The New York herald., 1865-03-12
ShER MAN.
Important Union Re-
ports if True.
Reported Arrival Of q Scout at
Wilmington.
No Serious Opposition to Sher-
mans Advance.
The Rebels Numbering His
FOragers.
HE RETlLIATES UPON HIS PRISONERS
Ills Letter to the Rebel Lieutenant
General Wade Hampton.
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Hampton Threatens to Execute Two Men
for Every One Sherman Kills.
The Horrors of War in South
Carolina.
The Particulars OF the Burning
OF Columbia,
&C., &C., &C.
Ills Letter to the Rebel Lieutenan
General Wade Hampton.
Hampton Threatens to Execute Two Men
for Every One Sherman Kills.
The Horrors of War in South
Carolina.
The Particulars Of the Burning
Of Columbia,
&C., &C., &C.


Report or . scout from sherman's Army.
PHILADELPHIA, March IL, 1865.
The Bulletin Of this city has the following special de-
spatch-
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1865.
A letter dated Wilmington, March 6, received here
to-day In which II is stated In positive terns that
. scout from sherrnans army had reached Gen'ral
Terrys headquarters who left forces in the occu
patton Of Chcraw South Carolina the terminus Of the
Cheraw and Darlington road and but very few mics
from North Carpna
Nothing but cavalry skirm shes had taken place. Tie
army had rested for days. and found very fair sub
sistence along the route.
The advance into North Carolina certainty.
This letter adds that the LIST OF March the scout
Ncwbern but learning Of the occupation Of
Wilmington, reached that place much The
source Of this intelligence is perfectly reliable
Report OF One OF General Thomas Scouts.
From the Washington Republican, March 10l
Major General Thomas tslegrsphs the government from
the Southwest that Of his has IN with
information that the rebel Generals Leo and Cheatham,
with their forces had been sent from Alabama against
Sherman, but that Lee subsequently recalled to de
fend Selma, Ala, which, II was supposed, would be
attacked by the Union forces.
Chestham was ordered to proceed, and, after form
Ing junction with Hardee who up from Charles
ton, to attack Sherman.
The scouts report that the rebels have information that
before the junction formed Sherman hurled few Of
his veteran brgades back upon Cheathams column and
completely crushed 1t.
Hardee not up In time, and report docs not say
that he gave battle a but that Johnston supposed
TO have attacked Sherman in front and got awfuiy
whipped.
There is every to believe the report to be true
notwithstanding the roundabout way through which It
coInea
The Of the place where the reported baltic
CURED Is not mentioned, but probably somewhere
the line ofthe states Of South and North Carolina
Sherman Retaliating for the Murder OF
His ForaSers.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN AND THE REBEL
GENERAL WADE HAMPTON.
HRADQuEsrERs, MILITARY DIVISION MISSISSIPPI
IL niE FnlD Feb, "a, 1896. !
Lieutenant General WADE HAPTos, commanding cavalry
forces, C. 3. A.
GgNKnM-r is officially reported TO me that our forag.
ing parties murdered after capture, and Labelled
'Desth all forasersn One instance OF leutanat and
men, Chesterfield and another Of twenty
linear rayne eighty rods from The main road about
three miles from Fcasteryille hare ord I'd similar
rnm,er g prisoners hands % be dspaed " "a Tx
manner.
hold about one thousand prisoners captured In
various ways, and stand iong yu, bit hardly
think thcsc murders committed with your knowleice
and would suggest that you give notice to the people at
large that every life taken by them simply results the
death OF one Of your confederates
OF course you cannot question my right TO forage
the country. II Is war right old history The
manner OF exercising II varies with crcumstances aud
II ne civi authorities ~iR supply my seqpisitons, luu
fostid all toragirg But ard civil Authorities who
respond calls for foraqo proysops and there
forc must collect directly Of the people have
doubt this il the occasion OF much misbehayIor the
part OF men; but cannot permit enemy 70 Judge
punish with Wholesale murder.
Personally regret tho bitter feelings cngcndered by
this war; but they to be expected and fimply
alege that those who struck tho Grst blow and made
inevitable ought not in fairness % reproach for
the natural consequences imcIey assert right
forage and my resolve protoc, my iorar-n TO The
ex,en, Of o for nfe. an, with respect yolr obedent
servant, W T. SHERMAN,
Major General u. :. A.
vzsEaAL u.srIuS's REILLY.
HEADQUARTERS IL nE FEp Feb 81 1885.
Major General ". T. snERsAS, Y. $. Array
GAsstL-Your communication of the 2ilh inst
reached to-day. In Il you state that has been ON.
cialy reported that your foraging parties "mar
dcrcdn after capture and you 81 % say that lad
'oricred similar number Of prisoners IN your hands 70
b. disposed Of IN Ike manner That say have
ord red a number OF Confederate soldiers 70 be "nur
dercd.n
You characterize your order In proper terms for the
public voice -vcn IN your country wheTc Il scdom
dsr express itself in vindica,ion Of truth honor
justice, VII surely agree with you IN pronouncing you
guilty ef murder, if your order Is carried ut.
Before diminishing this portion of your letter beg To
yol Jos eoery sol1er n min "murderod by yos
saii have ezocutd at tpo of yors giving in al
cases pref TO euy officers who may be my hands
In reference to tho satcmon you make regarding the
death Of your foragers have only TO say that know
nothing OF IL that orders given by authorize tho
killing OF prisoners after capture and that do not be.
licve that my killed any Of yours except under cir
cumssancos in which perfectly legitimate and pro
per they should kill then.
~ Is q part Of the system Of The thieves whom you
designate az your foragc TO Gre the dwellings Of those
citizens whom they havo robbed
10 check uis ,nhuman I, slcm. which is iu.ty exc.