuRosIcLE"
The pgper alluded 10 in the shove lie ter hors NE
above tine but ghe ente!pis ~ publishers IL seems,
had not time 10 ge' full sheet, and thew iss Ci
"ealey,"o o. one column. The contents oousiste . 4
awe tllen9nts oieIillg rewards for NY bUy Juue,s
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