Washington telegraph., 1865-03-15

Ton on IurSday, she l]th. MMMm
Staptoa dispatches Dix. that Admiral Dahl
gren had dispatched the Secretary Of ia Navy
H from Charleston harbSr On III 18Th !, III
v effect that tho rebels we're .bandouiag e narl-.
ton that morning. and that he was on bis way
~ Ihr city.
City Point, Feb 20. lGs,-To Hon. 4. M.
Stanton, Srcyof War: The following paragraphs
are extracts from Riehrpond papers Of to-day:
1--WE rev knew that Charleston was rvacu-
ated OH Monday last. and that Friday the en-
emy took possession OF Columbia IL is re-
ported th,t { our forces undsr Gen Bsaurersrd
moving ia the direction Of Chzrlotts. Of:-
cial intelligence was received At the War De-
partm-nt last night thar Sherman was on yes
ierdsy morning advancing towards and was
near WiBnsbero. point ON the railroad leading
TO Charlotte, and thirty miles Harth OF Colam-
bis. Charlotte is thronged with refugees from.
Columbia. who repor. that Wheelrr's cavalry
plundera the city before its evacuation. Until
TUESDAY last is was uncertain whether Colum-
bia would aomr within immediate range of Sher-
mans purpose. and consequently the public
mind was not prepared for such early selu-
ton Of the question The Government had
however. just tive weeks Ago. taken the precan-
rion 10 r-Inoy. its specie deposits there, amount
ing 10 several millions OF dollars ard rFhin
the past few days all Of the dies aud plates be-
ON sing to the Treasury Department together
with the supplies of Treasury notes on hand,
were safely conveyed away.
Ihc unemy being in possession Ut Branch-
vile, Orangeburg and kingsyllle prec lulrl
movements on the road leading TO Charleston,
and an unforlunat. accident upon the Char
lotte road from Columbia prev rnt-j the author
itics from making use of thai avenue % save
other valuable materials in the city. A large
Quantity Vi medical stores, belonging - the
Government was stored here. One-half Of y hich
was sase,i, and ihr rest, for want o! time and
transportation, destroyed.
The presses aud fxturs for printing treasury
notes in the establishments of Evans & Cogs-
well. and Heating * Ball~in. were necessarily
abandoned. with the other extensive machinery
Of those well k4ioNvn firms The first. named
establishment mad lrz printing presses. aud
was unqurSiionahlv the largRst anil best
equipped pubii1hine house in the South
The cnein: forces Operating west VI colnni-
bia reached the banks r. the Congalee, oppo-
sit- tie city. OF Thursday evening, ana tIrrY
in numbr! OF sbrIls. "a suich our batteries
responded poT.ion ~ this column moved
mp the river during the night and crossed the
Saluda and Blosi rivers. the main tributaries
of Gh- Cougarsr. which meet near Coiuln 5ia.
few miles above the city. Daring the move
nient Gen. Besuregard rvEcuat Il the city, ana
On FRIDAY morning thr emmy entered and took
poss ssion without opposition. Our troops
were Withdrawn 10 position some twenty
miles from Columbia. ~heI- they remained
,esI-riay. ne rnruly's forrr entering Co
lunIsia c0n-isl.d II oL-Ilnans army large
portion OF which iinm-ditt-ly moved up the
Charlotte ROAD, while another portion moved
down in tn. direction of Charlesto... TIE lat
ter city has doubtless ere thus breu~-yacual1d.
Wilmington. fcD. Io.--Ihe enemy shrllrd
Fort Anderson furioualy yesterday afternoon.
nearly ali night and this morning. II is report
I'd IIat land force also attacked our forces at
Anderson. buL were repulsed- Cannonading
still going on nj p. IN. We have 40 particli-
lars.
dispatch mas b-rr received here stating
thst force VI enemy, 4.O0S sirong, 900 Of IL
cavalry, ar. advancing from knoxville. which
is n,e mics from Bristol. This expedition is
supposed 10 be another rai'i in- Virginia and
Tennessee railroad ...
yesterday that rsii from Washington oE New
bern. n. O., was in progress, the SUPPOSED d-s-
tinstiou III the raiders being Rocky Mount Sta
ton Ju .I,' Wilmington Railroad, in Edg-comb
count, Ehr wires continued 10 work during
y-st-rIa, cyeuing through TO Wilmington,
however, from. which il would appear shat they
had not yet struck the road. ......
movement Of the enemy was reported yes
icrdsy ia heavy foic. upon kins.on, N. c., and
il was supposed in official quarters that Fusiers
force had been removed up 10 Newborn. A
cavalry raid Was also reported in the direction
OF TaTooro. II force moving from Sewbern
bas nifty or sixty plJces oi artillery. We shall
hraE more OF these movements ia q few DAYS.
We are quite certain they are in progress"
e. We have received Al extra OF tho Cadjo
GA1ette OF tho 10th mat. containing laicr de-
spatches from tho North. and extracts cor what
purp,rt 20 h.) from Richmond papers. We
MAKE few sxtractst
Now York, Feb. 26.-The Richmoni Exam
iner o: the Slst, mas an-xIiicls upon the situa-
sion. from which the following is extracted;
There is not at shis moment 20 much 10
alarm as in reality ihcrc was las; May. Is
is trun Ne have not 50 many troops. bu: nci.hrr
has oul enemy. by great deal. On lha, occa-
sion, TOO, when Butler could aud did land his
forces a. City Point, without any effort or loss:
but this year Sherman has to fght his way
through amps. and take on him many bat
ties and leave many blue e-coatea corpss behind
him he can hops ~ 500 Virginia railrosd.' "
Th. Richmond Examiner Of the 2Oth, says
that wS have direct information of the report
Of amovcment Oh The part o. Thomas, consist
ing almost entirely o. mounted infantry and
cavalry. His work is 70 open the Alabama
river. from its mouth 70 its source, involving
.l,e capture Of Mobile, Selma and Montgomery
The Wing. IN editorial On the 2Jth, On
atIning negrocs. say the proposition has gained
favor rapidly Of lats and PROMISES 20 b adopt.
I'd. 20 far from exciting the rcpugnancs Of
the army, ~ first xpprehcuded n has besu