, 1865-02-26
THE ADVANCE INTO NORTH
CAROLINA.
The Army Mo7ing on Charlotte.
BEAUREGARD RETREAT,
ING 70 CHARLOTTE.
Eater Reports Of kilpatrick's
Plight at Aiken The Enemy
Defeated.
WHEELER, AND NOT KILP4T-
RICK, DRIVEN.


GEN. SHERMAN MOVING ON CHARLOTTE, N. e.
.lFsom tho Richmond Dis patch, Feb. e0.]
We expressed Tie opinion on Saturday that
shs rman's next step from Columbia would be-
In the direction Of F1orencos South Carolina.
e. HsSa '9d NIX as Iad aaaa
north from Charleston, that point being IN
the rear both OF Wilmington and Charleston
but we hAyc now, however, reason to believe
that his main column 1oM ddr1ncc directly north
to,ndr1s Charlotte, North Carolina, and will
content himself with striking the railroad at
Florence with his cavalry. This last plan he
may be prevented from executing by the
activity nnd address OF Gen. Hampton. It Is
necessary to his safety that be should move,
as he has done hitherto, with his army we'll
massed; 4 strict adherence ;cn to this policy has
from giving him battle. They hare been
obliged, by the sheer weight OF his columns,
to fill back as he advanced but they have
done 50 In good order, and have Kept up
continual and severe skirmish with his van
guard. Under oil the circumstances. We will
not venture prediction as to where our
troops will find it practicable to make de-
| termined stand. We feel assured, however,
| that Gen. Beauregard will let slip no oppor~
tunity which may present Itself Of striking
the enemy killing blow, and believe he will
| risk much upon such chnnce.
The last Columbia papers received estimate
| SLerman's forces at fifty five thousand men.
! They also state that Sherman enforccs strict
| discipline, md punishes with the utmost &C.
verify my Of bis troops who arc guilty Of
outrnges upon Citizens.
GEN. SHERMAN At w1SSsBoKo, 8. c., on SUN
| DAY LAST.
! [From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. ao|
| Official intelligence was received at the War
| Office last night that Sherman wns, on yes
te1day morning, advancing towards, and 1cas
near 1finns5oro, q point On the railroad lead
ing to Charlotte, and about thirty miles north
| OF Columbia.
[Charlotlei is about one hundred mi!cs north
Of Columbia. Salisbury, where is established
tue rebel penftcntiary, Is forty miles north Of
| CHARLOTTE. Across the country, due cast,
Raleigh is one hundred miles from Salisbury,
1ED. HERALD
BEAuREGAED's RETREAT.
From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 20.1
We now know that Charleston was eyacu.
! enemy took possession Of Columbia. It IL
reported that our forces, under Gen. Beanre.
gard, nrc moving In tho direction Of Char.
lotte. The pressc3 and effects Of tho Treas
ury Depar tmcnt, NC learn, have been safely
removed to Charlotte, and also tho clerical
ing been In progress d week before tho cyacu:
alton. It is said thai some Of our engraved
Treasury note paper fell into the hands Of tht
Yankeee, and also considerable amount o
| medical St0rts. We nave no partlcnlAfB o
these losses, as the official despatch Of th.
1al1 Of Columbia WIS communicated to Presi
dent Davis. and We doubt whether 1t wa
ever sent down to the War Department, ,whlcl
appears to be In complete Ignorance Of WIN
has happened in South Carolina, except from
what bis ct information have been picked u
! on the street.
Gen. Beouregard, when last heard from
WAS at Winnsboro', which is thirty -eigh
miles from Columbia, on The road to Cha.
lottc. 1t is not likely that he will make
stand this side Of Chn1lotte.
On Thursdny-the day before tho enemy
F occupation-sen trains we're run from Col
. umbfa to Charlotte. 1t is supposed that al
the effects Of the Treasury Department wer
brought of. There has been q prevalent r.
nor! that the plates for engraving Treasur,
notes had fallen into the hands Of the enemy
but this report is now traced to some negroe
Who escaped from columbia, and, on reach
.. ing kingsvillc, told The story to tho tcle
graphic operator there, tho sent it, thu,
authenticated, over the Wire to Richmond
Mr.. Jamison, the agent of tho Treasury De
partment. has communicated with the en-
thoritics here from Charlotte, aud makes nj
mention OF the loss Of the cng gravcrs' plates
Charlotte is throEgcd with refugees ffou
Columbia, who report that some of Whceler's
cavalry plundercd the city before the cyacu
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