New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-22

3st Iowa regiment was entering the eastern Poioh Vi
the city Wheoels cavalry were leaving in the opposite
direction. An tho previous night Wheeers men were
engaged in pundering stores and private Residences
and. the proceeds carried OIL on their horses
As soon as we saw the Union officers passing, we
made our situation known, and with axes furnished
them by woman they broke into the jail and sci us al
liberty Very soon after this the Jail was set on Fe'
probably by some of the citizen prisoners, but the
flames were soon extinguished Guards were stanoheu
throughout the city but Notwithstanding this preeau
ton fires were occurring frequently, but were generally
extinqushed In the meantime the citizens, as con-
ciliatory measure furnished cur soldiers with on
abundance of liquor. causing them to become quite uh
manageable and to which may be attributed man! oil
the fires that occurred that night during when over
half Of the city was destroyed. Gen. Sherman's mead
quarters at the Nickerson Hotel took fire about p H.
and the building was burned to the ground On the
Goth Gen. sherman evacuated Columbia, and his forces
moved in four columns i accompanied Gen. Logan 8
Fifteenth Army Corps. The vehicles accompanying
this Corps and filed with refugees. besides
great numbers who walked, extended over mile ana
half in length. Before evacuating the city Gen. Sher
man left 500 head Of cattle four coffee and other
articles Of food for those WHO chose to remain but
considerable portion Of the inhabitants preferred &C.
eompanyiug the Union army. We moved from Coium
bia 10 Wiusow on the Charlotte and South Carolina
road distance of 40 miles and from thence to CheIaw
10 South Carolina where we found great many sick
and wounded soldiers, bothlUnion and Rebels. From
Cheraw VIC marched to Fayetteville n. c. AT Lynehs
Creek we found four orogers belonging 10 the Fifteenth
Army Corps. lying in ditch with their Threats cut.
and labeled death to all foIagers" On the following
day Rebel Captain was captured who proved to be
sbas cr,1c fnrt
foragers. He was accordingly taken before Gen.
Smith and after investigation was ordered TO be
hanged but the conyc begged hnrd that thdGenera
commued his sentence TO shooting, which order
was immediately carried into effect. At Fayetteville
an order was received for the refugees march over
land to Wilmington, distance Of sixty five miles to
which place they were accompanied by guard.
left Wilmington on the Eth and arrived in this city
yesterday on the steamship Yazoo, in company with
twelve other escaped officers and about forty refugees
In North Carolina conversed with many Of the nheb-
itants and generally found them true TO the Union,
while many abandoned their plantations and followed
on In South Carolina tie plantations were quite gen
orally deserted and tie houses were mostly destroyed
Boxes Of wearing apparel, provisions in great sbun
dance were discovered all along the route hurled In the
ground. AT Camden, South Carolina in newly made
grave In tie luryDg giourd found over 10000 in
specie.
ANOTHER STATEMENT
We received, last evening, a call from Mr..
Samuel Pooser of Louisiana, an independent scout at,
tached 10 tie Army Of tie Potomac, who ested
within the Rebel lines In the city Of Richmond on the
18th Of February 1868 on the charge Of being Union
spy and was confined for eighteen months in Castle
Thunder, under a sentence of death. and hAnpered
with ball and chain In IA condemned cell. He was In
THE Castle Mt the firre Of sho.e,ccution Of Whs'e
Spencer Kellogg and Deaton. all upon the charge OF
being Union spies He also there at the same time
with Mr. Browne one Of our escaped correspondents
and also with Mr.. Francis, the correspondent OF TIE
World On the Cd Of December, 1864. he obtained a
discharge from the Castle forged order from the
Rebel Secretary Of War, and went 10 Columbia, > o..
10 run through the lines at Charleston or
Wilmington but was re-arrestod and placed IN Jail at
Columbia, whence lie succeeded In escaping lie then
made bis way TO Florence S. C., where he remained Mt
tie house Of Union man until the fall OF Charleston
and Wilmington. On the 18th of the present month be
started for the latter city, distant lO' miles where he
arrived on the 10th. His route lay mainly along the
track of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad AT
the several stations along the line OF this road there
were from 100 600 TO 900 GOO bales Of cotton beongngo
Union men, o. also large quantities OF turpeniime ana
rosn which were awaiting transportation to marker
at Wilmington and which will unquesonably be sent
tbee as soon as the road can be reopened an event
which the loyal citizens Of this section OF North ana
South Carolina are daily and very anxiousy antcipa
ing and which they believe can be done without the
slightest fear OF interruption At Florence
there are some 10000 bales OF cotton which
were saved from the Rebel torch by Colone
Hall. commanding some eight nine hundred
men belonging 10 various regiments. who defeated
large force Of Rebels under Cen Robertson OF Virginia
and tins prevented its destruction While on the route
between Florence and Wilmington Mr.. Poser met
some 800 or 400 men who had either escaped from the
Florence prison pens Or taken the oath Of allegiance to
the Confederate Government the derpU resort TO
cane starvation and subsequently deserted and fed to
the woods who being cared for at the houses Of
loval citizens having been poted thither by negroes
no in oil cases were found to be most Trustworthy and
faithful guides These men arel only awaiting the re-
turn of health and strength to reon their comrades at
Wilmington. The swamps in ills region are hled Win
deseriers from tie Rebel army who extend oil the AID
in THEN power TO escaping Union prisoners and loyal
citizens while OF the same time they are the yeIies
thorns in the sides Of Rebel sympaibzers Ihey are
dali, making their way to lines near Wilmington IN
large numbers end taking the oath OF allegiance alter
which they are furnished with passes to so III OF
out Of the city flOm o'clock a. m. to p ID.
Some 500 10 $4,000 Union refugees from Shermans
army are on the way TO and gay expected at winning
ton making the Journey via Fayetteville, all OF whom
sneak In glowing terms OF the Kindness OF that officer
toward them. and Gen. Hawley, commandant OF the
most is cxertnt himself to temporarily provide them
Win oparters and provisions. Gen. Sherman coptured