The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-02-23

J
eral Sherman, and predicted evac-
nation-of Charleston has been commu.
nicated to the Department in the fol
lowing kilograms just received from
Lieutenant General Grant.
[Signed] T. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Cry PoINT, Feb. IS, AS P. NJ.
Hon. E. NJ. Stanton, Var Dept:
The Richmond Dispatch of this
morning says:
Sherman ent, red Columbia ycster-
day,morning, and its fall necessitatcs, it
presumes, the fall ofCharleston, which
it thinks is already being evacuated.
[Signed] U. S. GRANT, '-
Lieutenant General.
CRY POINT, Va, Feb. Is.
Hon. L. N. Stanton, War Dept
The followingls taken from to o-day !
Richmond Dispatch: Pc. 44
. ''THn FALL OF COLUMBIA.
columbia has fallen! Sherman
marched into and took possession, of
the city yesterday morning. The in.
telligcnco was confirmed yesterday by
Gen. Beaurcgard, in an official dis
patch.
columbia is situated on the north
bank Of tho Congarce river, just below
the confluence of the Saluda and Broad
rivers.
"From Beourcgard's dispatch, it APP
pears that on Thursday evening the
enemy approached the south bank OF
the Congarec. and threw a number OF
shells into the city. During the night
they moved up tho river, and yester-
day morning forded the Saluda and
Broad Rivers. Whilstthey were cross
ing these rivers, our troops were un-
der fire General Bcauregard cvacu-
ated Columbia. The enemy soon after
took possession.
"Through private sources, VIC learn
that two days ago, when it was decid
cd not to attempt the defence of Col
umbia, large quantity Of medical
stores, which it was thought was inn
possible TO remove, wes destroyed.
The female employees Of the Treasury
Department had been previously sent
off to Charlottesville, ten miles south Of
Columbia. We presume the Treasury
teIcgraphic establishment was also re-
moved, although rs TO this we have nc
positive information.
"Thc fall of Columbia necessitates
we presume, the evacuation of Charles
ton, which We think likely is already
in process Of evacuation.
ut is impossible to say where Sher-
man will next direct his steps. The
general opinion is that he will go to
Charleston and establish base there
but we confess we do not SEQ what
need he has for u base. 1t is to be
presumed he s'subsisting on the coun.
try, and he has had no battle to con-
sumo his ammunition. Before leaving
Savannah he declared his intention tc
march to Columbia. thence to Augusta
and thence to Charleston.
"This was uttered us a boast and to
hide his designs, as we believe, and he
will next strike at Charlotte, which is
one hundred miles north of Columbia
on the Charlotte d Columbia Railroad
or at Florence,S. c., thejunction of the
COLI mbia Il Wilmington and the
Charleston & Wilmington Railroads.
some ninety miles east of Columbia.
"Thcre was a report yesterday that
Augusta had also been taken by the
enemy This we do not believe,
1--WE have reason 20 tccl assured that
nearly tho whole of Sherman's army is
at Columbia, and that the report that
Schofeld was advancing on Augusta
was untrue.
From tho Wing wo learn the
Charleston Mercury of yesterday an.
nounccs temporary suspension Of
that paper, with q view to its tcmpora
ry removal to another point. This is
rendered necessary by the progress G.
military events cutting it off from thC
mail
"Scmmcs has been made Rear
Admiral, and will take command O
the James river squadron ...
[Signcd] ~. s, GRANT,
at ;o,to,,o,,. ~ a,,.,,ol "