The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-01-24
ARMY NEWS

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Baltimore Dan. - The imei-
coa -rc.ial sage Vd date Of Ap-
uspalv, Iah ei3
Gen GpHj arrived hcre r. lat IN
hi- HaaIoatltr 81 Martin, lbe gen.
eni lcit aell oc.u, ! Ca NayaHe or
d. Is reported @ hsts sHa tbt u
dacrier cfne into the lines 81 Gen
Terry who reported tie rebels cyac.
uaung Wilmington, allie, having go
tra 70 some 30 00o09 worth 81 cot-
ton, bat that oar troops wee So near
10 hand as 70 prevent toe destruction
Of it.
A.N.en the 10Th. the enemy
evacuated aud blew up Fort Carswell
they alsode.troJ Cd several large yss.
sells IN the riy er supposed to be block
ade runners, Store, are being cou.
waved 10 the shore from our trans
ports
An 81 Admiral Porter's fleet are Ia
Cape Fear river. On he tight Of
the 18th five biockad, runners ran ii.
to Old Iulct, N. G., and were captur-
ed 10y the feet.
Cairo, Jaa 2l,--Ihe present indi-
cations are that Gen. Thomas army
will not soon move from its present
position on the Tennessee river, rs
winter quarters are being constructs
ed
Now York, Jan. 22.-The Hcrdlds
Shenandoah Valley correspondent
states tina, ah intelligent gentleman
from Madison county, who recently
visited Richmond. states that hc con-
versed with government officers who
told him tie boiling OF. i cbmond Tor
any considerable lime was desi ajrtd
If by DAVIS and Lee
Public alcbives uol ueccss any Ter
for immediate uso, were heirg sent
INTO tbe interior 81 Tho South. Ilup-
dreds oi families removed 20 North
Carolina and Georgia. On hints from
gayer0mcai officials The shoIe city
is said to BIZ under the process OF
mining, aed Davis is determined lhal
Rieh0oad sbad uai tail Into our
han Is, exaejt as heap of ruins.
How OR SOLDIERS DrarnoY
A RAILROAD At daylight, the rligl
division o. the second corps joined the
other part Of the forces, and he work
u Devastation commenced --ar rsther
went on is earnest. The road a.o
thr iron Is considerably worn, is well
bnilt ard Of good material. 'lhe rails
arc pecllar. They are made VITA 81
deep groove, running lHe whsle length
on iae bottom At tBe ends, where
the joints arc made when laid down,
is placed a .troag piece q iron which
Jusl fills these grooves, cxteudit z a
foot perhap-, into each rail, aud strong
riyets put through tie end d each rail
and tbs iron Thus, when laid, il
becomes a continuous rail, nearly as
strong n he ints as u amy other
place. THIS rendered tie tearing up
Of single rail really iap1ssiba
Gen. Mots division was ordered
10 march by Of past those d iha liah
corps eu -agei ia llio @ort III r,d
lhrae br,sade:. lSaeh brigade f5r
ward IN iiae, on jhf a. Of he track,
facing hand stacked ar,gs. fAobrg
AIDE commander, called the read cA-
tending Tie length Of their brigade,
,abeir contract When ml @as ready,
the whole brigade took hold Of tie
rails AND ties, 20 one siin. and lifted
tie whole track, ties, aud rails, aud all
up, 80 that a qaafter OF . mile Of raii-
road stood up on the ends d dc ties,
on the side opposite The one where
the elevating force WIS brought 10
bear, as If by magic. As Il went ipa
I lie air rung wIih the shegls of The
enthusiastic men. Tie tics were tlleu
knocked Oh aud tic rails Ijroktn aparl.
4 high fence, made 81 dry rails, fan
tee whole distance each side d the
track. The ties were then piled 40
/ 10 heaps, ke ehillren cob ieu.cs.
and the holes and creyiees flied with
/ the dry rails be Iron rails acre
then aid aero 'hese piles, tie entire
resting Oh the narrow apex, and tie
pile was fred. a short iiue consum.
"a the pile 70 asbes and ielt tleIails
IN the shape 81 sctni.eircit, aFts'
sometimes ncariy hesiiape q lrian.
gle. When our contract was iihished
short march sis made and another
taken. The rapidly with which ibis
very substantial road was destroyed
3as astonishing ~ Csc s. one could
@e huge fires were blazag and in-
meuse columns 81 smoke mounted 10
ibe skies. CIR I,oy Timer.
GRANr ANp THOMAS. "a cores.