Shreveport news., 1865-03-21
T.. VI. STANTON.
Sc, Rotary o! War.
NI-a'Rs Dhr.RrNk>T - riiE SoIrH.
Charleston. Feb ". lsG5.
To Mai Gen Grant and Ma. Gen. II. v.
IInll,Ck I'Ii.t ai SirtS

IallrCk thic' of SttH
An inspection Of til" bel d-trnccs Of
Charleston shows We hav" taken over $50
pieces y; ordnance. beng over double what
/ lir,, reported Tn" lot includes : and IL
inch Cuiumhrais, - great many - and ~
puuud.r~ SOM. finch BrvoAc- rld-.. AMI
many pieces of foreign make were also cap
lurct. Eight locomotives and great
number OF passenger and platform cars IN
good condition. Drs"r;cr- eay the last Of
tlarI"r army WA 10 hay" crossed Saui'"
river Yesterday. bound for Charlotte. y. C..
and wa afraid sherman had already in
t.yc-pt-d their march. II i. reported ON
similar authority that IN. last q. Hoods
army twelve ,h"usaud s.rong, passed
through Augusta las' SUNDAY, III" 18th. on
the. way To- Is .urusnrd
C"nisriown h.- been ~vactatcd and j.
IN oar possession.
pr>-r,-r. are coming in constantly. We
have over .out bundled alr""dy.
=. A. GILMORE,
Mai Gen. tom'dy
New York March The World has the
following additional particulars coucern-
ing the burning %! Columbia:
When the Ara.o appeared off Charleston
bar IA dispatch boat met her with impOr-
iaut news which il true. illustrates unpn--
~ii",-i rebel tr-achrry. The officer WHO
brought The intelligence stated that soon
after corps %; Gen. Shcrmau's troops hai
captured Columbia the rebel citizens there
"ndcav"r"d. in every possible" manner, 10
h.irrt-- our troops. The corps which en-
tered The city after its capture ~ once lrt'
to Join m Sherman : further advance. and
WAS succeeded by another Sl"cums
" hir the latter corps WAS marching
through tn. principal streets t. their tenn
purnry tnIrack-, a number of citizens poar-
ed "A dratil. fir upon them from the win
dows and root, of the houses they occupied.
lu-urrrc,ipn was beginning 10 spread and
oar ,rn.ps r-iir.d IA short dlsiance and sub
s,lucntly fred The city, which is now i'll
ashes. No further particulars were re
cciyed.
Augusta is reported to have been evacu-
a,.d by the rebels and WAS imme, iiately oc-
cupi.d by Sherman in force. Ii wAs also
stated that a iarg. amount of rebel property
had been captured. and that sherman l-av-
ing sufficient force to garrison the city.
proceeded on his way northward.-lt is
rumored that Sherman was probably pro
ce.ding TO the cities OF Florence and
Charlotte in forcS. and that he had captur-
ed large quantity of supplies on the route
of his march.
The H,.ruld's correspondent says Column
biz, was burned by order OF Gen. Sherman,
rs a punishment for citizens firing on our
troops when til" city was in our possession,
Washington. March from the Eich-
monu W mig oil the -S'h we GAhe tHe ioIIo"
ing
The Wing says reliable intelligence leads
US to believe that on Friday and Saturday
nights the enemy moved number of
pieces Of artillery to his loft the rumbling
Of these trains could be distinctly heard.
Washington, March a.--The Richmond
Examiner of the 2sth says. that Columbia
| il now free from the enemy Only "a small
portion of the city has been destroyed by
fire,
| The Times Washington special says.
| Richmond papers Of Tuesday indicate that
Sherman is making towards Raleigh. leav.
II ing Johnston's force in his rear.
! Baltimore, March 3--Thc Richmond Sen
tinel of the LIST. says, the News from the
South looks favorable, and we hope soon
to crafty the public with pleasing intelli-
eence from that quarter. 1t also says, the
heavy rains and consequent maddy c"ndi-
ton Of the roads near Petersburg. prevent
active operations at present There was
some Smelling on the lines on Monday, but
not "a usual.
New York, March 3-The Richmond Ex'
aminer Of Yesterday intimates that Sher-
man and Schoield have formed junction
at Goiasboro, N G. aud says there is u fear
that Hood. as well as Hardce, has been cut
OF from uniting with Johnston.
II vas Hardce's force that shrllcd Char
! ls.tou, aud on evacuating it he marched