Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-20


HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR WILMINGTON FQl'I !
President LincoIn's " Terms OF
Peace"-M0rgan, Secretary OF 1he
Treasary-F0OIe Bnni.hed 20 Eu'
rope-Rehel Generals AbandouinG
the Confederacy, Etc., Etc, Efc
From our Extra of this Morning
New YORK, Feb. l5.-The steamer
Arago, from Portland February 1lth, has
arrived. Among the passengers are Ma
jor-General Foster and family. On the
morning of the 18th, when off Charleston,
he saw and heard sharp fighting.
The Ii6une's Washington special says
it is generally credited tonight in official
circles that Branchyille, s. G., is in Sher-
mans possession, and that Charleston Is
being evacuated, and it is expected that
Richmond and Wilmington will be evacu-
ated also, and that the rebels will make
desperate attempt to concentrate their en-
tire force and endeavor to crush Sherman
while he is in the interior There IS nc
doubt that stores, etc., have been re.
moved south from Richmond lately, and
this indicates its abandonment at no dis
tant day. .r..ar e.sr. .l.r- o..
The Petersburg Express says: The fight
ing on Monday was very severe, the tim.
Der and underground were literally cut to
pieces by balls and bullets. The ground
was fought over four times In consequence
of the arrival of reinforcements to either
side. The charge which broke the Yankee
lines late in the day, is said to have been
one of the greatest scenes in military an
mails. The Yankees lost between fifteen
hundred and two thousand, in killed
wounded and prisoners.
The Times says Henry S. Foote, late
member of the rebel Congress, sailed fol
for Europe on Saturday. .armna s..
New YORK, Feb. IL. - The Post'
special says Richmond papers of Saturday
the 18th, admit that it is probable the
rebels are evacuating Charleston. ID.
The Times Washington dispatch says
latest Richmond papers received here state
that on Friday, the 10th, Sherman encom.
passed Branchville Is. C. and was within
four miles of that place. It'll understood
that the papers Of Saturday, the 18th,
made definite announcement of its cap.
ture, and General Grant stated it as q
positive fact. Richmond papers also con-
firm the statement of the evacuation Of
Charleston as a military necessity.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.-THE Bulletin
has the following from Washington:
Richmond papers of February 18th, an.
nounce the tapping OF railroads by Sher.
man, north of Branchville, and between
Kingyille and Branchville, thus destroy.
ing every road centering at Branchville.
The Richmond Enquirer says submits
sion, adjustment of slavery and recon-
struction, were the only terms that could
be got out of Lincoln. .s .
NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-Its now said
that the rebel Gen. Hlndman, of .Arkan-
,as, has gone to Mexico, expecting to OBJ
tain a command in the Max's army,
having lost all faith in JEFF. Davis Con.
federacy. 1t is also stated that several
other rebel officers have lately arrived al
Matamoras.
The Worlds Washington correspondent
reiterates his former statement, that the
rebels will soon evacuate Richmond and
the Atlantic coast, and fall back to the
mountainous interior. He now says that
Lee and Beauregard command two grand
armies, and that preparations are making
for an overwhelming attack on Sherman
The Worlds Hilton Head correspondent,
Sth, says reliable information has been re-
ceived here that Sherman's army is rapidly
marching on Edisto river, and that por-
ton of his troops are beyond the Georgia
and South Carolina Railroad, and have
erected defenses preparatory to future
operations. The enemy disappeared rap
idly before the advance Of our troops.
They have manifesteda purpose to evacu-
ate nearly all their strongholds, and retire
further North. This purpose has been
the result of Sherman's tactics. That
their retreat will be slowly but surely fol.
lowed up, admits of no question. Ham
burg, Aiken, and Orangeburg, neal
Branchville, are reported captured. ~.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-The Richmond
Whiq of the 18th has the following
= Charleston, S. c., Feb. l0-A force Of
the enemy from two to three thousand
strong, landed at TurnbulPs, James Island,
this morning, and drove in our pickets'
Some skirmishing took place, hut no gen.
eral engagement. Turnbulfs is on Stone
river, two miles southwest of Charleston
Ashley river, 1000 yards wide, in.erve-
ming. The enemy are making active de-
monstrations at various points, believed to
be feints. A force attacked our troops al
Salkahatchie this morning, but were re-
pulsed. The enemy also advanced on the
Charleston road and opened with artillery,
but made no impression on our lines"
Intelligence from the road to-day, re.
ports that the enemy crossed the Edisto
at Bannoker's bridge. The enemy are
now moving on Edisto. Il will be re-
membered that on February 4th Sherman
crossed the Salkahotchie between Black.
stone and Reeves bridge, thereby com.
pletely outAanking our forces and com:
pelling them to fall back to Branchville
We have since learned that the Yankees
forded the river through water waist deer
at Reeves bridge, A sharp engagement
took place here which lasted several hours
in which Wheeler's cavalry inflicted severe
injury on the enemy %.
On the 9th q heavy column of Yankee
infantry struck the S. c. Railroad Al
Grahamville, lS miles west Of Branchville
while Fitzpatrick with a cavalry force oc.
cupied Blackyllis on the same road, Mint
miles northwest of Grahamville.
ABORTION of Sherman's column was re.
ported yesterday to have moved forward
;crossinGa the South Edisto and dankina
Branch1ille on the west. s'1
G New YoRE, Feb. l5th.-The Herald.
special dispatch says: Richmond paper,
OF Monday the 18th. concede that Sher.
man has Hanked Branchyille, both above
and below, and that Aardee's forces eva
Sua,ed the place. They also state thatjs
Union column had reached Orangeburg
onthe Columbia road.
All railroad communication will
Charleston is cut of. except BY q roat
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